PAUL GALLAGHER - Village Magazine

12 February 2015

The following shows an exchange of correspondence between Paul Gallagher SC, Attorney-

General in the FF/Green government (2007-2011), and

Village

about our publishing the

Ansbacher dossier including some of what it says about him, in our Dec-Jan issue. Almost

identical letters were received from Cathal MacCarthy, one-time solicitor to Irish Permanent

(owners of Guinness & Mahon), who instructed Paul Gallagher.

Village

replied to them in terms

similar to those of the letters displayed below.

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