Public ethics watchdog rules out inquiry into Leo Varadkar’s leak of confidential document
Standards in Public Office Commission decides not to investigate, reaffirming earlier decision – quashed by High Court – despite internal divisions
Standards in Public Office Commission (Sipo)
‘Leo the leak’ affair still lingers five years on
Sipo has resolved for a second time not to investigate the leaking of a draft State contract with the Irish Medical Organisation when Varadkar was taoiseach
‘Completely unworkable’: Plans for Sipo to enforce lobbyists’ cooling-off periods criticised
Sipo said offences would be better dealt with through the courts, but the Department rejected this approach, saying it could have a ‘chilling effect’
FF TD Robert Troy breached Ethics Act by failing to disclose properties but ‘acted in good faith’, report finds
Standards in Public Office Commission publishes report on investigation into Fianna Fáil TD Robert Troy
Sinn Féin asks Sipo if it declared previous election spending correctly
Party’s online spending has significantly decreased over the course of the general election campaign, new figures show
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Ethics watchdog ‘statute barred’ from investigating Paschal Donohoe’s 2016 expenses
Standards in Public Office Commission was told it could not follow up on undeclared donations from the 2016 election
Sipo reconsidering its stance on Leo Varadkar leak inquiry
Ethics body writes to PBP deputy Paul Murphy telling him it will inform him of the outcome of its reconsideration
Lack of resources ‘challenge’ for corruption investigations
Number of specialist gardaí tasked to corruption inquiries ‘insufficient’, European Commission report says
Sipo silent as deadline passes for challenging High Court ruling on Leo Varadkar leak case
TD who brought judicial review case calls on the Sipo to respond to judgement publicly
DAA boss Jacobs holds shares in three airline groups
Shareholdings in airlines run by Ryanair, AIG and Lufthansa predate appointment to CEO and are included in SIPO returns - DAA says
High Court Sipo decision is a bad outcome for Leo Varadkar - and ethics watchdog
The former taoiseach faces more scrutiny of questionable actions when he first led the Government.
Paul Murphy TD wins High Court challenge to Sipo’s decision refusing to investigate claims of Varadkar leak
Judge quashed ethical watchdog’s decision and directed matter go back to office for further consideration
Robert Troy tells SIPO hearing that his errors in registering interests were ‘in no way intentional’
Former minister for state claimed any directorships and properties he ever had were registered at one point
Politicians, officials in breach of lobbying rules to be fined up to €25,000
New measures to allow for the imposition of sanctions, including a ban on lobbying for two years, to come into effect from this weekend
Sipo investigation into Robert Troy to go ahead next month
Former Minister of State resigned in August 2022 over failing to register all his property interests
Sipo more a ‘lapdog’ than watchdog due to lack of powers given by Government, Dáil told
Social Democrats TD Róisín Shortall says ‘not a hope in hell’ of reform Bill being passed before general election
Complaint about donations to Leo Varadkar does not need criminal investigation, gardaí say
People Before Profit councillor Hazel De Nortúin submitted complaint which has been referred back to Standards in Public Office
Marc MacSharry settles court action against public office watchdog
The Sligo-Leitrim TD claimed the actions of SIPO had deprived him of his right to privacy as guaranteed under the Irish Constitution and the European Convention on Human Rights
Ethics watchdog had ‘no role’ to query State-funded NGO referendum spending
Lack of independent scrutiny raises questions about spending of public money in family and care referendums
CEO pay at commercial State bodies including RTÉ likely to rise after review
New Senior Posts Remuneration Committee is to be established to look at pay in high-level public sector posts - but not ministers
Sipo says complaint about Varadkar not part of its remit
Paul Murphy’s lawyers said reasoning for rejecting his complaint ‘legally inadequate’
Robert Troy confirms Sipo has opened formal investigation into property declarations
Former minister omitted to declare all properties in annual returns
Varadkar one of only four politicians to declare donations over €600
People Before Profit TD Paul Murphy discloses total of €3,000 in donations from three individuals
Paddy Cosgrave complaint against Tánaiste is rejected by Dáil oversight committee
Parliamentary body rejects claim by Web Summit founder that Micheál Martin abused Dáil privilege by speaking about funding of The Ditch website
Chief executive of Wexford County Council ‘barred’ from offices of local radio station
Tom Enright, subject of critical Sipo report in 2022, denies making off-air verbal attack on presenter Alan Corcoran
Ryan Tubridy set for first public appearance next month at event for women farmers
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Sipo pledges to investigate concerns about National Party gold
Gardaí now believe only a fraction of the gold is owned by the National Party with the rest owned by senior party members
Justin Barrett denies being ousted as National Party leader
Right wing party says James Reynolds has taken over following reports of €400,000 gold reserves going missing
Give Me a Crash Course in ... the National Party’s gold bar collection
The founder of the party claimed a ‘considerable quantity in gold’ was removed from its vault, sparking a Garda inquiry and questions over who the donors were
The mystery of the far-right National Party’s €400,000 gold: where could it have come from?
The fringe far-right Irish political party claimed ‘a considerable quantity of gold’ had been stolen from the party’s safe in Dublin
Michael McDowell: How did Justin Barrett’s tiny National Party amass €400,000 in gold?
If the bullion in the party vault is derived from donations, the question arises as to who the donors were
Failure of National Party to submit financial information will not result in sanction - SIPO
Gardaí on Monday recovered gold with estimated value of €400,000 after claims it was taken from National Party vault
Paul Murphy TD granted permission to pursue judicial review of Sipo complaint rejection
Judge ruled case met low threshold of containing legal grounds that are ‘arguable’
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