The two main government parties have just published financial statements for 2024, a year when the electoral calendar put political organisations’ finances to the test. As Fine Gael put it, “2024 was the year where nearly everything that can happen, did happen. A new party leader in Simon Harris was elected, an Ard Fheis was held and the party contested local, national and European elections”. Fianna Fáil was faced with the same level of activity to fund. So how do the two coalition partners’ annual expenses compare? At first sight, Fine Gael spent a lot more on last year’s polls,…

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