Celia holds her own in tribunal grilling

Seán McCárthaigh recounts some of the evidence given in the witness box by Celia Larkin at the Mahon Tribunal yesterday.

ON TAKING the witness stand, Celia Larkin explained how she was a volunteer in Bertie Ahern’s constituency office and worked in a number of departments where he was minister until she retired from the civil service in 1999. Based now in Killaloe, Co Clare, she runs a number of beauty salons. She agreed she had a very close professional, political and personal relationship with the Taoiseach over a number of years.

Ms Larkin was then asked by tribunal barrister Henry Murphy about information she provided to the tribunal in relation to money given by Manchester-based businessman Michael Wall to Mr Ahern in December 1994.