The Indo Daily: From Minister of Justice to Jail Inmate – The Ray Burke scandal 20 years on
It’s 20 years since Ray Burke swapped the corridors of power for Arbour Hill prison. So how did the former justice minister end up on the wrong side of the law? We explore one of the biggest political scandals in the history of the state.
Ray Burke a former Fianna Fail Minister leaving the Mahon Tribunal in Dublin Castle after giving evdience. (Photo by Julien Behal – PA Images/PA Images via Getty Images)
It’s been 20 years since Ray Burke swapped the corridors of power for Arbour Hill prison after his prosecution and sentencing became one of the biggest political scandals in the history of the state.
In the 90s and 00s the Celtic Tiger was picking up speed, Irish people were embracing a more modern European outlook, and a reckoning was taking place in Irish politics.
As the country lurched from tribunal to tribunal, numerous political careers ended up in tatters, with Fianna Fáil’s Burke among them.
The well-renowned bruiser had long enjoyed the swagger and status of public life,…
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