Gardaí to probe claim that Nama official received €15k bribe

Gardaí are to investigate claims that a Nama official sought and received a €15,000 bribe in a bag from a construction company so it could be allowed leave the agency.

Garda fraud experts will probe alleged criminality at Nama after new claims were made by independent TD Mick Wallace in the Dáil.

The development comes as Stormont’s finance committee continues its hearings into separate claims that huge fees were paid out for the sale of Nama property in the North.