Dunlop: Fianna Fáil councillor made exorbitant demands

LOBBYIST Frank Dunlop, who alleges spending £112,000 on bribing members of Dublin County Council to support developments in the early 1990s, has singled out one Fianna Fáil councillor he claimed made “exorbitant demands”.

Speaking at yesterday’s sitting of the Mahon Tribunal, Mr Dunlop said there were a lot of anecdotal stories in the Lucan area about Finbar Hanrahan, who allegedly sought £100,000 during a meeting he had with developer Tom Gilmartin in Buswell’s Hotel.

The tribunal has heard how Mr Gilmartin and Cork-based Owen O’Callaghan were partners in the Quarryvale project in west Dublin on which the Liffey Valley shopping centre now stands.