Gilmartin alleges Taoiseach held IR£15m in offshore bank account

AN TAOISEACH Bertie Ahern held IR£15 million in an offshore bank in Jersey because he was “too cute”, former developer Tom Gilmartin alleged at the Mahon Tribunal yesterday.

Giving details of his sensational claim, the Sligo- born businessman told the inquiry: “A gentleman, who said he was a banker, said Mr Ahern was able to hide his money because he was too cute.”

He had received this information in a phone call in September 2002, Mr Gilmartin told Paul Sreenan SC, for Cork- based property developer Owen O’Callaghan.