Former FG councillor says he had to pay a bribe

FORMER Fine Gael councillor Jim Fay alleged at the Mahon Planning Tribunal yesterday he had to put £5,000 cash in an envelope for an official in An Bord Pleanála to get planning permission.

Mr Fay, a builder, said he reported the incident, which happened in the 1980s, to the gardaí and senior FG party members but got no response.

“Nobody listened, Nobody wanted to know,” he added.