Developer ‘outraged’ by bribery allegation

FORMER Monarch Properties development company executive Eddie Sweeney firmly denied at the Mahon Tribunal yesterday he was aware lobbyist Frank Dunlop was going to bribe councillors.

Mr Dunlop, a former Fianna Fáil government press secretary, had alleged Mr Sweeney in early March 1993 told him “to do what you have to do” in relation to lobbying councillors about the proposed Cherrywood development in south Dublin.

Mr Dunlop said he interpreted the words to mean Mr Sweeney knew bribes were to be paid to members of Dublin County Council.