It was Kevin Rabbitte’s 48th birthday. January 8, 2020, was not the ideal time to be preparing a witness statement but Rabbitte felt compelled to sit down and do so. Rabbitte hails from a small town called Clonberne, about 42 kilometres from Ballinasloe in North East Galway. For years he had worked in the building industry making roads, installing sewers and laying foundations along with an old friend.  On May 9, 2014, Rabbitte decided to go out on his own by setting up a company called Westman Plant and Civils Ltd. The wife of his friend came on board as…