Bertie: I had no role in loan to ex-partner's relatives

A former partner of Taoiseach Bertie Ahern received IR£30,000 from Fianna Fáil party funds to help two elderly aunts buy a house in 1993, the Mahon Tribunal heard today.

Stylist Celia Larkin, who was in a relationship with Mr Ahern up to 2003, fully repaid the loan with interest in recent weeks.