EFFORTS to develop the former Baldoyle Racecourse in north county Dublin during the early 1990s proved to be a non-runner, the Mahon Planning Tribunal heard yesterday.

EIGHT politicians have flown to the Philippines to attend a global conference this week, costing the taxpayer €31,384.

Legal teams for Senator Don Lydon, Liam Cosgrave and the late Tom Hand have raised objections about evidence given by Frank Dunlop at the Flood Tribunal today.

FRANK Dunlop has told the Flood Tribunal he paid a total of £30,000 to nine past and present councillors in Dublin in return for their votes on controversial rezoning motions relating to lands in south Dublin during the 1990s.