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December 2011

  • TI Ireland Open Letter to Minister Alan Shatter on the Irish Red Cross
    Mr Alan Shatter T.D.Minister for Justice, Equality and DefenceDepartment of Justice and Equality94 St Stephen’s GreenDublin 2  
  • Corruption Perceptions Index 2011 Results
    Ireland Falls Further Behind Northern European Neighbours in Corruption Perceptions Index Dublin, 1 December 2011 Transparency International Ireland is calling on the government to honour its pledges for reform after its latest Corruption Perceptions Index shows that Ireland’s ranking has fallen and it now compares poorly to other northern European nations. The CPI 2011 shows Ireland tied with Belgium among northern European countries, with only France achieving a lower score. ...

November 2011

  • TI welcomes Ireland’s ratification of the UN Convention Against Corruption
    Dublin, 11 November 2011 Transparency International Ireland (TII) welcomes Ireland’s ratification of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption.  Ratification of the Convention sends out a clear signal of Ireland’s commitment to tackle corruption, at home and abroad, and will go some way to repairing the damage that corruption has caused to Ireland’s international reputation. The Convention creates a framework for co-operation between legal authorities and governments to work...
  • Bribe Payers Index 2011 Released
    Transparency International today launched the 2011 Bribe Payers Index. The index ranks 28 leading international and regional exporting countries by the likelihood of their firms to bribe abroad.

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  • EBEN Research Conference 2011: Does Integrity Matter?
    TI Ireland Chief Executive John Devitt will be speaking at an upcoming conference on corruption and whistleblowing... EBEN Research Conference 2011 Trinity College Dublin Business School, June 8-10 Does Integrity Matter?
  • Speak Up launch media coverage
    The "Speak Up" Helpline was launched on Thursday the 24th of May 2011 at the Wood Quay Venue in Dublin City Council Civic Offices. Speakers at the event included Mr. John Devitt, CEO of Transparency International Ireland; Mr. Brendin Howlin, the Minister for Public Sector Expenditure and Reform; Emily O'Reilly, the Ombudsman and Information Commissioner; and Bob Semple, partner in the Advisory practice in PricewaterhouseCoopers. Here is a roundup of some of the media coverage of the event:
  • Whistleblower Helpline to Go Live
    26th May 2011, Belfast Telegraph TI Ireland launch the first whistleblower helpline in the country. John Devitt speaks to the Belfast Telegraph about the 'Speak-Up' helpline.
  • Howlin Outlines Whistleblower Protection Plan
    26th May 2011, RTÉ News News coverage of the launch of the 'Speak Up' anti-corruption helpline.
  • Transparency International Ireland launches country’s first ‘ethics and anti-corruption’ helpline
    Dublin, 26 May 2011 – Transparency International Ireland (TI Ireland) will launch its new ‘Speak Up’ Helpline, Ireland’s first service for whistleblowers and victims of corruption, today. The Speak Up Helpline will offer free, confidential information to people facing ethical dilemmas, those reporting concerns about wrongdoing in the workplace, waste and fraud in public bodies, or people or organisations that have been the victim of corruption or white collar crime. The service is the first of...
  • TI Ireland sends its condolences to the family of Dr Garret FitzGerald
    Dublin, 19 May 2011 - Transparency International Ireland sends its deepest condolences to the family and friends of former taoiseach Dr. Garret FitzGerald who passed away eariler this morning.
  • Launch of Speak Up, Transparency Helpline
    Dublin, 18 May 2011 - Transparency International Ireland will launch its new Speak Up free information helpline and Transparency Resource Centre. This service will offer support for people facing ethical dilemmas or reporting concerns about wrongdoing in the workplace and government. It is one of the first of its kind in Western Europe and is partly funded by the European Commission.

March 2011

February 2011

  • 'Access to Documents and Transparency in the EU: a practical guide & the future of EU transparency law'
    Dublin, 24 February 2011 - With the EU playing a greater role in Irish domestic affairs, there is an ever-growing need to make effective requests for documents held by EU institutions.  'Access to Documents and Transparency in the EU: a practical guide & the future of EU transparency law', is a public event jointly hosted by Transparency International Ireland and the Irish Society for European Law (ISEL).
  • 'Real Reform: Election Score Card 2011'
    Dublin, 18 February 2011 - Transparency International Ireland and ReformCard.com will host a public public forum on the political parties' proposals for reform during Election 2011.
  • The Parties and Transparency/Ethics in Government
    Dublin, 9 February 2011 - The last programme for government contained clear but unfulfilled commitments on whistleblowers and corporate donations yet here again there is generally little commitment to specifics or timeframes By John Devitt (this article appears in the current edition of Village Magazine) The collapse of the Irish economy and collapse of trust in Irish politics has propelled reform up the political agenda. And given that any new...

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  • It's Good to Know ... how to access information
    Dublin, 28 September 2010 - Transparency International Ireland is celebrating International Right to Know Day with a public workshop on access to information in Ireland.

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  • TI Ireland calls for greater investment in combatting corruption in development
    Dublin, 27 May 2010 - The Irish Department of Foreign Affairs has recently called for public and NGO submissions on the future of Ireland's international development policy. As part of this process, TI Ireland has called for greater attention to be given to the harmful affects of corruption in the developing world and for greater resources to be allocated in combatting this scourge.
  • Government proposals to protect whistleblowers described as misleading
    Transparency International Ireland has cautiously welcomed Government proposals for a crack down on white-collar crime.
  • Government proposals to protect whistleblowers described as misleading
    Dublin, 20 May 2010 - Transparency International Ireland has cautiously welcomed Government proposals for a crack down on white-collar crime. But a spokesperson for the group has described its proposals for protecting whistleblowers as “window dressing”.
  • Report on Regulation of Lobbyists published
    Dublin, 18 May 2010 - A study on the regulation of lobbyists examining systems in the United States, Canada, Germany and the EU institutions has been published by the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government. The study was authored by Dr. Raj Chari, Trinity College Dublin and Dr. Gary Murphy, Dublin City University

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December 2009

  • Anti-corruption group calls for whistleblower protection for all employees
    9 December 2009 International Anti Corruption Day – 9 December 2009 - The Irish chapter of Transparency International (TI) has called on the Irish Government to provide legal protection to anyone who reports evidence or a genuine suspicion of wrongdoing. TI Ireland is currently leading a campaign for legal safeguards for whistleblowers in Ireland and will publish a study and draft whistleblower legislation in the New Year.The campaign is sponsored by the European Commission and a regional...

November 2009

  • Corruption Perceptions Index 2009 - Ireland moves up in world corruption rankings for second year
    Dublin, 17 November 2009 – Ireland has risen for a second year running on the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI). The 2009 results were published today by Transparency International (TI). Ireland’s score has risen from 7.7 to 8 out of 10 since last year, with a score close to 10 suggesting extremely low levels of corruption. Ireland is now ranked alongside Germany as the 14th least corrupt country in the world out of 180 countries surveyed. Last year Ireland lay in 16th place.John Devitt Chief...

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