Fighting money-laundering still a challenge for Ireland

Ireland is off a watchlist, but fighting money-laundering is still a challenge, writes Investigative Correspondent Conor Ryan

IRELAND has been removed from a probationary watchlist of countries considered to be soft on money-laundering.

The adoption of a recent legal amendment and greater probity of private members clubs and company trust services has led the international Financial Action Task Force to stop conducting regular progress reviews.