From a troubled start in the late 1970s, Ronald Weisz has built a strong business here that, despite concerns raised in the Dáil, was vetted and licensed by the Central Bank in 2009.

Moneylender Ted Cunningham, who is facing a second trial on laundering charges, has rejoined his troubled subprime loan company as a director.

Independent TD Mick Wallace has launched a radical plan to strengthen the powers of the Garda ombudsman and monitor the force, claiming increased powers for gardaí in recent years had caused “policing to suffer”.

Hiding arms, providing safe houses, and monitoring enemy movements all part of republican women’s role, writes Niall Murray

In 2004, Kathryn Nelson was a high-flying property advisor. But then the Northern Bank robbery occurred and she was wrongly implicated in money laundering. Caroline O’Doherty reports on her efforts to clear her name

New legislation to close a legal loophole that saw several prisoners have their convictions quashed has been published.

The Garda Ombudsman is set to probe the force’s investigation into Cork moneylender Ted Cunningham, whose conviction for laundering £3m from the Northern Bank raid was quashed last week.

A money lender jailed for laundering more than STG£3m from the Northern Bank robbery has declared himself “very happy” at having his convictions overturned.

Financier Ted Cunningham has said he is "very very happy" after his conviction for laundering STG£2.4m from the Northern Bank raid was quashed.

Financier Ted Cunningham is facing a retrial on charges of laundering money stolen in the Northern Bank raid.

Financier Ted Cunningham will find out today whether he has won an appeal against his convictions for laundering money stolen in the Northern Bank raid.

The Court of Criminal Appeal has reserved judgement in the case of the only person convicted in relation to the Northern Bank robbery, who has brought the first appeal on the basis of a recent Supreme Court ruling on search warrants issued under a key piece of anti-terrorist legislation.

New legislation regarding powers of search for gardaí are being drafted after a court ruled previous search warrants were unconstitutional.

A Cork man who was arrested during the garda investigation into a money laundering operation involving the proceeds of the 2004 Northern Bank robbery in Belfast was jailed for three years and three months for IRA membership by the Special Criminal Court in Dublin today.

A Cork man was involved in a money laundering operation involving the proceeds of the 2004 Northern Bank robbery on behalf of the IRA, the Special Criminal Court in Dublin was told today.

DNA obtained from a money bag seized by gardaí is “a thousand million times” more likely to have come from a Cork man accused of IRA membership than an unknown source, the Special Criminal Court heard today.

A Garda Chief Superintendent told the Special Criminal Court in Dublin today that he believed he was "on the trail" of money stolen in the Northern Bank robbery in Belfast in 2004 when he launched an investigation into a Cork man accused of IRA membership.

Two Sinn Féin members were released on bail today after being charged with membership of the IRA as part of the investigation into the £26.5m Northern Bank robbery.

Two Cork men arrested as part of the garda investigation into the Northern Bank raid in Belfast in which £26.5m (€29.4m) was stolen in December 2004 were charged with IRA membership at the Special Criminal Court in Dublin today.

Two men are to be charged today over the £26.5m (€29.4m) Northern Bank robbery after fresh arrests last night.

THE IRA was almost certainly behind the highly organised robbery of £26.5 million from Northern Bank and Ted Cunningham was used by the IRA to launder at least £3m of it, it was claimed yesterday as the 60-year-old was jailed for 10 years.

Fear has kept people from gossip about the scandal, finds Sarah Stack.

The finances of a money lender jailed for 10 years for laundering cash from the notorious Northern Bank robbery will be probed in a new court-ordered inquiry, it was revealed tonight.

As disgraced financial adviser Ted Cunningham settled into Cork Prison, news of his downfall is barely mentioned in his rural home town.

A financial adviser was jailed for 10 years today for laundering cash from the notorious Northern Bank robbery.

A Cork financial adviser who laundered cash from the notorious Northern Bank robbery will be sentenced today.

A Cork financial advisor who was convicted last month of laundering money stolen in the Northern Bank robbery has been ordered to pay more than €800,000 to the Criminal Assets Bureau.

THE former chairman of Bank of Scotland (Ireland) was described as the elephant in the room during the trial of Ted Cunningham.

THE son of convicted Ted Cunningham had confessed to gardaí the £3 million at his father’s house came from the Northern Bank robbery.

Ted Cunningham painted himself as the victim in the witness box, writes Liam Heylin.

THE key statement from Ted Cunningham came at the Bridewell Garda Station on the second day he was in custody when he was described as blurting out: “Phil Flynn is the boss behind everything” and confirming the money was from the Northern Bank robbery.

A Cork financial adviser was facing up to 14 years in jail tonight for laundering cash from the £26.5m (€28.4m) Northern Bank robbery.

A Cork financial adviser who was found guilty today of laundering cash from the £26.5m (€28.5m) Northern Bank robbery was remanded in custody pending sentencing on April 24.

A financial adviser was found guilty today of laundering cash from the £26.5m (€28.5m) Northern Bank robbery.

THE jury in the trial of Ted Cunningham on money-laundering charges were sent home at 6.30pm yesterday as they had not reached a verdict. They will resume their deliberations today.

THE trial of Ted Cunningham on charges of money-laundering cash from the Northern Bank robbery is coming to an end and the jury will retire later today to consider their verdict.

The trial of Ted Cunningham from Farran, County Cork, on charges of money-laundering cash from the Northern Bank robbery is coming to an end and the jury will retire tomorrow to consider their verdict.

TED CUNNINGHAM’S counsel asked yesterday if the prosecution was suggesting that Phil Flynn was a notorious scumbag and that by association, Cunningham was a money-launderer.

The defence lawyer of a Cork man being tried on money-laundering charges today asked if the prosecution was suggesting that businessman Phil Flynn was a "notorious scumbag", and that by association the defendant was a money-launderer.

The Cork man charged with laundering more than £3m (€3.2m) for from the Northern Bank robbery is telling lies or else there is a conspiracy of lies by a high-ranking team of garda investigators, a court heard today.

The man accused of money-laundering over £3m from the Northern Bank robbery denied confessing to gardaí that he had told Phil Flynn he could move £10m or £11m.

THE man accused of money-laundering has denied changing his story from telling detectives he received £2.3 million from Bulgarian businessmen in one drop to telling the jury he received it in six different drops.

THE prosecutor in the money-laundering trial in Cork described the presence in Navan of Phil Flynn on the same date that the accused received £500,000 in cash from Bulgarian business associates as an interesting coincidence.

A man accused of money-laundering today denied changing his story from telling detectives he received £2.3m (€2.5m) from Bulgarian businessmen in one drop to telling the jury he received it in six different drops.