Michael Lowry has said there is no mystery in his refrigeration company reporting a 13-fold increase to its outstanding tax bill for 2012.

Politicians usually take their lives in their hands by appearing on Tonight with Vincent Browne on TV3.

A sleek Jaguar XKR-S conver-tible, capable of an explosive 0-100km in just 4.4 seconds.

Sometimes perceived as the maverick minister who is too honest for her own good, Joan Burton is viewed as having leadership ambitions by the party faithful.

Judge Alan Mahon has used the final report of the planning inquiry to launch a withering attack on some of former taoiseach Bertie Ahern's Cabinet colleagues in his final months as leader.

FINE GAEL’S failure to disclose a secretive $50,000 donation it received from one of the partners in the winning consortium was “regrettable”, the Tribunal has said.

THE estimated cost of the Moriarty Tribunal is so far running at over €42 million with tens of millions of euro of that paid to its own lawyers.

The dispute between Aston Villa and former boss Martin O’Neill over the conclusion of his spell at the midlands club has been placed in the hands of the Premier League managers’ arbitration tribunal.

The Supreme Court has ruled that the Mahon Tribunal must the pay the legal costs incurred by the wife of former Fianna Fáil TD, Liam Lawlor.

It has emerged this evening that the Taoiseach Brian Cowen held a meeting with the Chairman of the Moriarty Tribunal last week.

Former government Minister Michael Lowry today denounced the Moriarty Tribunal as an out-of-control legal farce after it called new witnesses.

The Yugoslav war crimes tribunal announced today it has approved the early release from prison of former Bosnian Serb President Biljana Plavsic after she served two-thirds of her 11-year sentence for persecution.

A WOMAN left wheelchair-bound by multiple sclerosis who spent over a month in the Mater Hospital was offered nappies as an alternative to a suitable bathroom because no wheelchair accessible toilet was available.

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

Video clips showing war crimes fugitive Ratko Mladic living freely in Serbia have emerged on Bosnian state TV.

Panama’s Electoral Tribunal said this morning that conservative supermarket magnate Ricardo Martinelli has won the Central American nation’s presidential elections.

FRANK McBREARTY Jnr was yesterday confirmed as a Labour Party candidate for June’s local elections — four years after he reached a €1.5 million settlement with the State for his framing for murder in Donegal.

Bertie Ahern has told the Mahon Tribunal today that some of the sterling lodgements made to his accounts in the early 1990s were winnings from bets on horses.

The wife of Stormont First Minister Ian Paisley was today barracked as her husband hosted Taoiseach Bertie Ahern in a historic visit to his constituency.

The Revenue Commissioners will not have to wait until the Mahon Tribunal concludes its business to decide whether the Taoiseach has paid all his taxes, the Dáil heard today.

Bertie Ahern put in a combative performance in the witness box at the Mahon Tribunal today. At one point, he accused the Tribunal of trying to "set me up or stitch me up".

Labour leader Eamon Gilmore says alleged contradictions surrounding the Taoiseach's evidence to the Mahon Tribunal threaten to undermine his credibility.

A Donegal publican who won almost €4.5m in damages can afford legal representation at a tribunal probing allegations of garda corruption, it was claimed today.

IT WAS one of Fianna Fáil’s best ever fundraising nights when former taoiseach Albert Reynolds was guest of honour at a private dinner attended by top Cork businessmen, the Mahon Tribunal heard yesterday.

Sitting through seven hours of testimony can prove less than riveting, Political Editor Harry McGee discovers.

Taoiseach Bertie Ahern was Finance Minister from 1991 to 1994 and while still relatively young he was widely tipped as the country’s next leader.

Confidential documents held by a solicitor could dismiss the credibility of a Donegal publican, it was claimed today.

The Mahon Tribunal has decided to go ahead with its investigation into the Taoiseach's finances.

A private investigator key to exposing the Garda corruption that sparked the Morris Tribunal was today branded an unreliable witness by the inquiry.

The Mahon Tribunal is facing further delays, with key witness Frank Dunlop unable to attend until early July for medical reasons.

The latest module at the Mahon Tribunal is likely to be delayed by several weeks because of the frail health of property developer Tom Gilmartin.

Taoiseach Bertie Ahern was tonight forced by his Coalition partners to make a statement on controversies surrounding his financial affairs.

It is being reported that the Mahon Tribunal has raised questions about foreign exchange transactions relating to Bertie Ahern's finances during the 1990s.

Elite armed gardaí are to be supplied with more non-lethal weapons like stun guns, the Government decided today.

TAOISEACH Bertie Ahern used the power of the Government to block Dáil questions yesterday in relation to the recent report of the Moriarty Tribunal.

A PUBLICLY owned airport handed over at least £1.25 million (€1.86m) of ratepayers’ money to promote airline giant Ryanair, it was revealed yesterday.

The Moriarty Tribunal has rejected the late Charles Haughey's claims that he knew little about his personal finances.

The Mahon Tribunal resumes today after the summer holidays with a new module investigating the rezoning of lands near Dublin Airport.

THE protection of children in Ireland depends to a considerable extent on the skill and efficiency of the Garda Vetting Office. Based in Thurles, its 30 or so members provide an invaluable service to organisations working with children and vulnerable adults.

European judges will rule tomorrow on the legality of a Government decision to complain to the United Nations about the Sellafield nuclear plant.

Slobodan Milosevic died of a heart attack in his jail cell, according to preliminary post mortem findings tonight.

FAMILIES who lost loved ones in the Stardust disaster are stepping up efforts to raise funds to take their fight for a fresh examination of the tragedy to the courts.

The court trying Saddam Hussein cancelled the resumption of his trial today, delaying the session for five days. The postponement came amid a squabble among judges over a last-minute shake-up in the court, according to judges.

A row erupted in a Donegal garda station over the detention of a suspect arrested following the discovery of an explosive device at a telecoms mast, a garda told the Morris Tribunal today.