Sligo councillor ‘in limbo’ as High Court legal proceedings follows SIPO ethics hearings
A Sligo councillor who’s the subject of an ethics investigation says a decision cannot be made in his case until High Court proceedings involving two other councillors are finalised. Sligo Councillor Joe Queenan, Donegal Councillor John O Donnell and Monaghan Councillor Hugh McElvaney were the subject of separate ethics investigations…
Ethics body to hold public hearings in probe of three councillors
The Standards in Public Office Commission is to hold public hearings later this year as part of its investigation into three councillors from Sligo, Donegal and Monaghan. It arises from interviews with the councillors broadcast in an RTE Prime Time programme almost two and a half years ago. The Standards…
SIPO continues to consider case involving Sligo, Donegal councillors
The Standards in Public Office Commission has confirmed it is continuing to consider the cases of two county councillors from the North West who allegedly breached ethics guidelines by seeming to lobbying or offering to lobby for private gain. It followed their appearance last year on an RTE programme on…
Watchdog rules Donegal senator breached ethic laws
The public ethics watchdog says a Fianna Fail Senator knowingly breached ethics laws – by claiming travel expenses from two different bodies for the same trips. The breaches were committed by Brían Ó Domhnaill after he claimed expenses from both Donegal County Council and Údarás na Gaeltachta for three trips…