€7,700 Rolex watch given to ceann comhairle in 2018 is still in storage

Seán Ó Fearghaíl received the gift from the president of UAE's parliament but handed it over to the Department of the Taoiseach with a request it be auctioned for the Trócaire charity

Then ceann comhairle Seán Ó Fearghaíl complied with SIPO rules in 2018 by handing the watch over and requesting it be sold for charity.  File picture: Moya Nolan

A €7,700 Rolex watch gifted to the then ceann comhairle in 2018 is still sitting in storage in the Department of the Taoiseach.

Then ceann comhairle Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked that the designer watch should be sold and the proceeds donated to charity after he received the item on a visit to the United Arab Emirates in late 2018.