# SIPO
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hugh mcelvaney
Investigation into councillor who asked for 'loads of money' won't hear from undercover RTÉ reporter
17 Sep 2018
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Funding
Sipo's order that Amnesty should return €137,000 grant is quashed after High Court appeal
31 Jul 2018
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Garda College
Watchdog still in talks with gardaí over members' compliance with ethics laws
28 Jul 2018
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Complaints
Gap in law means watchdog can't probe complaints after a TD has left office
27 Jul 2018
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foreign ads
Watchdog fears foreign ads could influence Irish referendums and elections
26 Jul 2018
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Political Parties
Dáil parties got €7.63m in expenses last year - with Fianna Fáil taking the biggest slice
12 Jul 2018
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Transparency
Five officials sought 'cooling-off period' waivers before taking up lobbying jobs
28 Jun 2018
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Donations
The number of large donations made to politicians fell dramatically last year
11 Apr 2018
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Eighth Amendment
Amnesty boss says watchdog's grant decision could prove 'catastrophic'
4 Feb 2018
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Standards in Public Office
Nearly half of Ireland's political parties failed to submit accounts to watchdog
29 Nov 2017
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excise
Paschal Donohoe begins transfer of Diageo shares into wife’s name ahead of Budget
25 Sep 2017
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Donegal County Council
It has cost over €360,000 to investigate this senator's €2,000 expense claims
22 Jan 2017
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Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil spent thousands of euro targeting voters with Facebook ads
14 Jan 2017
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HEY BIG SPENDERS
Irish political parties spent over €416k on election posters last year
13 Jan 2017
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oversight
'I forgot to give them a receipt': James Reilly referred to gardaí by Sipo over €1k election donation
13 Jan 2017
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Donegal County Council
It has cost almost €300k to investigate this senator's €2k expense claims
13 Jul 2016
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Poll Position
Fine Gael spent €200,000 of their state funding on polling last year
1 Jul 2016
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the real thing
When it comes to lobbying public officials, being called Bono may be a help
29 Jun 2016
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the road to donegal
A missed opportunity for Guinness and oysters that got lost in translation
10 May 2016
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Donegal County Council
Fianna Fáil senator says he filed expense claims "as honestly as he could"
9 May 2016
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Voices
Elected officials need to know there are consequences to corruption
Nuala Haughey
9 Dec 2015
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revelations
Councillor resigns from Fianna Fáil following 'shocking' RTÉ Investigates programme
7 Dec 2015
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rté investigates
Senator distances herself from 'a huge story of corruption and fraud'
7 Dec 2015
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By-election
Renua spent nearly €30k trying (and failing) to get this man elected
27 Aug 2015
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spare a fiver
A LOT more money is donated to the Socialists than Sinn Féin or Fianna Fáil
18 Jun 2015
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Show Me The Money
Two TDs reported to gardaí after failing to disclose political donations on time
24 Mar 2015
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Garda Investigation
An 'administrative error' was the reason why a Fine Gael branch in Mayo didn't file its accounts
8 Aug 2014
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