Burke corruption reported 20 years ago

WHILE corrupt planning practices involving Ray Burke have been exposed by the Flood Tribunal, many of the matters were reported as early as 20 years ago.

Hibernia, a weekly newspaper, was responsible for airing many of the details in the 1970s but was eventually forced to close after a series of libel actions against it.

Many of the details revealed by the magazine, and Sunday Independent journalist Joe MacAnthony, on Mr Burke's close relationship with developers have been vindicated by the Tribunal report.