Funding pulled for the Centre for Public Inquiry

Backers of the Centre for Public Inquiry, which is headed by journalist Frank Connolly, today revealed they would no longer fund the body.

The American-based Atlantic Philanthropies, headed by millionaire businessman Chuck Feeney, said it would not support the centre.

In a brief statement it said: “At its scheduled meeting yesterday and after several weeks of discussion with the Centre for Public Inquiry (CPI), the Board of The Atlantic Philanthropies decided to cease funding CPI.

“CPI has today been informed of Atlantic’s decision to cease funding.”