 On 2 April, Ahern announced his intention to resign from the position of Taoiseach, effective 6 May 2008.Findings of corruption were made against 11 councillors, due to court proceedings only 6 were named Fianna Fáil's Pat Dunne (Deceased), Finbarr Hanrahan, Cyril Gallagher and G. V. Wright, Fine Gael's Tom Hand, Labour's John O'Halloran.George Redmond and Ray Burke have served prison sentences for tax evasion.