Gardaí examining Lowry recording

Justice Minister Alan Shatter has confirmed that gardaí are examining a recorded conversation in which Michael Lowry contradicts evidence he supplied to the Moriarty Tribunal.

Transcripts of a Sept 2004 discussion between Michael Lowry and the land agent Kevin Phelan were recently published and were due to be broadcast for the first time on TV3 last night.

The original publication led to Mr Lowry confirming that a stg£248,264 payment had been made to Mr Phelan in Aug 2002 and was linked to his Tipperary refrigeration firm, Garuda Ltd.