Dunlop denies giving £20,000 donation to a ‘single, senior politician’

FORMER lobbyist Frank Dunlop denied at the Mahon Tribunal yesterday he raised a £20,000 bank loan 15 years ago and gave it to “a single, senior politician”.

Tribunal lawyer Patricia Dillon SC recalled that Mr Dunlop borrowed the money on February 4, 1992 — exactly one week before the late Charles J Haughey stepped down as Taoiseach and was replaced by Albert Reynolds.

“If you are asking me did I give the money to a senior politician, the answer is no,” said Mr Dunlop.