Bertie to be banished by FF

Fianna Fáil will expel Bertie Ahern next week after he was found to have lied to the Mahon Tribunal about massive sums of money flowing into his accounts.

Mr Ahern and a number of other Fianna Fáil members, including corrupt former minister Pádraig Flynn, will be kicked out of the party following the inquiry’s damning findings.

After a meeting of its officer board in Dublin last night, party leader Micheál Martin announced the proposed expulsions, which will go to a special gathering of the wider national executive next Friday for sign-off.