29/02/2016 BBC Newsline

The prominent businessman Frank Cushnahan, who's been

at the centre of the billion pound Nama property deal

controversy, has claimed he was due to be paid a fixer fee in relation

The statement is made on a covert recording obtained by the BBC's

Spotlight programme, broadcast earlier tonight.

Mr Cushnahan, who had been an adviser to Nama,

has previously denied that he was due to receive money.

Here's our Economics and Business Editor John Campbell.

former banker, corporate fixer and Nama advisor.

After the financial crisis, it took effective control

property loan portfolio in Northern Ireland with more

It set up an advisory committee to deal with Northern Ireland issues.

Frank Cushnahan was appointed to that committed by the BUP.

And the former First Minister praised his role when he appeared

before Stormont Committee which was examining the deal.

I think the general view of Frank Cushnahan

used very considerably as an expert in these areas.

I was almost going to use the word guru in backing

But unknown to Nama, they had been talking to a US

investment fund who were interested in buying the entire

Prior to leaving his post, Frank Cushnahan continued

He was due to be paid ?5 million if the bid succeeded,

but it collapsed when a Nama learned of his role.

Another company then bought the loaned portfolio for more

Frank Cushnahan was also due to benefit from that deal.

But in discussing the deal, is says he was due a fee.

in this clip he refers to a solicitor moving money to an account

for his benefit. He did that because he

was unable to settle. This revelation raises

major issues for Nama. Should it have stopped the process

entirely when it learned of Frank Cushnahan's role

in the proposed sale? And tonight's Spotlight also

revealed a property developer has made a complaint of the US financial

regulator. He is alleging bribery and corruption and much of what he

has to say content and much of what he has to say, turn is the Nama

Northern Ireland portfolio. A man shot in Dublin to Knight has died in

hospital. He was described as a well-known dissident Republican and

were shot while sitting in his car while sitting in a residential area

of Finglas. The shooting took place in broad daylight in this housing

estate in Finglas in north Dublin. The victim, a man in his 20s, was

sitting in a car here on this road. He was a well-known to gardai as a

member of the dissident Republican family. A close relative was shot

dead in 2012. One witness described hearing six or seven showers and it

is believed the victim was hit in the head, throat and chest. --

showers. The Volkswagen was seen speeding away from the area. Any

witnesses in the maquis Road area should come forward and contact the

gardai in confidence. Anybody who saw a silver -grey golf in the

Finglas area at the time of the shooting, roughly 2pm today until

about 4pm this evening. Gardai not linking to their's shooting with the

ongoing gangland feud in the city. This evening it has been confirmed

in the victim has died in hospital. -- that the victim has died in

hospital. The police have charged two men

with the murder of Stephen Carson The 28-year-old was shot in front

of his family in a house at Walmer Street off the Ormeau Road

last Thursday night. The two men are due

in court tomorrow. Detectives are continuing

to question a third man The London Mayor Boris Johnson

was in Northern Ireland today to announce a ?62 million

order with Wrightbus, securing hundreds

of jobs. was here just 48 hours

after the Prime Minister's visit. David Cameron said thousands

of local workers would face an uncertain future

if there was an EU exit. Boris Johnson arrived in good

spirits and with good news. This is him at a Wrightbus

factory in Antrim where he announced that London

is to order a further 195 Outside the UK, the firm's top

markets are beyond Europe and the Brexit-

supporting Mayor says Look at the achievement

of the workforce in this United Kingdom factory that has been

able to get a huge share Not just in London,

but in Singapore and Hong Kong, I think we need

to lift our eyes to see the growth markets around the

planet and I'm afraid that the sad thing is

that they are not in Europe Many Northern Ireland

exporters worry that Brexit poses a risk to the economy

and in the Prime Minister, Antrim at the weekend,

they have an ally. We have privileged access

to a market of 500 million people in the free trade

single market, and that gives us jobs, investment,

the chance to build And we can put that

at risk if we leave. But today was about positive

views for manufacturing, The Routemaster bus is only

about a fifth of what Wrightbus does, but it has become a calling

card and not just for the company, As Boris Johnson said,

this is a global brand, we have seen it in movies

and across the world and in some of the trade missions I was on,

we had the bus with us and it has become an icon of

British manufacturing. It is a massive endorsement

for a really good product. It takes us from 800

buses to 1,000 buses, which is the size of

order we originally contemplated when we got it back

in 2009, and it is brilliant to see Boris Johnson also visited

other parts suppliers This place in Lisbon

makes PVC products. There was also a firm

that produces glass. All in all, last year,

Transport for London did ?93 million worth of business with

Northern Irish companies. Just a handful of Dail seats

have still to be filled With the counting nearly completed

the state of the parties With an inconclusive result, there

are the talk of the possibility of a grand coalition between the two

biggest parties, which is unprecedented.

Day three of the Republic selection count. The people have spoken, but

it is not quite clear what they have said. The only two parties that

would have a working majority as a coalition of Fianna Fail and Fine

Gael. Both centrist, with origins in the Civil War of the early 1920s.

There is growing opposition with a Fianna Fail to any arrangement with

police. Some may see this as a reconcilable similarities. The

former Taoiseach is not ruling out an election next year as he sees no

prospect of the two parties working together. A grand coalition I do not

see. It may be different in a month, but I don't see it now. If Fianna

Fail was the big winner in the election, rising almost Lazarus like

from the near dead, then Fine Gael and Labour were the losers. Among

those not returned was the Fine Gael leader and Minister for Children's

Affairs. We have shown that we have a strong backbone in terms of

surviving sessions and more people want to see now is a recovery that

does it every door and gets into every family home. The Dail and meet

on march that tend to choose a speaker for the first time by a

secret ballots. If Bertie Ahern is correct, it'll be at least another

month before an new Government is formed and a Taoiseach elected.

A Catholic priest caught on video appearing to snort cocaine has taken

Father Stephen Crossan is reported to have taken the drug in his house

The video was obtained by a Sunday newspaper.

Chris Buckler has been following the story,

It was obtained by the Son On Sunday and they say it was formed last

July. It seems Father Stephen Crossan had been out and invited

people back to his parochial home where this video was taken. We can

show you some of it, it is clear they were drinking and talking to

people and at one stage, he is offered by one of the people there a

line of powder. We will not showing without specifically, but he is also

handed in this footage ?10 notes and he goes over and snorts that drug.

It is also claimed by the paper that the group he was with found Nat C

memorabilia in his house. They said they found flags, hats and an eagle

with a swastika on his mantelpiece. In the defence, for the Crossan has

told the press that he is not a nazi and clicks historical artefacts all

over the world. He said it only happened on one occasion I was on

sick leave at the time and suffering from depression and has taken a

leave of absence from the church. We have also had a basement from Bishop

of Durham Moor and he said Father Crossan asked for the leave of

absence and has had counselling and considering his future. The bishop

also said he is concerned for for the Crossan's welfare. -- for the

Crossan's welfare. It is so sad because they have so

little and they are small communities. It is good to be

destroyed. Even the shelters they built. Even they will be gone.

And you can see that story from Tara Mills on tomorrow

evening's BBC Newsline at half-past six here on BBC One.

The weather outlook now, with Cecilia Daly.

Tomorrow the 1st of March. Newman, new season. New month new season at

full stop spring can still have a wintry night. It will be called,

unsettled. Rayner 's stormy winds. Sleet and snow. Just rain tonight.

My old. Heavy rain. Strong winds. By morning, temperatures in double

figures. Mild and Dumbo will get colder.

There will be a keen breeze. Rayner will settle. Whatever I give up.

Cold, and on Wednesday, sleet and snow mixed in with showers. Overall

this week, it is unsettled and it will get colder climes and there

will be Strong winds. Our next BBC Newsline is at 6:25.am

tomorrow morning during Breakfast You can also keep updated

with News Online.