Election candidate who failed to file donations jailed

An unsuccessful general election candidate was jailed for five days yesterday for refusing to pay a €300 fine arising out of his conviction for failing to file a list of donations with the Standards in Public Office Commission (Sipo).

People’s Convention activist, Diarmaid Ó Cadhla, was arrested by appointment at his home in Blackrock, on the southside of Cork City, around 11am by gardaí who executed a warrant for his arrest.

He was transferred to Cork Prison where he insisted the admissions process be conducted in Irish, and using Irish-language forms.