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",?

James Connolly Education Trust

James Connolly Education Trust: Socialism or barbarism:
Can the world afford capitalism any longer?
Paul O’Connell

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. ?

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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.?