Frank Dunlop - The Mahon Tribunal

The Mahon Tribunal

The Irish Government established a "Tribunal of Inquiry Into Certain Planning Matters and Payments", The Mahon Tribunal, formerly known as The Flood Tribunal, on November 4, 1997. The work of this Tribunal is ongoing and Frank Dunlop was a key witness to its deliberations. Dunlop was initially brought to the attention of the Tribunal by Tom Gilmartin, who alleged that Dunlop was being used as a bag-man for developers wishing to pay bribes to politicians in return for favours. When he first took the witness stand in 2000, after failing to provide a written statement, Chairman Flood responded to his evidence by asking him to reflect overnight on his position. The following day, Dunlop began to reveal payments that he had made to politicians. His eventually ended 124 days on the witness stand in March 2008 There are still doubts about the veracity of evidence he gave in later years.