Love it or hate it, a media outlet like The Ditch is removing one of the key conditions for corruption: the opportunity to get away with it.
With one year to the next European Election, the Qatargate corruption scandal is rocking Brussels like never before. The Irishwoman at the head of the EU’s influence watchdog discusses accountability gaps, revolving doors and her own future.
The war in Ukraine shows the need to expose money laundering structures routed through Ireland by applying the “many eyes principle,” says Transparency International Ireland’s John Devitt.
As the government falls in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia’s corruption scandals, its dealings with Goldman Sachs and the growing influence of China remind Ian Lahiffe of recent Greek history.
Lennox Lewis introduced the Comer Brothers to President Museveni of Uganda. The result was an ambitious plan to develop a new city outside Kampala. More than a decade on, the scheme has stalled and is now mired in legal action. Just what happened to the Irish development firm in Uganda?
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