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Latest StoriesYou are in: BBC Newsline > Latest Stories > Northern Ireland Events Company ![]() Northern Ireland Events CompanyAn alarm bell was sounded two years before the downfall of the NIEC. We reported in June how a confidential government inquiry exposed failings and a debt of £1.6 million currently being settled by the taxpayer. But could it have been avoided? BBC Newsline's Julian O'Neill has been investigating and has spoken to a woman who warned the Government about a potentially explosive situation at the Events Company back in 2005. Help playing audio/video The bankrupt Northern Ireland Events Company received a huge government payment by mistake just months before it collapsed. The mistake has been described as an administrative error. It's just the latest revelation in the ongoing story of the company's collapse - its £1.6 million debt is being covered by the public purse. Julian O'Neill's second report begins with criticism of how the government was overseeing the quango - from an unlikely quarter. Help playing audio/video The deputy chair of a Stormont sub committee says he's frustrated that the BBC has seen a confidential report that's so far been withheld from MLAs. Help playing audio/video last updated: 15/09/2008 at 12:53 SEE ALSOYou are in: BBC Newsline > Latest Stories > Northern Ireland Events Company
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