Daniel McConnell: ‘Absentee TD’ avoids inquiry and can expect another €500,000 in payments

After the Irish Examiner revealed his intention to resign his Dáil seat to take up a plum €150,000 job in Europe, Dara Murphy did the needful.

Daniel McConnell: ‘Absentee TD’ avoids inquiry and can expect another €500,000 in payments
Wed, 04 Dec, 2019 - 21:12
Daniel McConnell

It only took a week.

After the Irish Examiner revealed his intention to resign his Dáil seat to take up a plum €150,000 job in Europe, Dara Murphy did the needful.

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