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Sat 08 Aug 2009Supreme Court quashes order to journalists on sources
THE SUPREME Court has upheld an appeal by two Irish Timesjournalists against an order requiring them to answer questions at the Mahon tribunal about the source of an article revealing payments to former taoiseach Bertie Ahern.
An article written by Mr Keena in The Irish Timesin September 2006 revealed the tribunal was investigating payments to Mr Ahern in 1993 when he was minister for finance. The article, which the tribunal said was based on a confidential document, said businessman David McKenna was among three or four persons contacted by the inquiry about payments totalling between €50,000 and €100,000. The article sparked controversy over the finances of Mr Ahern, who resigned in May 2008.
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