The human rights group’s refusal to comply with a SIPO directive is cause for concern

Chief executive says SIPO decision is flawed and principle on which it is based could be unlawful

Standards in Public Office commission deems €137,000 donation in breach of law

Taoiseach responds as Brendan Howlin writes to Sipo about the new entity

Brian Ó Domhnaill disputes commission’s findings in letter to Fianna Fáil members

Brian Ó Domhnaill found to have intentionally breached the legislation a decade ago

Spending returns for parties published by Standards in Public Office Commission

Professional lobbying, political weakness and personal contacts combined to create conditions for unsustainable growth

Diarmaid Ó Cadhla failed to file necessary returns with Sipo following 2011 vote

It’s not just Obama and Sanders. Irish politicians, too, are using crowdfunding to raise campaign funds

Standards in Public Office Commission says 39 complaints were made last year

Wexford’s Mick Wallace spent 70 cent, while Galway West’s Noel Grealish spent €6.29

Fine Gael raised most money in 2014 with all funds coming from TDs and MEPs

Email tells potential backers Carlow-Kilkenny byelection ‘crucial’ to embryonic party

Groups required to register under Regulation of Lobbying Act from September 1st

Sinn Féin disclosed €21,000 in donations in 2013; Fianna Fail declared zero

Party employs substantially more staff than its rivals in Leinster House

Sipo responding to queries about use of pre-paid material by TDs and Senators

Family and Life accused of targeting ‘vulnerable, elderly people’

Minister for Transport insists vacancies on standards body will be filled in new year

Brian Ó Domhnaill previously investigated for alleged duplication of expenses claims

People Before Profit Alliance, Socialist Workers Party and Workers Party referred