CRIMINAL activities, whether committed by common criminals or political ones, should be investigated by the gardaí.

IN THE concluding paragraph of my book, Haughey’s 40 Years of Controversy, I wrote that in the end he “probably destroyed his political legacy. It was a great pity because he was unquestionably a very talented politician”.

FORMER supermarket boss Ben Dunne — who admitted giving the late Taoiseach Charles J Haughey up to £2 million — is due to give evidence to the Mahon Tribunal now investigating the rezoning of land near Dublin Airport.

THE former supermarket tycoon Ben Dunne, yesterday said he blamed his own behaviour on causing some of the hurt and humiliation endured by Charles Haughey in the last decade of his life.

A FORMER head of accountants Deloitte & Touche has been appointed to chair the €14.5 billion National Pension Reserve Fund (NPRF).

THE meeting with Revenue saved Ben Dunne’s family £23 million - but he says he can’t remember it.

A SENIOR tax official has admitted he was wrong to think the Revenue Commissioners had an agreement that Dunnes Stores would not be liable for any future tax on the group’s family trust.

REVELATIONS of clandestine introductions between the Taoiseach of the day, the chairman of the Revenue Commissioners, and a prominent businessman, whose companies faced a multi million pound tax bill, are the stuff of a Mafia novel.

WHEN Denis Foley’s name appeared in Revenue’s list of settlements made by tax defaulters there was an air of inevitability to it; almost weariness.

The Moriarty Tribunal resumes public sittings this morning after a four-week recess during which the inquiry team has been interviewing Charles Haughey behind closed doors.