Mattie McGrath is the man in the van

Independent TD Mattie McGrath is still gunning for ‘AK-47’ Kelly, despite backing down on ‘hiding in his Hiace’ claim, writes Elaine Loughlin

INDEPENDENT candidate Mattie McGrath is double jobbing. Today, he is trying to get to the bottom of the theft the previous night of a horsebox festooned with Mattie McGrath posters. At the same time, he is directing his van driver down a street in a bid to steer clear of a funeral cortege.

With the hearse avoided, it’s back to the missing poster-clad trailer, which had been parked outside Clonmel and was last spotted at 11pm.