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Tue 03 Mar 2007Howlin has 'no regrets' over bringing Garda corruption details to ministerThe Labour spokesman on justice Brendan Howlin has told the Morris tribunal that he has "no regrets" about bringing anonymous information to the then minister for justice alleging that a Garda inquiry into corruption in Co Donegal was "compromised".Mr Howlin received the information in a telephone call from Martin Giblin SC, the barrister acting for the McBrearty family, on June 25th, 2000.