Lowry accuses Moriarty probe of paranoia

A DEFIANT Michael Lowry refused to be forced from the Dáil as he launched a brazen attack on the “paranoia” of the Moriarty Tribunal.

The disgraced Tipperary North TD moved to salvage his tattered reputation ahead of a two-day Dáil examination of the findings of the 14-year probe into the awarding of the mobile phone licence to Esat.

As gardaí announced they found no evidence of phone tapping at the inquiry’s Dublin Castle headquarters, Mr Lowry insisted a “bunker mentality” had gripped the tribunal.