Search for the truth over corrupt payments goes on

During the trial which collapsed yesterday, questions were put to Frank Dunlop about whether he was revealing all he knew about corrupt payments to politicians, writes Michael Clifford.

WHEN he first entered the witness box at the Circuit Criminal Court four weeks ago, Frank Dunlop was carrying a photograph of a teenage boy.

In 1998, his son Cathal died of cancer at the age of 16. During his long and often gruelling evidence at the Mahon Tribunal, Dunlop often carried a photo of his son into the witness box. He apparently drew strength from the image.