State should pay whistleblowers
For historical reasons, Irish whistleblowers face being labelled as informers. But elsewhere they are rewarded for information that nails white collar criminals, writes Elaine Byrne.
Whistleblowers are the lifeblood of every investigation. The more complex the crime, the more necessary their insider information becomes.
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