Gilmartin hits out at Ahern ‘garbage’

FORMER developer Tom Gilmartin accused Taoiseach Bertie Ahern at the Mahon Tribunal yesterday of putting out “garbage” against him and insisted he had a right of reply.

Mr Gilmartin has previously claimed developer Owen O’Callaghan told him he gave £80,000 to Mr Ahern in return for political favours more than a decade ago. The claims made by Mr Gilmartin are strongly denied by both Mr Ahern and Mr O’Callaghan.

Mr Gilmartin told Mr Ahern’s lawyer Colm Ó hOisín SC: “I have no defence against the garbage your client and Mr O’Callaghan put out last week.”