SIPO report on Irish European election Libertas spend c.500k, Shelbourne/ Legatus's Garrett Kellegher's wife Meave donates to Libertas

Sipo have published their report into the European elections which is an interesting read. Those of you who followed the Legatus Libertas saga on this blog(use google seasrch box on right of screen to search for all posts) will note that Garret Kellegher's wife Meave was a finacial supporter of Libertas candidate Caroline Simons. Libertas candidate Raymond O'Malley failed to give the statutory declaration by the due date and faces having his case referred to the Director of Public Prosecutions should he not make returns by 4 January. Declan Ganley declared no donations.

Ms. Caroline Simons	€2,539.48	Cheque	M C Simons 82 Eglington Road Dublin 4
	€1,500	Cheque	Catherine P McDonald 36 St. Annes Ailesbury Road Dublin 4
	€2,500	Cheque	Gaynor & Co. 35 Baggot Street Lower Dublin 2
	€1,000	Cheque	Fiona Loxley 228 Crodaun Forest Park Celbridge Co. Kildare
	€2,000	Cheque	JM&R Sheehan The Hermitage Cross Avenue Blackrock Co. Dublin
	€1,000	Cheque	John & Maureen Corrigan Ballynare Kilcloon Co. Meath
	€2,500	Cheque	The Irish Chocolate Company Ltd Clonshaugh Business Park Dublin 17
	€2,539.48	Cheque	Maeve Kellegher Herbert Park Dublin 4
	€1,000	Cheque	Catherine White 2 Belmont Villas Dublin 4
	€1,000	Cheque	Aileen McCarthy 33 Wyattville Close Ballybrack Co. Dublin
	€1,000	Cheque	Responsible Society 6 Stoneview Place Dun Laoghaire Co. Dublin
	€2,000	Cash	Mary McCarthy Annadale Falls Road Shankill Co. Dublin
	€1,000	Bank Transfer	Edward Simons 19 Mather Road North Mount Merrion Co. Dublin
	€2,500	Bank Transfer	Deneige Butler 7 Maple Road Clonskeagh Dublin 14
	€2,500	Bank Transfer	Phoebe Butler 7 Maple Road Clonskeagh Dublin 14
	€2,500	Bank Transfer	Abigail Butler 7 Maple Road Clonskeagh Dublin 14
	€2,500	Bank Transfer	Benjamin Butler 7 Maple Road Clonskeagh Dublin 14
	€1,000	Cash	Jennifer Nolan 11 Glenn Ribh Lusk Co. Dublin

Simons election agent was

Mr. John Carlin
Unit 7
Nutgrove Office Park
Dublin 14
Libertas National agent was Declan's brother Mr. Séan Ganley, formarly of Tigris Staffing, Baghdad, and other Ganley companies.
Libertas
Moyne Park
Tuam
Co. Galway


Mr. Raymond O'Malley of
Purcellstown House
Ardee
Co. Louth
agent was
Mr. John McGuirk
Denshaw House
Lower Baggot Street
Dublin 2

While Declan Ganley's agent was his brother
Mr. Séan Ganley
Lisheen
Boyounagh
Williamstown

Co. Galway

Simons spent 135,195.42.

Raymond O Malley spent 160,034.35 with 36, 233.73 coming from Libertas hq..

While Declan Ganley spent 195,154.40 according to SIPO

For a breakdown of all the candidates spending see http://www.sipo.gov.ie/en/Reports/Elections/231209-ReporttoCeannComhairlereEuropeanElectionsof5June2009pdfandtextversions/Name,11322,en.htm

Declan Ganley recieved 38,092.14 from public funds as he had achieved enough votes to qualify, the other two Libertas candidates failed to recieve any state expenses due to their abject failure at the polls.

Libertas were the fourth highest spending party in the elecions despite running only 3 candidates and having no party structure to speak of outside of pr men, spin doctors and holy joe fanatics.

Breakdown by party is as follows this link http://www.sipo.gov.ie/en/Reports/El...e,11320,en.htm: FF: €1,019,988 FG: € 923,821 Lab: € 532,626 Libertas: € 490,384 SF: € 389,246 Green: €231,199 Non Party: € 364,246 TOTAL: € 3,991,629

Appendix VI Summary of Expenditure by Political parties and their individual candidates at the European elections
ndividual candidates at the European elections

see here


Despite spending nearly half the budget of the two main parties it is reassuring to see that the c.500,000k spent by Libertas did not buy Irish voters, nor did the Libertas smear campaign that passed for an election campaign have broad appeal. The campaign did highlight Libertas's desire for a green card system to be introduced in Ireland that would forse Irish workers to need a Visa to work North or South of the border, in the UK or on main land Europe and its kinks with uktra Catholic, anti-democratic unelected elites


Read the full report http://www.sipo.gov.ie/en/Reports/Elections/231209-ReporttoCeannComhairlereEuropeanElectionsof5June2009pdfandtextversions/