A former Fianna Fáil councillor has described as an outrageous lie Tom Gilmartin's claim that he looked for a £100,000 bribe.
Finbarr Hanrahan claimed Mr Gilmartin might have made up the allegation in a fit of pique after he refused to support the Quarryvale development.
Mr Hanrahan told the Mahon Tribunal that the developer became a source of annoyance in his phone-calls to get support for the scheme.
He said he finally agreed to meet Mr Gilmartin after he told his wife he was well connected in Fianna Fáil and a refusal would go down badly.
The former councillor agreed the meeting took place in Buswell's Hotel but disputed that it was on 28 December 1988. During their meeting he said he told Mr Gilmartin the Quarryvale scheme was far-fetched and he would not support it. He claimed Mr Gilmartin turned threatening and abusive and they parted on bad terms.
Patricia Dillon SC, said Cork developer Owen O'Callaghan confirmed Mr Gilmartin told him about a demand for £100,000 immediately after their meeting.
Mr Hanrahan admitted he had not made any reference to Mr Gilmartin getting angry with him in his earlier statements to the tribunal.
Earlier, a Dublin garage owner said there is no truth in the allegation that Liam Lawlor did him a planning favour.
Gerard Brady of Brady Motors, Castleknock, also denied that Mr Lawlor tried to leave him £20,000 short on the sale of a luxury Mercedes in 1989.
