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# SIPO

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Investigation into councillor who asked for 'loads of money' won't hear from undercover RTÉ reporter
17 Sep 2018
38.7k
Sipo's order that Amnesty should return €137,000 grant is quashed after High Court appeal
31 Jul 2018
20.7k
73
Watchdog still in talks with gardaí over members' compliance with ethics laws
28 Jul 2018
9.4k
16
Gap in law means watchdog can't probe complaints after a TD has left office
27 Jul 2018
11.4k
26
Watchdog fears foreign ads could influence Irish referendums and elections
26 Jul 2018
5.6k
32
Dáil parties got €7.63m in expenses last year - with Fianna Fáil taking the biggest slice
12 Jul 2018
15.2k
48
Five officials sought 'cooling-off period' waivers before taking up lobbying jobs
28 Jun 2018
12.2k
15
The number of large donations made to politicians fell dramatically last year
11 Apr 2018
7.4k
30
Amnesty boss says watchdog's grant decision could prove 'catastrophic'
4 Feb 2018
29.3k
93
Nearly half of Ireland's political parties failed to submit accounts to watchdog
29 Nov 2017
10.9k
13
Paschal Donohoe begins transfer of Diageo shares into wife’s name ahead of Budget
25 Sep 2017
83.6k
156
Watchdog sent 90 files to gardaí over possible election offences
21 Jul 2017
8.1k
11
Donohoe defends his share-holdings in drinks company Diageo
14 Jul 2017
25.5k
49
Family Support Agency board member overclaimed €40k in expenses
20 Apr 2017
15.6k
Abortion Rights Campaign gives back €23,000 US donation
1 Apr 2017
15.4k
96
It has cost over €360,000 to investigate this senator's €2,000 expense claims
22 Jan 2017
22.1k
Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil spent thousands of euro targeting voters with Facebook ads
14 Jan 2017
6.5k
36
Poll: Should election posters be scrapped?
13 Jan 2017
23.3k
67
Irish political parties spent over €416k on election posters last year
13 Jan 2017
7.5k
46
'I forgot to give them a receipt': James Reilly referred to gardaí by Sipo over €1k election donation
13 Jan 2017
23.1k
75
It has cost €350,000 to investigate this senator's €2,000 expense claims
22 Oct 2016
41.3k
Nama lodges complaint to Sipo after BBC Spotlight revelations
13 Sep 2016
11.3k
31
It has cost almost €300k to investigate this senator's €2k expense claims
13 Jul 2016
44.2k
Fine Gael spent €200,000 of their state funding on polling last year
1 Jul 2016
6.1k
53
When it comes to lobbying public officials, being called Bono may be a help
29 Jun 2016
14.4k
21
A missed opportunity for Guinness and oysters that got lost in translation
10 May 2016
21.1k
Fianna Fáil senator says he filed expense claims "as honestly as he could"
9 May 2016
24.9k
Here's how Micheál Martin justifies his €30k salary top-up
16 Jan 2016
43.9k
93
Elected officials need to know there are consequences to corruption
Nuala Haughey
9 Dec 2015
228
41
Councillor resigns from Fianna Fáil following 'shocking' RTÉ Investigates programme
7 Dec 2015
56.9k
210
Senator distances herself from 'a huge story of corruption and fraud'
7 Dec 2015
34.7k
92
County manager investigated over house sale accusations
21 Sep 2015
28.4k
Renua spent nearly €30k trying (and failing) to get this man elected
27 Aug 2015
17.7k
50
A LOT more money is donated to the Socialists than Sinn Féin or Fianna Fáil
18 Jun 2015
16.5k
61
Two TDs reported to gardaí after failing to disclose political donations on time
24 Mar 2015
17.0k
42
File sent to DPP over Donegal councillor's expenses
19 Dec 2014
10.0k
Fianna Fáil spends the most on two by-elections - but fails to nab a seat
15 Sep 2014
6.8k
17
Guinness, Facebook, and drink driving: The week in numbers
9 Aug 2014
12.8k
3
An 'administrative error' was the reason why a Fine Gael branch in Mayo didn't file its accounts
8 Aug 2014
11.0k
63
Gardaí can't find person responsible for Fine Gael's accounts in a branch in Enda Kenny's constituency
8 Aug 2014
18.8k
32
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