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Hmm. This is new. Masterson et al said quite clearly in their book that St Luke’s was bought in 1988 for £57,000. £25,000 of this amount came from £1,000 donations from 25 individuals, “with further contributions over a five-year period”. The rest was mortgaged, with “the repayments paid through the constituency organisation’s own bank”. Another…

Another amusing passage from the Collins evidence. Collins is being asked about the Davy cheque. He can’t remember anything about it. He can’t remember if he discussed it with Ahern. He can’t remember anything really. (Q77-83) The Davy donation was the biggest. £5K. But he can’t explain to the Tribunal why the biggest donations intended…

I passed my driving test yesterday. I have been a provisional driver since October 2006. Waiting lists suck.

Judge Mahon is absolutely correct. He has put it up to Ahern to put up or shut up. And the crowds cheered. It is time to resign Mr Ahern.

A feature on the recent cable cuts in the Middle East penned by me is in today’s Examiner. Go read it, if you get the chance. There’s also a nice map of undersea cables to go with the story. I really should write more.

Bill tagged me, so… MS Society Ireland Irish Red Cross Samaritans Cancer.ie – Irish Cancer Society Irish Hospice Foundation – Hospice and palliative care in Ireland Barnardos – Ireland’s leading children’s charity The Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity – Polish Charity CPR For Schools Across Poland – CPRTraining Program of Insulin Pumps in Diabetic Children…

I have been mulling a return to gavinsblog since I left it back in November. Thestory.ie has been doing well, though my posting is still lacking form or consistency. My thoughts are to spin thestory into a new media/finance blog, and return gavinsblog to a mainly politics/personal weblog. Interestingly the traffic here has remained relatively…

I am forced to come back to react to the Ahern revelations. The most interesting name spotted: Des Richardson, one of his closest friends and one of the Drumcondra Mafia. Why? Richardson’s company, Berraway, is thought to have received large payments from, Rohan Holdings, owned by developer Ken Rohan. Rohan was perhaps the sole beneficiary…

Following his classic ‘let’s burn him on a pyre outside the Central Bank‘, Twenty suggests we throw eggs at the hearse. But he disagrees with me about the odds, arguing that everyone will forget his corrupt political donation legacy. I am sympathetic to his anger.