Allen set to escape censure over bogus letter

A FORMER TD and junior minister who forged Taoiseach Bertie Ahern’s signature in a bogus letter sent to voters in the run-up to the local elections will likely escape censure from the party, his unsuccessful running mate believes.

Fianna Fáil’s Lorcan Allen could be expelled from the party after he admitted producing and distributing the bogus letter featuring a copy of the signature of Mr Ahern endorsing him as a hard-working, honest candidate in the run-up to the Wexford County Council election.

Last night, Mr Allen, declined to comment.