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Why wasn’t corruption an election issue when it costs us so much?

John Devitt, 24 February 2016 The RTÉ Investigations Unit story on corruption in local government shocked the nation when it was broadcast way back in December 2015. It led Stephen Collins, political editor of the Irish Times to suggest that corruption would likely be an election issue. He couldn’t have been more wrong. With the…

February 25, 2016 in Corruption and Accountability, Election, regulatory systems.

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