Redmond receives another body blow

IF George Redmond felt the world ceased to exist upon his arrest by the Criminal Assets Bureau at Dublin Airport four years ago, he must surely believe the heavens collapsed entirely on his life yesterday.

With the publication of the latest Planning Tribunal report, the reputation of the elderly pensioner has been dealt another ignominious blow.

His renowned sense of self-importance as one of the most senior officials within local government has now virtually disappeared as events of the past two months has left the career of the once-proud civil servant in tatters.