Community service likely for Cosgrave

A former leas-chathaoirleach of Seanad Éireann who failed to declare a donation of IR£2,500 will be given community service to perform by Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, subject to a report regarding his suitability for such work.

Liam Cosgrave pleaded guilty to knowingly furnishing a falsified donation statement in which he failed to declare that he had received any donation exceeding IR£500 between May 15 and December 31, 1997.