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Ahem. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Haughey#Retirement.2C_tribunals_and_scandal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Haughey#Retirement.2C_t... http://

Ahem. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Haughey#Retirement.2C_tribunals_and_scandal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Haughey#Retirement.2C_t... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Burke_(Irish_politician) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Burke_(Irish_politician) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Lowry http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Lowry http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertie_Ahern#Controversy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertie_Ahern#Controversy At least 2 former Irish PMs (Taoiseach) were up to their eyes in it.

alephnil 14y ago
I think you should put things in perspective. Ireland is not the least corrupt country in the world, but definitely on the right end of the list. Only Scandinavia, Germany, Canada, Australia and New Zealand is less corrupt. The rest of western Europe as well as the US, Chile, Uruguay and surprisingly Botswana is at about the same level, while every other country is more corrupt. No country is totally free of corruption. It would be no problem to find cases in Swedish media as well. That you find corruption cases in the media is a good sign, because it indicates society does not accept it. Corruption is not in any way crippling Irish economy like it does many other places. (Source: http://cpi.transparency.org/cpi2011/results/ http://cpi.transparency.org/cpi2011/results/ )
- pacaro 14y ago
  The table of countries makes interesting reading... Am I wrong to find it fishy that Julian Assange wants to hide in Ecuador (rank #120, score 2.7) rather than face a trial in Sweden (rank #4, score 9.3)