Company that didn’t exist supported Niall Collins’s home planning application
A letter from a property company that didn’t exist was submitted in support of a planning application for one of Niall Collins’s homes.
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Fianna Fáil minister of state Niall Collins lied about homeownership on planning application
Fianna Fáil minister of state Niall Collins lied to conceal his homeownership in a successful planning application.
Ex-minister Damien English forced to surrender Florida rental property after mortgage default
Ex-Fine Gael junior minister Damien English was forced to surrender a Florida investment property after he defaulted on his mortgage repayments.
Council chief gave son’s employer permission for large housing development
Meath County Council’s chief executive signed off on a housing development for her son’s employer.
Illegally converted apartment among Sinn Féin finance director, ard comhairle member's 10 rental properties
Sinn Féin’s director of finance, who serves on the party’s ard comhairle, illegally converted an office into a "wholly substandard" apartment – in which his tenant is still living.
Fianna Fáil minister denies ownership of undeclared development site – despite planning consultant claim
Fianna Fáil junior minister Niall Collins has denied both his ownership of a Limerick development site and his knowledge of a planning consultant – hired by his wife – who sent a letter claiming the Limerick County TD owns the site.
Another one: Varadkar ally, Fine Gael councillor asked council to ‘hold off’ on fourth unpublished declaration
Fine Gael councillor Ted Leddy, close friend and constituency ally of Leo Varadkar, asked Fingal County Council not to to publish one of his attempts at a declaration of interests. The council complied with his request.
SIPO ignored own procedures to shut down complaint against Micheál Martin
The Standards in Public Office Commission (SIPO) ignored its own procedures to decide against pursuing a complaint against Micheál Martin. SIPO shut down the complaint against Martin before it investigated the claims.
Donohoe donor Michael Stone pursued by vulture fund over mortgage default on vacant investment property
The businessman at the centre of the Paschal Donohoe donation controversy was pursued in the High Court by a vulture fund over a mortgage default on a now-vacant investment property.
The Bord Pleanála internal report the state doesn’t want you to see – suggests at planning corruption
First off: you can download the report here An Bord Pleanála's Examination of Certain Matters This is the internal An Bord Pleanála report the state doesn't want you see ABPExamination_of_Certain_Matters.pdf 94 MB download-circle An Bord Pleanála (ABP) and housing minister Darragh
Fine Gael TD was found guilty by legal tribunal of misleading client suing over nursing home charges
A Fine Gael TD and health spokesperson was found “guilty of misconduct in his practice as a solicitor” for misleading a client suing the state over the ongoing nursing home fees scandal.
Paschal Donohoe’s taxpayer-funded driver moonlighted for Fine Gael HQ – minister won't comment
Paschal Donohoe’s taxpayer-funded former ministerial driver was moonlighting as an IT project manager at Fine Gael party headquarters.