€120,000 dinner is not a party fundraiser, says FF

FIANNA FÁIL has said it does not regard the annual Cáirde Fáil dinner hosted by the Taoiseach as a fundraiser for the party.

This week, the Irish Examiner reported how the event, which takes place on December 1 at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin, could potentially earn Fianna Fáil over €120,000.

The party is expecting between 1,400 and 1,600 to attend this year’s event, the vast majority of whom will each pay €80 for a ticket — suggesting total income of between €112,000 and €128,000. But a Fianna Fáil spokesman said that much of this money would be used to cover the cost of the dinner.