The Government is not "running away" from the Maria Bailey swing case report by refusing to publish its findings, Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan has claimed. Mr Flanagan denied the allegations and said Taoiseach Leo Varadkar is not "hiding behind" previously unknown deals to keep the report secret amid mounting calls for its findings to be made public. Mr Varadkar is likely to make a statement this week on the conclusions of the independent report into Ms Bailey's 2015 swing case against the Dean Hotel in Dublin. However, speaking to RTE Radio's Today With Sean O'Rourke programme, Mr Flanagan denied the Government is trying to hide from the issue. There's a process here," Mr Flanagan said.

Source: Irish Examiner July 08, 2019 17:46 UTC