Former politician charged with taking corrupt payments

A former Fine Gael politician appeared at the Dublin District Court this afternoon to face charges of taking corrupt payments in relation to rezoning of lands in Carrickmines in Dublin in the 1990's.

Liam Cosgrave (aged 54) with an address at Merrion Park, in Blackrock, in south Dublin, who was a politician for 23 years, was arrested at 1.30pm today.