THE far-reaching changes to the Garda Siochana which have come about because of the death, 10 years ago this month, of Raphoe man Richie Barron, have done nothing to solve the question of who killed him.

Despite ten years of investigation and the ongoing tribunal, no one has been charged with driving the hit-and-run vehicle which killed the 54 years old husband and father as he walked home from Raphoe on 14 October, 1996.

The Morris Tribunal module into the death of Mr Barron revealed his death was caused by a hit-and-run driver and the person responsible has never been caught.

Speaking as the tenth anniversary of her father's death approached, the late Mr Barron's daughter Deirdre McGlinchey said the family still believe his death was murder.

She repeated an appeal for anyone with information about her father's death to come forward and help put the family out of their misery.

"We are no different to any other family. We would like some resolution to things, especially after ten years," Ms McGlinchey said.

Noting the tenth anniversary of Mr Barron's death, the family's solicitor Mr Paudge Dorrian called on the Garda Commissioner and Minister for Justice to apologise to the family for the way they were treated during the past decade.

"The only people who apologised were Mr Justice Frederick Morris and Superintendent Kevin Lennon," Mr Dorrian said.

He added that the family only learned of the various developments in the investigation of their father's death, through the local media.

"The Barron family deserve to know how their father died even at this stage, ten years on. If anyone came forward I don't think they would be prosecuted for withholding information," Mr Dorrian added.