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Sat 05 May 2007Former detectives at odds over claims of secret tapingTwo former detectives clashed at the Morris tribunal on its 600th day over allegations that confidential meetings were secretly recorded by gardaí in Donegal.John McGinley, a retired detective superintendent, has said the allegation that he was seen listening to tape-recordings of confidential conversations between prisoners and their solicitors in Letterkenny Garda station during the investigation into the death of cattle-dealer Richie Barron was "ridiculous" and "absurd".