VIDEO: Documentary shows councillors lobbying on behalf of dummy company, set up by RTÉ, in return for cash

Several elected councillors agreed to lobby on behalf of a dummy company set up by RTÉ in return for cash or the promise of cash.

In a hard-hitting documentary to be aired tonight, one councillor sought £10,000 in return for lobbying on behalf of the dummy company, which claimed to be seeking help to develop windfarms.

The investigation, which has been 10 months in development, explores the issue of ethics in politics by revealing the failure of politicians at local and national level to properly declare their business and property interests.