Seán Barrett (politician)
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Seán Barrett was an Irish Fine Gael politician who served as Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann from 2011 to 2016, Minister for Defence and Minister for the Marine from 1995 to 1997, and a Minister of St
Barrett (right) with Bogdan Borusewicz in Warsaw (2014)
Mahon Tribunal
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The Tribunal of Inquiry into Certain Planning Matters and Payments, commonly known as the Mahon Tribunal after the name of its last chairman, was a public inquiry in Ireland established by Dáil Éirean
Seán Barrett (politician)
…and did not contest the 2020 general election. A report in The Irish Times in July 2006 said that a representative of Fine Gael had described the Mahon Tribunal "as an outrage and a disgrace" for allowing unfounded allegations to be made against Barrett. Fine Gael, through its solicitor, expressed regret to the…
Evidence produced during the Mahon Tribunal would ultimately force the resignation of Bertie Ahern as Taoiseach of Ireland