Mr James Gogarty decided to implicate Mr Frank Reynolds in the events in June 1989 surrounding the payment to Mr Ray Burke because that was part of the case he was so artfully constructing against Mr Joseph Murphy jnr, counsel for the Murphys suggested yesterday.
Mr Gogarty denied this.
Answering Mr Garrett Cooney SC, for JMSE, he said: "Oh, not at all. Sure this will come out in evidence. The truth will come eventually despite your brilliant attempts between spin-doctoring and raising objections. The whole bloody lot will come out."
Mr Cooney put it to him that as the months and years approaching the tribunal passed, he refined and added to his original statements so there were significant differences between what he told the tribunal and what he told people earlier.
Mr Gogarty said he elaborated on them.
Mr Cooney said: "You have elaborated and added and refined these earlier statements all with one objective in mind, and that is to implicate Mr Joseph Murphy jnr into this visit to Mr Ray Burke's house, isn't that right?"
Mr Gogarty said not at all, he was elaborating on the truth. "It wasn't until the 24-hour protection that I felt any relief from your clients' threats and intimidation and I could speak with some degree of freedom."
Mr Cooney put it to him that in the statement on the events in June 1989, Mr Gogarty said he asked for and received a letter from Mr Michael Bailey promising to procure planning permission for the Murphy lands. He received this by hand.
Counsel said this was different from what Mr Gogarty told the tribunal, that Mr Reynolds gave him the letter.
Mr Gogarty said Mr Reynolds received it by hand and had then given it to him (Gogarty).