Former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern has told the Mahon Tribunal that the mysterious 'B/T account' was not opened for him and he never lodged money into it or took money out of it.

Bertie Ahern is due back in the witness box at Dublin Castle this morning for a third consecutive day of questioning about his personal finances in the 1990s.

Former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern has told the Mahon Tribunal that he has never had a bank account in a foreign country.

A former constituency secretary of the Taoiseach is due back before the Mahon Tribunal this morning after being told to reflect on her evidence overnight.

The Taoiseach has told the Mahon Tribunal today that Paraic O'Connor was a friend of his, but that if

Taoiseach Bertie Ahern will return to the Mahon Tribunal early next week to face further questions on his financial affairs during the 1990s.

Renewed controversy surrounded the finances of Taoiseach Bertie Ahern today after the Mahon Tribunal raised questions over cash deposited in his account in the 1990s.

The man who wrote the damning report into Leas Cross nursing home says building smaller facilities may be the best way to ensure the highest standard of care.

The man who wrote the damning report into Leas Cross nursing home in north Dublin is due before the Oireachtas Health Committee this morning to answer questions about his findings.

The long-awaited O’Neill report into the abuses at Leas Cross nursing home will be published in the next hour, and has been described as shocking by the Minister for Health.

Minister for Health Mary Harney has said she wants the Health Service Executive (HSE) to publish the findings of its investigation into the Leas Cross nursing home.

The Taoiseach Bertie Ahern has admitted there is little likelihood of the report into the deaths of elderly patients at the Leas Cross nursing home being published in the near future.

Former Fianna Fáil TD Liam Lawlor has moved a step closer to returning to jail.

The Planning Tribunal has accused Liam Lawlor of admitting to evidence of his financial affairs only after it has been overwhelmingly proven.

Liam Lawlor has spent another day in the witness box at the Planning Tribunal.

Former Fianna Fáil TD Liam Lawlor has denied claims by the Planning Tribunal that millions of euros which passed through his bank accounts remains unaccounted for.