Gary O'Flynn was convicted of soliciting a person to murder three people has been struck off by order of the High Court.

A former Fianna Fáil TD has revealed that he suffered stress and depression following his son’s convictions for fraud and for soliciting a hitman to kill a garda, a revenue official and an accountant.

The Sun newspaper, it was claimed yesterday, will effectively pay for legal representation for former Fianna Fáil councillor Gary O’Flynn on charges of soliciting a person to murder a detective garda and two other people.

Former Fianna Fáil councillor Gary O’Flynn was remanded in custody yesterday, charged with soliciting someone to murder three people, including a garda.