Four defeated Presidential election candidates nursing losses of between €150,000 and €253,000

Only President Higgins and runner-up Peter Casey had expenses reimbursed.

Four defeated Presidential election candidates nursing losses of between €150,000 and €253,000
Wed, 24 Jul, 2019 - 16:39
Daniel McConnell

Four of the defeated Presidential election candidates are nursing losses of between €150,000 and €253,000 which they will not be reimbursed for, it has been revealed.

Sinn Féin's Liadh Ní Riada, Senator Joan Freeman, former Dragon's Den stars Gavan Duffy and Sean Gallagher have all paid significantly for their ill-fated attempts to unseat President Michael D Higgins last year.

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