NCB director unhappy about bogus invoice

A DIRECTOR of NCB Stockbrokers told the Mahon Tribunal yesterday he and a senior colleague were “not particularly happy” a bogus invoice was used to make a payment linked to Bertie Ahern.

Graham O’Brien recalled how he and Chris McHugh, former finance director, went along with the approach being taken by then NCB managing director Pádraic O’Connor.

Giving evidence yesterday Mr O’Brien — who was financial controller at the time — recalled how their boss had told them former FF fundraiser Des Richardson asked for £5,000 to part-fund the Taoiseach’s constituency office, St Luke’s in Drumcondra.