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New article in The Conversation UK -- The Four ways Mohamed Al Fayed silenced whistleblowers in his organization. Some textbook strategies. Some less common. The article describes: 1. The organisation as ...

Professor Kate Kenny will moderate this panel as part of the upcoming Integrity at Work week conference.

The University Women's Network hosted Diane Byrne, retired Army Captain and spokesperson for the Women of Honour, delivering the Sheehy Skeffington Annual Distinguished Lecture at University of Galway, on Friday 8...

The Women of Honour meanwhile say that, having found their voice, they are not going away.

When Nathalie, an executive in a large Parisian bank, questioned her boss about secret parallel accounting systems supporting a vast system of tax evasion, she could not have predicted the ...

The Dutch Whistleblowers Authority provides advice and support for persons who want to report a possible wrongdoing within the context of their work-related activities. The Authority also conducts investigations into ...

Kate Kenny alongside Professor Wim Vandekerckhove from EDHEC Business School begins a groundbreaking project funded by the European Commission. Led by the European Whistleblowing Institute (EWI), the team has secured ...

The presentation, "Her Fearless Speech? Gender and Speaking Out", mapped out the landscape of gender and whistleblowing based on existing research studies, and proposed a new conceptual framework.

Episode 3 of Parrhesia Inc's podcast series interviewed Zelda Perkins. Zelda is the first woman to break her NDA against Harvey Weinstein, who has since founded Can’t Buy My Silence ...

The landscape of whistleblowing in organizations is rapidly changing. New laws are emerging worldwide. We see changes to organizational policies and practices, new technologies supporting these changes, and a growing ...

An upcoming postdoc opportunity at University of Galway:

Note: I published a version of this on RTE Brainstorm, summer 2023

What learnings can all whistleblowing and whistleblowers take from the recent #MeToo phenomena and disclosures of sexual harassment and sexual violence? This article highlights how social movements based on workers ...

The Centre for Work, Organisation and Society aims to support cross-disciplinary research on work, society and organisational life. Directed by Professors Melissa Tyler and Philip Hancock and Dr Sophie Hales, ...

Whistleblowing is a topic of interest for scholars and practitioners in Law, Business Ethics, Social Sciences and Management. With the incoming EU Whistleblower Directive (2021) changing the landscape of disclosure at ...

Professor Marianna Fotaki hosted a webinar on the topic of ‘Post-truth, Freedom of Speech and Speaking Out’ at Warwick University’s Socrates Club, alongside Prof Hari Tsoukas.  Speakers included Professor ...

Prof Kate Kenny gave a keynote and hosted a workshop on research articles with staff and PhD students, including the 2020 Organization Studies publication, ‘Whistleblower subjectivities: Organization and passionate attachment. More ...

Kate Kenny spoke at Transparency International Ireland’s Integrity at Work Conference on the topic of ‘Measures of Support for Whistleblowers’, alongside Helene Donnelly OBE – Ambassador for Cultural Change at ...

We invite you to the University of Galway to take part in a paper development workshop and networking forum on the topic of whistleblowing. The event is aimed at early ...

On 3rd November, Professor Iain Munro hosted a public lecture by Robert Tibbo, Human Rights Lawyer at Newcastle University, as part of its public lecture series. Mr. Tibbo is known ...

Kate Kenny joined a panel discussing the topic of “Whistleblowers, Trauma, and Reprisals”, focused on the mental health impacts of whistleblowing. Other members included: Richard Rapoport, MSW, Psychotherapist, Jennifer Fraser, ...

Dr. Lauren Kierans (BL), Maynooth University presents "Whistleblowing and Legal Support", the third webinar in the series "Whistleblowing and External Partners" run with Cork University Business School, NUI Galway, and ...

On 15th March 2022, this event brought together a multidisciplinary panel of experts concerned with whistleblower protections from the fields of law and the social sciences. The workshop focused on overlapping ...

Dr. Meghan Van Portfliet of Cork University Business School championed discussions with three professionals from three advocacy groups that offer various support to whistleblowers. This is part of the ongoing ...

Whistleblowing is a phenomenon that is not going away. In this session, hosted by the Whitaker Institute at NUI Galway, four speakers from the field of journalism shared their experiences of working with whistleblowing disclosures and the best practices, challenges, and lessons learned. Facilitated by Professor Kate Kenny.

Dr Tom Clonan shares his experience of highlighting sexual violence and gender based discrimination within the Irish Defence forces.

Professor Kate Kenny was one of three panellists at Bentley University, U.S.’s webinar on Retaliation.

Professor Kate Kenny was invited panellist at a workshop hosted by University of East Anglia and Protect UK.

New article by Meghan Van Portfliet and Kate Kenny, ‘Whistleblowing advocacy: Solidarity and fascinance’, is published in Organization.

Professor Kate Kenny took part in a documentary series on Ireland’s TG4, aired 13th and 20th October. ‘Misneach’ (translation: Courage) explores the experiences of whistleblowers in Ireland.

Professor Kate Kenny gave a podcast in conversation with Tereza Østbø Kuldova (Black Box by Algorithmic Governance Research Network, Norway).

Professor Kate Kenny along with Dr Mahaut Fanchini, University of Paris presented at the International Whistleblowing Research Conference, Middlesex University.

Professor Kate Kenny was an invited panellist to the Society for Business Ethics Annual Meeting.

Professor Kate Kenny provided an invited submission to Ireland’s Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform and Taoiseach, on the transposition of EU Directive in the context of Ireland.

Do organizations give us anxiety? How does this contribute to whistleblower reprisals? Why should whistleblowers not be put through a motivation test to avail of protections? And what about 'disgruntled employees'? These are some of the topics explored in this Podcast episode in the series Brain for Business.

Professor Kate Kenny was invited to make a written submission to the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach, at the Houses of the Oireachtas (Parliament).

Who 'gets' to whistle blow? How do unequal working conditions, gender, race, and precarity affect who can speak up? Whose voices can be heard? Read Kate Kenny’s short article in NUI Galway’s Cois Coiribe magazine.

How can society support or punish whistleblowers? How do deep-seated organizational structures and group dynamics affect whistleblowing? Some topics discussed during Professor Kate Kenny’s contribution to the Edgy Ideas podcast with Dr Simon Western.

Professor Kate Kenny was a guest on the Brain for Business, Brain for Life podcast. She discussed speak-up systems, changes in whistleblowing law, and whether disgruntled employees whistleblow.

Professor Kate Kenny was a Keynote Speaker at the International Whistleblowing Forum at the Jagiellonian University of Cracow, Poland.

Whitaker Institute member Muhammad Irfan passed his PhD viva with minor corrections. Dr Irfan was supervised by Professor Kate Kenny.

Kate Kenny presented at the International Festival of Dissent, Whistleblowing and Accountability.

Professor Kate Kenny recorded a podcast episode for Dr Simon Western’s Edgy Ideas. They discuss how deep-seated organizational norms can affect whether whistleblowers are supported or punished for speaking ...

Many whistleblowers endure a fight to be believed but existing inequalities exacerbate the risks faced by those who speak out and hold the powerful to account, with women often left ...

Led by Dr Meghan Van Portfliet, Professor Kate Kenny co-hosted Gender and Whistleblowing: A hidden aspect of speaking up. This event, hosted by the Whitaker Institute discussed how whistleblower research has been largely gender neutral, raising questions about the status of knowledge and understanding in this area.

Dr Lauren Kierans, Maynooth University and Professor Kate Kenny wrote an article for RTE Brainstorm.

Prof Kenny and Prof Fotaki presented the findings from their research on post-disclosure experiences of whistleblowers. The presentation was followed by a panel discussion with contributions from leading experts, practitioners and whistleblowers.

Professor Kate Kenny and Dr Meghan Van Portfliet co-authored an article with Stephanie Casey (Transparency International Ireland) for RTÉ Brainstorm.

Read the full report, 'Engaging with Whistleblowers: The Value for Investors’ here and watch the report launch video.

On 19th January 2021, we will launch results from research into whistleblower post-disclosure survival strategies, featuring expert panel contributors. Join our event via Zoom!

Professor Kenny presented on the topic ‘Performing Ignorance: The peculiar censorship of government and intelligence whistleblowers’, as part of the ephemera journal and the Department of MPP’s workshop on ...

Prof Fotaki contributed to the Integrity at Work (IAW) annual conference by facilitating a panel discussion on ‘Encouraging Integrity – Creating a Speak Up/Listen Up Culture’. The discussants included Gerald ...

Professor Kenny contributed to the Integrity at Work (IAW) annual conference, Transparency International Ireland, by pre-recording an interview with Chris Smalls, former Amazon manager who spoke out about health and ...

Professor Kenny presented on ‘Whistleblowers and their Allies: Reframing organizational resistance and external disclosures’ on 12th November.