Gardaí may probe corrupt payments

Former minister Pádraig Flynn and Cork developer Owen O’Callaghan could face a Garda investigation after the Mahon Tribunal found they had received or made corrupt payments.

These findings — along with similar findings against 11 former and serving councillors — will now be examined by the gardaí and the Director of Public Prosecutions.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny yesterday said that the Government “will refer” the 3,270-page report to the Garda Commissioner, the DPP, the Revenue Commissioners and to the Standards in Public Office Commission.