Favours-for-cash deal denied by Burke's legal teamMr Ray Burke accepted a payment of £30,000 in his home in June 1989 but no favours were asked or given and he subsequently opposed…Fri Apr 16 1999 - 01:00
Gogarty complains of no contact with Ahern on BurkeThe Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, was criticised at the tribunal yesterday for "going up trees in north Dublin" and sending an emissary…Thu Apr 15 1999 - 01:00
Examining solicitor is told to check his factsThe tribunal's chief witness, Mr James Gogarty, kept up his robust defence of his previous evidence yesterday with the advice…Wed Apr 14 1999 - 01:00
Flood waits for full set of documentsThe legal team representing Mr Joe Murphy jnr has not delivered the full set of documents which supports its contention that …Wed Apr 14 1999 - 01:00
Solicitor disputes key Gogarty evidenceA Dublin solicitor, Mr Denis McArdle, who Mr James Gogarty has said is an honest man and whose word and evidence Mr Gogarty had…Wed Apr 14 1999 - 01:00
Developers helped by freeze of land chargesA former principal officer in Dublin County Council's planning department, Mr Albert Smith, agreed to a temporary freezing of…Wed Apr 14 1999 - 01:00
Chairman reprimands witness for describing counsel as liarThe chief tribunal witness, Mr James Gogarty, robustly defended his earlier evidence yesterday, responding to Mr Brian Leonard…Tue Apr 13 1999 - 01:00
Figures on finances not to be trusted - GogartyFigures which show a marked improvement in Murphy group finances between 1984 and 1988 could not be trusted because they were…Tue Apr 13 1999 - 01:00
State to spend £40m on personnel carriersThe State is to spend £40 million on armoured personnel carriers (APCs) which the Department of Defence says will allow it to…Sat Apr 10 1999 - 01:00
Bray residents appeal decision to allow houses on school landHouse-building on the educationally-zoned lands of Presentation College, Bray, Co Wicklow, would leave the town seriously short…Fri Apr 09 1999 - 01:00
Dunnes workers in Galway end their unofficial disputeDunnes Stores workers at Terryland in Galway returned to work yesterday, ending their unofficial dispute, but pending a ballot…Fri Apr 09 1999 - 01:00
Balcombe Street gang is to be releasedSix prisoners, five of whom are serving life sentences for terrorist-related offences, are to be released from prison under the…Fri Apr 09 1999 - 01:00
Tesco refuses to pay some workers at south Dublin storeTesco Ireland has acknowledged that some workers at its Merrion Centre store in south Co Dublin were yesterday refused their …Fri Apr 09 1999 - 01:00
Urban areas are urged to enter Tidy TownsThe Minister for the Environment, Mr Dempsey, is disappointed at the low level of participation by urban villages in the Tidy…Thu Apr 08 1999 - 01:00
Andrews to meet EU ministers today on aid for Kosovo refugeesThe Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Andrews, will meet his European counterparts in Luxembourg today as the emphasis on aid …Thu Apr 08 1999 - 01:00
Doctors to debate motion on GM foodsThe Irish Medical Organisation's AGM in Killarney tomorrow will hear renewed calls on the Government to impose a moratorium on…Thu Apr 08 1999 - 01:00
Corrosion of cables affects DART extension electrificationCabling equipment which was recently installed for the electrification of the railway line between Bray and Greystones, Co Wicklow…Wed Apr 07 1999 - 01:00
Most submissions to Luas inquiry seek minor changes to planThe entrepreneur Ms Noelle Campbell-Sharpe, a Government Department, a trust established by the Overend sisters of Dundrum and…Wed Apr 07 1999 - 01:00
Detour in Kildare causes 2 1/2-hour traffic delaysSevere delays were experienced on the N7 road through Kildare over the holiday weekend, following the previous week's accident…Tue Apr 06 1999 - 01:00
Archbishop's comments were `intemperate'The Department of Justice has taken exception to remarks about the treatment of refugees, made by the Church of Ireland Archbishop…Mon Apr 05 1999 - 01:00
Minister to seek admittance of 1,000 refugeesTHE Government has announced £2m in aid for refugees fleeing the Kosovo province of YugoslaviaMon Apr 05 1999 - 01:00
Dublin authorities refuse responsibility for traffic wardensMembers of Dublin's local authorities have told the Minister for Justice, Mr O'Donoghue, they don't want to accept control of…Fri Apr 02 1999 - 01:00
Gardai examine car believed used in Dublin killingGardai are examining a car they believe was used in the killing of Mr Thomas Reilly at the Premier Dairies car-park in Church…Fri Apr 02 1999 - 01:00
Killing in car-park shocks dairy staffAn air of shock hung over the Premier Dairies plant in Churchtown, Dublin, yesterday as gardai sealed the plant's car-park at…Thu Apr 01 1999 - 01:00
Dublin man shot dead on his way to work in dairyGardai are hoping eyewitness accounts and a security camera will help them trace the killers of a man who was shot as he arrived…Thu Apr 01 1999 - 01:00
Evidence on gardai to be examinedMr James Gogarty is to be cross-examined on his evidence about members of the i, Garda, counsel for the Garda Siochana, Mr Jim…Sat Mar 27 1999 - 00:00
TD seeks inquiry into overruling of planning inspectorA call for an inquiry into why An Bord Pleanala rejected the advice of its own inspector in relation to a housing development…Sat Mar 27 1999 - 00:00
Plan to realign Luas extensionThe Dublin Transportation Office has prepared a plan for the extension of the Luas light rail system to Carrickmines, in south…Sat Mar 27 1999 - 00:00
PDs got blank cheque as political contribution, according to counselMr James Gogarty sent a cheque with the payee line left blank to Mr Desmond O'Malley, the then leader of the Progressive Democrats…Sat Mar 27 1999 - 00:00
Journalist takes the stand for talking to witnessJournalist Mr Frank Connolly took the stand at the tribunal yesterday after counsel for Mr Michael Bailey and Mr Thomas Bailey…Fri Mar 26 1999 - 00:00
A day of increasingly frayed tempersYesterday's proceedings at the Flood tribunal were marked by some of the most sharp exchanges yet between Mr James Gogarty and…Fri Mar 26 1999 - 00:00
Tribunal does not possess original of Bailey letter on planning permissionThe tribunal does not have the original of a letter from Mr Michael Bailey in which Mr Bailey allegedly said he could procure…Thu Mar 25 1999 - 00:00
Gogarty and Allen agree on land statusThe planning status of the Murphy group lands in north Co Dublin in 1989 was "agricultural use" and to date just 74 of the 700…Thu Mar 25 1999 - 00:00
Bribery proposal a dead duck - counselThe proposal that Mr Michael Bailey of Bovale Developments would, through bribing Mr Ray Burke, procure the rezoning of Murphy…Thu Mar 25 1999 - 00:00
Lawyers accused of being `worse than criminals'Mr Gogarty, the tribunal's chief witness, yesterday accused lawyers for Bovale Developments of being "worse than bloody criminals…Wed Mar 24 1999 - 00:00
Tribunal told Gogarty had sole responsibility for landMr James Gogarty had sole responsibility for the Murphy group lands in north Co Dublin and was the only negotiator involved in…Wed Mar 24 1999 - 00:00
Claim `part of effort' to prove corruptionThe allegation that Mr Michael Bailey could cross the political divide to raise votes in support of rezoning motions at Dublin…Wed Mar 24 1999 - 00:00
Owen denies link with Murphy groupThe deputy leader of Fine Gael, Mrs Nora Owen, has rejected an allegation that she had a long-term association with one of the…Wed Mar 24 1999 - 00:00
Bovale counsel calls Gogarty a liarThe tribunal's chief witness, Mr James Gogarty, was a liar and was deliberately deceiving the tribunal when he said he stayed…Tue Mar 23 1999 - 00:00
Owen declines to comment on Gogarty's tribunal letterThe deputy leader of Fine Gael, Mrs Nora Owen, has declined to comment on a statement at the Flood Tribunal claiming to link …Tue Mar 23 1999 - 00:00
Protesters vow to continue their fightAnti-road-widening protesters camped in the Glen of the Downs yesterday vowed to fight on after they lost their High Court case…Sat Mar 20 1999 - 00:00
Ferry company defends holiday poster for FranceIrish Ferries has said it has no plans to withdraw or amend its new advertising campaign which pictures a couple driving through…Fri Mar 19 1999 - 00:00
Power to Travellers' halting site is cut off in continuing row with councilTravellers living at a halting site in Monkstown, Co Dublin, walked out of a meeting with staff of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County…Fri Mar 19 1999 - 00:00
Stepaside identified as area to be developed under housing guidelinesThe village of Stepaside, Co Dublin, is to become the State's first area to be developed under the Government's new guidelines…Fri Mar 19 1999 - 00:00
No plan to spring files on Gogarty, say lawyersLawyers for Mr Michael and Mr Thomas Bailey of Bovale Developments have told the Flood tribunal they do not intend, at least …Tue Mar 16 1999 - 00:00
Councillors criticised on plan for industrial estate near manor houseWicklow county councillors have been criticised for their decision to rezone a 77-acre site for an industrial estate at the entrance…Sat Mar 13 1999 - 00:00
Tribunal deferred as fresh material deliveredToday's sitting of the Flood tribunal has been postponed following the delivery of a large amount of new information from one…Thu Mar 11 1999 - 00:00
Fianna Fail TD withdraws proposal to rezone 150 acres in WicklowThe Wicklow Fianna Fail TD Mr Dick Roche has withdrawn his proposal to rezone 150 acres of land just north of Rathnew, Co Wicklow…Tue Mar 09 1999 - 00:00
The chairman of the tribunalThe chairman of the tribunal, Mr Justice Flood, yesterday took issue with recent press reports suggesting tribunal lawyers would…Sat Mar 06 1999 - 00:00
Deceit accusation is angrily deniedMr James Gogarty deceived his employers in getting them to agree to give him 50 per cent commission on money he could negotiate…Sat Mar 06 1999 - 00:00
