FF in hot water over unsolicited emails

FIANNA FÁIL will have until today to respond to communications from the Data Protection Commissioner (DPC), which is investigating complaints that the party sent unsolicited emails to a number of people.

Four people complained to the watchdog after they received personalised emails in the name of newly elected party leader Micheál Martin outlining his plans for the election.

The complainants said they neither consented to their details being used to contact them in this way, nor did they know how Fianna Fáil got their email addresses.