Off-tape admissions told the real story

THE key statement from Ted Cunningham came at the Bridewell Garda Station on the second day he was in custody when he was described as blurting out: “Phil Flynn is the boss behind everything” and confirming the money was from the Northern Bank robbery.

However, before this off-tape interview he had claimed the money came from Bulgarians buying a sand pit. He later returned to this account when he gave evidence in court, but also used elements of the off-tape interview.

Instead of testifying that the Bulgarians brought all the money to Farran, he said they brought some of it there and he travelled for five further “drops” of money in Tullamore and Navan.