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funding

  • 13-02-2011 12:29am
    #1
    barrow12
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3 ✭


    Has anyone any idea of who is funding the independant candidates in the upcoming election,


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  • #2
    PomBear
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,885 ✭✭✭PomBear


    they mostly fund themselves from savings, personal loans and donations


  • #3
    barrow12
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3 ✭barrow12


    hi, but is that not what has gone wrong allready with shady donations etc.if some business man say were to give 10,000 euro then would he not own that ind,I think it is crazy


  • #4
    PomBear
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,885 ✭✭✭PomBear


    barrow12 wrote: »
    hi, but is that not what has gone wrong allready with shady donations etc.if some business man say were to give 10,000 euro then would he not own that ind,I think it is crazy

    politicians are required to write a full report of their donations and election expenses to an independent body called ePol (sp?) and i'm not sure how thorough they are though.


  • #5
    barrow12
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3 ✭barrow12


    PomBear wrote: »
    politicians are required to write a full report of their donations and election expenses to an independent body called ePol (sp?) and i'm not sure how thorough they are though.

    Would you trust them,I know that I certainly would not


  • #6
    PomBear
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,885 ✭✭✭PomBear


    barrow12 wrote: »
    Would you trust them,I know that I certainly would not

    I don't know enough about them really....


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