Bailey originally sought €20k from hotel in swing fall case

Fine Gael TD Maria Bailey is coming under fresh pressure over her swing fall case after it emerged she originally wanted the Dean Hotel to pay her €20,000 in compensation — almost three times more than previously stated.

A number of party colleagues privately raised concerns over the latest revelation just days after Taoiseach Leo Varadkar released a detailed statement on an unpublished independent report into the affair.