Being dragged through tribunal an election asset

ONCE again the trials of the tribunals have proved an election asset for those who have been dragged through it but still want to further their political careers.

Famously Bertie Ahern’s stock rose in time for the 2007 General Election despite the drip-feed of revelations about his personal finances coming from the Mahon tribunal.

And Dublin Castle has proved to be an equally useful ally in the local elections.