Damien English will not face Sipo probe into planning application omission

Former junior minister Damien English will not face a standards watchdog investigation over the incorrect planning application that led to his resignation (PA)

Former junior minister Damien English will not face a standards watchdog investigation over the incorrect planning application that led to his resignation.

The TD for Meath West quit as a minister in January after apologising for failing to declare his ownership of a house in Castlemartin to Meath County Council when making a planning application in 2008.