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Dublin-based, Tipp native, journalist with #RTEInvestigates. Interested in law & data journalism. corrigac@rte.ie. Personal account.
Jul 13, 2021 8 tweets 2 min read
THREAD: I spent months reviewing expense records from every local authority in the country, cross-checking them with records from other public bodies that pay councillors expenses. Here's what I found: #rteinvestigates rte.ie/news/investiga… Firstly, hundreds of councillors across the country contravened a provision in the Local Government Act by not declaring the expenses they received from external bodies they were members of