Vindicated witness toasts findings with quiet drink

THE Flood Tribunal’s star witness, 85-year-old James Gogarty, was last night toasting the findings with a quiet drink.

Mr Gogarty's son, Eamon, said his father had been under great strain for the past five years and he was happy the interim verdict totally vindicated his evidence.

His son said the family's hope now was that the matter could at last be put behind them.