Thomas 'Slab' Murphy jailed for 18 months for tax evasion
Republican handed sentence at the Special Criminal Court
Prominent republican Thomas 'Slab' Murphy has been jailed for 18 months by the Special Criminal Court for tax evasion.
The 66-year-old with an address at Ballybinaby, Hackballscross, Co Louth, was found guilty late last year on nine charges of failing to file income tax returns between 1996 and 2004. He had denied the charges and was on bail up until today.
The prosecution was on foot of an investigation by the Criminal Assets ...
