Tribunal finds three solicitors guilty of misconductTHREE SOLICITORS have been found guilty of misconduct at a hearing of the Solicitors' Disciplinary Tribunal.Wed Jul 09 2008 - 01:00
Minister opens 'care village'A €45 MILLION "care village" for older people that incorporates a nursing home with apartments, housing and community facilities…Sat Jul 05 2008 - 01:00
Deane had no hint of corrupt paymentsA GARDA investigation into planning corruption in Dublin county council in 1993 was only a cause of concern for Quarryvale developers…Thu Jul 03 2008 - 01:00
Dún Laoghaire charging ahead with electric carsA NEW initiative which will see charging facilities for electric cars on the streets of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown in south Dublin…Mon Jun 30 2008 - 01:00
Provisional licence-holders join driving schools to beat banDRIVING SCHOOLS around the country are experiencing a last-minute rush for lessons as provisional licence-holders try to beat…Mon Jun 30 2008 - 01:00
Inquiry as cyclist dies in collision with busDUBLIN BUS has begun an investigation into a fatal collision involving a bus and a cyclist in Dublin’s city centre early yesterday…Mon Jun 30 2008 - 01:00
Developer denies discussing payment to LawlorMAHON TRIBUNAL: CORK DEVELOPER Owen O’Callaghan has said an allegation that he discussed a £40,000 payment to the late Liam …Sat Jun 28 2008 - 01:00
Developer denies Quarryvale lobbyingMAHON TRIBUNAL: CORK DEVELOPER Owen O'Callaghan has said he did not lobby former taoiseach Albert Reynolds about the Quarryvale…Thu Jun 26 2008 - 01:00
Allegation of £50,000 paid to Ahern 'is total rubbish'MAHON TRIBUNAL: CORK DEVELOPER Owen O'Callaghan has denied he paid former taoiseach Bertie Ahern £50,000 in mid-1989.Wed Jun 25 2008 - 01:00
Developer says he didn't lobby ReynoldsCork developer Owen O’Callaghan has said he did not lobby former taoiseach Albert Reynolds about the Quarryvale development in…Wed Jun 25 2008 - 01:00
Gilmartin claim 'rubbish' - O'CallaghanCork developer Owen O'Callaghan has denied he paid former taoiseach Bertie Ahern £50,000 in mid-1989, describing the allegation…Tue Jun 24 2008 - 01:00
O'Callaghan says corruption not discussedCORK DEVELOPER Owen O'Callaghan has said he never discussed bribery and corruption in Dublin county council with lobbyist Frank…Fri Jun 20 2008 - 01:00
Suggestion of Ahern payment 'not true'JOHN DEANE, solicitor and business partner to Cork developer Owen O’Callaghan, has said an allegation that Mr O’Callaghan paid…Thu Jun 19 2008 - 01:00
Developer denies FF TD Mulcahy asked for £50,000MAHON TRIBUNAL: CORK DEVELOPER Owen O’Callaghan has denied that Fianna Fáil TD Michael Mulcahy ever asked him for £50,000. At…Thu Jun 19 2008 - 01:00
O'Callaghan denies Dunlop £50,000 claimCork developer Owen O'Callaghan has denied that he was ever asked for £50,000 by Fianna Fáil TD Michael Mulcahy.Wed Jun 18 2008 - 01:00
Ahern denies getting £50,000 from WallBERTIE AHERN has denied he ever received £50,000 from or gave £50,000 to Manchester-based businessman Micheál Wall.Wed Jun 18 2008 - 01:00
House bequest made 'no sense' - AhernWALL LEGACY: MR AHERN has said he could make no sense of Micheál Wall's decision to bequeath him his house in Dublin.Wed Jun 18 2008 - 01:00
Ahern returns to tribunal to face questions over homeFORMER TAOISEACH Bertie Ahern will take the stand at the Mahon tribunal today to face questions about his home in Drumcondra.Tue Jun 17 2008 - 01:00
Ahern 'surprised' by £30,000 in briefcaseFormer taoiseach Bertie Ahern has said he was surprised when Manchester-based businessman Michael Wall gave him £30,000 in a …Tue Jun 17 2008 - 01:00
Civil service parking ban in city urgedSOME 60 per cent of cars parked in Dublin city centre’s shopping districts belong to civil servants, according to a study carried…Mon Jun 16 2008 - 01:00
An Taisce finances back in blackTHE FINANCIAL position of environmental charity An Taisce has moved into the black after a few difficult years.Mon Jun 16 2008 - 01:00
Airport collision incident to be examinedTHE AIR Accident Investigation Unit (AAIU) is to examine the circumstances of an incident at Dublin airport at the weekend when…Mon Jun 16 2008 - 01:00
Economic slowdown threatens to restrict resources for homelessnessIRELAND’S ECONOMIC slowdown may lead to cuts in funding for resources to tackle homelessness, a seminar organised by the Simon…Sat Jun 14 2008 - 01:00
Auditor insists she saw invoices even though firm involved did not yet existINVOICES SUPPOSEDLY sent to Cork developer Owen O’Callaghan in early 1991 by lobbyist Frank Dunlop through his company Shefran…Thu Jun 12 2008 - 01:00
Dublin Mountains plan gets councils, Coillte fundsA PROPOSAL for a €4 million orientation centre for visitors is to be included as part of a strategy for the Dublin mountains…Mon Jun 09 2008 - 01:00
Copy of £30,000 cheque to Larkin only account document foundB/T ACCOUNT: COUNSEL FOR the tribunal Des O'Neill SC said there was almost no documentation to support any of the transactions…Sat Jun 07 2008 - 01:00
No lodgement to accounts matched any salary chequeBANK ACCOUNTS: COUNSEL FOR the tribunal has said they have not been able to find any lodgement to former taoiseach Bertie Ahern…Fri Jun 06 2008 - 01:00
Sterling swaps were to purchase flat, Ahern claimsSTERLING EXCHANGES: STERLING EXCHANGES carried out between former taoiseach Bertie Ahern and a Manchester businessman possibly…Fri Jun 06 2008 - 01:00
Expert says his advice was soughtTAX ADVISER: TAX ADVISER Noel Corcoran has said he was contacted by former taoiseach Bertie Ahern in 2000 for tax advice about…Thu Jun 05 2008 - 01:00
Ahern too busy to tell former secretary about errorSTERLING TRANSACTIONS: FORMER TAOISEACH Bertie Ahern has said he was too busy to tell his former secretary, Gráinne Carruth, …Thu Jun 05 2008 - 01:00
Ahern claims he had no knowledge of the operation of accountB/T ACCOUNT: FORMER TAOISEACH Bertie Ahern has said he had no “direct or personal knowledge of the operation of the B/T account…Thu Jun 05 2008 - 01:00
Some lodgements came from bets on horsesMAHON TRIBUNAL: STERLING SUMS lodged to the account of former taoiseach Bertie Ahern in 1994 were the proceeds of bets on horses…Thu Jun 05 2008 - 01:00
Larkin was not 'aware' of house priceDRUMCONDRA HOUSE: CELIA LARKIN, ex-partner of former taoiseach Bertie Ahern, has said she did not know the price of the house…Wed Jun 04 2008 - 01:00
Larkin sought loan of €40,000 from AhernHOUSE LOAN: FORMER TAOISEACH Bertie Ahern lent his ex-partner Celia Larkin €40,000 in February 2008 so that she could repay …Wed Jun 04 2008 - 01:00
Tribunal to question Celia Larkin on £30,000 loanCELIA LARKIN, ex-partner to former taoiseach Bertie Ahern, is to appear at the Mahon tribunal today.Tue Jun 03 2008 - 01:00
Fans flock to enjoy Westlife but men have to be herdedSHEEPISH DADS, boyfriends and brothers were vastly outnumbered by their female companions at Croke Park last night for Westlife…Mon Jun 02 2008 - 01:00
Wall 'left house to Ahern' in his willMAHON TRIBUNAL: MANCHESTER-BASED businessman Micheál Wall bequeathed the house he owned in Dublin to former taoiseach Bertie…Sat May 31 2008 - 01:00
Wall tells of giving £2,000 to trustee of St Luke'sMANCHESTER-BASED businessman Mícheál Wall has said he gave £2,000 sterling in cash to St Luke's trustee Tim Collins in 1989…Fri May 30 2008 - 01:00
AIB official tells of Gilmartin callsAN AIB bank official has said she believed Luton-based developer Tom Gilmartin "was quite prepared to wreck his project" to show…Fri May 30 2008 - 01:00
Family asks department to help free son held in Baghdad by US forcesTHE FAMILY of an 18-year-old Irish citizen, detained by US forces in Baghdad last week, has called on the Department of Foreign…Fri May 30 2008 - 01:00
Ahern to appear before tribunal next weekFORMER TAOISEACH Bertie Ahern is to appear before the Mahon tribunal next week, according to the tribunal’s website.Fri May 30 2008 - 01:00
Byrne says he is certain St Luke's is held for FF's benefitMAHON TRIBUNAL: FORMER ATTORNEY general David Byrne told the Mahon tribunal yesterday there was “absolutely no doubt” in his…Thu May 29 2008 - 01:00
Green Property knew of Lawlor payments, says former chiefMAHON TRIBUNAL: THE FORMER managing director of Green Property, the company behind the Blanchardstown Shopping Centre in west…Sat May 24 2008 - 01:00
Richardson did not inform FF of $10,000 donation - officialFORMER FIANNA Fáil fundraiser Des Richardson did not inform the party's financial controller of a $10,000 donation he received…Fri May 23 2008 - 01:00
St Luke's inquiry 'clearly within terms of reference', Mahon rulesTRIBUNAL REMIT: JUDGE ALAN Mahon has ruled that the Mahon tribunal's inquiry into the funding of St Luke's, former taoiseach…Thu May 22 2008 - 01:00
Richardson denies he personally bought St Luke'sCONSTITUENCY OFFICE: FORMER FIANNA Fáil fundraiser Des Richardson has denied that he personally bought St Luke's, former taoiseach…Thu May 22 2008 - 01:00
Banker noted Des Richardson's close links to AhernULSTER BANK was reluctant to take legal proceedings against former Fianna Fáil fundraiser Des Richardson for a debt of almost…Wed May 21 2008 - 01:00
B/T account meant Bertie and Tim Collins, bank staff believedSTAFF AT the Irish Permanent Building Society in Drumcondra in 1989 believed that the “B/T” in the B/T account stood for Bertie…Wed May 21 2008 - 01:00
Former finance chief 'shocked' on learning of Lawlor paymentsMAHON TRIBUNAL: A FORMER financial controller of Green Property, the company behind the Blanchardstown shopping centre, has …Sat May 17 2008 - 01:00
'Nothing done' by trustees to protect Celia Larkin loanJUDGE GERALD Keys said the trustees of St Luke’s, Bertie Ahern’s constituency office, did nothing to protect the money it loaned…Thu May 15 2008 - 01:00