A former political lobbyist has admitted that he told “big lies about important matters” when he gave evidence to a tribunal 13 years ago.

AS MUCH as 5% of the money raised to fund Fianna Fáil came through a bill-paying system known as “pick-me-ups” (PMUs), the Mahon Planning Tribunal heard yesterday.

EFFORTS to develop the former Baldoyle Racecourse in north county Dublin during the early 1990s proved to be a non-runner, the Mahon Planning Tribunal heard yesterday.

THE National Roads Authority will have to pick up the bill for a new section of Luas that will have to be built as part of a €244 million project to upgrade an 8km stretch of the M50.