Nick Webb (journalist)
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Nick Webb Irish journalist of the year (2009), business journalist of the year (2009)(jointly with Shane Ross), Smurfit Business school specialist reporter of the year (2008). Sunday Independent
journalist Nick Webb broke the FAS expenses scandal with his father-in-law Shane Ross
in October 2008, before they exposed the culture of corruption and waste at semi-state transport company CIE. The pair have written a bestselling book called Wasters, exposing the scandal of "the people who squander your taxes on white elephant projects, international junkets and favours for their mates - and how they get away with it". Published by Penguin in October 2010.
Sunday Independent
The Sunday Independent is a broadsheet Sunday newspaper published in Ireland by Independent News and Media plc. The newspaper is edited by Aengus Fanning, and is the biggest selling Irish Sunday newspaper by a large margin ; average circulation of 291,323 between June 2004 and January 2005,...
journalist Nick Webb broke the FAS expenses scandal with his father-in-law Shane Ross
Shane Ross
Shane Peter Nathaniel Ross is an independent Irish politician and Business Editor of the Sunday Independent. He was the longest-serving member of Seanad Éireann , until he was elected to Dáil Éireann for the constituency of Dublin South at the 2011 general election.-Early life and career:Born in...
in October 2008, before they exposed the culture of corruption and waste at semi-state transport company CIE. The pair have written a bestselling book called Wasters, exposing the scandal of "the people who squander your taxes on white elephant projects, international junkets and favours for their mates - and how they get away with it". Published by Penguin in October 2010.