A witness has told the Morris tribunal that he lost his work, his wife and his children because of the investigation of the death of Raphoe cattle-dealer Richie Barron.
Mr Damien McDaid, an electrical contractor, was giving evidence about his movements on the night of October 13th and the early hours of October 14th, 1996, the day Mr Barron died.
Mr McDaid told the tribunal that he "hadn't a clue" where he was on the night Mr Barron died.
He said he had been out all night "on halfs and pints" and could not remember. Mr McDaid said his statements to gardaí were lies, that he "didn't say any of that, I told them I couldn't remember.
"I lost my work, I lost my wife, I lost my two weans over this," he said.
"I was in the barracks and two boys put a handgun in my mouth, I was told to say that you seen the boys hitting Richie Barron with an iron bar. I didn't see that."
Mr McDaid was reluctant to read a statement he gave to gardaí on November 14th, 1996, and the statement was read to him by tribunal counsel, Mr Paul McDermott SC.
The statement said Mr McDaid arrived in Raphoe at about 12.30 a.m., parked at the back of Frankies, and went into Frankies. He saw "the big fellow that runs the place" and "the young son" there.
When he left the club, he saw "one of the bouncers, a baldy-headed boy" with some women.
As Mr McDaid was leaving the car park there was a scuffle. "I saw the big fellow and the son, they were dealing with them," his statement said.
Questioned about his statement, Mr McDaid repeated that he could not remember anything about the night.
Mr Martin Laird of Tullyhinny, Raphoe, told the tribunal he had seen Mr Mark McConnell leaving the Town & Country pub at about 8.30 a.m. the morning Mr Barron died and that "he pulled the door behind him".
Mr Martin Giblin SC put it to Mr Laird that his story that to "pull the door" meant simply to close it was "bunkum", that he was making it up because he "dumped himself in it" when he found the door opened outwards. "No," said Mr Laird.