Investigation into land deal to be completed in weeks

CORK county manager Maurice Moloney said yesterday he expects an investigation into a controversial land deal to be completed within a matter of weeks.

Mr Moloney also confirmed that gardaí have been aiding some aspects of the probe by council officials, which started last June following a complaint from a developer.

The investigation got underway after Pushkin Developments alleged that two bankers — who had purchased a 20-acre site from them in Deerpark, Charleville — were in negotiations to sell the land to the county council even before they bought it.