Judgment on questionnaire is reserved

The High Court yesterday reserved judgment on an application by the Director of Public Prosecutions to quash a Circuit Court …

The High Court yesterday reserved judgment on an application by the Director of Public Prosecutions to quash a Circuit Court order requiring that potential jurors in the upcoming trial of former Taoiseach Charles Haughey be sent a questionnaire.

The questionnaire would ask if they had any association with Mr Haughey, Dunnes Stores or the Moriarty or McCracken tribunals. Mr Haughey is accused of obstructing the McCracken tribunal.

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