DONEGAL County Councillor Terence Slowey has been re-admitted to Fine Gael, the party has announced.
Cllr Slowey was expelled from the group two years ago after he was found to have made an erroneous expenses claim.
The Ardara politician apologised at the time, saying the incident was a genuine mistake and had hoped to get his place back inside the party.
A statement from Party HQ in Dublin said simply: “Fine Gael General Secretary, Tom Curran, has confirmed that membership of the Party whip has been restored to Councillor Terence Slowey.”
Today Cllr Slowey said he was “absolutely delighted” with the party’s decision.
He had been censured by the Standards In Public Office commission.
Friends say the councillor paid “a very heavy price for what was a genuine human error.”