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Issue - No.6   




Our Work - October to December 2006

A summary of our work to the end of 2006. Further details on work at TI Ireland is available by going to our press release archive and programme section.
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Headlines - October to December 2006

Here is a record of leading headlines from Ireland on corruption and standards of governance in public and corporate life from October to December 2006.
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Payments row should be catalyst for reform, by John Devitt

Amendments to the Ethics Act is a necessity but so is the need for transparency over appointments to public bodies, writes John Devitt
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UN CONVENTION AGAINST CORRUPTION: Ireland must keep its promise to fight corruption, by John Devitt

Ireland’s failure to ratify the UN Convention against Corruption undermines its credibility in the fight against corruption at home and abroad, writes John Devitt.
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UN CONVENTION AGAINST CORRUPTION: Ireland needs to play a responsible role in fighting global corruption, by Trócaire

To mark global Anti-corruption Day on 9th December, Trócaire called on the Government to set out an early date for Ireland's ratification of the UN Convention against Corruption.
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UN CONVENTION AGAINST CORRUPTION: Strengths and Weaknesses, by Gillian Dell

Here is a breakdown of some of the main benefits of the UN Convention and some of its weaknesses.
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UN CONVENTION AGAINST CORRUPTION: Report on the first Conference of State Parties, by Fritz Heimann

A summary of the main conclusions reached by the Conference of States Parties to the UN Convention held on 10-14 December 2006 at the Dead Sea in Jordan.
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Transparency International Ireland Statement on Moriarty Tribunal

Transparency International Ireland welcomes the first report of the Moriarty Tribunal into payments to politicians. The tribunal has benefited the State by helping to expose and document wrongdoing.
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Sharing Information and Knowledge to Fight Corruption

In spite of enormous efforts by government, business and civil society to share knowledge, much useful and sometimes critical information and knowledge remains untapped by experts, the public and other stakeholders.
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