‘If he wants to disown me that’s his business’

BERTIE AHERN yesterday rounded on top-flight stockbroker Padraic O’Connor — the man he called a close personal friend — who gave him £5,000 in 1993.

“If years later he wants to disown me and doesn’t know me well that’s his bloody business, not mine,” an angry Mr Ahern said during his second consecutive day at the Mahon Tribunal.

Mr O’Connor has given evidence he was asked for a corporate donation for the running of Mr Ahern’s constituency office.