Stanley said today there is no Garda investigation into him personally.

The former Sinn Féin TD said the party was not his judge, jury or executioner.

Mr Stanley, who is contesting the general election as an independent, told reporters in Co Laois on Friday that he was “delighted” the case had been referred to gardai

Former Sinn Féin TD and now Independent TD Brian Stanley has accused Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald of handling a matter relating to him "appallingly" and said that she has not been in touch with him.