Ahern denies ‘dirty tricks’ campaign against FG adviser

FIANNA Fáil ministers yesterday said they knew nothing about an apparent attempt to smear a senior Fine Gael adviser.

Documentation containing allegations were sent to three media outlets earlier this month. At least some of the documentation was compiled in England and sent from a London fax number to a third party in Ireland, who then distributed it to the media.

One of the media outlets which received the material — the Irish Mail on Sunday — traced the fax number to the Southall office of Hennelly’s Utilities Ltd.