Mellon hits out at Irish Aid over support

A BITTER war of words between the founder of the Niall Mellon Irish Township Trust and the Government intensified last night.

Property millionaire Niall Mellon, famous for building thousands of homes in South Africa’s slum townships, accused the Government’s development agency Irish Aid of dragging its feet when it came to offering help.

He was reported to have slammed the agency for operating in a “frustratingly slow” manner, despite Irish Aid awarding the Niall Mellon Township Trust project €5m in support last year.