Examiner Irish News

Family feud is blamed for shooting at football game

by Seán McCárthaigh
A FAMILY feud, gardaí believe, led to a gunman opening fire on spectators and players during a soccer match in Dublin yesterday afternoon.
Having driven onto the Clondalkin pitch on the back of a motorbike, he targeted one of the 40 spectators with a sawn-off shotgun, but then shot at members of the team, injuring six people.
As people dived for cover, with children hiding under bushes on the pitch, the gunman and his driver drove after one man and fired at a house on Kilmahuddrick Avenue, about 100 yards from the soccer pitch.
Six people were rushed to hospital with gunshot wounds, although none of the injuries are believed to be life-threatening.
Witnesses claim two men on a motorbike drove straight onto the pitch at Bawnogue, west of the city, at the start of a penalty shoot-out.
The pillion passenger pulled out a sawn-off shotgun from under his jacket. According to people who saw the attack, he picked out one spectator as his target and then appeared to fire indiscriminately at a number of players.
The incident happened towards the end of a cup game between two local Clondalkin teams, Bawnogue Boys and Dublin Celtic, at around 1·15 p.m.
Among those injured were Bawnogue goalkeeper Keith Bennett and his team-mates, Stephen Grogan and Eddie Keogh. Two other players and a local milkman, Rory O'Reilly, who was watching the match, also received gunshot wounds.
A crowd of around 40 spectators, including several children, immediately tried to hide in a small group of trees as a series of shots rang out.
The attackers then followed one man into a nearby council estate where a number of other shots were fired.
It is believed the attack was related to an incident between two groups at the Jensen Hotel in Clondalkin on Saturday night. A row developed in the bar area involving several men.
Garda sources indicated yesterday's attack was the result of some local feud, although it is not understood to involve any drug-related or paramilitary activity.
Although both assailants wore dark-glassed crash helmets, several local people said they believed the attackers came from the Clondalkin area.
While detectives investigating the attack remain uncertain about the motive for the incident, they are concerned at the use of a shotgun in such a public place, where there were a large number of children.
The injured were rushed by ambulance to the Tallaght and St James' Hospitals. The condition of the six men was described as stable last night.
The scene of the attack was cordoned off yesterday afternoon by Garda forensic officers.

Paedophile priest took his life with lethal mix

by Brendan Furlong
SHAMED paedophile priest Fr Sean Fortune, who faced 29 charges of sexual abuse, took his own life with a cocktail of tablets and a bottle of whiskey.
The priest, one of six from the Diocese of Ferns, charged with sex abuse, was found dead in bed when gardaí and a local doctor visited his rented home in Bewley Street, New Ross on Saturday morning.
The 45-year-old cleric had been released from Mountjoy Prison the previous Monday having been granted bail in the High Court.
Meanwhile, Bishop Brendan Comiskey is facing a civil suit from Paul Molloy, a victim of Fr Fortune.
The Bishop may also face more civil actions from victims of two other priests in his diocese and could be forced to testify about how much he knew of the allegations.
Fortune had pleaded not guilty to 29 charges of sex abuse, including 12 charges of gross indecency, 16 of indecent assault and one of buggery.
While awaiting trial, Fr Fortune moved into the courtroom in full clerical garb, with the aid of crutches.
However, following lengthy legal argument by the priest's counsel, Jeremy Maher, BL raised concerns about his health and his ability to plead.
The middle-aged cleric was remanded in custody by Judge Joseph Matthews to the Central Mental Hospital in Dundrum, but because of a strike at the hospital he was brought instead to Mountjoy Prison where he was detained until Monday.
He was a close friend of Bishop Comiskey prior to the sexual abuse investigations, and while he did not drink acted as barman at the Bishop's parties.
The Bishop is believed to have referred to Fr Fortune when he said he had been threatened with legal action if he took action against clergy accused of abuse.
However, Fr Fortune, who gave courses in media presentation, was snubbed by the Catholic Church at weekend Masses in the Diocese.
Recently Fr Fortune appeared to be afraid he would be attacked and had metal grills fitted to the doors and windows of his terraced house in New Ross.
He is alleged to have begun molesting boys in his care as far back as 1981, and was the third priest from the Ferns Diocese to face charges.
Fortune was the second clergyman in Wexford to face trial on sex abuse charges in the last two years.

Flynn affair dividing Fianna Fáil as TD refuses to halt criticism

by Conor Ganly
SIGNS of a divide in Fianna Fáil over the Padraig Flynn affair emerged yesterday when party TD for Cork Noel O'Flynn said he will not be gagged on his demand that EU Commissioner make a public statement on the alleged £50,000 made by Tom Gilmartin to the former Mayo TD.
A colleague of Deputy O'Flynn's indicated there was some division in the party over support for the Cork TD's actions. Many TDs support the view that Padraig Flynn should still make a public statement, said the TD who wished to remain unnamed. The source also said there was a lot of unhappiness in the party at the Taoiseach Bertie Ahern's meeting with the EU commissioner in the past fortnight.
Deputy O'Flynn said yesterday that TDs should be allowed to speak on the issue.
"Politicians are democratically elected and should not be muzzled for expressing the views of the general public."
He added his views on the EU Commissioner had not changed from those expressed in a recent RTE´ interview.
Deputy O'Flynn, on RTE´'s Six-One, called on the EU commissioner to make a statement on the £50,000 payment he is alleged to have received from building contractor Gilmartin, even though the Taoiseach had already accepted a written explanation.
O'Flynn has already given several other interviews where he called for a statement from Commissioner Flynn.
Sean Fleming, FF deputy for Laois Offaly, and the Cork Deputy told the party they would continue to comment on the affair at the last FF Parliamentary meeting.
Clare TD and Chairman of the Ethics committee Tony Killeen was one of only two FF TDs to speak in favour of a Fine Gael motion for Padraig Flynn to make a statement. Supporters of former Taoiseach Albert Reynolds are also believed to be looking for the EU commissioner to come clean.
Deputy O'Flynn is believed to have been confronted about his views last week in the Dail voting lobbies by FF Junior Agricultural Minster Noel Davern.
The Cork TD would not comment yesterday on the incident and Mr Davern could not be contacted.
However, Noel O'Flynn did not believe yesterday a split was on the cards and said he remains a loyal supporter of Taoiseach Bertie Ahern.
Another Cork FF TD said the matter should now be left to the Flood Tribunal and accused Noel O'Flynn of looking for publicity. "Any person looking for publicity will find it", said Michael Ahern, TD for Cork East.
Mr Flynn has said he will explain the entire matter to the Flood Tribunal.

Award-winning Belfast peace worker in court after damaging Ennis home of former girlfriend

by Pat Flynn
AN international award-winning community peace worker from Belfast, who travelled over 200 miles to see his former girlfriend, found himself before a special sitting of Ennis District Court yesterday, accused of smashing several windows at her home and causing damage to a car outside the house.
The 49-year-old man, named in court as Martin Dunphy, 14 Salasbury Avenue, Belfast, was arrested in the early hours of yesterday after gardaí were called to a house at New Road in Ennis. Gardaí had earlier received a report of a disturbance at the house and on arrival, discovered several front windows broken as well as damage to the rear light clusters on a car.
In evidence, Garda Brendan Condon of Ennis said, at the house, he inspected the damage and "was issued with a photograph of the man." The Garda told Judge Joseph Mangan that a short time later, at 1.15 a.m., he arrested the suspect at Abbey Street, under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, and brought him to Ennis Garda Station. Mr Dunphy made no reply when charged.
At the special sitting of Ennis District Court yesterday, Mr Dunphy, who was not legally represented, was advised by Judge Mangan of his right to have a solicitor present. Mr Dunphy elected to continue and to leave it to "the goodwill of the Garda and the Judge."
Garda Conlon told the court that Dunphy arrived at the house of his former girlfriend and smashed four windows with a sweeping brush before smashing the rear light clusters on a car. Garda Condon acknowledged that the accused was drunk at the time of his arrest but was "co-operative and did not resist."
Supt Seán Corcoran, prosecuting, told the court that the man was willing to pay compensation immediately.
Mr Dunphy said: "I want to apologise to this court and the people of Ennis." He told the judge he had been "on medication to help wean me off nicotine." "I was advised not to take beer with the medication but was offered a beer by a man. I got drunk very quickly."
Mr Dunphy also told the court that this was the "first and only time that I have been in trouble with the police."
Judge Joseph Mangan decided not to impose a custodial sentence given what he described as "mitigating circumstances" and released the defendant.

Sexuality still a taboo subject

by Conor Ganly
MANY young people in Ireland go through severe struggles relating to their sexuality because being open about one's sexuality is still a taboo subject, a conference in Cork was told at the weekend.
Fr Michael O'Regan, Chaplin at UCC, told the conference organised by the Samaritans that sexual problems among young people in this country are leading to psychological problems culminating in isolation from the community.
Young people in Irish society are not being allowed to express themselves fully and there are many hidden struggles in the lives of young people here over confusion about their individual sexuality, the priest told over 300 members of the Samaritans.
"To look for advice for sexual problems is a too often as a sign of weakness", said Fr O'Regan.
This is the result of a reluctance of society to listen, he said.
"Young people feel an isolation which can often be re-inforced by family, community which can as a result lead to further isolation", said the Chaplin.
Only through a more compassionate society which is prepared to slow down and listen to people would problems with sexuality begin to disappear.
Fr O'Regan was one of four speakers at the Cork Samaritans annual seminar. The theme of this years conference was how society is dealing with different aspects of sexuality.
The conference was opened by Minister for Education, Micheal Martin. He told the conference that the Irish Education system had for too long focused on academic goals and other areas had lost out, including sex education. Minister Martin said the new curriculum for relationships and sexuality at both primary and post-primary level would try to make up for this in future.
This new aspect of education was essential because of the suicide among young people is sometimes caused by problems in understanding sexuality.
The conference was addressed by John Maley about Gay and Lesbian counselling on help-lines in the UK.
Over 14,000 people called a part-time helpline operated by the Gay switchboard in Dublin each year.
Mr Maley works for the equivalent in London. He told the conference that Irish society shows a better acceptance of gays and lesbians than in the UK.
Senator Mary Henry spoke about the impact of advertising on people lives.
Over 400,000 people called the Samaritans Help-line here when the last survey was carried out in 1997.

Clinton will try to break
deadlock on IRA weapons

by Dan McGinn
US PRESIDENT Bill Clinton is expected to play a major role in advancing the peace process as Taoiseach Bertie Ahern and other political leaders gather in Washington to celebrate St Patrick's Day.
The top-level meetings in the US capital will be part of efforts on both sides of the Atlantic to encourage the parties to break the deadlock over decommissioning.
Meanwhile, Northern Ireland Office Political Development Minister Paul Murphy will hold more round-table talks in Belfast tomorrow in a bid to prevent the controversy over IRA arms from thwarting the formation of a new ruling executive.
However, the gulf between republicans and the Ulster Unionists remains wide.
On the first stop of his visit to the US, First Minister David Trimble insisted on Saturday that the IRA must hand over its weapons before Sinn Féin takes its ministerial posts.
In his keynote address to an equality conference in New York, the Ulster Unionist leader urged Sinn Féin and others to deliver on the commitments they made in the Belfast Agreement to the total disarmament of all paramilitary organisations.
However, Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams was adamant on his arrival in Tampa, Florida, yesterday, that there was nothing in the Agreement which required the IRA to disarm before his party could share power with the Ulster Unionists, DUP and SDLP.
''The deal that was struck almost a year ago must be honoured. That means the two governments taking the next steps essential to the creation of the executive and all-Ireland institutions.
''The unionists, who are in clear breach of the Agreement, must not be allowed to obstruct progress.''
The West Belfast MP said republicans remained committed to defusing the weapons crisis. With the North facing a make-or-break move to form the executive around Easter, Mr Adams and Mr Trimble are expected to discuss the deadlock over paramilitary weapons with Mr Clinton.
And while neither camp is ruling out the possibility of another meeting between their leaders in the US, both have been playing down the chance of a breakthrough on the arms issue.
Mr Clinton will meet Mr Adams on Wednesday after forcing the Sinn Féin leader to cut short his plans to attend a St Patrick's Day parade in Savannah, Georgia.
The President has also pencilled in a meeting with the chairman of the international decommissioning body, General John de Chastelain.
Unionist and republican sources believe Gen de Chastelain's role will be crucial to any settlement of the decommissioning issue.
Both camps expect on their return from the US to participate in an intensive round of negotiations involving all parties at Stormont in the run-up to Easter.
Senior Ulster Unionist Assemblyman Michael McGimpsey said: ''Washington is something of a side-show at the moment''.
''Belfast is where it's really happening. I doubt if there will be any dramatic developments in Washington.
''If there is any movement, it will be in Belfast but, basically, it's up to the Provisional IRA.
"They know what they have to do under the Agreement to move the process forward.''
The latest Northern Ireland politician to fly to the US, yesterday, was Alliance leader Sean Neeson, who left Belfast for Washington.
Mr Neeson joined Mr Trimble, Deputy First Minister Séamus Mallon, John Hume of the SDLP, Mr Adams and a contingent of politicians, including members of the loyalist PUP, the Women's Coalition and anti-Agreement unionists.

Nursing shortage is
set to last five years

by Conor Ganly
NURSING shortages will not be met for at least five years, and this will not happen unless issues over pay and conditions are resolved soon, a director of a private nursing agency said yesterday.
For this to happen the Minister for Health Brian Cowen should show appreciation of the work done by nurses and meet their pay demands, said Brendan Kilduff, director of ACE nursing agency.
He was talking after a recruitment fair for trainee nurses in Cork over the weekend.
The fair was organised with the backing of the Nursing Board because of a fall off in the numbers training as nurses.
It is the first time that the Board have publicly sought trainee nurses.
"The shortage will not be solved overnight, and it will probably take at least five years before the need will be met," said Mr Kilduff, who said he was confident the shortage would be met by then.
The comments come ahead of negotiations expected to start this week for pay increases being sought by almost 27,000 nurses around the country.
So far negotiations have centred on conditions, but pay is seen as the crucial issue.
A rapid and successful outcome to these negotiations is central to the future, said Mr Kilduff.
"It's very important that these problems are sorted out soon. Nursing is at a crucial point in its development here, and the result of these negotiations will determine the future of nursing in the next century.
"Pay issues are not crucial, as there are also issues over structures and job roles.
"But nursing is now a profession and this must be accepted by the Minister for Health.
"The Minister has to see what effort is being made by nurses.
"It has to be accepted that we have to pay for a professional service and nursing is now far more of a profession than in the past," he said.
Issues of pay are also crucial to the recruitment of trainees nurses.
"Those who came to this weekend's fair were all aware of the present issues."
The outcome of the negotiations will have an affect on those currently considering a career in nursing, and was all the more important because the profession had lost out to the Celtic Tiger over the past couple of years.
Last year was the first time that all nurse training places had not been filled, he said.
This reduction in numbers was the reason the Nursing Board had supported Mr Kilduff's company in organising recruitment fairs.
Mr Kilduff claimed that the weekend fair in Cork had been a success and reiterated that there were many opportunities to enter nursing at present.

Lee Clegg's colleague reveals cover-up

by Joe Oliver
A BRITISH soldier involved in the controversial shooting which led to the death of two west Belfast teenagers went public yesterday to claim there had been a high level cover-up and also brand his former colleague, Paratrooper Lee Clegg, a liar.
Private Chris Aindow expressed disbelief at how the Army and leading British politicians supported Clegg's so-called fight for justice.
Aindow was the soldier involved in the infamous events surrounding the 1990 shootings of Karen Reilly and Martin Peake. He allowed colleagues to injure his leg, so that the soldiers could claim they were hit with the teenager's stolen Vauxhall Astra.
The former soldier, jailed for four years for the malicious wounding of Martin Peake, said that he had tried several times to tell officers and politicians of the attempted cover-up.
"Lee says he fired at the car after he saw it hit me and that he saw me knocked off balance," said Aindow. "That is rubbish and he knows it. He was there when I was struck and he knows the car didn't hit me.
"He is a living lie and the Army and politicians are supporting him. I don't understand how the Army can know the truth and still back him."
Last week Mr Justice Kerr told a Belfast Crown Court retrial that Clegg, now 30, had lied about the cover-up and that he must have known that Aindow had been hit by another soldier.
But the judge said he could not be certain that Clegg witnessed or participated in the assault.
Aindow, now 31, said howerver that not only was Clegg there when he was hit but he looked at him for support as he argued against faking an injury and the paratrooper said nothing.
"As far as I am concerned he was as much involved in the cover-up as I am," he said. "I looked into his eyes for some expression of support while I was saying that we didn't need to lie and he said nothing.
"I got down on the ground and extended my left leg in front of me and I was kicked and hit with a baton-round gun."
Clegg has been freed on continuing bail in military custody and will be sentenced in June for the attempted wounding of Martin Peake, who was also shot dead with the paratrooper and his patrol opened fire.
Following the revelations by Aindow, Karen Reilly's father Sean said: "We were always convinced that politics was involved and that this guy (Clegg) murdered our daughter. All we wanted from day one was a little bit of justice.
"But we'll never get it and Clegg will probably never serve another day in jail. It will take us a long time to get over this, we are very bitter and angry."

Labour Court to get stronger powers

by John O'Mahony
THE Labour Court is to get power to make binding recommendations in strikes and disputes.
The power to enable the court to settle industrial relations rows and force employers to comply with rulings has been welcomed by Ireland's largest union SIPTU.
Under the legislation, which will be introduced next month, the Labour Court will be empowered to make binding recommendations in strikes and disputes, with employers facing the mandatory resolution of shop-floor rows.
The proposed amendments to the 1946 labour legislation also successfully address the thorny issue of union recognition. It follows a high level meeting between members of IBEC, the ICTU, the IDA and representatives from the departments of the Taoiseach, Enterprise and Employment and Finance.
The breakthrough has been welcomed by SIPTU president Jimmy Somers, who said that the new powers would force employers to implement the rulings of the court.
"This is a very significant development and is welcomed by SIPTU. The problem up to now it that some employers have been ignoring the findings of the Labour Court and in some instances have refused point blankly to even go to the court.
"They will now be compelled to do so and this is a very important breakthrough for employees who look to the Labour Court to resolve their problems."
While the proposed changes do not favour union recognition completely, the president is confident that it will be endorsed by the trade union movement.
SIPTU has been calling on the Government to increase the powers of the Labour Court in recent months, following the highly publicised baggage handlers' strike at Dublin airport, which is now in its second year.
The Ryanair strike, which centres on poor pay and working conditions, led to the closure of the Airport and resulted in the cancellation of dozens of flights.
But despite being criticised in a government report into the dispute, Ryanair has refused to recognise the mechanism of the Labour Court and has repeatedly stalled the process.
The inquiry found that Ryanair management contributed to the development of the crisis by refusing to co-operate with the Labour Court and refused to recognise the role of the union.
"The new legislation would allow the Labour Court to intervene in the dispute at Ryanair. At the time the Taoiseach and the Tánaiste were on their knees trying to solve the issue, but Ryanair refused to recognise the role of the Labour Court. Now they will be compelled to do so," said the SIPTU president.

IRA spy freed 56 days
into six-year jail sentence

by Joe Oliver
AN IRA spy who used his cover as a law graduate to target senior members of the legal profession for assassination has been released from prison, just 56 days after being jailed.
Thirty-six-year-old John Tumelty was freed from the Maze Prison last Thursday, exactly eight weeks after he was sentenced to six years on a catalogue of terrorist charges.
It meant he spent just four days as a sentenced inmate on the IRA wings at the prison for each of the 14 spying offences he was convicted of by a court.
As news of his freedom was revealed yesterday, UK Unionist leader Bob McCartney MP, himself a QC, claimed the case made a "mockery of the judicial system''.
The Prison Service refused to comment on Tumelty's release, but a senior prison source said: "Tumelty was set free from the Maze prison on Thursday because of time served on remand and because his offences were committed prior to the Good Friday agreement.''
Tumelty had been on remand since he was exposed as an IRA spy in November, 1996, during a massive police probe into a double Provo bomb blast which rocked Army's HQ at Thiepval barracks in Lisburn, Co. Antrim, killing a soldier and injuring scores of colleagues and civilians.
In a series of planned raids, detectives searched his rented home at Strathearn Court in Holywood, Co. Down — paid for by his IRA bosses — and his elderly mum's home in west Belfast at the same time.
During the raid on his mum's Gransha Green house, officers found hand-written notes by Tumelty hidden under a chair which detailed his spying operations, his targets, and his training at the hands of IRA chiefs.
Said one senior detective: "The place was like an Aladdin's Cave. We were amazed at what we found. He had been specifically told not to keep notes. In fact, he had actually written down on one page: 'Must destroy all notes'.
"But from what we found, it showed he was better at recording the advice he was given rather than following it.''
Tumelty was educated at St Mary's Christian Brothers' Grammar school in Belfast and left in 1979 with eight O-Levels.
In 1989, he enrolled at University College Dublin and left four years later with a law degree, but never finished his training to become a solicitor.
But he used his legal background to befriend solicitors and barristers in Belfast to gain information on several judges, staff working for the Director of Public Prosecution's office, and details about loyalists who were waiting to stand trial.
He even posed as an election worker for the Natural Law party — the political group famous for its 'yoga flying'— during the elections to the Forum in 1996.
He canvassed homes in north Down seeking support for the party — but in fact, he was actually taking down details of security measures around the houses of senior judges and DPP officials.
Police believe he was recruited sometime in 1994 by convicted terrorist Bobby Storey, the then IRA's head of Northern Command because he was a 'lilywhite' — a person not known by the security forces to have any terrorist links.
Tumelty was part of a six-strong cell — three men and three women — under the guidance of Storey and were charged with gathering high-grade intelligence on senior police officers, judges, VIPs, civil servants and politicians.
The spy network was in place before the IRA called its first ceasefire of August 31, 1994, and operated mainly in the 'Gold Coast' area of north Down.
Mr McCartney, the MP for North Down, said he was "appalled'' that Tumelty had been released after just 56 days into his six-year sentence.
"John Tumelty's involvement in gathering intelligence about targets during the IRA's first ceasefire shows the naiveté of anyone who says they are genuinely interested in peace.
"You don't work for peace by preparing for war.
"I have no doubt that there are many more 'sleepers' like him in place throughout Northern Ireland, quietly targeting other eventual victims to be killed when the IRA decides it needs to go back to violence,'' he added.

Gogarty faces hard probing over claims he threatened employees

by Seán McCárthaigh
THE Flood Tribunal's key witness, James Gogarty is expected to face tough questioning including claims that he once intimidated and threatened difficult employees when the inquiry resumes today.
Colm Allen SC, counsel for property developers, Michael and Tom Bailey of Bovale Developments, will begin cross-examination of Mr Gogarty this morning.
Mr Allen has already signalled that he will challenge the veracity of Mr Gogarty's evidence on a number of key points.
He warned the former director of Joseph Murphy Structural Engineering that he was in for a big ambush during the Tribunal last month.
Mr Allen may question Mr Gogarty on his role in sending threatening letters to a number of construction workers. It follows claims by a former JMSE employee, Michael O'Sullivan, that Mr Gogarty said he would have troublesome workers shot.
Mr O'Sullivan has furnished the Tribunal with a detailed statement after meeting the inquiry's legal team in the company of his own solicitors last month.
He claims that he was involved in a campaign of intimidation against four JMSE employees who were involved in an industrial dispute while working on the ESB power plant in Moneypoint, Co Clare in 1981.
One of the workers received an anonymous letter containing bullets, while all four men also had mass cards sent to their homes.
The matter was also raised briefly during an earlier hearing of the Tribunal, although the inquiry's chairman, Mr Justice Feargus Flood deemed it inadmissible at that stage.
Mr Allen may seek to introduce the issue again in an attempt to undermine Mr Gogarty's credibility. Mr O'Sullivan also told the Tribunal he was visited by lawyers representing JMSE and former minister, Ray Burke in recent months.
The Tribunal has already heard from Mr Gogarty in direct evidence that Michael Bailey played a central role in introducing JMSE executives to Mr Burke and former Dublin Co Council official, George Redmond.
Both men have admitted receiving large sums of money from the construction company owned by Joseph Murphy senior, although the actual amounts are in dispute.
Mr Gogarty has testified both he and Mr Bailey were present at separate meetings in June 1989 at which Mr Burke was given £80,000 and Mr Redmond was given £15,000.
The inquiry's main witness has also claimed that Mr Bailey gave him a cheque for £50,000 in August 1990 in order to forget his differences with his former employers.
Mr Gogarty said Mr Bailey was concerned that his pending litigation against the Murphy group would draw public attention to monies paid to Mr Burke.
However, Mr Bailey is claiming that the payment related to his purchase of a property in Baggot Street in 1989, even though the cheque is dated September 30 1990.
Mr Gogarty may also be questioned by counsel for the Tribunal and JMSE again following a recent statement the inquiry has received from JMSE's solicitor, James McArdle.
Meanwhile, it is understood that Mr Burke and Mr Redmond are still negotiating with the Tribunal's legal team in an effort to obtain guarantees on legal costs and immunity from prosecution.
The Tribunal was adjourned all last week to allow Mr Gogarty to rest and enable the legal teams to assess new documentation which had recently been furnished to the inquiry.

Millennium party draws thousands

by Seán McCárthaigh
OVER 250,000 people packed onto streets around the River Liffey in Dublin at the weekend to witness the largest fireworks display ever seen in Ireland.
The event marked the start of a five-day festival to mark St Patrick's Day as well as the official launch of the Millennium celebrations.
The citizens of the capital showed that like residents of more famous carnival cities such as Rio de Janeiro, Cologne and Venice, they too know how to party.
They were joined by large groups of tourists who have also arrived in Ireland in order to partake of the festivities surrounding the national holiday.
The fireworks display - dubbed the Aer Lingus Skyfest - on Saturday evening attracted unprecedented crowds into the city centre.
Thousands more watched the spectacle from various vantage points around Dublin Bay. The 30-minute show organised by Australian pyrotechnician, Syd Howard, lit up the city skyline in a kaleidoscope of colours.
However, the enormous crowds put the capital city's public transport services under severe pressure despite the provision of additional trains and buses.
Tara Street DART station which was originally scheduled to stay closed up until 9·30pm only, was forced to stay shut for the remainder of the night on grounds of public safety.
Lengthy traffic jams were also reported on all main roads leading out of the city centre.
Meanwhile, the fun and excitement continued yesterday as a large part of the city again became a huge playground for the Dunnes Stores Big Day Out.
Huge crowds gathered around Dame Street and Westmoreland Street to see Ireland's largest-ever street theatre carnival.
Over one hundred street performers including magicians, mime artists, acrobats, stilt walkers, unicyclists, clowns, puppeteers and belly-dancers added to the electric festive atmosphere.
Children and their parents were encouraged to participate in a large number of events and lengthy queues quickly formed for slides, face-painting, rodeo machines and balloon modelling.
One of the main attractions was a synthetic ice-rink on Westmoreland Street where large numbers tested their skating ability.
Others were more interested in an electronic surf board which was surrounded by an inflatable sea.
One of the many highlights was a display by the Flying Falcons who performed a death-defying trapeze act while suspended 35 ft over Dame Street without the use of a safety net.
The St Patrick's Festival continues today with carnival displays in Grafton Street and Temple Bar at 8pm.