He will take his seat in the Dáil as an independent deputy next week, but will not be receiving a €37,037 allowance for independent TDs

Political parties cannot accept corporate donations in excess of €2,000 in the Republic of Ireland - but those rules do not apply in the North

It followed a complaint made to SIPO by People Before Profit TD Paul Murphy regarding Mr Troy’s failure to declare property interests on his register of members' interest forms. He was forced to resign from his junior ministry in August 2022.

The applicant instructed her solicitor that she could not recollect if she was in the Costcutter shop on the date in question and asked him to request disclosure of CCTV footage and statements from any witnesses.

The national executive of the Social Democrats met tonight to discuss holding a full review into the circumstances surrounding the suspension of newly elected TD Eoin Hayes.

Social Democrats TD Gary Gannon stated in a podcast that while for some jobs you need 'CVs', journalists need 'front pages' to get special adviser jobs.

The Social Democrat's leadership, including Cian O’Callaghan, Gary Gannon and Jennifer Whitmore, met Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin and Fine Gael leader Simon Harris in separate meetings in Government Buildings on Wednesday.

As Pauline O’Reilly confirmed to the Irish Mirror she would not re-enter the Seanad, party leader Roderic O’Gorman paid tribute to her, Pippa Hackett, Roisin Garvey and Vincent P Martin.

SIPO confirmed that it decided not to publish a report into allegations regarding Mr Troy until after the general, despite the fact the report was completed on October 21 2024.

Angel Hill was given an extended sentence