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INSIDE: Youth group honoured with Foroige award P2-3
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November 17, 2011
SHOP LOCAL: Enjoying everything
Ongar village has to offer See Pages 6-7
Fashion feast: Marie Keating fundraiser Football: St Brigid’s reach the Leinster semi-final Page 32
SARA Corr, Liz Dunne, Rebecca Maher, Annemarie Elliott and Allanna Hennessy, were looking fantastic when they attended a night of fun and fashion at the new-look Zannz Hair and Beauty salon in Tyrrelstown to help raise funds for the Marie Keating Foundation. The event attracted a huge crowd who came to enjoy a great evening. Picture: Patrick O’Leary
Full Gallery on Page 10
Rugby: Coolmine miss out on Leinster League victory Page 30
ALSOINSIDE: GALLERIES ....................10 MOTORS ........................18 BUSINESS .................... 21 TRAVEL......................... 22 ENTERTAINMENT ........ 24 CLASSIFIEDS ............... 26
€116,000 spent on election expenses Total of €9.28m spent nationally during campaign
Q LAURA WEBB
NEW figures have revealed that Dublin West candidates forked out approximately €116,000 in election expenses during the General Election campaign earlier this year. Figures released by the Standards in Public Office
(SIPO) , revealed that a national total of €9.28m was incurred by candidates and political parties in the election. This is almost 16% less than the €11.08m figure reported during the 2007 General Election, even though 100 more candidates ran in 2011.
The 10 candidates in the Dublin West constituency spent a total of €116,790.81 Of those elected, Joan Burton, who topped the poll in the constituency spent the highest at €23,402.65 while Fine Gael TD Leo Varadkar spent a total of €17,006.70. Full Story on Pages 8-9