Organisation: SIPO

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<p>Mr O'Flynn confirmed he would appear before Sipo, but said he would 'not be silenced on behalf of his constituents' because of the hearing. Picture: Jim Coughlan</p>

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Cork councillor Ken O'Flynn to face ethics hearing over 2021 radio interview

Complaint about Mr O'Flynn referred to the Standards in Public Office Commission after comments he made on RedFM's Neil Prendeville Show when discussing the Spring Lane halting site

<p>Paul Murphy arriving at at the Four Courts in Dublin on Tuesday morning. His counsel told the court that Sipo cannot decide if a 'potato is too hot to handle' before handling it. Picture: Collins Courts</p>

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Sipo cannot decide if complaint against Taoiseach 'is too hot to handle', court told

<p>Taoiseach Leo Varadkar. File Picture.</p>

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Leo Varadkar 'not subject of an investigation by Sipo' over political donations

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Budget to favour public services with €4bn extra for core spending

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Sipo to take no action against Donohoe over election returns

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Senator denies trying to silence journalism by referring The Ditch donation to Sipo

McDonald: 'All of Sinn Féin's money is accounted for'

Though admitting to 'inaccuracies' and 'sloppiness' in Sipo reports, Sinn Féin's president insists her party's books are clean

Wed, 15 Mar, 2023

Paschal Donohoe reflects on 'really demanding' period of political career

The ‘Mr Nice Guy’ of Irish politics was embroiled in controversy early this year around his election expenses. He talks about this and more with Political Editor Daniel McConnell

Mon, 06 Mar, 2023

Irish Examiner view: A political party digging holes

Sinn Féin’s declarations

Tue, 21 Feb, 2023

Integrity checks should be carried out on prospective ministers, says Council of Europe

Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption says declarations of interests should also be subject to systematic checks

Thu, 16 Feb, 2023

Election expenses errors down to 'sloppiness', Sinn Féin claims

The party’s housing spokesman Eoin Ó Broin said that Paschal Donohoe’s failure to declare expenses was substantially more serious

Fri, 27 Jan, 2023

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Daniel McConnell: Fallout from Donohoe saga leaves Sinn Féin exposed

Two weeks on from the emerging, to submit its 2020 general election returns to the Standards in Public Office (Sipo) for a fourth time on foot of an “administrative error”.

Fri, 27 Jan, 2023

Alison O'Connor: A storm in a poster teacup? Maybe — but it still leaves a bad taste

We've seen and heard far worse in politics but there are wider issues at play

Fri, 27 Jan, 2023

Sinn Féin admits it failed to declare six separate election events in 2016 returns

Fine Gael Senator Regina Doherty said Sinn Féin must explain how the expenses for the events were left off the party’s returns

Wed, 25 Jan, 2023

Doherty: Sinn Féin should explain how 2016 election events were not in Sipo returns

Sinn Féin declared no spending on media engagement during the 2016 election, despite registering €20,000 in such spending in 2020

Wed, 25 Jan, 2023

Daniel McConnell: They huffed and puffed but failed to blow Paschal down

“I don’t know if you are interested in my answer or my head,” Paschal Donohoe barbed across the Dáil toward Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty in the sharpest clash of the day.

Tue, 24 Jan, 2023

Elaine Loughlin: Retrofit plan will go up in smoke if we can’t find people to do the work

Elaine Loughlin: Sinn Féin needs Paschal to survive too — nobody wants a snap election

Party badly calculated the numbers back in 2020 and cannot afford to make the same mistake again

Tue, 24 Jan, 2023

FILE PHOTO Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Paschal Donohoe says he regrets the non-declaration of expenses related to

Undeclared: The questions facing Paschal Donohoe today

Public Expenditure Minister Paschal Donohoe will address the Dáil for a second time on his election expenses today, but there remains some distance for the Dublin Central TD to go to put the issue to bed.

Tue, 24 Jan, 2023

FILE PHOTO Embattled Minister Paschal Donohoe is facing questions over the payments for his 2016 postering campaign from busines

Martin expresses confidence in Donohoe as Sipo row rumbles on

"He's spoken to me over the weekend, and I'm satisfied with what he has said to me,” said Tánaiste Micheál Martin.

Mon, 23 Jan, 2023

Paul Hosford: More questions as Donohoe donor's business not registered with Sipo

Minister Paschal Donohoe will address media and the Dáil tomorrow over the Sipo revelations, writes Political Correspondent Paul Hosford

Mon, 23 Jan, 2023

S Daniel McConnell: Donohoe’s credibility is being eroded by a minor controversy

Every day this saga remains alive, Donohoe’s position becomes more and more precarious

Sun, 22 Jan, 2023

Donohoe accused of disrespecting the Dáil as he fails to quell declaration controversy

Ged Nash says value of postering was nearer €5k than €1,100 while Pearse Doherty says minister's story 'stretches credibility'

Thu, 19 Jan, 2023

Elaine Loughlin: Taoiseach’s micromanaging could be a boost for Coalition ministers

Leo Varadkar's 'land grab' of key issues has ruffled feathers but some — notably including a Fianna Fáil minister — say his involvement could help them get crucial reforms over the line

Tue, 17 Jan, 2023

Paul Hosford: Why did Donohoe and English wait for issues to become public before coming clean?

For all the protestation that the approach of both men shows a commitment to transparency, it certainly doesn't feel like it

Mon, 16 Jan, 2023

Donohoe called on to offer detailed explanation on failure to properly disclose election expenses

Public Expenditure Minister has also recused himself from all matters relating to Sipo and ethics legislation while he is under investigation

Mon, 16 Jan, 2023

Sinn Féin call for additional powers for SIPO as Paschal Donohoe subject of complaint

The Public Expenditure Minister confirmed he "will engage with SIPO" over the complaint, which relates to the 2016 General Election

Sun, 15 Jan, 2023

Taoiseach to get legal advice but backs Damien English to keep TD role

TD resigned from junior ministry after it emerged he failed to disclose key information when applying for planning permission

Fri, 13 Jan, 2023

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Irish Examiner view: IMO issue continues to haunt Varadkar

Sipo decided not to conduct a preliminary inquiry into whether Mr Varadkar leaked details of a Government contract, but he is still fielding questions about it three years on

Wed, 14 Dec, 2022

Sipo says it will not investigate Varadkar over GP contract debacle

The Tánaiste said this was 'always' the outcome he expected

Wed, 09 Nov, 2022

Sinn Féin says gap in declared contributions down to differing requirements on each side of border

"The Electoral Commission and Sipo require spending to be identified under different account headings," Sinn Féin stated.

Wed, 12 Oct, 2022

Political parties including Renua found to be non-compliant with accounting rules

Under the Electoral Act 1997, all registered political parties are required to submit audited statements of accounts by June 30 following the end of the calendar year to which the accounts relate

Tue, 11 Oct, 2022

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Sipo can't say whether public reps should declare sale of property without investigating

Issue arose over former junior minister Robert Troy's failure to declare sale of two properties he owned to two separate local authorities

Thu, 01 Sep, 2022

Irish Examiner view: Another minister departs with a sorry tale to tell

Robert Troy's resignation comes against the background of an utterly broken housing market stacked against the have-nots

Wed, 24 Aug, 2022

Robert Troy 'embarrassed' that he 'misinterpreted' the rules

The Longford-Westmeath TD said that he currently either fully owns or part-owns 11 properties, nine of which are rented out.

Wed, 24 Aug, 2022

Cathal Crowe forced by Sipo to hand back €800 of political donation

Ethics watchdog asked Fianna Fáil Clare TD to return most of a €1,000 donation as it exceeded the maximum allowed

Mon, 22 Aug, 2022

Call to end privileges enjoyed by TDs and senators who become lobbyists

Last year, five former special advisors in Government roles applied for a waiving of a "cooling-off" period of one year after they left office.

Wed, 27 Jul, 2022

EU warns Ireland to make legal costs cheaper, and reform how judges are appointed

The European Commission also took issue with the slow progress of Ireland's national anti-corruption structure and strategy.

Thu, 14 Jul, 2022

TD labels Sinn Féin's acceptance of UK donor's €2m donation 'unethical'

Ged Nash proposed an amendment which would stop all-island parties "taking advantage" of British electoral rules

Wed, 01 Jun, 2022

Fianna Fáil ran €1m deficit, new records show

Fine Gael and Sinn Féin both ran a surplus, according to the new records released by SIPO for the year 2020

Mon, 14 Mar, 2022

SIPO concern at lobbying report

Sipo feels draft report blamed it for lack of guidance on legislation

Sun, 12 Apr, 2020

Sinn Féin gets less from TDs’ wages than required

Party stipulates that Oireachtas members donate €2,500 of salary.

Tue, 18 Feb, 2020

Kerry-based hotel group accused of 'commercial ambush' on Cork event centre

The Kerry-based hotel group behind the last-minute legal challenge to the €50m state-funding package for Cork's event centre has been accused of lodging a “nasty, vexatious, commercial ambush” on the stalled project.

Tue, 04 Feb, 2020

Govt to seek 'alternative way' to probe Dara Murphy controversy after bodies claim it's not their responsibility

Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe is to look at an "alternative way" to investigate the controversy around Dara Murphy's Dáil expenses.

Wed, 11 Dec, 2019

Dara Murphy's expenses will not be investigated, after resignation

Dara Murphy had come under fire after it was revealed that he has claimed his full Dáil salary and expenses over the past two years, despite being largely absent from Leinster House.

Wed, 04 Dec, 2019

Councillor facing significant legal bill following failed High Court bid to halt ethics inquiry

A county councillor faces a significant legal bill arising out of his failed High Court bid to halt an ethics inquiry into comments he made while being secretly filmed by RTE's Primetime Programme.

Tue, 10 Sep, 2019

High Court dismisses action taken by councillor secretly filmed by RTÉ in ethics investigation

A county councillor has lost his High Court bid aimed at preventing an ethics inquiry being conducted over comments he made while being secretly filmed by RTE's Primetime Programme.

Wed, 04 Sep, 2019

August 28, 2019: A look back at what happened on this day in years gone by

We take a trip down memory lane and check out what happened on this day in years gone by by looking back at some Irish Examiner front pages and highlighting other events which went down in history across the world.

Thu, 29 Aug, 2019

Micheál Martin receives €30,000 salary bonus

Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin received a €30,000 pay bump though an allowance claimed by the party last year, bringing his salary up to €124,353.

Wed, 07 Aug, 2019

Political parties report donations received totalling €160k

The latest report 'Donations to Political Parties 2018' from the Standards in Public Office Commission (SIPO) details donations from persons exceeding €1,500.

Wed, 31 Jul, 2019

Four defeated Presidential election candidates nursing losses of between €150,000 and €253,000

Only President Higgins and runner-up Peter Casey had expenses reimbursed.

Wed, 24 Jul, 2019