The old man and the sleaze

THERE is something ignominious about a frail 79-year-old man being hauled off to prison, shuffling along and trying to support himself with the aid of an umbrella.

The old man and the sleaze

That was the spectacle last November when George Redmond, the former assistant Dublin City and County Manager, was brought to Cloverhill Prison to begin a 12-month sentence for corruption.

Yesterday, his disgrace was complete when the Planning Tribunal issued its third interim report compiled by former chairman, Mr Justice Flood and found damning evidence of his corrupt planning practices.

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