RTÉ:Ireland http://www.rte.ie/radio1/whistleblowers/ Alan Torney talks to prominent whistleblowers from RTÉ Radio 1 Alan Torney talks to prominent whistleblowers from RTÉ Radio 1 A series following the stories of whistleblowers - those who take exceptional risks to highlight wrong-doing. en-ie RTÉ 2007 RTÉ podcasting@rte.ie Mon, 22 Oct 2007 13:24:40 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/radio1/images/logo_podcast_144.jpg http://www.rte.ie/radio1/whistleblowers/ 144 144 Society & Culture no 0 RTÉ:Ireland http://pc.rte.ie/2007/pc/pod-v-211007-27m28s-whistleblowers.mp3 Frank Serpico - New York police officer who exposed corruption in NYPD Frank Serpico - New York police officer who exposed corruption in NYPD Frank Serpico - New York police officer who exposed corruption in NYPD 0:27:28 http://pc.rte.ie/2007/pc/pod-v-211007-27m28s-whistleblowers.mp3 Mon, 22 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0100 no 7 RTÉ:Ireland http://pc.rte.ie/2007/pc/pod-v-141007-27m15s-whistleblowers.mp3 Daniel Ellsberg - leaked Pentagon Papers to New York Times Daniel Ellsberg - leaked Pentagon Papers to New York Times Daniel Ellsberg - leaked Pentagon Papers to New York Times 0:27:15 http://pc.rte.ie/2007/pc/pod-v-141007-27m15s-whistleblowers.mp3 Mon, 15 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0100 no 17 RTÉ:Ireland http://pc.rte.ie/2007/pc/pod-v-071007-27m05s-whistleblowers.mp3 Francis 'Chalkie' White - confronted paedophile George Gibney Francis 'Chalkie' White - confronted paedophile George Gibney Francis 'Chalkie' White - confronted paedophile George Gibney 0:27:05 http://pc.rte.ie/2007/pc/pod-v-071007-27m05s-whistleblowers.mp3 Fri, 5 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0100 no 25 RTÉ:Ireland http://pc.rte.ie/2007/pc/pod-v-300907-27m30s-whistleblowers.mp3 Harry Templeton - stood up to publish Robert Maxwell Harry Templeton - stood up to publish Robert Maxwell Harry Templeton - stood up to publish Robert Maxwell 0:27:30 http://pc.rte.ie/2007/pc/pod-v-300907-27m30s-whistleblowers.mp3 Thu, 27 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0100 no 38 RTÉ:Ireland http://pc.rte.ie/2007/pc/pod-v-140907-27m40s-whistleblowers.mp3 Colin Wallace - British Army dirty tricks in 1970s Colin Wallace - British Army dirty tricks in 1970s Colin Wallace - British Army dirty tricks in 1970s 0:27:40 http://pc.rte.ie/2007/pc/pod-v-140907-27m40s-whistleblowers.mp3 Fri, 14 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0100 no 45 RTÉ:Ireland http://pc.rte.ie/2007/pc/pod-v-070907-27m41s-whistleblowers.mp3 David Kaczynski - brother of the Unabomber David Kaczynski - brother of the Unabomber David Kaczynski - brother of the Unabomber 0:27:41 http://pc.rte.ie/2007/pc/pod-v-070907-27m41s-whistleblowers.mp3 Fri, 7 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0100 no 49 RTÉ:Ireland http://pc.rte.ie/2007/pc/pod-v-030807-27m07s-whistleblowers.mp3 Tom Clonan - Irish Army whistleblower Tom Clonan - Irish Army whistleblower Tom Clonan - Irish Army whistleblower 0:27:07 http://pc.rte.ie/2007/pc/pod-v-030807-27m07s-whistleblowers.mp3 Mon, 3 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0100 no 307 RTÉ:Ireland http://pc.rte.ie/2006/pc/pod-v-181206-27m23s-whistleblowers.mp3 Sherron Watkins of Enron - "The Big E" Sherron Watkins of Enron - "The Big E" By 2000, the Enron Corporation was a colossus. It was America's seventh largest company, employed 27,000 staff, and was a multi-billion dollar operation. Its management were close friends of both Bush presidents, and were making - in some cases - hundreds of millions of dollars each. A year later, in the fall out that followed the Enron implosion, it emerged that - months before the scandal broke - one voice inside Enron had been trying to alert management to the looming accounting scandal. 0:27:23 http://pc.rte.ie/2006/pc/pod-v-181206-27m23s-whistleblowers.mp3 Tue, 19 Dec 2006 00:00:00 +0100 no 313 RTÉ:Ireland http://pc.rte.ie/2006/pc/pod-v-111206-27m27s-whistleblowers.mp3 Daniel Ellsberg: Leaked Pentagon Papers to New York Times Daniel Ellsberg: Leaked Pentagon Papers to New York Times In 1971, Daniel Ellsberg made history by releasing to the New York Times top-secret Government documents which became known as the 'Pentagon Papers'. The leak set in motion a chain of events that ended the Nixon presidency and the Vietnam War. 0:27:27 http://pc.rte.ie/2006/pc/pod-v-111206-27m27s-whistleblowers.mp3 Wed, 13 Dec 2006 00:00:00 +0100 no 320 RTÉ:Ireland http://pc.rte.ie/2006/pc/pod-v-041106-27m27s-whistleblowers.mp3 Mukesh Kapila (ex-UN) talks to Alan Torney Mukesh Kapila (ex-UN) talks to Alan Torney Mukesh Kapila was head of the UN in Sudan in 2004 when he blew the whistle on the crisis in Darfur, and the UN’s failure to respond to it. 0:27:27 http://pc.rte.ie/2006/pc/pod-v-041106-27m27s-whistleblowers.mp3 Wed, 6 Dec 2006 00:00:00 +0100 no 329 RTÉ:Ireland http://pc.rte.ie/2006/pc/pod-v-271106-27m26s-whistleblowers.mp3 Sheenagh McMahon talks to Alan Torney. Sheenagh McMahon talks to Alan Torney. What drives a woman to blow the whistle and destroy the career of her own husband? In 1999, Sheenagh McMahon revealed that - to further his career - her husband, Detective Garda Noel McMahon, had made and planted homemade explosives, later claiming them as significant IRA explosives finds. 0:27:26 http://pc.rte.ie/2006/pc/pod-v-271106-27m26s-whistleblowers.mp3 Mon, 27 Nov 2006 00:00:00 +0100 no 416 RTÉ:Ireland http://pc.rte.ie/2006/pc/pod-v-310806-26m59s-whistleblowers.mp3 Jeffrey Wigand speaks to Alan Torney Jeffrey Wigand speaks to Alan Torney In December 1988, scientist Dr. Jeffrey Wigand left his job in healthcare and doubled his income with a new job at America's second-largest tobacco company, Brown & Williamson. As Vice President of Research and Development, his efforts to develop a 'safer' cigarette were thwarted and in 1993 he was fired. The following year, he decided to expose the truth: that his company knew nicotine was addictive, and in fact had policies of intentionally boosting the impact of nicotine in its tobacco. His co-operation with FDA [Food and Drug Administration] investigators and journalists led to a series of death threats against his children, but he persevered and testifyied in a Mississippi lawsuit brought by the State of Mississippi against tobacco companies. His deposition was critical to the 1998 246bn dollar settlement between the tobacco companies and a group of US states. 0:26:59 http://pc.rte.ie/2006/pc/pod-v-310806-26m59s-whistleblowers.mp3 Fri, 1 Sep 2006 00:00:00 +0100 no 417 RTÉ:Ireland http://pc.rte.ie/2006/pc/pod-v-240806-27m04s-whistleblowers.mp3 Fr Gerard McGinnity speaks to Alan Torney Fr Gerard McGinnity speaks to Alan Torney At the age of 26, Fr Gerard McGinnity was appointed Junior Dean at Maynooth - Ireland's national seminary. By just 32, he was Senior Dean - decades younger than previous holders of the post. But in 1984, he was approached by students who had concerns about the behaviour of the college's Vice President, Dr. Mícheal Ledwith - and these included concerns of a sexual nature. After bringing these concerns to the attention of bishops, McGinnity was pressured into resigning his post and had to return to the diocese as a curate, while Ledwith was promoted to College President. In the mid-1990s, Dr. Ledwith resigned prematurely as President, and agreed a financial settlement - without liability - with a man who alleged Ledwith had abused him as a minor. 0:27:04 http://pc.rte.ie/2006/pc/pod-v-240806-27m04s-whistleblowers.mp3 Thu, 31 Aug 2006 00:00:00 +0100 no 417 RTÉ:Ireland http://pc.rte.ie/2006/pc/pod-v-170806-27m02s-whistleblowers.mp3 Craig Murray speaks to Alan Torney Craig Murray speaks to Alan Torney Craig Murray was perhaps the most promising British diplomat of his generation. He entered the Foreign Service at the top of his year's intake and - on his appointment in 2002 as Ambassador to Uzbekistan - was his country's youngest ambassador. A member of the 'Coalition of the Willing' in Iraq, Uzbekistan enjoyed the financial and political backing of the UK and US. But within weeks of his posting, Murray had evidence that the country's Karimov regime was engaged in 'industrial scale' torture, which included boiling dissidents to death. When he repeatedly brought these human rights abuses to the attention of the British Government - and questioned their support for the regime - he found himself accused of a list allegations including selling passports for sex, being drunk on the job, and effectively stealing from the Embassy. Although he was eventually cleared of all the allegations, Murray suffered a nervous breakdown, and retired from the Foreign Service in 2004. Craig Murray's account of his experiences in Uzbekistan are contained in his book, 'Murder in Samarkand', published by Mainstream Publishing. 0:27:02 http://pc.rte.ie/2006/pc/pod-v-170806-27m02s-whistleblowers.mp3 Thu, 31 Aug 2006 00:00:00 +0100 no