Organisation: Standards in Public Office

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<p>Sinn Féin's Northern Ireland leader Michelle O'Neill and Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald. Picture: Paul Faith/AFP via Getty Images</p>

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Daniel McConnell: Fallout from Donohoe saga leaves Sinn Féin exposed

Two weeks on from the Paschal Donohoe poster saga emerging, Sinn Féin has been forced to submit its 2020 general election returns to the Standards in Public Office (Sipo) for a fourth time on foot of an “administrative error”.

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

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

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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

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

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Ryan says politicians should not be 'policing' each other as Donohoe to give second statement on election spend

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Government 'in a bind' over Paschal Donohoe's election expenses

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Government failed to act on 49 recommendations to improve electoral law, Sipo finds

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

Renua will continue to collect €250k despite having no elected representatives

Renua will continue to be able to claim more than €250,000 a year in taxpayers’ funding - despite not having any elected representatives.

Tue, 11 Jun, 2019

Eight lobbyists faced legal threat from ethics watchdog

Eight lobbyists were threatened with court proceedings last year by the ethics watchdog over alleged breaches of regulations, the Irish Examiner can reveal.

Thu, 07 Feb, 2019

Health most lobbied area by politicians and government last year

Health policy was the area that our politicians and government departments were most lobbied about last year.

Thu, 28 Jun, 2018

Ex-FG councillor to face watchdog

A former Fine Gael councillor caught on camera by an undercover reporter seeking £10,000 in cash in return for business favours is set to be brought before an ethics watchdog over the controversy in September.

Sat, 28 Apr, 2018

James Reilly rectifies receipt row after referral

Fine Gael deputy leader James Reilly last night said he has provided fresh documentation on donations to his failed Dáil election campaign after being referred to gardaí by Ireland’s political finances watchdog.

Sun, 15 Jan, 2017

Straight-talking John Deasy takes Enda Kenny to task again

The articulate Waterford Fine Gael TD has long clashed with his boss, and Nama’s Northern Ireland loan portfolio is just the latest flashpoint, writes Daniel McConnell.

Sat, 01 Oct, 2016

Cash-strapped Fine Gael lays off staff

Cash-strapped Fine Gael has laid staff off from its head office. Its state funding was reduced following its disastrous election.

Mon, 25 Jul, 2016

Lucinda Creighton denies paranoia over ‘cheap shot Fine Gael smear campaign’

Renua Leader Lucinda Creighton has denounced what she called a “cheap shot and pathetic attempt to smear” her after an anonymous complaint was made about her to the Standards In Public Office.

Mon, 15 Feb, 2016

Politicians warned to stop using taxpayer-funded envelopes for election leaflets

Politicians have been warned to stop using Oireachtas envelopes paid for by taxpayers to send out general election leaflets after "a number" of TDs and Senators were caught misusing the service.

Fri, 20 Nov, 2015

Council chief mulls action after Sipo ruling

A senior county council official has threatened to take court action against the State’s ethics watchdog after it found he failed to tell his own local authority it was helping a charity to buy a €259,000 property he owned.

Wed, 04 Nov, 2015

Funding ceiling must be lowered as election spending gets out of hand

I HAVE a friend who went to a posh Munster boarding school back in the 1970s. When the lights went out every night in the dorm the competition would always begin with the words: "My father has two Zetors."

Thu, 22 May, 2014

Council ignored low-cost alternative before it went to court

Dublin City Council ignored a low-cost alternative before it went to the High Court and incurred hefty legal bills attempting to overturn the findings of an investigation by a political ethics body.

Thu, 15 May, 2014

Politicians risk prosecution over donation files

New figures from the State’s ethics watchdog reveal that €17,000 in political donations were declared by TDs, senators and MEPs for the whole of last year.

Sat, 01 Mar, 2014

Independents get €713,885 in untaxed allowances

Independent TDs and senators received €713,885 in unvouched and untaxed allowances on top of their salaries last year.

Thu, 31 May, 2012

Healy-Rae to pay €2,600 for phonecalls

INDEPENDENT TD Michael Healy-Rae has bowed to pressure to pay €2,600 for thousands of phonecalls made within Dáil Eireann that helped him win a television show.

Thu, 30 Jun, 2011

FG expels councillor over double expenses’ claim

FINE GAEL has moved to expel one of its councillors who claimed expenses on the double for two different conferences that took place on the same weekend.

Fri, 06 May, 2011

FG cllr to learn fate over ethics breach

A FINE Gael councillor who claimed expenses on the double will find out in the coming days if he is to be expelled from the party.

Mon, 25 Apr, 2011

€8.8m election funding from unknown sources

IRISH political parties must keep proper books and accounts and have them independently audited, an independent report on corruption and transparency of party funding has said.

Tue, 26 Jan, 2010

Politicians chastised for misuse of €2.7m postal privileges

OIREACHTAS politicians have been chastised for passing on their €2.7 million worth of postage privileges to local election candidates.

Fri, 03 Apr, 2009

Ganley launches Libertas as European political movement

LIBERTAS founder Declan Ganley is to launch his European political movement in Brussels tomorrow.

Wed, 10 Dec, 2008

Figures show TDs accepted more than €700k in political donations last year

MORE than €700,000 in political donations was accepted by TDs last year, it was revealed yesterday.

Wed, 23 Apr, 2008

Opposition misleads public on Bertie’s taxes

THE opposition parties are intent on misleading the public when they state that the Taoiseach is not tax compliant.

Sat, 26 Jan, 2008

State urged to press ahead with anti-corruption measures

Ireland must continue adopting anti-corruption measures to increase public confidence in state bodies, it was claimed today.

Mon, 03 Jul, 2006

Sargent to Taoiseach: Fire Frank Fahey

GREEN Party leader Trevor Sargent yesterday launched a withering Dáil attack on junior minister Frank Fahey over his private business dealings, calling on the Galway West TD to be sacked.

Thu, 29 Jun, 2006

Cullen faces fresh questions over Malaysia trip

Transport Minister Martin Cullen is facing questions over a trip he took with three advisors to a Malaysian island in February 2003.

Sat, 05 Feb, 2005

Report on Cullen's contract deals leaked to media, claim Labour

An eagerly-awaited report into how Minister for Transport Martin Cullen awarded lucrative PR contracts was leaked to the media before presented to the Dáil, it was claimed today.

Wed, 26 Jan, 2005

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