'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
Treasurer did not know how much was in three accountsTHE TREASURER of Fianna Fáil’s Dublin Central constituency organisation said yesterday he did not know how much money there was…Thu May 15 2008 - 01:00
Funds to purchase St Luke's were raised at meeting of 24 businessmenTHE FUNDS to purchase St Luke’s, Bertie Ahern’s constituency office, were raised at a meeting of 24 businessmen in the Gresham…Thu May 15 2008 - 01:00
No advice to destroy data - accountantA SENIOR partner with accountancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has said he did not advise former taoiseach Bertie Ahern …Wed May 14 2008 - 01:00
Source of money used to purchase St Luke's a mysteryMAHON TRIBUNAL: THE SENIOR treasurer of former taoiseach Bertie Ahern's constituency has said he cannot identify the account…Wed May 14 2008 - 01:00
Press Council member quits over judgment policyFORMER CHAIRMAN of the Labour Court, John M Horgan, has resigned his position on the Press Council of Ireland following its decision…Mon May 12 2008 - 01:00
Fees at Arklow harbour 'exorbitant'“EXORBITANT” CHARGES at Arklow harbour in Co Wicklow are driving out commercial trade, Fine Gael TD Andrew Doyle has said…Mon May 12 2008 - 01:00
$5m set to be directed to Mellon housing charityAN ATTACHMENT to a Bill due before US Congress shortly will direct $5 million (€3Sat May 10 2008 - 01:00
Treaty will keep Ireland neutral, says CoxTHE "MUTUAL assistance" clause in the Lisbon Treaty will allow Ireland to make its own decisions on whether, if and how to come…Fri May 09 2008 - 01:00
MacSharry told to seek political donationsMAHON TRIBUNAL: FORMER EU commissioner Ray MacSharry told the Mahon tribunal he was asked to look for donations to Fianna Fáil…Thu May 08 2008 - 01:00
Larkin to appear at tribunal next monthCELIA LARKIN, the former partner of Bertie Ahern, is to appear at the Mahon tribunal next month, according to the tribunal’s …Wed May 07 2008 - 01:00
Developer paid €1.5m in premiums to ex-PD councillor's employerAN INSURANCE brokerage that employed former Progressive Democrats councillor Colm Tyndall collected premiums of almost €1Wed May 07 2008 - 01:00
Green Party calls for rejection of €129m Dún Laoghaire beach schemeTHE GREEN Party has called for the rejection of a €129 million scheme to provide new beach and aquatic facilities at Dún Laoghaire…Tue May 06 2008 - 01:00
Record of levelled cottages welcomedAN TAISCE has welcomed a decision by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Co Council to "preserve by record" a 19th century terrace of cottages…Sat May 03 2008 - 01:00
Proposed Luas line would not meet running costA STUDY on a proposed new Luas line from Dundrum to Dublin city centre via Rathfarnham has found that delivery of its most feasible…Sat May 03 2008 - 01:00
Private club not allowed to keep public awayAN "ELITE" club due to open on St Stephen's Green at the end of the month has been granted a public house licence - but with …Fri May 02 2008 - 01:00
Joe Burke denies he solicited £500,000 for AhernCHAIRMAN OF Dublin Port Company Joe Burke has denied asking Luton-based developer Tom Gilmartin for £500,000 on behalf of Taoiseach…Fri May 02 2008 - 01:00
CEO of Dún Laoghaire harbour firm to step downTHE CHIEF executive of the Dún Laoghaire Harbour Company, Michael Hanahoe, has resigned his position.Thu May 01 2008 - 01:00
AIB handling of Quarryvale project was 'irregular'ALLIED IRISH Banks' handling of Tom Gilmartin's Quarryvale project was "most irregular", a property consultant to the Luton-based…Thu May 01 2008 - 01:00
Quarryvale architect says he has no records of his meetingsTHE ARCHITECT for the Quarryvale development had no records of meetings or correspondence with Cork developer Owen O'Callaghan…Wed Apr 30 2008 - 01:00
Harney says HSE unable to fill post of microbiologistMINISTER FOR Health Mary Harney has said funding for a microbiologist in St Columcille's Hospital, Loughlinstown, Co Dublin, …Sat Apr 26 2008 - 01:00
Prison service sick leave falls as overtime deal saves €30mSICK LEAVE in the prison service fell by over 17 per cent overall in 2007, but leave taken by officers in the Prison Service …Fri Apr 25 2008 - 01:00
State spent €20m on asylum appealsTHE STATE spent €20 million last year on legal costs relating to asylum application appeals, the director general at the Department…Fri Apr 25 2008 - 01:00
Public hospitals exceed HSE limits on private case loadONLY A handful of public hospitals have adhered to limits laid down by the Health Service Executive (HSE) on the number of private…Fri Apr 25 2008 - 01:00
Bank official unaware that £10,000 went to councillorA PAYMENT of £10,000 made to former councillor Colm McGrath by Cork developer Owen O'Callaghan was explained to the bank as expenses…Thu Apr 24 2008 - 01:00
FG member in threat to sue as council row simmers onA FINE Gael councillor in Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council has threatened legal action against a Green Party councillor …Fri Apr 18 2008 - 01:00
Banker has no memory of tax break talk on QuarryvaleA SENIOR AIB banker has said he has no recollection of Luton-based developer Tom Gilmartin discussing tax designation for Quarryvale…Fri Apr 18 2008 - 01:00
Quarryvale meetings at AIB marked by 'very rough language', banker saysQUARRYVALE MEETINGS at Allied Irish Bank included "heated discussion", "very irrational comments" and "very rough language", …Thu Apr 17 2008 - 01:00
AIB earned £1.5m from share in QuarryvaleAIB BANK earned £1.5 million from its share in the Quarryvale development, a senior banker told the Mahon tribunal yesterday…Wed Apr 16 2008 - 01:00
FG criticises plan for new bus laneA €20 MILLION bus lane completed this week in south Dublin is to operate with only two buses daily to the city centre, the Fine…Mon Apr 14 2008 - 01:00
B&Bs lose out to hotelsTOURISM: BED NIGHTS SPENT in Irish bed and breakfasts and guest houses in the final three months of 2007 were down by almost…Sat Apr 12 2008 - 01:00
EU will not collapse if Ireland votes against treaty, says McDonaldEU INSTITUTIONS will not collapse if the Irish people vote against the Lisbon Treaty, Sinn Féin MEP Mary Lou McDonald has said…Sat Apr 12 2008 - 01:00
Decentralisation talks compared to those on NorthNEGOTIATING THE decentralisation of the Department of Foreign Affairs was more difficult than negotiating the Belfast Agreement…Fri Apr 11 2008 - 01:00
Goal's John O'Shea is wrong on aid - officialDIRECT OVERSEAS aid to governments is essential to ensure that progress made in developing countries is sustained in the long…Fri Apr 11 2008 - 01:00
Flynn denies discussing tax break with man who gave him £50,000FORMER EU commissioner Pádraig Flynn said he never discussed tax designation status for the Quarryvale development with developer…Thu Apr 10 2008 - 01:00
Investments of £68,000 came from cash in safeINVESTMENTS TOTALLING £68,000 made by Beverley Flynn on behalf of former EU commissioner Pádraig Flynn came from cash he had …Wed Apr 09 2008 - 01:00
Flynn denies £50,000 went into his pocketFORMER EU commissioner Pádraig Flynn has denied that he "trousered" a £50,000 donation intended for Fianna Fáil.Wed Apr 09 2008 - 01:00
Banker denies job transfer was linked to GilmartinA RETIRED banker has denied an allegation that he was moved from his position at AIB because he told Luton-based developer Tom…Sat Apr 05 2008 - 01:00
Ex-AIB banker 'never told' about £10,000 paymentA FORMER AIB banker has said that Cork developer Owen O'Callaghan never told him a £10,000 expense put down to the Quarryvale…Fri Apr 04 2008 - 01:00
Former AIB manager denies bank colluded with O'CallaghanA FORMER AIB banker has said there was no collusion between the bank and Cork developer Owen O'Callaghan in advance of his taking…Thu Apr 03 2008 - 01:00
Banker told government supported planA FORMER AIB banker has said he was told the Quarryvale development had high-level government support before he arranged a loan…Wed Apr 02 2008 - 01:00
Cold wind blows as crowd follows Way of the CrossTHE WELLINGTON monument cast an early-afternoon shadow over the Phoenix Park in Dublin yesterday as hundreds of people gathered…Sat Mar 22 2008 - 00:00
Sports events at centre stage over holiday weekendSPORTS FANS around the country will have plenty to cheer about over this year's Easter weekend.Sat Mar 22 2008 - 00:00
LEGAL MEETINGS Taoiseach's advisers were in touch over transactionsLEGAL ADVISERS to Taoiseach Bertie Ahern contacted his former secretary, Gráinne Carruth, about banking transactions she carried…Fri Mar 21 2008 - 00:00
'I believe I tried to be as honest as I could at all times' - CarruthTESTIMONY: THE FORMER secretary to Taoiseach Bertie Ahern has said she has always told the truth to the Mahon tribunal.Fri Mar 21 2008 - 00:00
Ex-secretary accepts she made sterling lodgementsGRÁINNE CARRUTH, former secretary to Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, has said that she now accepts she changed more than £15,500 sterling…Fri Mar 21 2008 - 00:00
Manager assumed B/T account stood for 'Bertie and Tim'THE FORMER manager of the building society branch which held the "B/T account" told the tribunal yesterday he had assumed it …Thu Mar 20 2008 - 00:00
Sterling source claimed for Ahern 'pay' lodgementsFOUR CASH lodgements totalling over IR£11,500 that Taoiseach Bertie Ahern said were attributable to salary payments appeared …Thu Mar 20 2008 - 00:00
Taoiseach's former secretary denies she carried out sterling transactionsGRÁINNE CARRUTH, former secretary to Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, has denied she carried out sterling transactions on behalf of Mr…Thu Mar 20 2008 - 00:00
Spiderwick's magical effect on young boysGOBLINS, BROWNIES, griffins and sprites, mixed with a sprinkling of magic and a puff of mystery, seem to be what catches the …Wed Mar 19 2008 - 00:00
