Mayo's Joanne Grehan refutes rumours about late night incident with American politician

Questions raised about what an American politician and an Irish businesswoman were doing in a parked car early one morning have been denounced as being part of a "nasty political campaign".

Former FBI agent Ed FitzGerald and Mayo woman Joanne Grehan have become embroiled in a series of controversial reports on both sides of the Atlantic in recent days.

Ms Grehan was part of the Taoiseach’s delegation to the US in 2012 when she and Mr FitzGerald were spotted by police early one morning in a parked car.