Ahern ‘did not delay’ Mahon probe

TAOISEACH Bertie Ahern last night denied allegations he had delayed the investigations of the Mahon Tribunal and had not co-operated fully with requests for documentation.

In an uncharacteristically direct statement, Mr Ahern refuted the allegations in last weekend’s Sunday Independent - calling them lies.

“I want to take this opportunity to unreservedly refute that allegation. It is a lie,” he said.