TD labels Sinn Féin's acceptance of UK donor's €2m donation 'unethical'

At the time, the Standards in Public Office (Sipo) conceded to Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald's argument that "there are effectively two Sinn Féins". File picture

Sinn Féin accepting a €2m donation from a UK donor was "unethical", an Oireachtas Committee has heard.

The Oireachtas Committee on Local Government was debating the government's electoral reform bill on Wednesday when Labour TD Ged Nash proposed an amendment which would stop all-island parties "taking advantage" of British electoral rules, which have no limit on the number of donations that can be received by a party.