Ahern move ‘act of a desperate politician’

TAOISEACH Bertie Ahern’s court challenge to the Mahon Tribunal is “the act of a desperate politician”, Fine Gael said last night.

Mr Ahern told the Dáil yesterday he had to stand by article 15.13 of the constitution, which protects TDs’ privilege in the House.

The article states that TDs and senators “shall not, in respect of any utterance in either House, be amenable to any court or any authority other than the House itself”.