Tax charge against TD adjourned

THE Director of Public Prosecutions yesterday agreed to adjourn a tax charge against a Limerick TD until after he retires from the Dáil.

Michael Collins, who lost the Fianna Fáil whip after charges emerged, is not seeking re-election.

At Limerick Circuit Court yesterday, counsel for the DPP consented to an adjournment of a charge, relating to a tax offence, until July 24. The defence counsel, seeking an adjournment, made a reference to the “particular stage of the electoral cycle” in the country.