Man held over Dublin bus incident - The Irish Times - Fri, Dec 07, 2012

Man held over Dublin bus incident - The Irish Times - Fri, Dec 07, 2012: "A "second person" who was at the scene has also been identified and while he has been traced and interviewed, he has not been arrested."?

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ENCOURAGECHANGE.: """Mr.Dillon made a lot of suggestions in his article which i repeat here.there should be as wide a spectrum of organisations and interests as possible,not just lawyers prison staff police ,but social workers prisoners rights organisations drug addicts anyone at all who has experience of the problems but also a persons point of view.all the dimensions of the causes and cures needs to be brought into the open.(now heres the serious bit)The "fact" that powerful forces intimately concerned with these problems do not at all want any general discussion of these issues,as any such discussion would inevitably focus on their inadequacies."?AS IT HAS DONE IN THE BANKING CRISIS?"""

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ENCOURAGECHANGE.: """Professor Dillon belongs to a family which over generations has contributed much to Irish public life and education. His father Myles Dillon was a renowned Celtic scholar. His uncle, James Dillon, was the popular and colourful politician, leader of Fine Gael and Minister for Agriculture. His grandfather was the famous Roscommon land reform "agitator", John Dillon, MP and last leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party."?""

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Seanad exchanges over murder of Fr Niall Molloy in 1985 - RTÉ News

Seanad exchanges over murder of Fr Niall Molloy in 1985 - RTÉ News: "He called for the establishment of a public inquiry, saying there had been a conspiracy of silence and cover up involving so-called pillars of society, including in politics"?

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WHAT IF?: Sprit2008’s Weblog › Create New Post — WordPress « Sprit2008′s Weblog

WHAT IF?: Sprit2008’s Weblog › Create New Post — WordPress « Sprit2008′s Weblog: ""Patrick Connell married Ellen Nelson On The 4th June 1893 In Saint Mary Pro Cathedral, They Lived At The Time In No 5 Gardiner St.Patrick’s Parents Name Were Thomas And Mary Connell Nee McKenna .Ellens Parents Name Were William And Mary Nelson Nee Flood.Their Witness Were Daniel Mc Cabe And Alice Mc Caloe.So The Connell DNA Make Up Has The following Names In Their Blood,1900sJohn And Susan Hand Nee Cox,1911 John And Christina Lee Nee Keegan.Hand’s,Connell,Lee,Nelson,McKenna,Flood,Cox.I Was Quite Surprised To Discover I Have Some Northside Blood In Me.Im Still Searching In Order To Give Those Who Have Left This Earth Some Token Of Recognition And Respect.""

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DJ on EU Construction Frenzy

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ENCOURAGECHANGE.: ""Patrick Connell married Ellen Nelson On The 4th June 1893 In Saint Mary Pro Cathedral, They Lived At The Time In No 5 Gardiner St.Patrick’s Parents Name Were Thomas And Mary Connell Nee McKenna .Ellens Parents Name Were William And Mary Nelson Nee Flood"?"

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ENCOURAGECHANGE.

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: ""'FAIR AND EQUAL ACCESS TO EDUCATION FOR THE LESS WELL OFF?""

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Public Inquiry · Snouts in the trough – out with principles

Public Inquiry · Snouts in the trough – out with principles: "One of the unremarked benefits of emigration is that the emigrant can leave behind the endemic sleaze, nepotism and corruption of Irish political life."?

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ENCOURAGECHANGE.: """We are not childcare workers. People have to remember that many of these guys are not your typical 17-year-old and have more life experience under their belt than you and I ever will.""?IM SURE THIS STATMENT SAYS IT ALL,I WISH TO CALL ON ALL THOSE "ALLEGED"TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT JUVENILES WELLBEING IN SAINT PATRICKS INSTITUTION TO CALL ON THE MINISTER FOR JUSTICE TO RELEASE THE FILES IN RELATION TO JUVENILES THAT WERE IMPRISONED IN PORTLAOISE IN THE 1960s.THIS WILL SHOW YOU HOW MUCH LIFE EXPERIENCE KIDS FROM A WORKING-CLASS BACKGROUND GOT IN THE 1940s,50s,60s,70s,80s, 90s,2000.OR GO TO THE SITE PUBLIC INQUIRY(PADDOCONNELL)."

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ENCOURAGECHANGE.: ""Ms Logan also said she was patronised and made fun of by prison officers when she inspected the institution last year.

"Effectively, if you have young people who have been in contact with the law, we are not expected to believe what they are saying," she told RTÉ.

Ms Logan noted that Department of Justice officials, up to the secretary general, told a United Nations committee the issues were about children's perception, not human rights abuse."?"

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ANO ANG?

ANO ANG?: """ Ang Untouchables '(2012) sa pamamagitan ng Shane Ross & Nick Webb kumikinang ng liwanag sa madilim na sulok ng Opisyal Ireland upang ipakita na ang mapanirang kultura ng cronyism na afflicts kaya magkano ng Irish buhay pa rin ang buhay at kicking. Ross at Webb siyasatin ang mga workings ng lobbyists; "hukuman appointment"; firm na batas at marami pang iba sa isang kagulat-gulat na sakdal ng modernong Ireland. "?"

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ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Search for inequality in our courts of law (KildareStreet.com)

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Search for inequality in our courts of law (KildareStreet.com): ""Interaction with these families is the means by which we can affirm to young people in difficulty that they have their own importance and worth. Many of those who end up in trouble cannot read, write or communicate properly. These are the young people who never received support in their family homes. It is possible to identify the children and families at risk at primary school level."???????"

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ENCOURAGECHANGE.: ""Care After Prison (CAP) is an information, referral and support service open to people who have left prison and their families living in Dublin. The service offers ex-prisoners a safe environment where they identify areas of need within there lives where they need support to continue with their goal of leading free lives.

CAP is open to both male and female ex-prisoners of any age."?"

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Lead investigator says Langridge suicide report was cut and censored | FAIR

Lead investigator says Langridge suicide report was cut and censored | FAIR: "The stunning revelation appears to confirm claims by Langridge’s parents Shaun and Sheila Fynes that elements in the NIS were biased in favour of the military and doctored their report accordingly."?

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ENCOURAGECHANGE.

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: ""Yes, by the time of the moment of birth your body and "SOUL" had been impregnated by energies from the outside world for a full nine months. Once born and separated from your mother you became an individual being."?"

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Claire McAlpine: A 15-year-old who killed herself after leaving a diary naming DJs as abusers. Disturbing questions about John Peel. So how many starts WERE involved?

Claire McAlpine: A 15-year-old who killed herself after leaving a diary naming DJs as abusers. Disturbing questions about John Peel. So how many starts WERE involved?: "Claire's diary was scrutinised by Scotland Yard, but no action was taken against the DJs, who, she alleged, had used' her for their own sexual gratification...It would be ridiculous to connect anyone or anything mentioned in her diary with reality,' a police spokesman said at the time."?

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ENCOURAGECHANGE.: "The Cybercrime Prevention Act, which just came into effect, is so broad and loophole-ridden that a wide range of online activity could be considered libelous. Even if you don't write the material, just sharing it with someone online could land you in prison."?

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Welcome to SumOfUs | SumOfUs

Welcome to SumOfUs | SumOfUs: "Governments that answer to citizens – not corporations"?

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Public Inquiry · Stroke politics still the preferred option of our politicians

Public Inquiry · Stroke politics still the preferred option of our politicians: "It is a state governed under the rules and very low standards of gombeenism and stroke politics.

Every politician/political party must decide, on coming to power, whether to cooperate with the rotten system to further their own interests or challenge the system in the interests of the Irish people.

Here’s some examples from recent times of decisions made that support the rotten system.

Former Progressive Democrats TD, Fiona O’Malley.

It’s something that has always annoyed me, that the PDs are watchdogs. We have our own standards. Every other political party is responsible for their own standards within their own party. We are not watchdogs for any other party."?

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Calling all police officers on duty at Hillsborough on 15.04.1989 « Hillsborough

Calling all police officers on duty at Hillsborough on 15.04.1989 « Hillsborough: "There were a great many junior officers on duty that day that did a fantastic job, without senior supervision, to try and help those who were trapped and dying in the Leppings Lane terraces.

Recent documentaries, in the light of the Hillsborough Independent Panel, have seen PC’s come forward and tell their side of the story.

It seems that no matter what depths senior officers were willing to sink, that there are a great number of more junior officers who were, honest, who tried their best and who were horrified at the way their statements were amended to remove any criticism of the police.

I would be forever grateful, if one such hero of the day would step forward and help me tell the story about the real truth of Hillsborough?"

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Calling all police officers on duty at Hillsborough on 15.04.1989 « Hillsborough

Calling all police officers on duty at Hillsborough on 15.04.1989 « Hillsborough: "There were a great many junior officers on duty that day that did a fantastic job, without senior supervision, to try and help those who were trapped and dying in the Leppings Lane terraces.

Recent documentaries, in the light of the Hillsborough Independent Panel, have seen PC’s come forward and tell their side of the story.

It seems that no matter what depths senior officers were willing to sink, that there are a great number of more junior officers who were, honest, who tried their best and who were horrified at the way their statements were amended to remove any criticism of the police.

I would be forever grateful, if one such hero of the day would step forward and help me tell the story about the real truth of Hillsborough?"

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WHAT IF?

WHAT IF?: ""Be what you are and not what i would have you be,for the you that i want ,would not be you but a stranger to me and all i hold true,for their are none better than you are now or could ever hope to be ,fortune shines on those who are themselves and not the “PROJECTED IMAGE”of the desires of others."?"

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ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Image: Vindicating Socio-Economic Rights: International Standards and Comparative Experiences (Routledge Research in Human Rights Law): Paul O'Connell

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Image: Vindicating Socio-Economic Rights: International Standards and Comparative Experiences (Routledge Research in Human Rights Law): Paul O'Connell

How is E.U Law superior to Irish domestic Law? - boards.ie

How is E.U Law superior to Irish domestic Law? - boards.ie: "Basically, Irelands membership of the EU means that the Union can make laws that apply in Ireland even when they havnt been passed by the dail (article 29.4.19 of the constitution)

Where there is conflict between Irish and EU law, EU law always prevails. Even regarding the constitution.
Laws made by the EU may automatically become part of Irish law wihtout need for incorporation by the Oireachtas.?
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Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union

Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union: "The rights of the child

1.   Children shall have the right to such protection and care as is necessary for their well-being. They may express their views freely. Such views shall be taken into consideration on matters which concern them in accordance with their age and maturity.

2.   In all actions relating to children, whether taken by public authorities or private institutions, the child's best interests must be a primary consideration.

3.   Every child shall have the right to maintain on a regular basis a personal relationship and direct contact with both his or her parents, unless that is contrary to his or her interests."?

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We Are Legion - The Story of the Hacktivists (2012)

Former Hammonds partner implicated in Hillsborough cover-up | News | The Lawyer

Former Hammonds partner implicated in Hillsborough cover-up | News | The Lawyer

WOMAN CLAIMS DONEGAL GARDAI IMPRISONED AND ASSAULTED HER AUTISTIC NEPHEW | Donegal Daily

WOMAN CLAIMS DONEGAL GARDAI IMPRISONED AND ASSAULTED HER AUTISTIC NEPHEW | Donegal Daily: The court heard his mother frantically searched for him and was shocked to find him detained at a garda station under the Mental Health Act where Gardaí refused to immediately release him.
It is claimed the Garda Ombudsman has received no response to a complaint lodged by his mother 18 months ago.?

New plan needed for North Inner City - Costello » Joe Costello TD » The Labour Party

New plan needed for North Inner City - Costello » Joe Costello TD » The Labour Party: "The North City Centre has been black spot since the foundation of the State and it is imperative that we as Government now break this cycle of poverty and deprivation?AND PIGS WILL FLY?

Inquiry severely critical of McManus/Brosnan hospital company

Inquiry severely critical of McManus/Brosnan hospital company: A PRIVATE hospital, owned by Irish investors including J.P.McManus, Denis Brosnan, Dermot Desmond and John Magnier, where vulnerable patients were allegedly encouraged to commit suicide, “failed to address corporate responsibility’ an inquiry has found.?

[Lunchtime Bite] Daughter awarded €375,000 for father’s sex abuse - Newstalk.ie

[Lunchtime Bite] Daughter awarded €375,000 for father’s sex abuse - Newstalk.ie: Gerard Smith – "tried to hide behind the Statute of Limitations"” he said.
“But he’s been flushed out of his last hiding place – the curtains have been drawn back, and her abuser stands exposed” he added.?

ENCOURAGECHANGE.

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: The judiciary consigned thousands of children to incarceration in institutions they knew were abusive without batting an eyelid or even consulting the Irish Constitution?

Harte and Fr D'Arcy among crowd out in support of beleaguered family - National News - Independent.ie

Harte and Fr D'Arcy among crowd out in support of beleaguered family - National News - Independent.ie: Below a banner demanding "natural justice" for the Quinn family, Fr D'Arcy stated that it should be the regulators, auditors and banks that should be before the courts, not the Quinn family.
"The main reason I'm here is because as "Christians" and good neighbours we have a right and a duty to stand by our families and neighbours when they are in trouble and nobody will take that away from us," he said.?RIGHT?

Elaine Byrne: Male, over 50, overpaid -- Official Ireland still rules - Analysis, Opinion - Independent.ie

Elaine Byrne: Male, over 50, overpaid -- Official Ireland still rules - Analysis, Opinion - Independent.ie: Official Ireland ostracised heroes like the social worker Frank Crummey, who confronted the abuse of children head on. Joe McAnthony, the Sunday Independent investigative journalist who first uncovered payments to politicians back in 1973, also suffered. A troublemaker whose persistence was rewarded with emigration.
"My life was pretty much over as a journalist. Everything I worked on was closed down," Joe said in an interview some years ago. "Nobody would hire me. I had four children. So we had to go. I was essentially expelled from Ireland."
That's what Official Ireland has done to individuals who have tried to speak the truth. To avoid rather than confront. The refusal to recognise the fundamental difference between right and wrong which poisons public life. Excuses are made for erroneous behaviour, often to protect a reputation.?

"ENCOURAGECHANGE"paddoconnell8@gmail.com: PADDYWANTSTOKNOW?: ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Image: Vindicating Socio-Economic Rights: International Standards and Comparative Experiences (Routledge Research in Human Rights Law): Paul O'Connell

http://encouragechange.blogspot.ie/2012/05/paddywantstoknow-encouragechange-image.html: Courts can play a substantial role in the vindication of socio-economic rights,?

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Brian Trevaskis - Late Late Show - Peoples Republic Of Cork Discussion Forums

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Brian Trevaskis - Late Late Show - Peoples Republic Of Cork Discussion Forums: "Not Helping The Underprivileged",?

Charges dispute minister accused - National News, Breaking News - Herald.ie

Charges dispute minister accused - National News, Breaking News - Herald.ie: Environment Minister Phil Hogan has been accused of monumental hypocrisy after it emerged he is in a dispute over management fees at his apartment in Portugal.
The minister, who has been heavily criticised for his handling of the controversial 100 euro household charge, is believed to owe about 4,000 euro in service charges at the property on the Algarve.?

The Strange SIlence Over Phil Hogan's Soft Loans

The Strange SIlence Over Phil Hogan's Soft Loans: It is interesting that while there a lot of attention has been paid has to the personal financial difficulties of Mick Wallace TD and Dr James Reilly that little political attention has been given to the case of Phil Hogan’s "soft" loan. (Now Minister) Hogan availed of nearly €900,000 worth of interest-only loans that were personally approved by Michael Fingleton the boss of the failed Irish Nationwide Building Society. The loans financed the purchase of an apartment in Portugal and a house in Dublin.?

Senator: New info links Lowry to club | Irish Examiner

Senator: New info links Lowry to club | Irish Examiner: Diarmuid Wilson used Seanad privilege yesterday to raise questions about the evidence of some of the tribunal witnesses.

In particular, he said he had information to suggest one TD attended "well in excess" of 50 meetings relating to the 1998 purchase of Doncaster Rovers football club in England.?

Tom Gilmartin: The people I was up against would do anything to wipe me out and they did. I can cope but my wife is now disabled | Mail Online

Tom Gilmartin: The people I was up against would do anything to wipe me out and they did. I can cope but my wife is now disabled | Mail Online: When he asked the Garda to investigate, it did nothing.?

ENCOURAGECHANGE.

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: All I can see is Mary O’Rourke, Nora Owen, Gay Byrne, Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh, and now Mike Murphy, on every time I turn on my TV. Is there no end to them? Our young people are leaving the country in droves. ?

John Murphy
Liscarroll
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BBC News - Bright pupils from poor backgrounds lag two years behind rich

BBC News - Bright pupils from poor backgrounds lag two years behind rich: He called for action to help clever children from poor homes succeed.?

Gathering for Eucharistic Congress - The Irish Times - Tue, Jun 12, 2012

Gathering for Eucharistic Congress - The Irish Times - Tue, Jun 12, 2012: Clergy sexual abuse is addressed by only one speaker; Archbishop Luis Antonio G Tagle of the Philippines. His presentation title reads “the abuse of children, accepting responsibility and bringing healing” .?

Public Inquiry · Wallace corruption confirms Ireland as an intrinsically corrupt state

Public Inquiry · Wallace corruption confirms Ireland as an intrinsically corrupt state: The system has become so corrupt, so dysfunctional that even those independents, elected by the Irish people in a desperate cry for even a semblance of honesty and accountability, have abandoned the people in favour of the corrupt system.?

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Rate-Your Solicitor website closed down - Indymedia Ireland

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Rate-Your Solicitor website closed down - Indymedia Ireland: "A special Committee of the Law Society has said it was utterly appalled at reports that some solicitors had double-charged for work done for victims of institutional abuse.?

Report into child deaths “harrowing” says Fitzgerald » Inside Ireland

Report into child deaths “harrowing” says Fitzgerald » Inside Ireland: Minister for Children Frances Fitzgerald described a new report into the deaths of children in care as “harrowing”?

Abuse survivor criticises papal envoy | Irish Examiner

Abuse survivor criticises papal envoy | Irish Examiner

Harvard-bound homeless grad 'overwhelmed' by ovation – This Just In - CNN.com Blogs

Harvard-bound homeless grad 'overwhelmed' by ovation – This Just In - CNN.com Blogs: She thanked everyone who has reached out to help with donations. She will use the money to set up her nonprofit organization, named Uplift. “There are other students whose situations are worse than mine, and their futures are less certain,” she said. “The only way to get out of poverty is through education.”?

CONNECT TO MY ANGELS

CONNECT TO MY ANGELS: ""This was highlighted recently when Mr. Justice Peter Kelly was firmly and publicly rebuked by the DPP for having the temerity to challenge the ODCE’s handling of the ‘investigation’ into Anglo Irish Bank."?THE"REAL"REASONS PROJECT?"

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ENCOURAGECHANGE.

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: The Government has nominated barrister Colm MacEochaidh, a former Fine Gael election candidate, for appointment to the High Court.
Mr Mac Eochaidh ran unsuccessfully for the party in the 2002 Dáil and 2007 Seanad elections.

He was also one of the two men behind the placing of a newspaper advert in 1995 offering a £10,000 reward for information that led to a conviction or indictment for planning corruption.

The advert, and the information received, led to the establishment of the planning tribunal.

At its weekly meeting yesterday, the Cabinet decided to nominate Mr Mac Eochaidh to fill the vacancy on the High Court arising from the appointment of Mr Justice John MacMenamin to the Supreme Court.

The Government said the appointment followed receipt of a list of suitable candidates from the Judicial Appointments Advisory Board.?SINCE THE FOUNDATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND STATE,HOW MANY JUDGE'S WERE APPOINTED FROM A WORKING-CLASS "DISADVANTAGED"BACKGROUND?OR WHERE COULD I FIND THE STATISTICS FOR SUCH APPOINTMENTS?

Nine out of 10 children in damp Dublin housing complex have missed school due to sickness - National News - Independent.ie

Nine out of 10 children in damp Dublin housing complex have missed school due to sickness - National News - Independent.ie: A survey of living conditions in Dolphin House, Dublin, found more than half the residents have suffered respiratory problems, stomach upsets or nausea - all of which have been linked to the poor conditions in the flats.
The complex is owned by Dublin City Council.?

Diverse Judiciary is a “Cornerstone” of Democracy, says the ICCL

Diverse Judiciary is a “Cornerstone” of Democracy, says the ICCL

ENCOURAGECHANGE.

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: It is not often that one finds smoking gun reports which refute all claims, such as those by EuroStat and Angela Merkel, in which the offended parties plead ignorance of the fiscal inferno raging around them, kindled by Lies, Deceit, and blatant mutually-endorsed Fraud, and instead, now facing themselves in the spotlight of public fury, put the blame solely on related party participants, such as, in a recent case, Greece and Goldman Sachs.?TURNING A BLIND EYE BY SO-CALLED RESPECTED LEADERS OF EUROPE?AND NOW THEY ON THEIR INFLATED WAGES AND PENSIONS WANT ORDINARY CITIZENS OF EUROPE TO PAY FOR "THEIR"MISTAKES?

CONNECT TO MY ANGELS

CONNECT TO MY ANGELS: Sacerdotal privilege is and was recognised as part of our domestic Constitutional law, ie a “rule of law” as far back as 1945 in a case titled Cook V. Carroll. I am unable, at present, to provide an open source access to it, so you will have to trust me on that particular issue. It’s not controversial anyway. Now, one argument made is that Judgment was given when the special position of the Catholic church was recognised constitutionally and, since it’s removal, the Judgment is no longer of such strength in terms of jurisprudence. However, the Supreme Court has held that that particular, now removed, provision of the Constitution had never any Constitutional effect. Johnston v Church of Scientology [2001] 1 IR 682 at 687, refers.?TO QUOTE SOLICITOR RICHARD KENNEDY"LEGISLATION WHICH IS UNENFORCEABLE IS BAD LEGISLATION,AND APART FROM THE"FACT"THAT IT FAILS TO ACHIEVE ITS PURPOSE,IT DIMINISHES CONFIDENCE AND RESPECT FOR THE LEGAL SYSTEM?

EUROPA - Press Releases - TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN STABILITY MECHANISM (ESM)

EUROPA - Press Releases - TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN STABILITY MECHANISM (ESM): Immunities of persons
1. In the interest of the ESM, the Chairperson of the Board of Governors, Governors, alternate Governors, Directors, alternate Directors, as well as the Managing Director and other staff members "shall be immune from legal proceedings with respect to acts performed by them in their official capacity" and shall enjoy inviolability in respect of their official papers and documents.
2. The Board of Governors may waive to such extent and upon such conditions as it determines any of the immunities conferred under this Article in respect of the Chairperson of the Board of Governors, a Governor, an alternate Governor, a Director, an alternate Director or the Managing Director.
3. The Managing Director may waive any such immunity in respect of any member of the staff of the ESM other than himself or herself.
4. Each ESM Member shall promptly take the action necessary for the purposes of giving effect to this Article in the terms of its own law and shall inform the ESM accordingly.?

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Rate-Your-Solicitor.com Forum / The Judge, The Lawyer and The DPP

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Rate-Your-Solicitor.com Forum / The Judge, The Lawyer and The DPP: The first hand-written letter was written by Roe to Eamon Barnes, Director of Public Prosecutions before any charges had been brought. In the letter Roe stated that he knew both Fr. Molloy and the Flynns.?

The judges matter more than the ministers - Analysis, Opinion - Independent.ie

The judges matter more than the ministers - Analysis, Opinion - Independent.ie: And personal liberty with "particular" reference to the bail laws.?

The judges matter more than the ministers - Analysis, Opinion - Independent.ie

The judges matter more than the ministers - Analysis, Opinion - Independent.ie: Ironically all three are now judges, O'Leary in the Dublin District Court, Murphy in the Circuit Court and now Hardiman in the Supreme Court.?WHATS IRONIC ABOUT IT?

The judges matter more than the ministers - Analysis, Opinion - Independent.ie

The judges matter more than the ministers - Analysis, Opinion - Independent.ie: Keane has a reputation as a reforming figure. During his time on the Law Reform Commission he noted that it was expected such a commission should be controversial. He has visited all the country's jails to familiarise himself with conditions in them and believes justice delayed is justice denied. His judgements on the freedom of the press to act as the eyes and ears of the court,?

three little dogs: Written complaint to a Judge cost a man €17,500

three little dogs: Written complaint to a Judge cost a man €17,500: Mentioned in the proceedings but not present in Court: High Court President Judge Joseph Finnegan,?

Delay in Judicial Council Bill inexcusable – Shatter « Alan Shatter TD – Better Politics

Delay in Judicial Council Bill inexcusable – Shatter « Alan Shatter TD – Better Politics: Delay in Judicial Council Bill inexcusable – Shatter?

PADDYWANTSTOKNOW?: ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Image: Vindicating Socio-Economic Rights: International Standards and Comparative Experiences (Routledge Research in Human Rights Law): Paul O'Connell

PADDYWANTSTOKNOW?: ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Image: Vindicating Socio-Economic Rights: International Standards and Comparative Experiences (Routledge Research in Human Rights Law): Paul O'Connell: Courts can play a substantial role in the vindication of socio-economic rights,?

ERIC Record: EJ590442

ERIC Record: EJ590442: Shared ERIC Record

Gilmore: If Mahon finds corruption, it will go to DPP · TheJournal.ie

Gilmore: If Mahon finds corruption, it will go to DPP · TheJournal.ie

ENCOURAGECHANGE.

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Not merely that but I am dealing with applicants who quite apart from having disabilities which place them at risk also have a legal disability in that they cannot assert their own constitutional rights, this has to be done on their behalf either by a next friend or a guardian ad litem.?

ENCOURAGECHANGE.

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: 1 I.R. 409 held that a child has a constitutional right to be fed and to live, to be reared and educated and to have the opportunity of working and realising his or her "Full Potential" and dignity as a human being and that those rights "MUST" be protected and vindicated by the State.?

"ENCOURAGECHANGE"paddoconnell8@gmail.com: Former Education Ministers 'not made aware' of abuse

http://encouragechange.blogspot.com/2009/05/former-education-ministers-made-aware.html: Former Education Ministers 'not made aware' of abuse
In sept 1993 two boys were said to have,made, allegations against a school worker in st josephss school for deaf boys cabra,?

ENCOURAGECHANGE.

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: McCabe had told the boy’s parents that the victim had misbehaved at school and the teenager’s father did not believe him when he later told him that McCabe had abused him.?

ENCOURAGECHANGE.

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: The public has a right to know the identity of its employees - politicians, political staff, appointees or public servants - who break the rules, and so all the good government watchdog agencies must be required by law to identify exactly which person broke which rule in each situation.?

My Fiscal Compact Woes

My Fiscal Compact Woes: We need to examine it carefully and choose a course that will serve the interests of the common good and the plain people of Ireland and not the banks and powerful financial lobbies of Europe.?

Obama again talks up hope and change

Obama again talks up hope and change: You tell them it's still about change."?

Shatter accuses Palestine group of cyberbullying - National News - Independent.ie

Shatter accuses Palestine group of cyberbullying - National News - Independent.ie: Ms Jordan wrote on the band's Facebook page: "In hindsight, it was very naive of me to think our motives would not be misunderstood and misrepresented."?

The Associated Press: Armenia's parliamentary vote a test for Sarkisian

The Associated Press: Armenia's parliamentary vote a test for Sarkisian: International observers from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe said the Armenian government has taken steps in recent years to foster free and fair elections, including changes to electoral laws and the introduction of a new online election monitoring program.?

ENCOURAGECHANGE.

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Just as in those countries, visceral indignation with joblessness and an "arrogant political establishment" is expected to benefit nationalist parties, including former allies of Serbian strongman Slobodan Milosevic, the former Yugoslav president who plunged the country into war and more than two decades of international isolation.?

The Associated Press: Angry Greeks vote in key parliamentary election

The Associated Press: Angry Greeks vote in key parliamentary election: Public anger has been so high that politicians have been forced to maintain low-profile campaigns for fear of physical attacks on the streets in a country battered by business closures and hundreds of thousands of job losses.?

1,600 Palestinians on hunger strike and the world doesn¿t even bat an eyelid: Compelling eye witness dispatch from the Israeli internment jails threatening a new Arab Spring | Mail Online

1,600 Palestinians on hunger strike and the world doesn¿t even bat an eyelid: Compelling eye witness dispatch from the Israeli internment jails threatening a new Arab Spring | Mail Online: 'My detention has so far been renewed seven times and they still haven't charged me with anything,'?

Restoration of rights to Smyth beggars belief - The Irish Times - Sat, May 05, 2012

Restoration of rights to Smyth beggars belief - The Irish Times - Sat, May 05, 2012: Those faculties were removed following the inquiry conducted by then Fr Seán Brady, "Fr Francis Donnelly" and Fr Oliver McShane with 14-year-old Brendan Boland in Dundalk on March 29th, 1975. He told them of his abuse and that of five other young people by Smyth?

Commission denies getting its facts wrong - The Irish Times - Sat, May 05, 2012

Commission denies getting its facts wrong - The Irish Times - Sat, May 05, 2012: In a letter to the chairman, Mr Justice Kevin Feeney, the Dublin MEP said the commission incorrectly suggested Ireland could not gain access to ESM funding if it voted against what he calls the “austerity treaty”.?

E-Health Insider :: iSoft plot 'uncovered by whistleblower'

E-Health Insider :: iSoft plot 'uncovered by whistleblower': A plot by former senior executives of iSoft to make millions by misleading the stock market was uncovered when an employee blew the whistle, a court has been told.?

PADDYWANTSTOKNOW?

PADDYWANTSTOKNOW?: Therefore, were Ireland to apply for a second bail-out prior to July 1st 2013, it would be granted if such an application were accompanied by a Memorandum of Understanding negotiated between Ireland, the EU and the IMF – similar to the first bail-out. This funding is "not" contingent upon the ratification of the Fiscal Treaty.?

ENCOURAGECHANGE.

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: A disorderly Irish default would threaten the stability of the "European" banking system.?

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ENCOURAGECHANGE.: In an emotional interview on RTE’s Marian Finucane Show, Fr D’Arcy said that if there is secrecy, and no questioning mind within the Catholic Church, then no child will be protected.?

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ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Such hypocrisy reveals Amnesty International as the politically-motivated front it ultimately is.?

BBC News - New claims over Cardinal Brady's role in sex abuse inquiry

BBC News - New claims over Cardinal Brady's role in sex abuse inquiry: It found Cardinal Sean Brady had the names and addresses of those being abused by paedophile priest Brendan Smyth, but did not ensure their safety.?

ENCOURAGECHANGE.

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: But Monsignor Scicluna said he did not know whether that had become a widespread practice among local bishops. “I have no statistics to be able to answer that question,” he said Tuesday in an interview. “I know what we say, but whether they do it or not is another question.”?GOD HELP CHILDREN IF THIS IS THE "OFFICIAL"ATTITUDE?

ENCOURAGECHANGE.

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Every one of us is getting older, which is a natural process. Time is constantly moving on, second by second. Nothing can stop it, but what we can do is use our time properly; that is in our hands. Whether we believe in a spiritual tradition or not, we need to use our time meaningfully. If over days, weeks, months and years, we have used our time in a meaningful way – when our last day comes, we'll be happy, we'll have no regrets.

Sullivan: Ombudsman investigation 'about protecting Gardaí' | Irish Examiner

Sullivan: Ombudsman investigation 'about protecting Gardaí' | Irish Examiner: "We need a culture in Ireland where people - including whistleblowers within the Gardaí - can bring matters to public attention without fear.?

Sunday World Cover Story - Front Page News

Sunday World Cover Story - Front Page News: Shamed politician Michael Lowry tried to slap me as he refused to answer questions about a secret land deal. We reveal that the TD owes taxpayers more than €300,000 for the deal he failed to declare to the Dail. Mr Lowry (59) was given a €600,000 loan by Irish Nationwide Building Society in 2006 to purchase the land?

Anti-Euro Le Pen’s Record Vote to Weigh on French Election - Businessweek

Anti-Euro Le Pen’s Record Vote to Weigh on French Election - Businessweek: “The horrible stability pact condemns us to pay endlessly for the countries that are victim of the euro.”?

Union calls for no vote in treaty referendum | Irish Examiner

Union calls for no vote in treaty referendum | Irish Examiner: General secretary John Douglas said that a yes vote would "copper-fasten" austerity and could tip the country over into depression.?

AFP: Dutch PM to 'tender cabinet's resignation'

AFP: Dutch PM to 'tender cabinet's resignation': Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte is to tender his cabinet's resignation to Queen Beatrix after the collapse of talks on austerity measures,?

CONNECT TO MY ANGELS

CONNECT TO MY ANGELS: "These revelations are the strongest case to date as to why an inquiry into what went on is so desperately needed."?QUOTE MARY ELLEN SYNON(irish daily mail p12.23/4/2012)YOU HAVE TO ASK YOURSELF HOW"COURAGEOUS"DOES A CIVIL SERVANT HAVE TO BE ,INDEED IS SHE "ISOLATED"AT ALL,TO REPEAT WHAT INDEPENDENT ECONOMISTS AND JOURNALISTS WERE SAYING AT THE TIME?

The “Great Vermont Uprising” Wins « CitizenVox

The “Great Vermont Uprising” Wins « CitizenVox: Vermont’s legislature has now become the third in the nation to approve a resolution demanding a constitutional amendment that ensures the rights of We the People.?

Dáil Éireann - 30/Mar/2011 Moriarty Tribunal Report: Statements (Resumed)

Dáil Éireann - 30/Mar/2011 Moriarty Tribunal Report: Statements (Resumed): The tribunal’s terms of reference, as passed by resolutions of Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann on 11 September 1997 and 18 September 1997, respectively, provided that the tribunal was required to inquire urgently into and report to the Clerk of the Dáil and to make such findings and recommendations as it saw fit concerning the specific factual matters of urgent public importance relating to alleged payments to Charles J. Haughey and Michael Lowry. Although the terms of reference made no mention of the second GSM licence, after certain private investigations, the sole member determined to have public sittings concerning Deputy Lowry and the GSM competition.?

ireland.com - The Irish Times - SPECIAL

ireland.com - The Irish Times - SPECIAL: Inquiry into payments made
to Fine Gael Representatives?

MEPs vote on social security - The Irish Times - Wed, Apr 18, 2012

MEPs vote on social security - The Irish Times - Wed, Apr 18, 2012: MEPs have voted to close a legal loophole that allows low-cost airlines such as Ryanair to avoid paying social security contributions in some of the countries in which they operate?

ENCOURAGECHANGE.

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Bipartisan Political Elite Implicated in For-Profit Education Fraud?

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Justine McCarthy - "Sharon Grace walked into a Wexford hospital in 2006. She asked for help. None was forthcoming. It was out-of-hours for the HSE"

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Justine McCarthy - "Sharon Grace walked into a Wexford hospital in 2006. She asked for help. None was forthcoming. It was out-of-hours for the HSE": "Throughout last October, November and most of December, children's minister Barry Andrews sat on two disturbing reports commissioned by the state which showed that our youngest citizens were in danger. And he sat, and he sat, and he sat."?WILL HE BE SITTING AFTER 25th, FEBRUARY?

Announcement on prison death investigations must be matched with adequate resources and legal powers | Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT)

Announcement on prison death investigations must be matched with adequate resources and legal powers | Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT): Announcement on prison death investigations must be matched with adequate resources and legal powers?

How the Goldman Vampire Squid Just Captured Europe

How the Goldman Vampire Squid Just Captured Europe: By December 2011, European Central Bank President Mario Draghi, former vice president of Goldman Sachs Europe, was able to approve a 500 billion euro bailout for European banks without asking anyone's permission. And in January 2012, a permanent rescue funding program called the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) "was passed in the dead of night" with barely even a mention in the press. The ESM imposes an open-ended debt on EU member governments, putting taxpayers on the hook for whatever the ESM's eurocrat overseers demand.?

PADDYWANTSTOKNOW?

PADDYWANTSTOKNOW?: For Wall Street Occupiers or other decriers of the “social injustice” of college tuition, here’s a curveball bound to scramble your worldview: a totally free college education regardless of your academic performance or background.?

Tipstaff top league of expenses claims in Courts Service - National News - Independent.ie

Tipstaff top league of expenses claims in Courts Service - National News - Independent.ie: There are currently 75 tipstaffs in the Courts Service and Justice Minister Alan Shatter said that none of the positions had ever been advertised.?THE"PLATINUM"CIRCLE?

A legitimate cause for concern for both Enda Kenny and Fine Gael | Irish Examiner

A legitimate cause for concern for both Enda Kenny and Fine Gael | Irish Examiner: It could have immediately repealed FOI restrictions but it didn’t. It could have ended the gravy train of expenses, but it didn’t.?

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Curtin v Clerk of Dáil Éireann [SCIre]

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Curtin v Clerk of Dáil Éireann [SCIre]: "In this appeal, the Court is asked to interpret the provisions of Article 35.4.1 of the Constitution regarding the parliamentary procedure for the removal of judges from office. It is one of the few occasions in the annals of legal history that such a proposal has been considered by a court and the first time since the foundation of the State."YES INDEED WHO THINKS UP SUCH LAWS TO PROTECT THE WELL PROTECTED?

ENCOURAGECHANGE.

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: TO QUOTE EAMONN GILMORE"SOON TD'S WOULD HAVE TO GO AROUND COVERED WITH A CLOAK TO AVOID MEETING"CERTAIN"PEOPLE.UNQUOTE.SO READING TODAYS SUNDAY WORLD 15/5/2012,page 4,IN RELATION TO MS.BUCKLEY IT WOULD APPEAR BECAUSE OF THE WORK SHE DOES THE"CLOAK"MIGHT NOT BE A BAD IDEA,EVEN THOUGH MS.BUCKELY HAS NEVER BEEN MENTIONED IN ANY OF THE TRIBUNALS IMPOSED ON THE CITIZENS OF IRELAND BY THE SO-CALLED RULING ELITE.?CRIME AND ITS "TRUE"CAUSES?

ECONOMIC RECESSION: SHOULD WHITE COLLAR CRIMINALS BE IMPRISONED? – Ben Jacob

ECONOMIC RECESSION: SHOULD WHITE COLLAR CRIMINALS BE IMPRISONED? – Ben Jacob: Several high- profile cases of white-collar crime have been in the news recently. Scandals on Wall Street, in the Irish banking system and amongst organizations, like FÁS, have dominated the front pages of newspapers and the schedules of radio programmes and TV chat shows. So what is it about white-collar crime that makes it so newsworthy in comparison to ordinary crime? Sometimes it is partly the sheer scale of operation, but more often than not it is to do with who is involved. People are completely shocked to hear that an affluent business man was involved in crime. This is also the reason that the populace becomes so irate. Why would one feel happy about paying taxes to drive a politician in a limo between two buildings in an airport? Why should the repoman come and reclaim your house when the bank manager has being embezzling funds for the good of his bulging pocket? These offending individuals have been entrusted with huge assets so if it transpires that they have abused their authority to further their own cause, the little guy who loses out won’t be too pleased.?

ENCOURAGECHANGE.

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Fr Egan added: "We’re celebrating Good Friday today and at the heart of the Easter message is that the Passion is about how those in power and privilege abuse and brutalise the marginalised and the vulnerable.?

ENCOURAGECHANGE.

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: He has been subjected to an unprecedented campaign of vilification and abuse.?

Former federal Judge Frank McGarr dies - Chicago Tribune

Former federal Judge Frank McGarr dies - Chicago Tribune: "He handled many high-profile cases, ones with the potential to become three-ring circuses," said his son William McGarr.?A BIT LIKE SOME CELEBRITY MARRIAGES,ENGAGEMENT- RING,WEDDING -RING,SUFFE-RING?

Big Brother Watch | Defending civil liberties, protecting privacy

Big Brother Watch | Defending civil liberties, protecting privacy: So, the amount of data available to the authorities was not the issue – it was how they used it.?

Parallel Social Reality Construction of War Among Muslim and Christian Survivors in the Philippines by Lea Laput, Julieta Tendero, Frede Moreno :: SSRN

Parallel Social Reality Construction of War Among Muslim and Christian Survivors in the Philippines by Lea Laput, Julieta Tendero, Frede Moreno :: SSRN: The war in Mindanao. Majority also negated the belief that “Christians and Muslims can never co-exist peacefully, and that the 1974 war was a form of “jihad” or a religious war among Muslims. Here, communication clarified vital issues of the Mindanao conflict. It performed an emancipatory role that provided rhetorical and psychological relief to war survivors as they deconstructed their realities in a war-torn community like Sulu, Philippines?

The Beef Tribunal Report – 1994 – The Story

The Beef Tribunal Report – 1994 – The Story: Finally got my hands on a copy of this report, which has never appeared online. This will be the first portion, which I will be adding to over the coming days and week – the total report runs to over 1,000 pages. I am cleaning each and every page and subjecting it to a rigorous OCR process, meaning it will be convertible into a brand new digital version.
Suffice to say this report has taken considerable time to both obtain and scan, but I believe this is one of the more significant reports in the history of the State?

Federal public sector integrity commissioner finally finds wrongdoing | FAIR

Federal public sector integrity commissioner finally finds wrongdoing | FAIR: After five years and more than 400 complaints, the federal Public Sector Integrity Commission has finally found wrongdoing.?

Public Inquiry · John Waters: Becoming more bizarre by the day

Public Inquiry · John Waters: Becoming more bizarre by the day: I have a deep affection for Fianna Fail. When I became a journalist I noticed all this stuff about Fianna Fail in articles and analysis and thought; this is all mad stuff, even I could see it was mad so I started to hang around with them a bit and found that I quite like them.?

ENCOURAGECHANGE.

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: The area where the Iveagh Trust buildings stand now was once among the worst slums in the city. It’s a great irony in Dublin’s history that right next to the fortified home of political power in Ireland, Dublin Castle, one found many of the poorest Dubliners.?

Scholars analyze the evolution of anti-discrimination law

Scholars analyze the evolution of anti-discrimination law: They're reacting mostly to public pressure and what's going to make them look good in the papers the next day.”?

Public Inquiry · Bertie Ahern is a liar

Public Inquiry · Bertie Ahern is a liar: Over the last three decades or so politicians, senior civil servants, gardai, solicitors, bankers, property developers and a whole host of other individuals from the so called professional classes have lied under oath.?

PADDYWANTSTOKNOW?

PADDYWANTSTOKNOW?: The tribunal was bound by terms of reference.?WHO DREW UP THE TERMS OF REFERENCE,WAS IT THE GARDI,WAS IT A JUDGE,WAS IT AN "INDEPENDENT OMBUDSMAN?NO IT WAS NOEL DEMPSEY?HOW MANY KIDS FROM A WORKING-CLASS BACKGROUND DIED IN STATE CARE WHILE ALL THIS WAS GOING ON?HOW MANY WERE ABUSED IN DIFFERENT INSTITUTIONS DURING THE SAME PERIOD?

ENCOURAGECHANGE.

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: In one sense, Peter Charleton, S.C., comes to the conclusion that the fundamental reason why people hate (a source of evil) which leads to violence and other deviant behaviour is because of ‘a perversion of the truth’. Call this condition ‘deceit’ - a condition when taken to its ultimate results in the destruction of the ‘victim’.?HOW IRONIC?

ENCOURAGECHANGE.

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: When he asked the Garda to investigate, it did nothing?I WONDER WHY?

Tom Gilmartin: The people I was up against would do anything to wipe me out and they did. I can cope but my wife is now disabled | Mail Online

Tom Gilmartin: The people I was up against would do anything to wipe me out and they did. I can cope but my wife is now disabled | Mail Online: Since he came forward to tell his story to the tribunal, and to me in 1998, he has been subjected to an unprecedented campaign of vilification and abuse.

Tom Gilmartin: The people I was up against would do anything to wipe me out and they did. I can cope but my wife is now disabled | Mail Online

Tom Gilmartin: The people I was up against would do anything to wipe me out and they did. I can cope but my wife is now disabled | Mail Online: Since he came forward to tell his story to the tribunal, and to me in 1998, he has been subjected to an unprecedented campaign of vilification and abuse.?

ENCOURAGECHANGE.

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Throughout that period, corruption in Irish political life was both endemic and systemic. It affected every level of Government from some holders of top ministerial offices to some local councillors and its existence was widely known and widely tolerated. Although that corruption was occasionally the subject of investigation or adverse comment, those involved operated with a justified sense of impunity and invincibility. There was little appetite on the part of the State’s political or investigative authorities to take the steps necessary to combat it effectively or to sanction those involved.
All I would add is this: Nothing has changed.?VERY TRUE,BUT WHAT HAS CHANGED FOR THE WORSE IS THE LIVES OF ORDINARY CITIZENS?

High Court gives leave for challenge to English-only household charge legislation · TheJournal.ie

High Court gives leave for challenge to English-only household charge legislation · TheJournal.ie: THE HIGH COURT has granted leave for a challenge to be made against the household charge because the necessary legislation and the statutory instruments are in the English language only – and have yet to be published in Irish.?

PADDYWANTSTOKNOW?

PADDYWANTSTOKNOW?: WHY THE FUCK DOESN’T THE STATE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS WIDESPREAD AND CONTINUOUS WHITE COLLAR CRIMINALITY THAT HAS DESTROYED OUR COUNTRY AND OUR LIVES?BECAUSE THEY FINANCE THE POLITICAL SYSTEM?

PADDYWANTSTOKNOW?: There needs to be a public inquiry into the events that led to the EU/IMF bailout. | Machholz's Blog

PADDYWANTSTOKNOW?: There needs to be a public inquiry into the events that led to the EU/IMF bailout. | Machholz's Blog: Ms Burton says all those who sat around the Cabinet table of the last government need to come before a Dáil inquiry to answer questions about what happened.?

?EU treaty designed to avoid vote - German minister - The Irish Times - Thu, Feb 23, 2012

EU treaty designed to avoid vote - German minister - The Irish Times - Thu, Feb 23, 2012: Michael Link, who was visiting Dublin yesterday for talks with Ministers, officials and members of the Oireachtas, added that Ireland’s constitutional requirements will also help to determine the drafting, at next week’s EU summit, of rules governing the role of the European Court of Justice in enforcing the new pact.?

Taylor & Francis Online :: Reflections on state obligations with respect to economic, social and cultural rights in international human rights law - The International Journal of Human Rights - Volume 15, Issue 6

Taylor & Francis Online :: Reflections on state obligations with respect to economic, social and cultural rights in international human rights law - The International Journal of Human Rights - Volume 15, Issue 6: Was it really necessary to adopt in 2008 an Optional Protocol to the ICESCR to provide for the competence of the committee monitoring the obligations of states parties under the ICESCR, the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, to receive and consider communications alleging violations of any of the rights protected by the ICESCR? And should states parties to the ICESCR sign and ratify this Optional Protocol without delay?

Roscommon Herald: Family of murdered cleric angered by Garda silence

Roscommon Herald: Family of murdered cleric angered by Garda silence: Mr Williams claims in the book that the file contained notes and statements that certain people in power did not want in the public domain and that the authorities wanted the file back at all costs.?

Public Inquiry · Ceann Comhairle abuses Dail privilege?

Public Inquiry · Ceann Comhairle abuses Dail privilege?: I was always under the impression that Dail privilege was extended to politicians precisely so that they could raise issues and make allegations in the "public interest" without having to worry about being hauled into a court of law.?

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: CONNECT TO MY ANGELS: Banking System Rotten to the Core | William K Black PhD | FINANCIAL SENSE

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: CONNECT TO MY ANGELS: Banking System Rotten to the Core | William K Black PhD | FINANCIAL SENSE: The group that has the audacity to refer to itself as the productive class is the largest destroyer of lives, jobs, and of wealth of any group ever produced in this world.?

Shock as Bundoran Mayor is branded an ‘asshole’ - Local - Donegal Democrat

Shock as Bundoran Mayor is branded an ‘asshole’ - Local - Donegal Democrat: There seems to be very little here outlining the procedure for follow up of issues raised at meetings. I think this document should also make it clear that members should make clear their hidden agendas, their cronies and their vested interests, to protect whistle blowers.”?

Witness told to perjure herself in du Plantier murder case - TV3

Witness told to perjure herself in du Plantier murder case - TV3: She was in fear of her life of them she said.?

ENCOURAGECHANGE.

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Interdepartmental Group to examine the issue of people with mental illness coming into contact with the criminal justice system.?THEY SHOULD ADD PROFOUNDLY DEAF PEOPLE TO THAT?

The Government should stop targeting and harassing human rights defender Dr. Nada Dhaif and her family

The Government should stop targeting and harassing human rights defender Dr. Nada Dhaif and her family: The Gulf Centre for Human Rights would like to express in the strongest possible terms its profound concern following the interrogation, at the Criminal Investigation Directorate (CID), of Human Rights Defender Dr. Nada Dhaif, spokesperson of the Doctors and Medics Group in Bahrain, who have been prosecuted for carrying out their duties toward wounded protesters during peaceful demonstrations.?

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Claire Loftus

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Claire Loftus: Claire Loftus, Head of Directing Division, received a BA from University College Dublin in 1987. She qualified as a Solicitor in Ireland in 1992, and joined the Chief State Solicitor's Office as a prosecutor in 1993. There she prosecuted a range of offences in Dublin with particular interest in fraud and extradition matters. In 1996 / 1997 she acted as Solicitor to the Tribunal of Inquiry into the Irish Blood Bank following the contamination of blood and blood products with Hepatitis C.?

The World Today - Bahraini doctors sent to jail after protests 30/09/2011

The World Today - Bahraini doctors sent to jail after protests 30/09/2011: The World Today spoke to one of those doctors in August when she told us she feared giving us her name. Now Dr Nada Dhaif has received a 15-year-sentence and says there's no point hiding her identity.?

'No one is responsible for anything' - The Irish Times - Mon, Mar 05, 2012

'No one is responsible for anything' - The Irish Times - Mon, Mar 05, 2012: But perhaps it’s too simple to blame public servants. Is the Civil Service, for example, taking the flak for the failures of politicians or ministers, who have been all too keen to spend millions on half-baked schemes or ill-conceived vanity projects such as the so-called Bertie Bowl, e-voting or the Ppars computer project? For Bill Kingston, who lectures in business at Trinity College Dublin, the answer is simple: the lack of accountability in the public sector.?

Fury at Burton intervention - The Irish Times - Mon, Mar 05, 2012

Fury at Burton intervention - The Irish Times - Mon, Mar 05, 2012: “Joan has deliberately created unnecessary difficulties for the Government and you would have to wonder what game she is playing,” said one senior Labour Party figure.?

“Citizen Reporter” | Machholz's Blog

“Citizen Reporter” Machholz's Blog: The country is now facing huge challenges and the established news media is totally in the control of government agencies and the general public must make do with the spin that is the government spews out on a Daly bases.?

There needs to be a public inquiry into the events that led to the EU/IMF bailout. | Machholz's Blog

There needs to be a public inquiry into the events that led to the EU/IMF bailout. Machholz's Blog: Ms Burton says all those who sat around the Cabinet table of the last government need to come before a Dáil inquiry to answer questions about what happened.?

Dearbhail McDonald and Ralph Riegel: Ten reasons why the DPP refused to prosecute Ian Bailey - Analysis, Opinion - Independent.ie

Dearbhail McDonald and Ralph Riegel: Ten reasons why the DPP refused to prosecute Ian Bailey - Analysis, Opinion - Independent.ie: Have given cash, clothes and hash to Martin Graham -- a destitute drug abuser -- in order to obtain incriminating evidence against Bailey.?

Will Greece Be Ruled by the Bankers - or Its People? | Truthout

Will Greece Be Ruled by the Bankers - or Its People? Truthout: Most recently, they have demanded written guarantees from all political parties in Greece that the austerity programs will be continued regardless of any future elections.?

Priest stands by call for household charge boycott - National News - Independent.ie

Priest stands by call for household charge boycott - National News - Independent.ie: "I believe this is an unjust law and I am advising people not to pay it. It is wrong," said the priest, who is based at Derrybeg in Gweedore.?