Brennan may sue paper over bill claims

TRANSPORT Minister Seamus Brennan is considering legal action against the

Sunday Independent after the newspaper yesterday repeated allegations about an alleged unpaid £5,000 brandy and cigar bill with the airport authority, Aer Rianta.

Sources close to Mr Brennan last night indicated he is taking legal advice as Aer Rianta rejected new details on the source of the allegations. On Friday it emerged that two separate inquiries had exonerated the Fianna Fáil veteran of involvement in the alleged incident which dates back to the late 1980s or the early 1990s when Mr Brennan was also minister for transport.