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Issue - No.5

Our Work - July to September 2006

A summary of our work over the past three months. Further details on work at TI Ireland is available by going to our press release archive and programme section.
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NOTICE: TI Ireland becomes full member of Transparency International

Transparency International Ireland secures accreditation to Transparency International.
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Headlines - July to September

Here is a record of leading headlines from Ireland on corruption and standards of governance in public and corporate life from July to September 2006.
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SPECIAL FEATURE: 2006 Corruption Perceptions Index reinforces link between poverty and corruption and shows why Ireland cannot abandon the developing world

The 2006 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), launched this week by TI, points to a strong correlation between corruption and poverty.
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Payments row should concentrate minds on need for reform, by John Devitt

In an article published in the Irish Examiner last month, TI Ireland CEO John Devitt wrote that the payments controversy highlights not just the need to reform the Ethics Acts; it also underscores the urgent need for greater transparency in the way appointments are made to public bodies.
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Rules on political funding remain fuddled, by Elaine Byrne

Despite legislative changes, we remain in the dark about the financial solvency of political representatives and political parties, writes Elaine Byrne
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Human rights must underpin Garda reform, by Mark Kelly

The most recent Morris reports show that the Garda S�och�na needs more significant reform than that already proposed, writes Mark Kelly, Director of the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL).
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BRIBE PAYERS: Transparency International Bribe Payers Index 2006

Overseas bribery by companies from the world�s export giants is still common, despite the existence of international anti-bribery laws criminalising this practice, according to the Transparency International 2006 Bribe Payers Index (BPI).
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BRIBE PAYERS: When it�s wise not to win, by John Devitt

In many ways 2006�s film, Syriana is an enjoyable work of fiction on �Big Oil� and political intrigue, in others it reflects how business is really done in many parts of the world. Irish firms and intermediaries should be aware of the risks, writes John Devitt
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BRIBE PAYERS: The Role of Bribery and Corruption in West African Conflicts � Angola and Sierra Leone, by Lorraine Whitty

In the West, we tend to think of the costs of corruption in terms of the damage done to public confidence in politics. Corruption of course has a direct bearing on more than the credibility of individual politicians. It can also have devastating impact on the lives of the world�s poor. The link between corruption and conflict in particular is one that us �westerners� can not afford to ignore.
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