A DEFIANT Michael Lowry refused to be forced from the Dáil as he launched a brazen attack on the “paranoia” of the Moriarty Tribunal.

THE late Liam Lawlor has been placed at the heart of planning corruption in Dublin after the Mahon Tribunal heard yesterday that he was paid at least £153,000 in bribes by Frank Dunlop to support the controversial Quarryvale development in west Dublin.

FIANNA FÁIL TD Máire Hoctor last night welcomed the commitment by Health Minister Micheál Martin to providing 24-hour cover for Nenagh Hospital in Co Tipperary, through the introduction of the Hanly Report.