 From 1997 to 2000, he presented the Network 2 show "Later on 2" with Fergus Finlay former the chef de cabinet of the Labour Party.RTÉ dropped both presenters in favour of Olivia O'Leary, after Tom Gilmartin alleged that Dunlop had made payments to politicians at The Mahon Tribunal.The Irish Government established a "Tribunal of Inquiry into Certain Planning Matters and Payments", The Mahon Tribunal, formerly known as The Flood Tribunal, on 4 November 1997.