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This is a list of major political scandals in the Republic of Ireland:

Republic of Ireland

1970s

• Arms Crisis
• Dublin and Monaghan bombings collusion controversy

1980s

• Journalist phone tapping scandal
• Kerry babies incident

1990s

• Iraq beef export credit insurance controversy
• Hepatitis C contamination of the blood product Anti-D controversy
• Infection of haemophiliacs with HIV and Hepatitis C from contaminated blood products
• Planning corruption (Mahon and Flood tribunals)
• Ben Dunne/Ansbacher controversy, see also: the Moriarty tribunal

2000s

• Shooting of John Carthy by the Garda ERU
• Army deafness claims
• Haughey/Lowry corruption allegations
• Payments to Bertie Ahern controversy
• FÁS expenditure controversy
• Anglo Irish Bank irregularities in loans to directors
• Anglo Irish Bank circular transactions controversy
• Corrib gas controversy