The €159m Mahon Tribunal has been forced to overturn a series of corruption findings against former Fianna Fáil minister Ray Burke and key businessmen in a damaging blow to the investigation.

Tommy Stack stole the show at the Curragh yesterday with a 3387-1 four-timer at the first meeting of the Irish Flat turf season.

Businessman and race horse trainer John Mulhern has died.

Charlie Haughey’s son-in-law has been hit with a €1.4m bill for unpaid taxes, it was revealed today.

IT’S a case of the calm before the storm in Ireland this weekend, with the Curragh tomorrow the only meeting prior to the start of the Galway extravaganza on Monday.

THE Mahon Tribunal is paying out more than three-quarters of expenses and costs being claimed by third parties, according to bills settled so far with individuals and companies.

CONNA CASTLE followed-up his recent victory at Listowel when landing the Kilbegnet Novice Chase in dramatic style at Roscommon yesterday.

ONCE-raced High Court Drama can get us away to a flier in the Sean Naughton Auctioneers’ Auction Maiden at Roscommon this evening.

DUNDALK’S new all-weather track — the first of its kind in Ireland — was road tested for the first time yesterday ahead of the first meeting, the MCR Group Race Day, on Sunday 26th.

DANDY Man can prove he’s the best sprinter in the country by landing the Listed Woodlands Stakes at Naas this afternoon.

Kevin Prendergast’s consistent Mustameet continued his good run of form when scoring for the fourth time this season in the ladbrokes.com International Stakes at the Curragh.

Kevin Prendergast’s consistent Mustameet continued his good run of form when scoring for the fourth time this season in the ladbrokes.com International Stakes at the Curragh.

BRAZILIAN BRIDE stamped her class on the Group 3 Swordallstown Stud Sprint Stakes at Naas yesterday.

Kevin Prendergast is set to step Brazilian Bride up to Group One company after she maintained her unbeaten record with a smooth victory in the Swordlestown Stud Sprint Stakes at Naas.

Osterhase returned to his best form when winning the Naas Sprint Stakes for a second time.

OSTERHASE put himself in line for another trip to the Far East with an all-the-way success in the Patrick P.O’Leary Memorial Phoenix Sprint Stakes at the Curragh yesterday.

DAMSON, trained by David Wachman for Mrs. Sue Magnier, outclassed her five rivals in the listed Swordlestown Stud Sprint at Naas yesterday.

THE £35,000 payment by concert promoter and former Century radio director Oliver Barry to Ray Burke was a bribe and not a political contribution, Mr Justice Flood said in his damning report.

IT should pay to follow Michael Kinane at Tipperary tonight where he can land a double via Academy Award (EBF Maiden) and Settle (Tipperary Handicap).