Bertie's hand out

Lodgments, loans and lost friendships — the Mahon Planning Tribunal has turned the spotlight on a series of puzzling events before Christmas 1993, reports Conor Ryan

THE intricate financial dealings of An Taoiseach Bertie Ahern are boiling down to a single week in December 1993.

For a moment, forget the fundraisers in Manchester, or the allegations surrounding Owen O’Callaghan.