Jury to retire in Collins case

EVIDENCE in the trial of a former Fianna Fáil TD accused of obtaining a tax clearance cert by false pretences concluded yesterday at Limerick Circuit Court and the jury will retire this morning.

Michael Collins, 66, has denied obtaining a tax clearance certificate by falsely claiming his tax affairs were in order.

He was obliged to make a tax declaration after being elected to the Dáil in 2002 under ethics legislation introduce the previous year.