What John Kennedy told the tribunal about the 1994 dinner in Manchester at which he said he gave £1,000 in cash towards a collection for Bertie Ahern.
In a letter dated July 2006:
"At one of these events organised by myself, the late Tim Kilroe and others . . . I recall personally donating a sum of £1,000 to Bertie Ahern to support his efforts in changing the face of Irish politics . . . I recall we raised somewhat short of £10,000 for Bertie Ahern, with amounts of individual contributions being probably between £500 and £1,000."
A letter given to the tribunal yesterday by his solicitors states:
"Mr Kennedy was not involved in organising the dinner in Manchester . . . That dinner was actually arranged by Mr Tim Kilroe . . . Mr Kennedy did not personally give a donation of £1,000 to Mr Ahern. He actually handed £1,000 to Mr Kilroe . . . Mr Kennedy was advised that Mr Ahern had certain financial difficulties arising from his marital breakdown and it was in this context that he was asked to give a donation to Mr Ahern . . . Mr Kennedy does not know how much money was collected at the dinner in Manchester and the figures quoted to you in his letter . . . were speculation on his part."