An investigation has found that Monaghan County Councillor Hugh McElvaney breached ethics laws.

A former government advisor was found to be in breach of lobbying laws after they began working without consent with a company which had lobbied their former department.

The ethics watchdog has said it is powerless to investigate whether a TD on the Oireachtas’ Sports Committee broke any rules when he obtained World Cup final tickets through the FAI.

Two councillors who were featured in an undercover investigation by RTÉ have been found to have contravened ethics laws during the secretly filmed meetings with a fictitious company.

A solicitor has said he found a court application by a Senator's legal team to be "galling" after he again failed to provide the court with a detailed statement of his means.

A Judge has told a Donegal Senator that he must provide a more detailed statement of his means after he appeared in court on foot of an instalment order application.

The State’s ethics watchdog has again called for tighter laws around political spending, and has warned that there are currently no limits imposed on how much online advertising a third party can buy during a referendum.

President’s security and car to be exempted from campaign costs

A loophole in the law means former TDs and Senators cannot be investigated for breaches of ethics law while they were in Leinster House.

Eight political parties shared state funding totalling almost €6 million in 2017, new figures released to day have revealed.

The US foundation which awarded funding to Amnesty Ireland for its campaign against Ireland’s abortion laws has taken issue with the State ethics watchdog’s claims that it had said the money was for “political purposes”.

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.

Reform Alliance’s Lucinda Creighton has backed calls from the political standards watchdog requesting Envisronment Minister Phil Hogan to publish the legal advice he has received about his standoff with the Standards in Public Office Commission (Sipo).

The parents of Tiny Dancer Lily-Mae Morrison have told of their “renewed belief” that they will get to enjoy many more Christmas celebrations with their brave daughter in years to come.

A crucial element of leadership is good example. Both parties in the current Coalition promised not only higher standards, but also transparency and openness.