Council bosses in firing line over pay offs

Demands have been made to clarify who knew what, and when, as concerns were raised over a potential unofficial policy to pay off criminals to ensure housing construction sites were not attacked.

By Fiachra Ó Cionnaith, Cianan Brennan, and Cormac O’Keeffe

Dublin City Council chief executive Owen Keegan and senior bosses are facing mounting pressure to explain if they knew two council officials were paying protection money to criminals amid growing calls for a nationwide investigation into the scandal.