Mitchell biggest spender in presidential election

Gay Mitchell, widely regarded as the biggest loser of the presidential election battle has now been revealed as its biggest spender.

The Fine Gael candidate flopped to just 6.5% of the vote despite forking-out €527,152, figures from the Standards in Public Office Commission show.

Expenditure disclosed by the seven election candidates amounted to €2,318,577, while total donations disclosed totalled €304,570.