Cosgrave corruption case 'an abuse of process', court told

Lawyers for former Fine Gael politician Liam Cosgrave have today claimed that his prosecution on corruption charges is an abuse of process.

The ex-TD and Senator of Merrion Park, Blackrock, Co Dublin is in the Supreme Court today, attempting to stop his trial on five charges of receiving corrupt payments in 1992 and 1997 in relation to land rezoning in Carrickmines.