Dunlop bribe allegations ‘hilarious’
She told the Mahon Tribunal yesterday this was her reaction when — over a cup of coffee with Deputy Olivia Mitchell in May 1993 — lobbyist Frank Dunlop alleged the late Tom Hand demanded the bribe to back the Quarryvale development.
Although Mr Dunlop spoke in a jovial manner, Ms Ridge recalled: “I nearly passed out when the sum, a quarter of a million pounds, was mentioned.
