Standards in Public Office is the title of an RTÉ programme broadcast on 7 December 2015.
The programme featured three politicians, Hugh McElvaney (an independent former Mayor of Monaghan who had just left Fine Gael), Joe Queenan of Fianna Fáil and John O'Donnell (another independent), in compromising positions.
[3][4][5] McElvaney was asked to resign by his fellow public representatives,[6][7] as was O'Donnell.
[8][9][10] All three were dismissed from their representative body, the Local Authority Members Association (LAMA), though John O'Donnell initially refused to leave and then had his membership revoked.
Senator David Norris, while expressing distaste for the actions of those involved, also criticised RTÉ's approach to their investigation as entrapment.