Businessman who paid people to hang Paschal Donohoe election posters was later appointed to State body

The businessman who paid individuals to hang election posters of Paschal Donohoe was appointed to the board of the Land Development Agency (LDA) by former housing minister Eoghan Murphy, the Irish Mirror has learned.

However, the Public Expenditure Minister has insisted that he did not recommend Michael Stone for the position on the State body.

While a spokesperson for Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien confirmed to the Irish Mirror that the LDA Ordinary Board member fee is currently set at €15,750 a year, the agency stated that Mr Stone has “waived his remuneration fee since the outset of his involvement with the Agency and does not claim expenses”.