John Devitt

Britain's run of political scandals might be the source of some schadenfreude in Ireland, but there's no room for complacency. Irish and EU political leaders need to wake up to the national security risks associated with dark money, writes @jkdevitt.bsky.social www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

Trial over alleged €20,000 corruption payment to garda for confidential information collapses Judge not convinced exclusion of new evidence in case of Limerick man Stephen O’Sullivan (43) ‘would do justice to anyone’

Trial over alleged €20,000 corruption payment to garda for confidential information collapses

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Ireland ranks among least corrupt nations but faces rising dark money risks Ireland holds a relatively strong corruption perception score, but Transparency International warns gaps in transparency and oversight pose emerging risks

Ireland ranks among least corrupt nations but faces rising dark money risks

www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41... #CPI2025 via @irishexaminer.bsky.social @ciananbrennan.bsky.social

Corruption Perceptions Index 2025: Ireland maintains strong standing in corruption index but “dark money” poses growing risks to national security

transparency.ie/news_events/... #CPI2025

Ex-Supt 'looked after' hundreds of summonses, court told A retired Superintendent has given evidence that he "looked after a couple of hundred summonses" during his career and received queries from members of the public on summonses "every second day", in t...

Former superintendent 'looked after' hundreds of summonses, court told

www.rte.ie/news/2025/12... via @news.rte.ie

Women whistleblowers more likely to face negative impact Women whistleblowers are more likely to experience negative consequences for reporting wrongdoing according to a new report from Transparency International (TI) Ireland.

Women #whistleblowers more likely to face negative consequences

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Download the report at transparency.ie/sites/defaul... #speakup #whistleblowing #IntegrityatWorkWeek

📚 New Resource Published: Speak Up Report 2025

📑 Published by @transparency-ie.bsky.social

Read more.

whistleblowingnetwork.org/Learn/Resour...

#SpeakUp #Transparency #Ireland #SpeakUpLine #helpLine #Whistleblowing #ReportData #Integrity #IntergrityAtWork #Whistleblower #NGOReport #Resource

The number of reports of whistleblower retaliation has increased - this doesn't necessarily mean that retaliation is on the rise - it's always been high. Our analysis shows that the best way to prevent retaliation is to make sure staff are aware of external supports such as www.speakup.ie

🚨 New research alert: The Speak Up Report 2025 reveals that women are significantly more likely to face negative consequences than men when reporting. 50% of female #whistleblowers say they’ve suffered penalty vs 37% of men. transparency.ie/news_events/...

#Whistleblowing #Equality #IntegrityAtWork

Second hospital has NTPF waiting list funding suspended over ‘potential financial irregularities’ NTPF says funding to be restored immediately for insourcing arrangements at CHI hospitals

Second hospital has NTPF waiting list funding suspended over ‘potential financial irregularities’

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We must stop big money corrupting our democracy As the world enters a long period of political instability, European (and Irish) politicians need to convince a sceptical public they are on their side, not that of their donors or corporate interests...

In today's Irish Examiner, I argue that political leaders across the EU must take a firm, unequivocal stand against corruption and the malign influence of big money and untraceable political donations. www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

@irishexaminer.bsky.social

A new Trump Tower of corruption President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, was a top White House official during Trump's first term.

1. Jared Kushner raised $2 billion from the Saudi government and is now funneling the money to his father-in-law, partnering with the Trump Organization to build Trump Tower Belgrade

It is one of the most corrupt deals in political history

And it has been virtually ignored by large media outlets

Many parallels. We're watching the 'Putinisation' of America: capture of state institutions; suppression of political parties, CSOs and media; collaboration of the ruling party (GOP/UR), organised crime (Ulbricht/Evil Corp), far-right militia (Proud Boys/RIM/EYU) and the oligarchs (take your pick).

🔴 𝗨𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝗕𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗢𝗿𝗯𝗮́𝗻’𝘀 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗟𝗮𝘄 𝗕𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝘀
EU Member States have until February 27, 2025, to join this crucial lawsuit. Here’s why this is a pivotal moment for democracy across Europe and how you can help us 🧵

💰🌍 Transparency International Ireland's new report Weak Links exposes the vulnerabilities enabling illicit financial flows in Ireland. 📉 Strengthening oversight is critical to curb #corruption and financial crime. 🚨 Read more: transparency.ie/news_events/we… #UnitedAgainstCorruption #IllicitFinance

Digicel "cooperating" with US DOJ on possible violations Digicel, the Caribbean based telecoms company, has said it is cooperating fully with the US Department of Justice (DOJ) over possible violations of the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and will contin...

Digicel "cooperating" with US DOJ on possible US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations

www.rte.ie/news/busines... via @news.rte.ie

Terrifying. Makes you also wonder how this will impact international cooperation on corruption and organised crime. Will the DoJ be used to target foreign officials who don't 'play ball' with Trump? They have extraterritorial powers to make life very difficult for more than just the 'enemy within'.

UK MPs call for transparency to help tackle tax evasion in overseas territories Speedy establishment of public registers of beneficial ownership seen as vital in crackdown

Important letter from forty MPs calling on faster progress in tackling tax evasion in British overseas territories.

Reforms to secrecy rules that allow kleptocrats and tax dodgers to use anonymous companies to hide from public view are long overdue.

www.ft.com/content/67eb...

How to survive the broligarchy: 20 lessons for the post-truth world | Carole Cadwalladr In the wake of Trump’s unnerving appointees, the investigative journalist and veteran of the libel court offers pointers on coping in an age of surveillance

NEW: The great Trump-Musk crackdown is coming. And it will hit hard & fast. Journalists will be first. But everyone else is next.

I urge you to read my 20 lessons in How to Survive the Broligarchy, inspired by & featuring the great @timothysnyder.bsky.social
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