The law is an ass-covering scheme for dodgy developers

All the evidence suggests that when the Longboat Quay scandal first arose, the main focus was to keep things under wraps, reports Michael Clifford

We’re into the ass-covering phase in Longboat Quay. Everybody with a stake in the good ship Longboat is scurrying to ensure that no blame in the developing scandal ends up in their particular quarter.

The main man, developer Bernard McNamara, has gone to ground. He doesn’t have to worry about covering his ass, as the law has done that for him. The corporate vehicle he used to build the 299-unit block in Dublin’s docklands has expired into receivership. And with its corpse lies corporate responsibility for the scandal.