Wallace's income from wine bar advisory role was not declared to the Dáil while he was a TD

MEP Mick Wallace's newly declared side income as a wine bar adviser was not declared on his Dáil register of interests when he was a TD, the Irish Independent has confirmed.

The controversial politician this week made an update to his European declaration of financial interests, to say that he earned up to €5,988 a year as an "adviser to Wallace Calcio Ltd" in the three years before his election as an MEP in 2019. He was a TD for Wexford from 2011 to 2019.

The update was made after the Irish Independent revealed a TikTok video in which he claimed to have three wine bars in Dublin that were never listed on his European declaration. Members of the Oireachtas are required to declare any income over €2,600 per year from occupations they hold while they are in office, according to the Ethics Acts.

Mr Wallace, a former developer, was declared bankrupt in 2016 and listed no income on his Dáil register after that year.

John Devitt, chief executive of Transparency International Ireland, said the current standards...