Opposition donations Fine Gael

Fine Gael TDs received €22,980.87 and its senators received €6,419, the Standards in Public Office Commission said

Fine Gael TDs received €22,980.87 and its senators received €6,419, the Standards in Public Office Commission said. A party MEP, Ms Avril Doyle, received €9,000.

Those who gave money to the party included a number of US-based individuals, including the newspaper publisher, Mr Niall O'Dowd, who gave €2,539 to his brother, Mr Fergus O'Dowd TD.

The party also gave money from its internal sources to TDs and senators.

Labour

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Labour TDs received €42,500 and party senators €10,595, the commission said yesterday. Most of the money was donated by trade unions, mainly SIPTU, and MSF and the Transport Salaried Staff Association.

The party leader, Mr Pat Rabbitte, received €2,000 from SIPTU and €2,000 from Mr Peter Conlon of St Mary's Road, Dublin 4. Others who donated money to the party include the lawyer Mr Patrick Gageby, who gave €2,000 to the former leader, Mr Ruairí Quinn, and the UCD academic, Dr Caroline Hussey, who gave €750 to Mr Quinn.

Sinn Fein

Three Sinn Féin TDs disclosed donations totalling €15,289, according to the commission. The biggest recipient was the Kerry TD, Mr Martin Ferris, who received €6,550.

Those who gave money to Mr Ferris were: Mr Eddie Barrett of Tralee; Mr Jimmy Browne of the White Sands Hotel in Ballyheigue; Mr John Quirke and Mr Tom Quirke of Quirke's Quarry in Killorglin; and Mr Tony Lenihan of Glanmire, Cork.

The Louth TD, Mr Arthur Morgan, received €6,339. He received money from Mr Des Grant, Ms Maeve Healy and Micro Clean Environmental, all in Drogheda and Dundalk. Mr Sean Crowe received €2,400 worth of printed banners from D. Devenney of Belfast.

Green Party

FIVE Green TDs received €7,750 in donations, the commission said. Almost half the money came from the party's own resources. Individuals who donated money included Mr Muiris Fitzgerald of Dalkey, who gave €1,000 to Mr Ciaran Cuffe TD and Mr Fintan McCarthy, who gave €1,500 to Mr Paul Gogarty TD.