John Carthy (9 October 1972 - 20 April 2000) was a 27-year-old Irish citizen with known psychiatric illnesses shot dead by the Garda Emergency Response Unit in controversial circumstances on Thursday 20 April 2000 after a twenty-five hour siege at his home in Toneymore, Abbeylara, County Longford.
Read more about John Carthy: Background, Calls For An Inquiry, The Barr Tribunal, Reaction To Barr Tribunal
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