Bribery claims hit Irish motorway plan

national | miscellaneous | news report Tuesday October 08, 2002 18:54 by messenger

"The Flood tribunal, which is investigating political corruption in the 1990s, issued an interim report last week implicating a former Foreign Minister Ray Burke in a corruption scandal from which criminal charges are expected to follow. The tribunal will now turn its attention to allegations that bribes were paid to have the Carrickmines land re-zoned."

Sorry IMC, know its only a copy from a uk newspaper but thought it might be of interest to the campainers at Carrickmines castle ...thats if their not already aware?
If it is discovered that bribes were paid to have the land de-zoned then any work carried out on that land has to be illegal? l'm sure someone who understands planning law better than me could comment on this...
link below to article..good luck at Carrickmines
x dave

"The Flood tribunal, which is investigating political corruption in the 1990s, issued an interim report last week implicating a former Foreign Minister Ray Burke in a corruption scandal from which criminal charges are expected to follow. The tribunal will now turn its attention to allegations that bribes were paid to have the Carrickmines land re-zoned."

http://news.independent.co.uk/europe/story.jsp?story=340536