Gilmartin accuses Ahern of lying about alleged Leinster House meeting

TAOISEACH Bertie Ahern has been accused of lying by retired businessman Tom Gilmartin, about an alleged meeting with Government ministers in Leinster House 15 years ago.

Mr Gilmartin again insisted yesterday he had met several members of the Cabinet, including Mr Ahern, then Taoiseach Charles Haughey and Padraig Flynn at a brief meeting on February 1, 1989.

Mr Ahern claims he has no recollection of the meeting and believes he did not attend any such meeting as there was no record in his diary of having met Mr Gilmartin around this time.