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26/04/2012
Ex-Fine Gael Politician Fails In Attempt To Stop Trial
Former Fine Gael politician Liam Cosgrave has failed in his attempt to have his trial for corruption charges stopped.
Mr Cosgrave is charged with corruptly receiving payments in relation to land rezoning at Carrickmines in Dublin, while a county councillor in the 1990s.
After the High Court had refused to stop his trial, Cosgrave had taken his appeal to the Supreme Court. But this morning they upheld the High Court's decision by a majority of three to two.
Mr Cosgrave pleaded guilty in October 2005 to a single count of knowingly making a false or misleading declaration contrary to the Electoral Act.
He was sentenced to 75 hours of community service.
His lawyers argued he should not have faced corruption charges five and a half years later as the corruption charges were based on the same statements made by Frank Dunlop in 2003 and 2004 when Mr Cosgrave was prosecuted on the lesser charge.
The Chief Justice, Ms Justice Susan Denham, said an application to stop a trial would only be granted in exceptional circumstances.
She said it was not an abuse of process to prosecute Mr Cosgrave on the current charges.
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Mr Cosgrave is charged with corruptly receiving payments in relation to land rezoning at Carrickmines in Dublin, while a county councillor in the 1990s.
After the High Court had refused to stop his trial, Cosgrave had taken his appeal to the Supreme Court. But this morning they upheld the High Court's decision by a majority of three to two.
Mr Cosgrave pleaded guilty in October 2005 to a single count of knowingly making a false or misleading declaration contrary to the Electoral Act.
He was sentenced to 75 hours of community service.
His lawyers argued he should not have faced corruption charges five and a half years later as the corruption charges were based on the same statements made by Frank Dunlop in 2003 and 2004 when Mr Cosgrave was prosecuted on the lesser charge.
The Chief Justice, Ms Justice Susan Denham, said an application to stop a trial would only be granted in exceptional circumstances.
She said it was not an abuse of process to prosecute Mr Cosgrave on the current charges.
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