Disclosures place councillor in spotlight

APART from Liam Lawlor, of all the names revealed at the Flood Tribunal to have been on the receiving end of rezoning kickbacks, the one that stands out most is that of Colm McGrath, an Independent member of South Dublin County Council.

He is the man who, because of his alleged appetite for bribes, was dubbed ‘Mr Insatiable’ by public relations consultant Frank Dunlop, the man at the centre of the tribunal’s disclosures who himself enjoys the soubriquet of ‘Mr Canary’.

Mr McGrath, who lives in Moyle Park, Clondalkin, is said to have received thousands of pounds in payments, including £2,000 in connection with the attempt to have 100 acres of land rezoned at Carrickmines, Co Dublin, in the early 1990s. Mr Dunlop claims he paid an overall sum of £25,000 to councillors in relation to Carrickmines.