Whistleblowers are often lauded, yet regularly pilloried. In her book, Whistleblowing, Irish academic Kate Kenny spoke with whistleblowers across the world in an attempt to understand the fallout that accompanies the act of speaking out. In this extract, she recounts the story of Jonathan Sugarman, who blew the whistle at UniCredit’s Dublin operation, and asks why his actions went unheard. Was society unwilling, or incapable, of listening?
Jonathan Sugarman (right) arrives with his adviser Eamonn Blaney at Leinster House, Dublin, where he will appear before the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach on banking and financial regulation.
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Eoin O'Hara
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Sometimes whistleblowers succeed in gaining public attention for their stories. The most common outcome, however, is to be completely ignored, by the public, ...
