# Transparency

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# blow the whistle

Every garda sent an email telling them how to be a whistleblower

The Garda Commissioner and her senior team were grilled by the Policing Authority in a public session today.

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Jun 13th 2016, 5:13 PM

# Transparency

Garda Ombudsman says it's already investigated some of Martin Kenny's allegations

The Sinn Féin TD raised concern about alleged garda malpractice in the Sligo-Leitrim division.

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May 27th 2016, 5:42 PM

# Transparency

Policing Authority expresses 'deep unease' at garda management culture

The authority, which met with the Garda Commisioner today, also spoke of the impact of systematic failures on victims.

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May 26th 2016, 9:15 PM

# turning off the tap

Irish Water won't say why the latest payment figures still aren't ready for publication

One TD has accused them of getting involved in party politics in an “unacceptable” way.

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Apr 28th 2016, 6:41 PM

# the commissioner

Rank-and-file gardaí don't think much of their boss's stance on station closures

The Commissioner appeared before the Policing Authority for its first public session today.

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Apr 25th 2016, 7:02 PM

# downey not out

IFA pay scandal: President steps back as review of top salaries begins

The move comes after revelations about general secretary Pat Smith’s generous pay package.

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Nov 24th 2015, 7:51 AM

# public purse

Ministers don't have to explain most of their €1.4 million personal expenses

A new analysis of official figures by TheJournal.ie.

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Jul 20th 2015, 5:30 PM

# part 1

State surveillance: How Gardaí and others can secretly monitor you

Part One of TheJournal.ie’s two-part series on state surveillance in Ireland.

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May 17th 2015, 10:00 PM

# aftermath

One year later, how has the 'Right to be forgotten' panned out for Europe?

While more than 250,000 requests have been made, the issue remains as divisive as ever.

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May 13th 2015, 3:33 PM

# Transparency

Poll: Do you think politicians should be garda vetted?

Two Dublin councillors think they should – but most others disagree.

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May 11th 2015, 10:14 PM

# requests

Now the government is requesting user data from Snapchat

Snapchat revealed the data as part of its first transparency report.

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Apr 3rd 2015, 8:49 AM

# Transparency

Here's how many Twitter accounts the Irish State tried to remove in 2014

A new report gives us some – but not all – of the info.

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Feb 10th 2015, 12:54 PM

# Brown Envelopes

Ireland is less corrupt than it used to be...

… although there is still “a clear incentive for some people to engage in graft”.

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Dec 3rd 2014, 12:48 PM

# Transparency

The ECB is going to let you in on why they're slashing interest rates

Those on tracker loans will hear the decision-making process of the ECB’s record-low interest rates.

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Nov 21st 2014, 7:45 AM

# transparency ireland

'It has never been easier to get away with white collar crime in Ireland'

Can criminals do more damage with a computer than with a gun in a bank?

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Oct 26th 2014, 8:30 AM

# online checkup

Would a 'track my crime' system help victims trust garda investigations?

The system is in place in the UK and could come here.

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Oct 23rd 2014, 3:44 PM

# Victims

"This house is unanimous in its message to the British Government" - Parties unite on bombing files

Families of the Dublin-Monaghan bombing victims are currently suing for the release of files.

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Jul 11th 2014, 8:59 AM

# what's your beef?

Coveney wants more 'communication' between farmers and beef factories

He said that it is critically important to restore confidence and build trust between suppliers and processors.

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Jul 4th 2014, 8:27 PM

# Northern Ireland

Police officers disciplined following litany of mistakes in GAA club fire investigation

The Police Ombudsman said that the investigators failed to conduct basic investigative enquiries into the cause of the fire.

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Jun 10th 2014, 8:40 AM

Voices

Noel Rock: I'm taking €0 expenses – here's why

Unvouched expenses would not be tolerated in the any other business, and taxpayers shouldn’t have to tolerate it either.

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May 18th 2014, 12:00 PM

# Transparency

Traveller and human rights groups to have their say on Garda oversight

The Oireachtas Justice Committee is holding a meeting on the issue today and had invited a number of groups to speak.

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May 14th 2014, 6:30 AM

# Transparency

Charities regulator takes shape, Shatter says it will 'improve accountability'

The need for the new authority has been repeatedly stressed in the wake of the controversies at the CRC and Rehab.

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Apr 30th 2014, 10:25 PM

# Gardagate

Taoiseach says three dozen allegations of garda wrongdoing have come across his desk

Enda Kenny said he has no idea if they are true or not.

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Apr 17th 2014, 9:08 AM

# Tax Returns

Here's how much the Obamas paid in tax last year (and how much they gave to charity)

The couple paid an effective income tax rate of 20.4 per cent.

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Apr 11th 2014, 10:38 PM

# disclosure

Less than half of political parties accounting units have made their donation returns

The Commission plans to name and shame the political party accounting units that fail to submit their return on time.

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Mar 25th 2014, 7:41 PM

# not kidding

Ex-firefighter running in locals wants whistleblower legislation for all public sector workers

John Kidd said he’ll be sticking up for middle income workers if he’s elected.

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Mar 23rd 2014, 5:00 PM

# give us the slip

Here's why one company lets workers look up each other's salary

Like to know what the boss earns? Whole Foods reckons knowledge promotes competitiveness and productivity among employees.

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Mar 9th 2014, 9:15 AM

# Transparency

Ombudsman unhappy ECB won't give Brian Lenihan letter to journalist

Emily O’Reilly said that the ECB has “wasted an opportunity” to use transparency.

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Mar 7th 2014, 10:06 AM

# Transparency

'Good employers have nothing to fear from whistleblowers legislation'

Brendan Howlin says the Protected Disclosures Bill is about a ‘change in culture’.

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Feb 4th 2014, 10:10 PM

# disclosure

Majority of CEOs think State-funded bodies aren't monitored enough

Two-thirds of those surveyed believe that organisations in receipt of State funding are not adequately monitored or held to account.

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Jan 28th 2014, 9:19 AM

# Irish Water

How transparent is Irish Water?

The Fianna Fáil party makes a strong argument in its latest video offering on the controversy.

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Jan 14th 2014, 1:44 PM

# Political Reform

Political standards watchdog cannot fulfill duties because of appointments delay

SIPO is also in the middle of a disagreement with Minister Hogan about proposed accounting reforms for political parties.

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Dec 22nd 2013, 2:45 PM

Voices

Column: Ireland could learn a lot from Hong Kong

Unlike other small open economies, Ireland does not have a single agency dedicated to fighting corruption; our failure to hold people to account for manifest wrongdoing sends a clear message to citizens and international investors.

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Dec 4th 2013, 7:00 PM

Voices

Aaron McKenna: Our government hides its actions by obstructing Freedom of Information

To hide public service deficiency and ensure that ‘accountability’ remains a word in the dictionary, senior public servants have been waging a long war on Freedom of Information, writes Aaron McKenna.

Nov 16th 2013, 8:00 AM