ENCOURAGECHANGE.: January 2010

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: January 2010: "The defect or mischief in the law and the remedy adopted to cure that defect or mischief."THE DEFECTS IN ELITE IRISH SOCIETY AND HOW TO CURE"FIX"THAT DEFECT?AS SEEN BY THE PRESENT RECESSION.?

€500m legal expenditure should widen justice access: O'Loan - The Irish Times - Fri, Dec 02, 2011

€500m legal expenditure should widen justice access: O'Loan - The Irish Times - Fri, Dec 02, 2011: THE €500 million the State spends each year on legal costs should be spent more efficiently to make justice more accessible to more people, according to Nuala O’Loan, former Northern Ireland police ombudsman.?

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: January 2010

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: January 2010: "Also indicted is Leroy King, the former chief executive officer of Antigua's Financial Services Regulatory Commission. King, accused of taking bribes from Stanford to overlook irregularities at his bank, is awaiting extradition to the United States. COULD OR WOULD THIS HAPPEN TO PATRICK NEARY?

Una hardester's mother speaks.

Una hardester's mother speaks.: Due to the recent articles in the Irish press and tabloids, I feel the necessity to speak in defense of my daughter and to clarify the situation. The unfortunate events that transpired over a decade ago were a tragedy for two families, the Hannon’s and my own. I feel that my daughter and Feichin Hannon were both failed miserably by their families the Garda and the justice system.

An Irish Childhood - Encounter - ABC Radio National (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

An Irish Childhood - Encounter - ABC Radio National (Australian Broadcasting Corporation): But most of them were children who came from poor big families and "that was their (only) distinguishing
factor".?

Deaf victims end 40-year silence on child sex abuse | Society | The Observer

Deaf victims end 40-year silence on child sex abuse Society The Observer: An Observer investigation has uncovered a horrific catalogue of sexual abuse at the school from 1958 to 1970. Smith attacked the most vulnerable children in society: those who could not hear or speak. "For deaf children, there can often be no cry for help". Until today, this story has remained a secret. Some fear it is just the tip of something much uglier and that the abuse of deaf children across the country is far more widespread.?AND WHEN THERE IS A CRY FOR HELP DO THEY GET IT?CHECK"ALL"IRELAND'S ABUSE HELP LINES?

The State of Surveillance: TBIJ

The State of Surveillance: TBIJ: A German company offers the ability to track ‘political opponents’; an Italian company claims it can remotely seize control of smartphones and use them to listen into conversations and photograph the owners; a US company allows users to ‘see what they [the target] see’; and a South African company offers tools for recording billions of phone calls and storing them forever.?THE"REAL"REASONS PROJECT?

Court told family accusing Quinn of criminal offence - The Irish Times - Thu, Dec 01, 2011

Court told family accusing Quinn of criminal offence - The Irish Times - Thu, Dec 01, 2011: The hearing of the case as advanced by the family would involve an extensive examination by the court of the conduct of the bank and Quinn companies. It could take up to nine months and cost millions of euro, including an estimated €1 million cost of discovering up to 900,000 documents being sought from the bank, Paul Gallagher SC, for the bank, said yesterday.?

Public Accounts Committee plans probe into financial collapse · TheJournal.ie

Public Accounts Committee plans probe into financial collapse · TheJournal.ie: TDs were told this morning that it had received legal advice affirming its power to carry out investigations, in spite of the rejection of last month’s referendum copperfastening the right of committees to hold inquiries.?