Tag: Sinn Féin

  • In which Denis gets himself sued

    In which Denis gets himself sued

    This article first appeared in Village magazine, December 2016 edition Perhaps the strangest event on the Irish media landscape last month was prompted by Sinn Féin MEP Lynn Boylan’s publication of a report into media ownership in Ireland, commissioned by the European United Left/Nordic Green Left (GUE/NGL) grouping in the European Parliament. The report itself…

  • Sinn Féin loophole could lead to Irish PAC funds

    Sinn Féin loophole could lead to Irish PAC funds

    An edited version of this article first appeared in Village magazine. A loophole in a poorly drafted law allows a coach and four to be driven through the regulation of party political donations. Gerard Cunningham reports. With calls to review their policy on TDs and senators only taking the average industrial wage in Dublin because…