Planner censured for lack of notesMr Justice Flood has criticised the powers of recall and lack of notes made by the senior planner overseeing development in south…Sat Mar 29 2003 - 00:00
Council's Carrickmines rezoning was haphazard, says plannerA senior planner has described attempts by county councillors to rezone controversial land at Carrickmines in south Dublin as…Fri Mar 28 2003 - 00:00
Architect 'was given confidential rezone map'The Flood Tribunal: An architect employed by businessman Mr Jim Kennedy has told how he was given a confidential rezoning map…Thu Mar 27 2003 - 00:00
Landowner denies ever paying 'blackmail' to councillorsFLOOD TRIBUNAL: A prominent businessman who hired Mr Frank Dunlop to lobby for the rezoning of his land has said he would never…Wed Mar 26 2003 - 00:00
Handling New York's bad applesMore efficient and cheaper than tribunals: Paul Cullen reports on New York's remedy for corruption, the Department of Investigations…Tue Mar 18 2003 - 00:00
Slump in numbers moving to the USAs St Patrick's Day was being celebrated across America with the usual green beer and plastic shamrocks there is some more evidence…Mon Mar 17 2003 - 00:00
Bid process 'caused concern'The Moriarty Tribunal: A civil servant involved in selecting the winning bid for the State's second mobile phone licence has…Fri Mar 14 2003 - 00:00
Leading chronicler of upheavals in Irish politics for 40 yearsDick Walsh, who died suddenly on Tuesday evening, was a leading chronicler of the upheavals of Irish politics for almost 40 years…Thu Mar 13 2003 - 00:00
'A journalist of outstanding integrity'The Taoiseach led the tributes on the death of the former political editor of The Irish Times , Mr Dick WalshThu Mar 13 2003 - 00:00
Businessman asked about land dealingsTHE FLOOD TRIBUNAL: A prominent businessman has told how he was warned that Mr Jim Kennedy was a "slippery individual" who had…Wed Mar 12 2003 - 00:00
Hand had two Australian bank accountsCrucial evidence has emerged which appears to confirm Mr Frank Dunlop's allegation that a Fine Gael councillor sought a £250,…Sat Mar 08 2003 - 00:00
O'Halloran gets apology on Paisley Park rezoningLobbyist Mr Frank Dunlop has apologised to former independent councillor Mr John O'Halloran for incorrectly linking him to attempts…Fri Mar 07 2003 - 00:00
Politician held stake in land at BaldoyleAn unnamed politician held a secret stake in land owned by businessmen Mr Jim Kennedy and Mr John Caldwell at Baldoyle, which…Fri Mar 07 2003 - 00:00
Witness says Lawlor was at Paisley Park meetingsFormer Fianna Fáil TD Mr Liam Lawlor attended a number of meetings about the Paisley Park lands in Carrickmines, Co Dublin, the…Thu Mar 06 2003 - 00:00
Lawyers accuse Cosgrave of telling lies on behalf of othersLawyers for former senator, Mr Liam Cosgrave,ave accused Mr Frank Dunlop of telling lies on behalf of other people who have made…Thu Mar 06 2003 - 00:00
Evidence emerges to support Dunlop over CosgraveSignificant new information supporting Mr Frank Dunlop's account of his dealings with the former senator, Mr Liam Cosgrave, has…Wed Mar 05 2003 - 00:00
Some 100,000 send Bush a message on his home turfUS: At least 100,000 protesters braved biting cold and uncompromising police restrictions in New York to deliver a resounding…Mon Feb 17 2003 - 00:00
'Welcome to our nightmare' on the edgy streets of Washington DCUS/ANALYSIS : Normal life of a kind continues in Orange Alert Washington DC..Sat Feb 15 2003 - 00:00
Conflict of evidence between Dunlop, BrutonThe Flood tribunal has heard about a conflict of evidence between former Fine Gael leader Mr John Bruton and the lobbyist Mr …Sat Feb 08 2003 - 00:00
Late councillor demanded #0.25m - DunlopThe former government press secretary, Mr Frank Dunlop, said the late Fine Gael county councillor, Tom Hand, demanded £250,000…Fri Feb 07 2003 - 00:00
Alibi will prove lobbyist's bribe claim wrong-LydonFianna Fáil senator Don Lydon has produced a surprise alibi that he says proves he could not have sought a bribe as claimed by…Thu Feb 06 2003 - 00:00
Dunlop's #100,00 from CitywestMr Frank Dunlop earns up to £100,000 a year from his shareholding in the Citywest business park in west Dublin, it has emerged…Wed Feb 05 2003 - 00:00
Cosgrave fails to stop inquiry into Dunlop's claimsThe former Fine Gael senator, Mr Liam Cosgrave, has failed in his attempt to halt the Flood tribunal's investigations into corruption…Wed Feb 05 2003 - 00:00
Council seeks order to remove 'Carrickminders'Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council is to seek a High Court order on Monday for the removal of protesters from the archaeological…Sat Feb 01 2003 - 00:00
Kildare link to M4 will cut travel timeTravelling times between Dublin and Celbridge and Leixlip in Co Kildare will be cut when a new link to the M4 motorway opens …Sat Feb 01 2003 - 00:00
'Witness protection' scheme for Dunlop deniedThe Flood tribunal has denied it is operating a "witness protection programme" for Mr Frank Dunlop or that it has struck any …Fri Jan 31 2003 - 00:00
Dunlop's credibility questioned by accused councillorsPoliticians who are accused of corruption have made their most determined effort yet to halt the Flood tribunal's investigation…Thu Jan 30 2003 - 00:00
Revenue studying alleged cash for politiciansThe Revenue Commissioners are investigating politicians who are alleged to have received money from Mr Frank Dunlop, the tribunal…Wed Jan 29 2003 - 00:00
Irish speakers launch legal offensiveIrish-speakers have begun a number of legal challenges against court cases proceeding in the absence of official documentation…Wed Jan 29 2003 - 00:00
Dunlop back at tribunalCross-examination of the lobbyist and former Government press secretary Mr Frank Dunlop starts at the Flood tribunal todayTue Jan 28 2003 - 00:00
Duchas drops legal complaint against protesterDuchas, the State body charged with protecting national monuments, has dropped a complaint to the Garda against a protester occupying…Tue Jan 28 2003 - 00:00
FG councillors 'warned' about backing rezoningFormer Fine Gael leaders John Bruton and Garret FitzGerald warned the party's councillors in Dublin to be careful about what …Sat Jan 25 2003 - 00:00
Dunlop calls for others to follow his exampleMr Frank Dunlop has called on politicians to follow his example and "fess up" before the tribunal.Sat Jan 25 2003 - 00:00
Dunlop claims FF councillor paid off colleaguesA Fianna Fáil county councillor was paying off his colleagues in return for their support for a rezoning vote, the lobbyist Mr…Fri Jan 24 2003 - 00:00
I did not discuss bribes - DunlopThe lobbyist Mr Frank Dunlop says he is "1,000 per cent adamant" he didn't discuss the bribing of county councillors with three…Thu Jan 23 2003 - 00:00
Dunlop claims Cosgrave got #5,000 in cashThe former Fine Gael senator, Mr Liam Cosgrave, was paid £5,000 in cash for signing six motions to rezone lands owned by the …Wed Jan 22 2003 - 00:00
Lawlor behind plan to fix motorway line, tribunal toldThe former Fianna Fáil TD Mr Liam Lawlor was behind a strategy to fix the line of the South-Eastern Motorway in Dublin so it …Wed Jan 22 2003 - 00:00
Cult head says cloning in Ireland would be 'a great thing'The Irish head of a cult that believes that humans were first created by aliens says it would be "a great thing" if Irish parents…Mon Dec 30 2002 - 00:00
Developers reapply to build complex near Kilmainham GaolDevelopers have applied for planning permission to build a massive office, hotel and residential development on a site opposite…Mon Dec 30 2002 - 00:00
Dunlop offer to lobby for taxis, hackneysThe lobbyist Mr Frank Dunlop "guaranteed" to get taxi plates for hackney drivers in the mid-1990s in return for fees of over €…Tue Dec 24 2002 - 00:00
Redmond to stand trial on corruption charges in the new yearThe former Dublin assistant county manager, Mr George Redmond, is to face trial on corruption charges in the new year.Tue Dec 24 2002 - 00:00
Tribunal writes to lawyers over costsThe Flood tribunal has asked dozens of parties involved in the first five years f its investigations for an estimate of their…Mon Dec 23 2002 - 00:00
Recovered paintings undamagedThe five paintings stolen from Russborough House in September have been recovered, four of them in such good condition that they…Mon Dec 23 2002 - 00:00
Cosgrave request to identify builder rejectedFormer senator Mr Liam Cosgrave's reputation is taking "a thrashing" at the tribunal, his lawyers have said.Fri Dec 20 2002 - 00:00
Jackson Way decides to cease its co-operationJackson Way, the English property company under investigation for planning corruption, has said it will no longer co-operate …Thu Dec 19 2002 - 00:00
Dunlop told he would have to 'look after people'Mr Frank Dunlop was "under siege" from politicians making requests for money before the local elections in 1991, he told the …Thu Dec 19 2002 - 00:00
Dunlop says Lawlor told him of bribery planFormer Fianna Fáil TD Mr Liam Lawlor was the first person to tell Mr Frank Dunlop that money would have to be paid to councillors…Wed Dec 18 2002 - 00:00
Lobbyist 'saw nothing wrong' with being asked to bribe peopleThe lobbyist Mr Frank Dunlop has said he didn't see anything wrong or odd about being asked to bribe councillors for their votes…Sat Dec 14 2002 - 00:00
Dunlop tells how rezoning deals were doneMr Frank Dunlop has outlined the system he says was operated by Dublin county councillors to secure the rezoning of land.Sat Dec 14 2002 - 00:00
