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Michael Lowry ‘fully confident’ he has no case to answer as Moriarty tribunal file goes to DPP
Tánaiste and Taoiseach both reject suggestion that independent TD will be a ‘kingmaker’ in government formation talksMichael Lowry has said he is fully confident there is no basis for a case against him despite a file being sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) arising from a criminal investigation into the findings of the Moriarty tribunal.
In a statement on Thursday evening, the Independent TD for Tipperary North said he had learned “with surprise” that a file has been sent by An Garda Síochána to the DPP, some 14 years after the tribunal, formally known as the Tribunal of Inquiry into Payments to Politicians and Related Matters, reported in 2011.
The tribunal, which investigated the relationship between prominent business people and politics, made adverse findings in 2011 against a number of prominent politicians including Mr Lowry, who is leading negotiations on behalf of the eight-strong Regional Independents group with Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael.
It is not known whether there is any recommendations in relation to specific individuals in the file submitted to the DPP.
Handy evening for the papers who just have to put “Two fingers to democracy” on the front page, accompanied by this picture, and go out & enjoy the s
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