Some corruption findings against Burke overturned

The €159m Mahon Tribunal has been forced to overturn a series of corruption findings against former Fianna Fáil minister Ray Burke and key businessmen in a damaging blow to the investigation.

The tribunal confirmed the development involving Mr Burke and 11 businessmen central to its inquiries into highly controversial land deals, after long-running legal appeals.

In an unexpected statement released last night, the tribunal said following on from the previous removal of findings against the late Dublin city manager George Redmond and other resolved appeals by developer Owen O’Callaghan and builders Joseph Murphy Structural Engineering, it has deleted a number of prior conclusions.