# John Wilson

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# Bribery

Two parents convicted in first trial of US college bribery scandal

Lawyers for the pair argued they believed their payments were legitimate donations.

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Oct 8th 2021, 10:20 PM

Voices

'There's a risk we'll remember this whole episode as a case of two bad, and one good cop'

Our politicians and government, as well as the media, should be prepared to be far more self-critical and embrace change, writes John Devitt.

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Nov 14th 2018, 7:00 AM

# disclosures tribunal

Solicitor for Nóirín O'Sullivan called questioning of Maurice McCabe's credibility 'political dynamite'

The Disclosures Tribunal heard evidence from solicitor Annmarie Ryan from the Chief State Solicitor’s Office

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Jan 17th 2018, 3:10 PM

# Courts

7-year-old girl who saw her father shot dead at her Dublin home describes what happened

“I feel a little bit sad and a little happy because my dad is away from the bad boys now,” the girl wrote in her statement which was read out in court.

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May 6th 2015, 7:51 PM

# Cavan

Garda whistleblower arrested at water meter protest

John Wilson was held for five hours.

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Apr 21st 2015, 4:51 PM

# rock the vote

NUI Galway Students' Union to hold referendum on cannabis legalisation

Luke Ming Flanagan and Garda whistleblower John Wilson will speak at an information night ahead of the vote.

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Feb 25th 2015, 9:38 AM

# Speeding

'There is no hiding place for anyone who cancelled penalty points'

A new report claims points are still being unfairly cancelled.

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Jan 23rd 2015, 9:15 PM

# open competition

'Noirin O'Sullivan should step down from Garda Commissioner race', says Garda whistleblower

Whistleblower John Wilson says the acting Garda Commissioner ‘cannot detach herself from the gross dysfunctionality in the garda report’.

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Nov 12th 2014, 12:52 PM

# Support

A Garda whistleblower is backing MEP's legal battle with Phil Hogan

Garda whistleblower John Wilson has said he will fund raise for Nessa Childer’s legal costs in the case that Phil Hogan proceeds with threatened action.

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Oct 3rd 2014, 3:55 PM

# Prime Numbers

Eamon Dunphy, Trinity College, and Auschwitz: The week in numbers

Plus: What percentage of people think the Irish economy will get better in the coming year?

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Sep 20th 2014, 7:30 PM

Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…

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Sep 16th 2014, 4:54 PM

# Penalty Points

Gardaí didn't serve over 640,000 summonses between 2009 and 2012 - whistleblower

John Wilson blasted the lack of accountability in the penalty points system.

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Sep 16th 2014, 3:43 PM

# You can blow my whistle

How should TDs and Senators deal with whistleblowers? Here's some advice they got...

A guidance note was issued to all deputies and senators last night in the wake of recent controversies surrounding whistleblowers.

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Jun 12th 2014, 8:00 PM

# Allegations

Garda whistleblower has 'very constructive' meeting with Fitzgerald

Wilson said he and the Justice 4 All group outlined a number of serious allegations and the minister said she would now look at mechanisms needed to address these concerns.

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Jun 11th 2014, 9:54 PM

# Whistleblower

'I told her to ring Maurice McCabe': John Wilson shook hands with the Garda Commissioner today

Noirín O’Sullivan shook hands and chatted with whistleblower and former garda John Wilson outside Leinster House today.

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May 28th 2014, 10:46 PM

# the final whistle

'The government treats people like gobshites' - John Wilson

The former garda welcomed Eamon Gilmore’s resignation as Labour leader, describing him as “arrogant”.

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May 27th 2014, 6:15 AM

# Shatter resigns

Garda whistleblower: Shatter had become a liability

John Wilson said that while he took no pleasure in Alan Shatter’s demise, he felt it was the right outcome.

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May 7th 2014, 10:45 PM

# Cavan

Garda whistleblower John Wilson drops out of local election race because of ill health

The former garda said he was not physically strong enough to run in the elections.

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May 1st 2014, 10:07 PM

# Luke Ming Flanagan

Ming: I was followed by an unmarked Garda car... and so was John Wilson

Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan said he and John Wilson were under surveillance by an unmarked Garda car when they visited GSOC offices this morning to make the organisation aware of new allegations of corruption within the force.

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Apr 30th 2014, 5:47 PM

# whisteblowers

More serving gardaí have made 'serious allegations of malpractice and corruption'

Whisteblower John Wilson has also called for GSOC to be completely reformed.

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Apr 14th 2014, 8:35 AM

# News Fix

Here's What Happened Today: Saturday

Everyone’s been talking about John Joe Nevin, Martin McGuinness, and the IFTAs…

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Apr 5th 2014, 7:55 PM

# Gardagate

Garda whistleblower: Alan Shatter's behaviour has been deplorable

In an interview on The Late Late Show, John Wilson questioned why fellow whistleblower Maurice McCabe’s access to the PULSE system is now being reviewed.

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Apr 5th 2014, 7:40 AM

# Gardagate

Leo Varadkar is 'concerned' that the gardaí allegedly wanted to destroy tapes

The Minister for Transport also says that the opposition have “got it all wrong” by focusing on Shatter and not the gardaí.

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Mar 31st 2014, 1:09 PM

# Penalty Points

GSOC unsure if it can investigate claims a judge put pressure on whistleblower

GSOC said it is examining whether they can investigate the accusations under their remit.

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Mar 28th 2014, 5:24 PM

# Gardagate

GardaGate: Here’s everything we learned today, what it means and the questions that remain

Here are the dozen things you need to know about the extraordinary events of the past few hours…

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Mar 26th 2014, 11:15 PM

# Long Time Coming

Here's what whistleblower John Wilson thinks of Alan Shatter's apology

He says he’s glad the Minister corrected the record of the Dáil — and he’s calling for his former colleague Maurice McCabe to be allowed access to PULSE again.

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Mar 26th 2014, 10:34 PM

# Whistleblowers

WATCH: Alan Shatter apologises to the garda whistleblowers

Sorry…not the hardest word, it seems.

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Mar 26th 2014, 5:35 PM

# Whistleblowers

Timeline: The eight weeks that led to Martin Callinan’s resignation

The Garda Commissioner was widely criticised for labelling the actions of whistleblowers “disgusting”.

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Mar 25th 2014, 2:00 PM

# Penalty Points

Garda whistleblowers' use of PULSE system criticised by Data Commissioner

The Garda Commissioner has said he shares the concerns “and I have expressed my disquiet about this publically on several occasions”.

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Mar 21st 2014, 2:11 PM

# garda whistleblowers

The Tánaiste thinks the Garda Commissioner should withdraw ‘disgusting’ remark

Several government ministers have now called on the Garda Commissioner to withdraw his remarks that the actions of two garda whistleblowers were disgusting.

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Mar 21st 2014, 2:00 PM

# garda whistleblowers

Varadkar says Callinan should withdraw ‘disgusting’ remarks – but gardaí say he won’t

Leo Varadkar has said that Martin Callinan should withdraw remarks that the actions of two garda whistleblowers were “disgusting”.

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Mar 20th 2014, 3:00 PM

# Election 2014

‘I’m up against it’: Garda whistleblower to run in local elections

The former garda’s revelations about penalty-point terminations in 2012 are now the subject of an official inquiry.

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Mar 10th 2014, 10:15 PM

# Shatter-gate

Explainer: Why is Alan Shatter under pressure – and will he survive?

TheJournal.ie explores the background to the current controversy surrounding the Justice Minister, the questions that remain and what’s likely to happen next.

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Feb 20th 2014, 11:00 PM