Gilmartin accuses Ahern of cover-up and ‘low tactics’

FORMER developer Tom Gilmartin accused Bertie Ahern at the Mahon Planning Tribunal yesterday of low tactics by implying the witness needed psychiatric help as a cover-up to corruption in the Government.

Strongly denying he ever received — or believed he needed — psychiatric treatment for paranoia, Mr Gilmartin said his only medical treatment was in connection with heart bypass surgery in 2004.

At one stage during heated exchanges with Mr Ahern’s lawyer Colm Ó hOisín SC, the 73-year-old Sligo-born businessman retorted: “Why are you trying to portray me as some kind of lunatic?”