Dead man’s family fails to stop Flood

THE Flood Tribunal has rejected an application by the family of a deceased Fine Gael councillor, Tom Hand, that it should not inquire into allegations he was involved in planning corruption.

Mr Hand’s widow and children had sought to prevent the tribunal investigating claims made against him by the political lobbyist Frank Dunlop.

Lawyers for Mr Hand’s relatives claimed last week the tribunal was incapable of conducting a full and fair hearing into Mr Dunlop’s allegations about their father because he is deceased.