The whistleblower behind the explosive Ansbacher dossier informed the Revenue Commissioners of 27 new cases of alleged tax evasion, 10 of which yielded "substantial" settlements.

The head of the Revenue Commissioners says she is surprised by a whistleblower's claim that Ansbacher Accounts were not investigated properly.

State agencies and authorities have defended how they investigated whistleblower claims of tax evasion amid calls for a fresh inquiry into how they handled allegations against former politicians.

The Revenue Commissioners say that a number of Ansbacher investigations remain open, but that it is satisfied it has fully investigated claims made about former politicians by a whistleblower.

The Public Accounts Committee will today consider whether it can ask a number of investigating agencies about what actions they took regarding a whistleblower’s allegations that former politicians were involved in tax evasion.

Revenues have continued to decline at the Irish branch of the Church of Scientology as it remains deep in the red, figures show.

AS a teacher/principal for the last 33 years I have witnessed what’s excellent in our primary school system. We survived the savage cuts of the 80s to build a top-class education system.

REVENUES have plummeted at the Irish branch of the controversial Church of Scientology, with the church remaining deep in the red here, data shows.

AT Cork Educate Together National School about three-quarters of the school’s 215 pupils are from Irish families, mostly in the local inner-city community or parts of the northside.

HE IS living in Portugal now but Joe Hayes has watched all the games, and is planning a return for the business end of the championship season, when he expects Tipperary to be still involved.

I NOTE with interest the project about L Ron Hubbard brought to your readers’ attention by Gerard Ryan of the Office of Special Affairs of the Scientology Mission in Dublin (Letters, December 10).

A PRISONER died in his cell after spending a Saturday night smoking heroin and watching Sky Sports with his cell mate until near daybreak.

A controversial call by the Church of Scientology that prisoners should not be released from prison until they can read and write was condemned by Fine Gael as “daft and appalling”.

Legal contracts and agreements are as important in family businesses as they are in general business, delegates at a corporate seminar heard yesterday.

LEGAL contracts and agreements are as important in family businesses as they are in general business, a Corporate Seminar in Galway was told yesterday.

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A WOMAN who claims she was brainwashed by the Church of Scientology is suing for damages.