Just How Corrupt Is Ireland?

[stanley]

Dear oh dear you really are sad that your resort to the above.

Never worked in Mount st for either party nor intend to as for the issue re bars at DAA it clearly shows how rattled you are when you have deleted posts in the past when challenged on what you posted.

You pretty much parrot whats in the newspaper with no idea what you are parroting and are just a shrill with a newspaper nothing more.

I have never deleted a post I have made on this site whether challenged or not, as ever you pretend to think you know more than you actually do forever climbing up on the nearest and highest donkey.

Newspapers have their opinions, I also have my own but read them to keep informed, on the other hand you have to toe the FF Party line all the time, genuinely feel sorry for you but then remember your roots and can only laugh.

[TheMushyStuff]

Worldwide Corruption Perceptions ranking of countries:
14 Ireland

We are less corrupt than the USA and Britain.

[exileinleinster]

Worldwide Corruption Perceptions ranking of countries:
14 Ireland

We are less corrupt than the USA and Britain.

You and i know these rankings mean nothing, the affect Irish corruption has on you and i is much higher than in larger states.

It's a joke but it's no more than Irish people deserve for the morons they vote for time and time again.

No country in the EU would have a Jackie Healy-Rae,Beverley Flynn,Mary Coughlan be elected....they would not even have a half decent job in the private sector. It's a joke and everyone who votes is to blame.

Why does so many follow family into taking seats, some are voted in without question because they had a grandad someone liked....it's a joke.
Look at Nama,the expenses scandal and the fact that since the foundation of the state we have never been able run ourselves right.

I'm just waiting for more European integration as our only hope and the taking of as much power away from ourselves as possible.
Roll on the super state it can't come quick enough.

[Húrin]

At the top level, yes, therAnd yes, the political parties look after their supporters, and make sure that legislation is friendly for those industries that are supportive of them - but that's what you might call "transparent corruption". You vote for FF, you know that FF will favour the builders - vote for Labour, you know that Labour will favour the Unions. We also know Ministers will try to steer grants towards their constituencies.

That is not corruption. Political parties in a democracy are supposed to represent interest groups, in all countries.