Politics

Sinn Féin receives further £100,000 donation from late benefactor

Lodgements from William Hampton’s estate to the party now total £3.35 million

William Hampton left his fortune to Sinn Féin ‘out of spite’ and ‘to say “up you” to the British establishment’, according to his friend Dave Morton

Donations to Sinn Féin by its mysterious deceased benefactor William Hampton have continued to grow, as new filings show an additional £100,000 (€116,000) lodged to the party in March of this year.

The new lodgement brings the total donations from Hampton to £3.35 million (€3.9 million), following an additional £350,000 lodged by his estate to Sinn Féin last year. It is unclear exactly how much Hampton will donate in total to Sinn Féin, but his ...