Ray Burke
Ray Burke is a former Irish politician who served as a member of the Fianna Fáil party and held various ministerial positions in the Irish government. He became embroiled in controversy related to planning corruption, notably for receiving corrupt payments from property developers, including Mick Bailey. His actions contributed to significant inquiries and highlighted issues of corruption within the planning system in Ireland.
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Recent news mentions
Ray Burke commented on the GAA's ban on foreign games.
Ray Burke on the GAA’s ‘ban on foreign games’ – The Irish Times
Ireland· 2026-02-15
Ray Burke is a former chief news editor for RTÉ who comments on the changing importance of television news.
‘It feels like an increasingly neutered organisation’ – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-02-14
The legacy of the likes of Charlie Haughey, Bertie Ahern and Ray Burke was to permanently damage the public’s trust in politicians.
Ireland is going backwards. Here’s how to get it moving – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-10-25
Ray Burke is mentioned in relation to a landmark pub in Oranmore, Galway.
Ray Burke on a landmark pub in Oranmore, Galway that played host to many well-known artistes – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-06-17
Ray Burke was a politician whose dealings were highlighted by Joe MacAnthony and believed to have ended his career in journalism.
Investigative journalist who broke the Irish Hospitals Sweepstakes story – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-04-18
Ray Burke laments the disappearing history of the Vietnam tribunal in his writing.
William Alister Macdonald; A Visit from the Banshee; Waste Wars; The Carrion Crow; Vietdamned; Assembling – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-04-05
Mick Bailey was found in 2002 to have made a corrupt payment to former Fianna Fáil minister Ray Burke.
Mick Bailey returns to board of property group Bovale having previously been disqualified as a company director – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-02-22
