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Issue - No.7

Welcome to Issue 7 of TIQ Ireland, the online quarterly journal and newsletter from Transparency International Ireland. Feel free to forward this message to anyone who might find it of interest. You may have noticed that this edition is somewhat late and we have six months of news headlines and work to bring you up to speed on. Apologies to those of you who missed Spring's issue - we'll continue to keep you updated on anti-corruption news and comment from Ireland and overseas. If you would like to unsubscribe however, you can do so by clicking the link at the base of this message.

Our Work - January to June 2007

A summary of our work since January 2007. Further details on work at TI Ireland is available by going to our press release archive and programme section.
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Headlines - January to March 2007

Here is a record of leading headlines from Ireland on corruption and standards of governance in public and corporate life from January to March 2007.
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Headlines - April to June 2007

Here is a record of leading headlines from Ireland on corruption and standards of governance in public and corporate life from April to June 2007.
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Corruption is eroding a fragile peace in West Africa

The peace initiative in West Africa known as Disarmament, Demobilisation and Re-integration (DDR) is threatened by widespread corruption according to Lorraine Whitty.
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Political corruption as an election issue in Ireland

The most recent General Election was notable in that corruption almost became an election issue, writes Tom Rowe
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The Agreed Programme for Government

The following is an extract from the agreed Programme for Government for 2007 to 2012. This section relates to government plans on public ethics and legislation, as well as electoral, Oireachtas and Local Government reform.
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Ireland�s attempts to tackle international crime and corruption are embarrassing

The OECD published its long-awaited report on Ireland�s efforts to prevent the bribery of public officials by Irish companies. It is one of the most damning reports the Paris think-tank has ever published, writes John Devitt
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Ireland shamed by OECD Bribery Report

The OECD was scathing in a recent report on Ireland�s efforts to tackle the bribery of foreign public officials, John Devitt explains why and what it means for Irish business
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Winning the fight against corruption

The OECD Anti-Bribery Convention is ten years old this year. In that short time it has established itself as the first truly effective global instrument to fight corruption in cross-border business deals. But despite enormous advances, the fight against bribery must continue says Angel Gurria
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Office Holders should not serve two masters

Safeguards against potential conflict of interest need to be introduced urgently, argues John Devitt
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