Pharmacists' group plans review of sector's educationTHE PHARMACEUTICAL Society of Ireland is to commission a review of pharmacy education.Wed Mar 19 2008 - 00:00
Judge criticises failure to brief agms on loanBERTIE AHERN was the Dublin Central constituency treasurer's source of information about the so-called "BT account", the Mahon…Sat Mar 15 2008 - 00:00
£29,000 'could not have been' from golf classicsGOLF CLASSICS LODGEMENTS: LODGEMENTS TO a Fianna Fáil account totalling £29,000, attributed by accountants to golf classics …Fri Mar 14 2008 - 00:00
Funds diverted from FF fundraising for 'rainy day'BT ACCOUNT: AN ACCOUNT into which money was diverted from Fianna Fáil election fundraising was set up "for a rainy day", the…Fri Mar 14 2008 - 00:00
Inquiry told 'D/T obviously means Des Richardson and Tim Collins'D/T ACCOUNT: AN ACCOUNT opened by St Luke's trustee Tim Collins with former Fianna Fail fundraiser Des Richardson was referred…Fri Mar 14 2008 - 00:00
Two accounts opened for 1992 election campaignDRUMCONDRA BANK ACCOUNTS: TWO ACCOUNTS were set up in a Drumcondra bank in 1992, both to hold the proceeds of election fundraising…Fri Mar 14 2008 - 00:00
Accountant resigned over threat of auditHUGH McGOWAN, accountant to lobbyist Frank Dunlop, said he resigned as a director of Mr Dunlop's company Shefran Ltd in 1994 …Thu Mar 13 2008 - 00:00
FG councillors say they notified Bruton of bribery allegationMAHON TRIBUNAL: FORMER TAOISEACH John Bruton was notified by councillors of a complaint that a Fine Gael member had sought a…Wed Mar 12 2008 - 00:00
Auditor says he never got £80,000 invoicesTHE AUDITOR of accounts for one of the companies behind the Quarryvale development has said he was never provided with invoices…Sat Mar 08 2008 - 00:00
Wright says £15,000 was political donationsFORMER FIANNA Fáil TD GV Wright has denied that payments totalling £15,000 he received from lobbyist Frank Dunlop and Cork developer…Fri Mar 07 2008 - 00:00
Inquiry unable to trace person who got developer's £10,000 chequeTHE TRIBUNAL has been unable to trace the recipient of a £10,000 cheque written by Cork developer Owen O'Callaghan in 1991, the…Thu Mar 06 2008 - 00:00
'Dreadful effect' on Dunlop familyPRESS CONFERENCE: CONCLUDING HIS evidence to the Mahon tribunal yesterday, Frank Dunlop said his 124 days on the stand had been…Wed Mar 05 2008 - 00:00
Counsel says lobbyist's meeting 'fabricated'A MEETING between lobbyist Frank Dunlop and former Fine Gael councillor Liam Cosgrave in November 1992 was "fabricated" to cover…Wed Mar 05 2008 - 00:00
Adjournment to allow study of St Luke's documentsMAHON TRIBUNAL: HEARINGS AT the Mahon tribunal were adjourned yesterday to allow the tribunal time to study documents provided…Fri Feb 29 2008 - 00:00
Councillor cannot explain failure to mention donationMAHON TRIBUNAL: FORMER LABOUR councillor John O'Halloran said he couldn't explain why he did not tell the tribunal about a £…Thu Feb 28 2008 - 00:00
Sinn Féin councillor dismisses Gilmartin charge as 'blatant lie'MAHON TRIBUNAL: SINN FÉIN Cllr Christy Burke told the Mahon tribunal yesterday he would take a lie detector test to prove he…Wed Feb 27 2008 - 00:00
Council rejects controversial apartments for SandymountA CONTROVERSIAL four-storey social and affordable development in the south Dublin village of Sandymount has been rejected by …Wed Feb 27 2008 - 00:00
Rights trampled, says Larkin's solicitorLetter: Solicitors for Celia Larkin and her 90-year-old aunt said the two women's rights to privacy had been "trampled on" when…Sat Feb 23 2008 - 00:00
Heated exchanges on claim by Ahern counselExchanges: The chairman of the Mahon tribunal has firmly rejected allegations made by counsel for the Taoiseach that the tribunal…Sat Feb 23 2008 - 00:00
Account where donation lodged not disclosed to tribunalDavy donation: An account into which a £5,000 donation to Bertie Ahern from Davy Stockbrokers was lodged was not disclosed to…Fri Feb 22 2008 - 00:00
Ahern seeks to define 'a political donation for personal use'1994 donation: The Taoiseach has said that a cheque given to him in 1994 was a "political donation for personal use".Fri Feb 22 2008 - 00:00
£30,000 lent to St Luke's staff memberSt Luke's trust: Taoiseach Bertie Ahern told the Mahon tribunal yesterday that £30,000 from a building trust account opened …Fri Feb 22 2008 - 00:00
O'Keeffe satisfied donation spent on election expensesMahon tribunal: Minister of State Batt O'Keeffe said he was satisfied that a £10,000 donation he received from Cork developer…Thu Feb 21 2008 - 00:00
Councillor not sent on junket, says ex-Fás chiefMahon tribunal: The former director general of Fás has denied that he arranged to send a councillor on a junket to London to…Thu Feb 21 2008 - 00:00
McGrath got more than £40,000 from developerMahon tribunal: Former Fianna Fáil councillor Colm McGrath was given over £40,000 by a developer behind the Quarryvale project…Wed Feb 20 2008 - 00:00
Dublin Corporation sold land at 'bargain-basement prices'Dublin Corporation sold off its land at "bargain-basement prices" in the early 1990s and "invited the kind of rivalry" that resulted…Wed Feb 20 2008 - 00:00
Politician denies asking for £100,000Former Fianna Fáil councillor Finbarr Hanrahan told the Mahon tribunal that he did not ask Luton-based developer Tom Gilmartin…Fri Feb 15 2008 - 00:00
Family law court opens after €4m refurbishmentFamily law court facilities in Dublin were officially reopened after a €4 million refurbishment by Minister for Justice Brian…Fri Feb 15 2008 - 00:00
Commission recommends updating of contract lawThe Law Reform Commission has recommended that contract law be updated to allow third parties to enforce contracts arranged between…Thu Feb 14 2008 - 00:00
Cosgrave denies receiving £5,000 in car parkFormer cathaoirleach of the Seanad Liam Cosgrave has denied that he received £5,000 from lobbyist Frank Dunlop in the car park…Thu Feb 14 2008 - 00:00
Gilbride denies taking £12,000 from DunlopFormer Fianna Fáil councillor Seán Gilbride has denied receiving £12,000 from lobbyist Frank Dunlop in 1991.Wed Feb 13 2008 - 00:00
Tribunal accused of being gullibleCounsel for former senator Don Lydon has said that the actions of a "rather gullible tribunal" resulted in lobbyist Frank Dunlop…Wed Feb 13 2008 - 00:00
Oral hearing denied on golf course planAn Bord Pleanála has refused to grant an oral hearing for a 78-acre development on a golf course in south Dublin.Sat Feb 09 2008 - 00:00
Lawlor role in stadium plan concealed, says DunlopTaoiseach Bertie Ahern, former taoiseach Albert Reynolds and a solicitor for lobbyist Frank Dunlop would all have been in the…Fri Feb 08 2008 - 00:00
Dunlop's diary was examined by FBIThe Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was called in to examine the diaries of lobbyist Frank Dunlop, the Mahon tribunal was…Fri Feb 08 2008 - 00:00
Ahern and Reynolds in stadium talks, tribunal toldAlbert Reynolds and Bertie Ahern both visited the US to discuss a proposed stadium in west Dublin with an American investment…Thu Feb 07 2008 - 00:00
Ex-councillor denies he got £2,000 from DunlopFormer Fianna Fáil councillor James Fahey has denied he received £2,000 in cash from lobbyist Frank Dunlop for his support of…Thu Feb 07 2008 - 00:00
Stadium plan was just a ruse, says DunlopCork developer Owen O'Callaghan sought State support for a national stadium at Neilstown, west Dublin, when Albert Reynolds became…Wed Feb 06 2008 - 00:00
TD's statement found in car parkA statement by Fine Gael TD Olivia Mitchell relating to allegations raised at the Mahon tribunal was found in the grounds of …Wed Feb 06 2008 - 00:00
Gilmartin told banker of demand for 'seven- figure sum'An IBI investment banker has told the Mahon tribunal that Luton-based developer Tom Gilmartin complained to him in 1989 that …Sat Feb 02 2008 - 00:00
Dunlop says councillor was 'riding two horses'Cllr Marian McGennis was "riding two horses" in the run up to the general election in 1992 by publicly supporting the Blanchardstown…Fri Feb 01 2008 - 00:00
BCG vaccine scheme halted over shortagesThe BCG vaccination programme for newborns has ceased throughout the country, the Health Service Executive has said.Thu Jan 31 2008 - 00:00
Councillor sent on junket to miss key vote, says DunlopLobbyist Frank Dunlop said he was told Independent councillor Gus O'Connell was sent on a "junket" to London so that he would…Thu Jan 31 2008 - 00:00
February dates set for Ahern at tribunalTaoiseach Bertie Ahern has been scheduled to appear before the Mahon tribunal for two days next month.Thu Jan 31 2008 - 00:00
Duggan asked Reynolds if Millstreet could be repairedCork businessman Noel C Duggan attended a private Fianna Fáil fundraising dinner in an attempt to have the roads to Millstreet…Wed Jan 30 2008 - 00:00
Solicitor cleared on 11-year will delayA solicitor who completed the administration of a will 11 years after its author died was found not guilty of professional misconduct…Tue Jan 29 2008 - 00:00
Dunlop says developer gave £5,000 to WrightLobbyist Frank Dunlop told the tribunal yesterday that Cork developer Owen O'Callaghan made a donation of £5,000 to Fianna Fáil…Fri Jan 25 2008 - 00:00
AIB man had 'no hang-ups' about Dunlop chequesMahon tribunal: The AIB banker who dealt with the accounts of Frank Dunlop was prepared to cash third-party cheques "endorsed…Fri Jan 25 2008 - 00:00
Burke 'golden handshake' meeting a 'fabrication'A former solicitor to developer Tom Gilmartin said there was never a meeting in his office at which a golden handshake was arranged…Wed Jan 23 2008 - 00:00
Dunlop denies £55,000 payment to politicianMahon tribunal: Lobbyist Frank Dunlop has denied that he paid £55,000 to a senior politician at the time of the general election…Wed Jan 23 2008 - 00:00
