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THE FINAL CHAPTER of the report from the Mahon Tribunal has been published.
The section dealing with development and planning issues in the Carrickmines area had been withheld previously due to concerns that its publication might interfere with criminal proceedings.
The final report – minus this particular chapter – had been released in March of last year. This chapter was delayed because of the (now collapsed) trial involving four former politicians in Dublin who were alleged to have received payments in return for council votes on the rezoning of land for development. The trial collapsed last week when star prosecution witness Frank Dunlop could not carry on due to illness.
TheJournal.ie will bring you further reports on its content today – including the report’s conclusions on whether certain councillors were in receipt of payments through Frank Dunlop.
On publication of the other eighteen chapters of the Mahon Tribunal’s report last year, it came with a number of recommendations on how to prevent corruption in the future.
It said that “corruption, and in particular political corruption, is a deeply corrosive and destructive force”.
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Rotten to the core fianna fail! How anybody could vote for them makes you wonder?
And what party was the worst offender from? Fine Gael. Other members from FG & Lab named. They’re all as corrupt as one another.
There are only 3 sure fire ways to get prison in this country
1. Be in contempt of court
2. Don’t pay your TV license
3. Claim that the garlic you are importing are apples.
So a number of reports published anyone jailed apart from Lawlor and that was for contempt. Worth while exercise,,,,
I would think there are a few squeaky little bum bums in Dublin today.
Nothing to fear here as normal no one will be prosecuted and the natural order will remain
We as a nation are incapable of tackling corruption where politicians or big business is concerned.
Irish justice!!
How much did this fiasco cost,I heard one of the defendants is sueing the government for the 53 million euro he lost when the deal fell thru.I bet the lawyers are queuing round the block for a piece of the pie to add to the millions they already made out of it.
Lowry tapes next…
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