Taxpayer foots the bill for action against State watchdog

Dublin City Council challenged one of the State’s watchdogs in court but the only real outcome is that the taxpayer foots both bills, writes Investigative Correspondent Conor Ryan.

DUBLIN City Council was so concerned that one of its high profile councillors was found to have inadvertently broken the law it went to the High Court in an unsuccessful bid to restore his good name.

The council was taking on the Standards in Public Office Commission watchdog (Sipo). So either way taxpayers were footing the entire bill.