Judge’s warm tribute to Irish Examiner journalist

CHAIRMAN of the Planning Tribunal Judge Alan Mahon yesterday paid tribute to Irish Examiner journalist Jim Morahan, who formally retires from the newspaper after 35 years’ service today.

Judge Mahon described Mr Morahan as “an eminent journalist” who was one of a small group of reporters who faithfully attended public hearings of the inquiry on a daily basis.

“Mr Morahan and his colleagues undertake the often very difficult task of condensing a number of hours of evidence into a few column inches for their newspapers,” said the tribunal chairman.