Taoiseach under pressure over alleged lobbying

The opposition is today pressuring the Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, to address allegations that a former advisor used his office to lobby Fianna Fail councillors over a rezoning application in north Dublin.

Mon, 25 Mar, 2002 - 12:51

Paddy Duffy allegedly used the Taoiseach’s office to urge Fianna Fail councillors to support the rezoning in Santry in 1998.

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