George Redmond's trial for accepting a bribe from Fianna Fáil Councillor Patrick Dunne has heard his tax return for 1990 stated he received Ir£10,000 in "gratuitous receipts" from someone with the initials "PD".

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.