Interested in maladministration. Estd. 2005
The following extracts are taken from RTEs This Week on Sunday March 25th 2007. It is an important post because it records the questions asked by a Supreme Court judge, Justice Hardiman, arising from the disgraceful Frank Shortt case. Mr. Shortt was framed by two policemen and at 59 years of age placed in jail … Continue reading “Unanswered questions”
A special investigation by the Comptroller and Auditor General into the activities of the Greyhound Board (Bord No gCon) has found evidence of mis-management and financial irregularities over a ten year period up to 2006. Despite these findings the C&AG also found that in general the funds of Bord na gCon were properly applied. It … Continue reading “Bord na gCon report – A cleverly written whitewash?”
The following editorial in today’s Irish Examiner is worth reproducing in full. The header asks: Why are we pathetically complacent? I don’t’ think the Irish people are complacent. I think rather they have, over the decades, being rendered totally powerless by the sheer weight of corruption within the political/administrative system. Irish citizens can see the … Continue reading “It is practically impossible to challenge the power of state corruption”
Irish Times reports by Colm Keena related to the Moriarty Tribunal. Haughey deals investigated. January 9, 1998. Desmond paid nothing to Haughey ‘prior to 1994’. January 9, 1998. Haughey had salary of £5,000 when land deals were done. January 10, 1998. Celtic Helicoptor’s Ansbacher trail. January 14, 1998. McCreevy lists missing files sought by Moriarty … Continue reading “Irish Times archive on Moriarty”
More interesting PPARS stuff: The internal audit report was sought by the HSE several months ago in the wake of strong criticism from Fine Gael about some of these consultancy contracts. Fine Gael revealed that €2 million had been paid to Blackmore Group Assets Ltd, which it maintained was a shelf company based in the … Continue reading “Audit critical of PPARS contract”