Conn Corrigan

RTÉ Investigates

Council Chamber Secrets: Galway City Council

Local Authorities Finances • 23 Mar 22

Council Chamber Secrets: Limerick City and County Council

Local Authorities Finances • 23 Mar 22

Council chamber secrets: Misconduct, falsehoods & waste

A new era of accountability in local government was promised ten years ago, but has yet to be delivered.

investigations unit • 23 Mar 22

Cllr Niall Dennehy set up the Institute of Professional Training

Councillor trainer wrongly claimed State accreditation

A training provider wrongly told local authorities that around 50 seminars it held for councillors from 2015 to 2019 were State accredited.

investigations unit • 04 Dec 21

Local authorities paid the two councillor representative bodies around €3.2m in annual contributions from 2014-19

Why are there two publicly funded councillor groups?

Between 2014 and 2019, local authorities paid two councillor representative organisations around €3.2m in annual contributions. But why are there two such bodies funded almost entirely by the taxpayer?

investigations unit • 16 Jul 21

Several councils have not published registers detailing payments councillors received from external organisations

These local authorities have not followed expense rules

RTÉ Investigates has found that several local authorities have not published registers detailing payments councillors received from external organisations.

investigations unit • 15 Jul 21

Councillors are supposed to be paid based on travelling 'the shortest overall route' between two different events

The councillors who broke mileage rules in expenses

In some cases, councillors are not always abiding by the rules related to mileage in their council claims, RTÉ Investigates has found.

investigations unit • 14 Jul 21

The local councillors who broke expense rules

In recent years, many councillors across Ireland wrongly received double payments by claiming expenses from multiple bodies for the same official absence, RTÉ Investigates has learned.

investigations unit • 14 Jul 21

Data from the Courts Service suggests that incidences of domestic violence have risen during the pandemic

Domestic violence orders surged 40% during pandemic

While convictions for drugs, assault and public order offences have fallen during the pandemic, incidences of domestic violence have risen.

investigations unit • 14 Jan 21

JobPath has been a frequent subject of criticism from opposition politicians

Dept of Social Protection clashed with JobPath firms

Confidential documents show that the Department has taken issue with the performance of the two private companies that administer the controversial Government scheme.

investigations unit • 21 Dec 20