Changelog

A running history of what has changed on Public Purse.

August 2026

Matthew Fenlon/TPSA and Albert Dolan TD shared the reference list showing where the underlying data can be found. The list has been built up over time through extensive research and sustained engagement with public bodies, including getting bodies to meet their existing obligations to publish purchase order/payment data.

Through Albert’s PQs and PAC work, and direct engagement with bodies, a significant number of organisations have published their data for the first time, including Transport Infrastructure Ireland, the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board/Children’s Hospital and the Arts Council, among others.

That work forms part of the wider “Golden Thread” project which has the goal of making it possible to trace public money from tender → contract award → purchase order → payment.

  • Added spending-per-quarter graphs on organisation pages
  • Added paid one-year CSV licences via Stripe Checkout (VAT, coupons, receipts, and a customer billing portal), with passwordless sign-in after purchase
  • Expanded data quality disclaimers on organisation and download pages, including how uneven source publications and automated extraction can affect the data

July 2026

  • Added a transparency score for each organisation and a guide on how to improve it
  • Added friendly URLs for organisations and publications
  • Line items are now directly linkable
  • Added a changelog page (this page!)