GARDAI
Earlier, Mr Rogers said it appeared amendments had been made to broaden the sub-committee's terms of reference since it began hearing evidence. He said this was not admissible and sought a copy of the amendment order. "The reality is there is a serious legal issue now in relation to the continuance of this committee," he said.
CARTHY FAMILY
Later, Chief Supt Culligan said it had never been his intention or the intention of the Garda to damage the Carthy family or cause them further hurt.
REGRET
Mr Byrne pointed out that the name "Finucane" was only in the Garda domain for about three hours before Mr Carthy's death. While the Garda report stated that a solicitor should have been called to the scene, it added: "But it cannot be said that the outcome would have been any different, bearing in mind Carthy's responses and actions to his closest friends, who had been conveyed to the negotiating point."
The Garda Commissioner rejected suggestions that there was a conflict between reports from the State pathologist Dr John Harbison and the gardai on John Carthy's stance when he was shot.