FORMER Fianna Fáil TD, Liam Lawlor withdrew an allegation as a result of pressure from the inquiry’s chairman that his former party colleague Mary O’Rourke was motivated by bitterness when giving evidence to the Planning Tribunal on Monday.

CHARLES HAUGHEY made a rare public appearance yesterday when he was among the chief mourners at the funeral of his brother, Paraic, in Dublin.

A CRUCIAL hearing of the Flood Tribunal to decide how much of an estimated €50 million-plus legal bill must be picked up by those who have obstructed the inquiry has been postponed again.