Committee led by ex-taoiseach Enda Kenny used bogus jobs to bolster official report
A monitoring committee led by Enda Kenny’s office used bogus jobs to bolster an official employment progress report.
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Coveney breached marine law by keeping state position open for convict friend Paul Hyde
Simon Coveney left a state board role he was responsible for open beyond the legal timeframe, rejecting at least two candidates, before finally appointing his close friend Paul Hyde, who would later become a convicted criminal.
Kenny, Shanahan and English took credit for 90 bogus jobs as part of controversial IDA scheme
The ex-taoiseach, ex-IDA CEO and ex-junior enterprise minister were among those taking credit for almost 90 bogus jobs purportedly created by a now-scrapped government initiative that ended in controversy.
Varadkar assured SIPO procedures were in place for illegal donations – despite accepting two over legal limit
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar assured SIPO that he had internal procedures in place to avoid political donations over the legal threshold – despite previously accepting at least two such payments.
SIPO investigating electronic payments to Leo Varadkar and why taoiseach didn’t publicly declare donations
SIPO is investigating electronic payments to Leo Varadkar and his explanation as to why he hasn’t declared them in his annual declaration of donations.