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Ireland

Our Work In Ireland

Transparency International Ireland

Floor 2, 69 Middle Abbey Street
Dublin 1
Ireland

Telephone
+353 1 554 3938

Advocacy and Legal Advice Centre in Ireland

We have an ALAC in Ireland that can be contacted to report corruption.
ALACs provide free and confidential legal advice and allow people to safely report corruption.

Corruption Perceptions Index

Scoring 180 countries around the world, the Corruption Perceptions Index is the leading global indicator of public sector corruption.

Ireland has a score of 77 this year, with a change of 0 since last year, meaning it ranks 11 out of 180 countries.

Find out about key corruption issues in Ireland in CPI 2023: Trouble at the top

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Ireland

Score
77/100
Rank
11/180
Score change

Global Corruption Barometer

Since its debut in 2003, the Global Corruption Barometer has surveyed the experiences of everyday people confronting corruption around the world. Through our barometer, tens of thousands of people around the globe are asked about their views and experiences, making it the only worldwide public opinion survey on corruption.

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23%

Percentage of people who thought corruption increased in the previous 12 months*

5%

Percentage of public service users paid a bribe in the previous 12 months*

*Since the most recent publication of the GCB - European Union

Our activity in Ireland

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CPI 2023: Trouble at the top

News •

Top-scoring countries on the CPI have long fuelled transnational corruption. It's time they embrace change.

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CPI 2022: Trouble at the top

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While 2022 has seen some progress, advanced economies are still not pulling their weight in the fight against cross-border corruption.

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Whistleblowing programme

Project

Features our work to improve whistleblower’s protection, including our policy recommendations and our achievements in around the world.

Publications

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Global Corruption Barometer: European Union 2021

Publication •

The Global Corruption Barometer – European Union is the largest, most detailed set of public opinion data on people’s views and experiences of corruption and bribery in all 27 EU…

Speak Up: Empowering Citizens Against Corruption

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There are many barriers that prevent individuals from speaking up. Public trust in the ability of institutions to deal with corruption is low and reporting channels are often…