Sinn Féin political donations way down

POLITICAL donations to Sinn Féin fell dramatically last year after new rules banned political parties from accepting donations from abroad.

In 2001, the party received €400,000 in political donations, the vast majority of which came from the US.

However, figures released yesterday by the Standards in Public Office Commission show Sinn Féin received just €12,348 last year, all of which was contributed by two of their own deputies, Martin Ferris and Aengus Ó Snodaigh.