Whistleblowing ImpactHomeAboutNews & EventsTopicsShow search boxSearch textSearch MENUBreadcrumbsHomeTopicsImpacts of WhistleblowingExpert CommentaryTopicsExpert CommentaryExpert CommentaryWe have provided expert commentary based on our research in the following articles that focus on the impacts of whistleblowing:Ireland’s lonely whistleblowersby Jamie Smyth‘Kate Kenny, who is researching whistleblowing in banking at Queen’s University Belfast, says “informal blacklists” of whistleblowers exist in many industries, and suggests that the compensation provisions in the draft bill do not go far enough. Ireland, she argues, needs to change the ambivalent attitude towards whistleblower protection shown by the authorities and the public. “A new law is to be celebrated,” she says. “But research from other jurisdictions tells us that it must be supported by the media, civil society, government and the public if it is to be a success.”’Read more.‘There were hundreds of us crying out for help’: the afterlife of the whistleblowerby Andrew Smith‘Kate Kenny… says she has been surprised by “the amount of work that goes into a being a whistleblower”, meaning the constant reading of documents, rebutting of arguments, exposing of lies and learning about the law, all while struggling to hold your personality together: in short, by the fact that it’s a full-time job which – usually without warning – takes over your life.’Read more.Speaking out against your employer is still riskyby Alicia Clegg‘A forthcoming study, Post-disclosure Survival Strategies: Transforming whistleblower experiences, conducted by Professor Marianna Fotaki of Warwick Business School and Professor Kate Kenny of Queen’s University Belfast, found that 62 per cent of whistleblowers reported being demoted or given more menial tasks and almost all were eventually dismissed or resigned.’Read more.Why do we treat whistleblowers so horribly?by Mark PaulLater this month, academic Kate Kenny, a business professor at NUI Galway, will publish Whistleblowing; Towards a New Theory, a study of society’s treatment of whistleblowers in the financial industry in Ireland and across the globe.IntervieweesSugarman and Greene are among the many interviewees, while the case of former AIB whistleblower Eugene McErlean, who exposed overcharging, is also considered.You will want to fling Kenny’s book across the room. Not for how it is written; it is both quietly authoritative yet still reasonably accessible. But out of anger. Greene’s interviews with Kenny are particularly distressing to read.’Read more.Why British whistleblowers need a safety net to protect them from blacklistingby Greg Wright‘Professor Kate Kenny, of the National University of Ireland Galway, who has conducted a study on whistleblowers, says: “As long as we as a society play along and turn a blind eye to the whistleblower’s plight, the organisations, who are in reality the true transgressors, will continue to have their way.”Ms Kenny was the co-investigator on a report compiled by Professor Marianna Fotaki, of Warwick Business School, which looked at the fate of 25 whistleblowers from the UK, Europe and the US.It makes depressing reading. The whistleblowers lost their jobs. Some were fired, while others faced psychological pressure that made them quit.But it doesn’t have to be like this.’Read more.Greg Wright: The economic case for protecting whistle blowersby Greg Wright‘Kate Kenny, of Queen’s University Belfast, who has conducted a study on whistleblowers, said: “As long as we as a society play along and turn a blind eye to the whistleblower’s plight, the organisations, who are in reality the true transgressors, will continue to have their way.”Ms Kenny was the co-investigator on a report compiled by Professor Marianna Fotaki, of Warwick Business School, which looked at the fate of 25 whistleblowers from the UK, Europe and the US. It makes depressing reading. The whistleblowers lost their jobs. Some were fired, while others faced psychological pressure that made them quit.’Read more.Digital Responsibility, Decent Work, and WhistleblowingArt and ActivismPost-disclosure Survival StrategiesEffective Speak-up ArrangementsWhistleblower Partners and AlliesGender, Intersectionality and WhistleblowingHuman Rights, National Security, Government and WhistleblowingWhistleblowing Law and PolicyImpacts of WhistleblowingAudio and VideoPublicationsExpert CommentaryWhistleblowing in Financial ServicesWhistleblowing and HealthcareAcademic Life (Blog)Get in TouchWe regularly support and consult with organisations involved in supporting whistleblowing internationally.Get in touch with the research team.If you would like information of other free and practical whistleblowing resources, please email us.
We have provided expert commentary based on our research in the following articles that focus on the impacts of whistleblowing:
by Jamie Smyth
‘Kate Kenny, who is researching whistleblowing in banking at Queen’s University Belfast, says “informal blacklists” of whistleblowers exist in many industries, and suggests that the compensation provisions in the draft bill do not go far enough. Ireland, she argues, needs to change the ambivalent attitude towards whistleblower protection shown by the authorities and the public. “A new law is to be celebrated,” she says. “But research from other jurisdictions tells us that it must be supported by the media, civil society, government and the public if it is to be a success.”’
Read more.
by Andrew Smith
‘Kate Kenny… says she has been surprised by “the amount of work that goes into a being a whistleblower”, meaning the constant reading of documents, rebutting of arguments, exposing of lies and learning about the law, all while struggling to hold your personality together: in short, by the fact that it’s a full-time job which – usually without warning – takes over your life.’
by Alicia Clegg
‘A forthcoming study, Post-disclosure Survival Strategies: Transforming whistleblower experiences, conducted by Professor Marianna Fotaki of Warwick Business School and Professor Kate Kenny of Queen’s University Belfast, found that 62 per cent of whistleblowers reported being demoted or given more menial tasks and almost all were eventually dismissed or resigned.’
by Mark Paul
Later this month, academic Kate Kenny, a business professor at NUI Galway, will publish Whistleblowing; Towards a New Theory, a study of society’s treatment of whistleblowers in the financial industry in Ireland and across the globe.IntervieweesSugarman and Greene are among the many interviewees, while the case of former AIB whistleblower Eugene McErlean, who exposed overcharging, is also considered.You will want to fling Kenny’s book across the room. Not for how it is written; it is both quietly authoritative yet still reasonably accessible. But out of anger. Greene’s interviews with Kenny are particularly distressing to read.’
Later this month, academic Kate Kenny, a business professor at NUI Galway, will publish Whistleblowing; Towards a New Theory, a study of society’s treatment of whistleblowers in the financial industry in Ireland and across the globe.
Sugarman and Greene are among the many interviewees, while the case of former AIB whistleblower Eugene McErlean, who exposed overcharging, is also considered.
You will want to fling Kenny’s book across the room. Not for how it is written; it is both quietly authoritative yet still reasonably accessible. But out of anger. Greene’s interviews with Kenny are particularly distressing to read.’
by Greg Wright
‘Professor Kate Kenny, of the National University of Ireland Galway, who has conducted a study on whistleblowers, says: “As long as we as a society play along and turn a blind eye to the whistleblower’s plight, the organisations, who are in reality the true transgressors, will continue to have their way.”Ms Kenny was the co-investigator on a report compiled by Professor Marianna Fotaki, of Warwick Business School, which looked at the fate of 25 whistleblowers from the UK, Europe and the US.It makes depressing reading. The whistleblowers lost their jobs. Some were fired, while others faced psychological pressure that made them quit.But it doesn’t have to be like this.’
‘Professor Kate Kenny, of the National University of Ireland Galway, who has conducted a study on whistleblowers, says: “As long as we as a society play along and turn a blind eye to the whistleblower’s plight, the organisations, who are in reality the true transgressors, will continue to have their way.”
Ms Kenny was the co-investigator on a report compiled by Professor Marianna Fotaki, of Warwick Business School, which looked at the fate of 25 whistleblowers from the UK, Europe and the US.
It makes depressing reading. The whistleblowers lost their jobs. Some were fired, while others faced psychological pressure that made them quit.
But it doesn’t have to be like this.’
‘Kate Kenny, of Queen’s University Belfast, who has conducted a study on whistleblowers, said: “As long as we as a society play along and turn a blind eye to the whistleblower’s plight, the organisations, who are in reality the true transgressors, will continue to have their way.”Ms Kenny was the co-investigator on a report compiled by Professor Marianna Fotaki, of Warwick Business School, which looked at the fate of 25 whistleblowers from the UK, Europe and the US. It makes depressing reading. The whistleblowers lost their jobs. Some were fired, while others faced psychological pressure that made them quit.’
‘Kate Kenny, of Queen’s University Belfast, who has conducted a study on whistleblowers, said: “As long as we as a society play along and turn a blind eye to the whistleblower’s plight, the organisations, who are in reality the true transgressors, will continue to have their way.”
Ms Kenny was the co-investigator on a report compiled by Professor Marianna Fotaki, of Warwick Business School, which looked at the fate of 25 whistleblowers from the UK, Europe and the US. It makes depressing reading. The whistleblowers lost their jobs. Some were fired, while others faced psychological pressure that made them quit.’
We regularly support and consult with organisations involved in supporting whistleblowing internationally.
Get in touch with the research team.
If you would like information of other free and practical whistleblowing resources, please email us.