Irish reject plan for parliamentary inquiries

The Irish government lost a referendum in October 2011 to give investigative powers to the Irish Parliament, blocking its plan to hold a major inquiry into who was responsible for the country’s economic crisis.

The result was a significant blow to the government, which was elected in March 2011 on a platform to increase accountability in public life following an economic crisis that led to a rescue by the European Union and International Monetary Fund.

Irish Times, 31.10.11: Coalition moves to ease rift with commission after Howlin rebuke http://www.irishtimes.com/news/coalition-moves-to-ease-rift-with-commission-after-howlin-rebuke-1.634834?mode=sample&auth-failed=1&pw-origin=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.irishtimes.com%2Fnews%2Fcoalition-moves-to-ease-rift-with-commission-after-howlin-rebuke-1.634834

Irish Times, 31.10.11: The people clearly do not trust politicians to be judges http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2011/1031/1224306806339.html?via=rel

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