Committee halts work before evidence heard

THE Oireachtas committee probing the conduct of Brian Curtin came to a halt before it considered any of the evidence in the case.

The seven-member committee was established shortly after Mr Curtin was acquitted in April 2004 of possessing child pornography because the warrant used by gardaí to seize his computer was found to be out of date.

Chaired by Fianna Fáil TD Denis O’Donovan, himself a solicitor, the committee met for the first time on June 15, 2004.