Tom Gilmartin: The Man Who Brought Down a Taoiseach and Exposed the Greed and Corruption at the Heart of Irish Politics

Biographies & Memoirs

Connolly, Frank

True Crime

Gill & Company

A successful property developer in England, Tom Gilmartin had ambitious plans for major retail developments in Dublin in the late 1980s. Little did he know that in order to do business in Dublin, senior politicians and public officials would want a slice of the action: in large amounts of cash. Gilmartin blew the whistle on corruption at the heart of government and the city's planning system, and the fallout from his claims ultimately led to the resignation of the Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, in 2008. The developer, who died in November 2013, was thoroughly vindicated in the final report of the Mahon Tribunal in March 2012. This is a compelling narrative of official wrongdoing and abuse of office. It exposes the roots of the political and financial disaster that has wreaked havoc in the lives of so many Irish people.

Historical

Gill Books

Ireland's National Asset Management Agency was created in 2009 to contain the fallout from the property and banking collapse. Its job was to get the maximum return for the Irish people from the sale of assets, and pay down the state's massive debts. Riven with secrecy and scandal, however, NAMA has consistently fought off accusations of corruption. Here for the first time, investigative journalist Frank Connolly details how mismanagement handed valuable assets belonging to the Irish people to a coterie of international venture capitalists, and created a trade in state secrets. Based on exclusive interviews with a wide range of relevant parties, here is the story of how the sale of public assets disinherited the Irish people and created a new elite. ""Frank Connolly's careful and penetrating investigative research has exposed critical truths about malfeasance in high places and the often ugly workings of political power generally, actions that have caused great harm to the general population.""-Noam Chomsky.

Nama-Land: The Inside Story of Ireland's Property Sell-Off

Business & Money

Economics

Gill & Co.

One hundred years after the Anglo-Irish Treaty and partition, after 30 years of Troubles, the Good Friday Agreement and Brexit, the debate on Irish unity has intensified.\nBut what could a united Ireland look like, and what would it mean for those both north and south of the border? In this meticulously researched book, Frank Connolly interviews people from all sides, and presents his conclusions as to how and whether a united Ireland could create a viable, vibrant new country. United Nation is a timely look at the possibility of an integrated and united Ireland.

United Nation: The case for integrating Ireland

History

Europe

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