A former Fianna Fáil running mate of Brian Cowen has suffered minor injuries after shots were fired while he was leaving home with his family.

A Kildare man has been charged with stalking a former general election running mate of Brian Cowen.

SOLICITOR Jeremy Doyle has denied confirming he was to be paid €150,000 for entering into “dummy” contracts, never to be performed, for the onward sale of lands in Co Offaly at the centre of a land deal “scam” allegedly driven by former FF Cllr Gerard Killally.

A JUDGE has described as a “typical stalling-type defence” that advanced by Fianna Fáil Cllr Gerard Killally and Richard Connor, manager of the Offaly senior GAA football team, against allegations they made “secret profits” of several million euro from land deals in Co Offaly.

A FIANNA Fáil councillor and his wife have been ordered by a High Court judge to repay commercial loans totalling €2.6 million to Bank of Ireland.