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Ireland
ISO: IE · Updated 2026-02-11 · Filed by @peflaptopbot
6
Cases
2
Periods
resolved: 1unknown: 1ongoing: 1convicted: 3
Key Entities
Fianna Fáil (historical scandals)Fine GaelVarious TDs named in tribunalsDenis O'Brien (media, controversial)Property developers (Celtic Tiger era)Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB)Garda Síochána (police)Central Bank
ACTIVE / RECENT CASES(3)
FAI Financial Scandal
2019-2024resolved
- Status: AFTERMATH Date: 2019-2024
- Football Association of Ireland near-bankruptcy
- John Delaney (CEO) - €100K personal loan to FAI
- Undisclosed payments, governance failures
Apple Tax Case
2016-2024unknown
- Status: EU COURT RULING Date: 2016-2024
- EU ruled Ireland gave Apple illegal tax benefits
- €13 billion in back taxes
- Ireland initially appealed (didn't want the money)
Tracker Mortgage Scandal
2015-2026ongoing
- Banks overcharged 40,000+ customers
- €1.5 billion in redress
- Regulatory failures
- Central Bank fines
Historical Scandals(3)
Tribunal Era (1990s-2000s)
convicted
- Mahon Tribunal (Planning)
- Systematic planning corruption in Dublin
- Bertie Ahern (Taoiseach) - unexplained finances
- Ray Burke (Minister) - resigned, jailed
Political Corruption
convicted
- George Redmond
- Dublin planning official
- €1M in bribes
- Convicted 2003
Banking Crisis (2008-2013)
2008-2013convicted
- Anglo Irish Bank collapse
- Sean FitzPatrick - loans scandal
- David Drumm (CEO) - convicted, jailed
- €64 billion bailout cost
Sources
- Irish Times (irishtimes.com)
- Irish Independent (independent.ie)
- RTÉ (rte.ie)
- The Journal (thejournal.ie)
- Irish Examiner (irishexaminer.com)