
Burke name chiselled off plaque in Corkagh Park
The name of a disgraced former TD, who faced investigation for corruption and served time for tax evasion, has been chiselled off a commemorative plaque in a south Dublin park.
Former Fianna Fáil TD Ray Burke was a minister under both Charles Haughey and Bertie Ahern, and was investigated by the Planning Tribunal over bribery allegations from his time as a councillor in what was then known as Dublin County Council.
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