Politics

Niall Collins says ‘no law was broken’ in sale of Limerick property to his wife

Minister of State says it would have been better ‘in hindsight’ if he had stepped out of a meeting on the sale of a property in County Limerick in 2007

Collins broke his silence on allegations relating to his property dealings back in 2008, which have been the subject of reports on The Ditch website in recent days. Picture: RollingNews.ie

Niall Collins, the Fianna Fáil Minister of State, has said that it would have been better “in hindsight” if he had stepped out of a meeting on the sale of council property which was later bought by his wife.

Collins was a member of Limerick County Council when the potential sale of a property on the main street in Patrickswell in Limerick was discussed by the council’s Bruff local electoral area committee in 2007. He ...