FF failed to disclose thousands in donations

FIANNA FÁIL has failed to disclose to the ethics watchdog tens of thousands of euro in corporate donations.

An Irish Examiner investigation has revealed the party took donations either side of the 2007 general election which were above the declaration threshold and should have been notified to the Standards in Public Office Commission (SIPO) – but were not.

Two of them – from Dublin building firm Durkan New Homes – exceeded the legal limit that a party can accept from a single company in one year.