During the debate, Mr Wallace spoke about the events over the last year regarding the gardaí and how former Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan and the former Justice Minister Alan Shatter lost their positions. He also spoke about the role of the media in the Garda story.?

Áras Attracta a symptom of malaise in Irish society, says dean Áras Attracta a symptom of malaise in Irish society, says dean,But, there was “no ‘them’ and ‘us’. There is only ‘us’, ” he said. There was “the universal human capacity for corruption, inhumanity and cruelty. All it takes is a particular set of circumstances. All it takes is a context of unaccountable power,” he said. “Whether it is the politician faking mobile phone bills, the clergy abusing children or the cruelty of the staff in Áras Attracta; we, as a society, need to rethink our relationship with power: how we do it and how we allow others to do it in our midst.” ?ITS THE WATCHERS WHO ALLOW IT? - See more at: http://paddoconnell.blogspot.ie?

Whistleblower McCabe ‘lost six years of life’

Whistleblower McCabe ‘lost six years of life&rsquo,;Alan Shatter told Taoiseach Enda Kenny in a confidential letter after he resigned as justice minister that he was "stymied" by Department of Justice officials at looking into whistleblower allegations against gardaí.?

He was at that time an anonymous whistleblower, enduring the usual treatment meted out to those who break rank to point out wrongdoing. Vicious rumours about his motives and character were spread like manure, through the force, across the media. Every effort was made to discredit his allegations.MAURICE Mc CABE. 

The idea behind the party is simple, Iglesias told the Guardian on Tuesday. "It's citizens doing politics. If the citizens don't get involved in politics, others will. And that opens the door to them robbing you of democracy, your rights and your wallet."?PODEMOS HOPES TO CEMENT CITIZENS POLITICS IN SPAIN? - See more at: http://paddywantstoknow.blogspot.ie>

BBC News - Ferguson a stark reminder of US human rights issues - media   Class Or Colour“Channel Your Frustration In Ways That Will Make A Positive Change.”? - See more at: http://liberties13.blogspot.ie?

The history of An Garda Síochána is a long litany of violence against citizens, of indiscipline, insubordination and ineptitude, corruption and illegality, of ill-treating detainees, botched investigations and much more – wrongdoing revealed by tribunals of inquiry culminating in the extraordinary findings of the Morris Tribunal whose recommendations still blow in the wind, in court trials and in debacles like the latest one that brought down the Minister for Justice.
The right to dissent peacefully is a cornerstone of democracy. Nevertheless, since the foundation of the Irish state, police violence has been routinely used to suppress protest movements – most notably protests by the most marginalised in society.?

 ABUSE CASE No.763978.?

In relation to this recent report, Minister for Justice Frances Fitzgerald said: “In the past, we have had plenty of reports but not enough implementation. I will not let this be the case with the Penal Policy Review”. Referring to the ignored Whitaker report of 30 years ago, she said there now exists “the deep-rooted determination and political will to make change happen in penal policy”. Unfortunately, the Strategic Review of Penal Policy fails to address many of the deep-seated problems in Ireland’s prisons, and in many instances fails to even acknowledge them.?

Fitzgerald added that the gardaí will be included in the Freedom of Information Bill, which is expected to be enacted quickly. 

“I am determined to do whatever is necessary to provide our communities with the policing service they deserve and I am confident that the Government’s reform programme will achieve that,” she said. ?

‘Inside Probation’ goes behind the scenes at the Probation Service

‘Inside Probation’ goes behind the scenes at the Probation Service,“The most difficult groups I’ve worked with over the last 15 years would be young people. They’re very impulsive.Their brains haven’t fully developed, and they make very impulsive decisions.”?

One group has said it is “extremely disturbing” that the Inspector cannot rely on official prison records.

Using diplomatic language in the otherwise straightforward report, the Inspector of Prisons wrote:

There is a lack of appreciation in some quarters that accurate and truthful records must be kept.

I must point out, at this juncture, that prison records are official records and it is a very serious matter to falsify official records.?

Amid the shocking allegations and controversies surrounding the Garda, for example, it’s worth remembering – as Conor Brady writes in his new history of the force – that “a police force is almost always a mirror image of society’s prevailing values”.? 

We are blessed, for the most part, with a judiciary whose independence is fiercely protected, internationally recognised and one that "Protects The Citizen Against The Excesses Of The State". - See more at: http://www.independent.ie/opinion/comment/prayer-for-reformed-judicial-appointment-process-has-fallen-on-deaf-political-ears?

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Lijit paddoconnell: “‘Basically i find it obnoxious that in this life cronyism comes before qualifications,Plus the fact that your class background defines what position you may be granted in life by the so-called elites.’?THE GREY-HAIRED MEN?”

“”It appears that the standard strategy for dealing with complaints – especially when they concern important or ‘connected persons’ is to target the complainant regardless of the complainant’s personal integrity – or of the legitimacy of their complaint. In the course of I-I members’ collective experiences with particular agencies and institutions, certain tactical patterns have emerged that are clearly designed to wear down, exhaust and intimidate the citizen, and thereby suppress the truth and frustrate justice.”?” – See more at: http://paddoconnell.blogspot.com

The campaign for the Right2Water in Ireland is rapidly growing in strength and confidence. Working class communities have been staging determined and inspiring protests to prevent the installation of water meters in their areas, the best of the trade union movement has mobilised to help support and coordinate these efforts at the national level and the Irish political left has rallied to the cause. In response to the growth of the movement, the Irish State has let loose its dogs of war. As a result of which recent days have witnessed heavy handed and provocative policing from An Garda Síochána, concentrated mainly in Edenmore, Donaghmede and Coolock. - See more at: http://www.irishleftreview.org/2014/10/06/easy-victories/#sthash.?

Fr Molloy and Freedom of Information Act.

A request by the family for information from the Department of Justice has come back after two months with information only relevant to the years 2010 -2014.We had naturally requested information going back to the time of Niall’s murder in 1985. No explanation has been given for excluding the previous 25 years.

We are now in the position where we have to lodge an appeal to obtain information which is our legal right to have under the Freedom of Information Act.

We have made similar requests to other relevant Government Departments and they have all responded with information dating back to 1985 and even earlier.Why is the Department of Justice holding back ?

Authorities in the new Irish Free State harassed and murdered Honor Bright before maligning her as a prostitute and acquitting her assassin. The newly founded Garda Siochana spread deceitful rumours and coerced witnesses to conceal Honor's true identity and the real reason for he death. False evidence, perjury and the silencing of potential witnesses led to hug he public demonstrations, but newspapers were coerced into printing only authorised stories or else face the consequences from the Garda or Ministry of Justice.? 

The Sunday Independent has established that the source of the intelligence was not a registered informant or covert human intelligence source, but rather a retired garda. - See more at: http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/extradition-case-sparked-controversial-gsoc-report?

THE CAUSES OF CRIME AND SECRECY?

25/09/2014 at 12:32 pm 

The Dail’s spending watchdog has criticised the practice of gardai conducting internal reports into contentious issues in the aftermath of the penalty points debacle.  Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) John McGuinness said: “The day of internal reports or secret reports is over.”He made the comments at a meeting of the PAC this morning after another committee member, Shane Ross, described an internal report on the penalty points issue by Assistant Commissioner John O’Mahony as being “soft on the gardai”.Mr Ross said gardai should “never again” be able to do an internal report, suggesting serious issues should be the subject of outside scrutiny.Mr O’Mahony’s report found no evidence of corruption or deception, but recommended three senior members of the force face disciplinary proceedings. – See more at: http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/pac-member-internal-garda-penalty-points-report-was-soft-on-the-force?

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How corruption costs us more than just money - Independent.ie

How corruption costs us more than just money - Independent.ie

How corruption costs us more than just money - Independent.ieOnly a handful of errant politicians and public officials have ever been jailed. The cost to the people of Ireland is more than money. The apparent immunity of people engaged in corruption has undermined public confidence in the rule of law and the effectiveness of government and administration. - See more at: http://www.independent.ie/opinion/columnists/john-downing/how-corruption-costs-us-more-than-just-money?

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Dept. of Justice: Still closed and secretive

September 11, 2014 in Uncategorized by Anthony | 3 comments

The former Secretary General at the Department of Justice, Brian Purcell, resigned from his office on 28 July last.

Purcell resigned following a damning report that found a ‘closed, secretive, silo-driven culture’ at the department with ‘significant leadership and management problems.’

I rang the Dept. of Justice today for an update on Mr. Purcell’s position and experienced that closed, secretive culture at first hand.

I eventually got on to a civil servant who has not yet being infected with the secrecy virus.

ENCOURAGECHANGE.

ENCOURAGECHANGE.Mr Pringle told the minister that not only had the judge used confidential information obtained from gardai to sway a court, but that the information used was incorrect. - See more at: http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/judge-received-garda-leaks-on-private-citizens? - See more at: http://paddoconnell.blogspot.ie?

"ENCOURAGECHANGE"paddoconnell8@gmail.com: President calls for Ryan report prosecutions - The Irish Times - Thu, May 28, 2009

"ENCOURAGECHANGE"paddoconnell8@gmail.com: President calls for Ryan report prosecutions - The Irish Times - Thu, May 28, 2009The Department of Justice representative on the committee signed the final Kennedy report only on condition that the Daingean punishments ceased. The published report contained no reference to the practice. Peter Berry, secretary of the Department of Justice, deemed that such disclosure would have caused "A Grave Public Scandal"?.

For Deaf Children |  | Oconnellpadd13's Blog,“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”REPUBLIC  OF  IRELAND’S ABUSE HELP LINES? - See more at: http://liberties13.blogspot.ie?

GIVEN the scalp rate to date, you'd think the worst was over for the various arms of the State's security apparatuses. The scandals that swamped the Department of Justice and the gardai earlier this year have taken out a Garda Commissioner, a justice minister and came close to toppling the garda watchdog, while a senior civil servant is walking wounded and the Department he presided over got a kicking for being secretive with the public and obsequious with gardai. And it's not over yet. - See more at: http://www.independent.ie/opinion/comment/trouble-ahead-for-gardai-and-justice-minister-as-inquiries-findings-due?1990 Note "HE Is Still At It"??

Public Inquiry · Be very afraid

Public Inquiry · Be very afraid

Public Inquiry · Be very afraid, 12th May 2007 Over All These Years I Have Never Once Bumped Into Any Of These "Researchers" Who Are Experts On Crime And Its Causes?

Police corruption and reform high on conference agenda | Irish Examiner

Police corruption and reform high on conference agenda | Irish Examiner,Prof Walsh said: “It is still the case, for example, that standing orders covering all aspects of Garda management and practices are not publicly accessible. The same applies to the existence and contents of Garda policies. For as long as such basic information is kept secret, transparent governance and accountability will remain elusive and the Garda will continue to be one of the most secretive police forces in the Western world.” ?

Professor Walsh, who organised the Police Governance and Accountability: Challenges and Outlook, said he had issues with the confidential Garda Code, said he had issues with the confidential Garda Code, how individual garda use their discretion and Freedom of Information which does not apply to the force.?WHY?

The Department of Justice and Equality: Government Consultation on Justice Reform - Proposal to establish an independent Policing AuthorityThe Government agreed that it is important that there be a "full public debate on the issue of policing and justice reform". The intention is to have new structures, including the establishment of a new independent Policing Authority, in place before the end of the year? - See more at: http://paddoconnell.blogspot.ie/ENCOURAGECHANGE.? - See more at: http://liberties13.blogspot.ie?

 All these institutions are linked and leaving any out will only tell us one thing — the State still doesn’t want the truth to come out.? 

Mother-and-baby homes: Ireland wants nothing but the truth,As anybody campaigning for justice on any issue here will tell you, the terms of reference for any investigation are everything. After all the platitudes about truth and transparency fade from newspapers and airwaves, what you are left examining is the small print of what will and what will not be open for inquiry and investigation.?1964/2014? - See more at: http://liberties13.blogspot.ie?

Challenging corruption, cronyism, and criminal cover-ups..

 ..and encouraging openness, transparency and justice in Irish institutions

By Mary Regan, Political Editor 

A Department of Justice review into numerous claims of Garda misconduct has been described as meaningless by one of the families whose complaint it is examining.

Lucia O’Farrell, whose son Shane, 23, was killed in a hit and run in 2011, said there is a conflict of interest because the review of how gardaí handled his case will be overseen by the barrister who represented her son’s killer in the subsequent trial.

She has written to Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald to say it is “totally unfair” that Conor Devally has been appointed as one of two senior counsel overseeing the review.

There will be five junior counsel on the seven-person panel, which will examine 220 allegations of Garda misconduct.

 """Unbelievably, the last of these asylums was closed only in 1996."?SOCIAL CLASS AND ECONOMICS PLAYED A LARGE PART IN WHO WAS SENT TO THESE INSTITUTIONS,THEN AND NOW?""

forgotten families

I have always wondered why it was that those who worked the hardest all their lives could end up in a paupers grave?

PERSONAL EFFECTS: a history of possession – Alan Counihan Visual Artist

PERSONAL EFFECTS: a history of possession – Alan Counihan Visual Artist

PERSONAL EFFECTS: a history of possession – Alan Counihan Visual Artist?A great cultural richness is to be found within this material that might tell us much about ourselves and about our society?THEN AND NOW?

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Frances Fitzgerald (FitzgeraldFrncs) on TwitterSpeaking at #macgill14 tonight on 'Law and Justice- Openess, Transparency and Accountability Required' ?TRANSPARENCY,ACCOUNTABILITY,OPENESS??? - See more at: http://liberties13.blogspot.com

Various TD’s and Government Ministers have been stating that the Molloy family are kept up to date. This is the latest letter I have received from the Department of Justice. Which as you can see does not say very much as usual. Is this what we are to expect from the new Minister for Justice.????? Things don’t seem to have changed much in the Department.?Well There Is Only One Way To Find Out?PJ Fitzpatrick Ceo Courts Services Letter 13/2/2003,18/2/2003.Mr Justice Gannon 13/4/1973,Bob Eagar 2/12/1994,Gay Mitchell 20/8/1993,Complaint One Of Many 890587 Garda Complaints Board 18/12/89,Augest 1989 Wrote To Attorney General,Dpp's Office,Department Of Justice.President Of High Court Judge Costello 13/4/1995.Eithne Fitzgerald And Merv Taylor.Maura Butler Sol,Niall Browne,Brian Lynch,19/10/1990.Michael Staines 11/11/1991.Mary Ellen Ring 25/3/1993.President Of Ireland 13/2/1992.Mr Morris Sol Evening Herald 9/4/1992.Pat Mc Cartan,State Side Files 265 ss/1979 277 ss/1979 278 ss/1979 280 ss/1979 289 ss/1979.January 1980 P.Quinn Registrar.Sol Penrose 1960s Kevin St Garda Station???26/9/2000 Mount Joy No.2390.10/4/1964,11/2/1966,14/7/1966,31/5/67.? - See more at: http://liberties13.blogspot.ie

“”It appears that the standard strategy for dealing with complaints – especially when they concern important or ‘connected persons’ is to target the complainant regardless of the complainant’s personal integrity – or of the legitimacy of their complaint. In the course of I-I members’ collective experiences with particular agencies and institutions, certain tactical patterns have emerged that are clearly designed to wear down, exhaust and intimidate the citizen, and thereby suppress the truth and frustrate justice.”?” – See more at: http://paddoconnell.blogspot.com

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 “”It appears that the standard strategy for dealing with complaints – especially when they concern important or ‘connected persons’ is to target the complainant regardless of the complainant’s personal integrity – or of the legitimacy of their complaint. In the course of I-I members’ collective experiences with particular agencies and institutions, certain tactical patterns have emerged that are clearly designed to wear down, exhaust and intimidate the citizen, and thereby suppress the truth and frustrate justice.”?”

Ivor Callelly and the expenses regime

Ivor Callelly and the expenses regimeIn a culture that has seen even recently the amount claimed by high-profile politicians come into question, is it not time to have a full investigation to examine every detail of the legitimacy of all expenses claimed by all politicians both past and present? The initiation of such an appropriate inquiry would be in the public interest and would ensure that Ivor Callelly was not just sacrificed on the altar of political expediency and hyprocrisy in a perceived purgation of the political process

Ed FitzGerald decries 'personal attack' against famly

When the penalty for an indiscretion is suffering goodness knows what at the hands of the secret police, you learn not to wear your heart on your sleeve.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2711049/The-terrifying-day-I-defected-NAdia-Comaneci-tells-harrowing-story.html#ixzz39E2TzmVZ
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Almost 100 years ago, the 1916 proclamation called on the Republic to cherish all her children equally. In that time, the children of Ireland have been physically, mentally and sexually abused at home, in school, in state care; they have suffered poverty, illiteracy, ill health, inequality; they have been neglected, abandoned; they have died in state care. - See more at: http://paddoconnell.blogspot. - See more at: http://paddywantstoknow.blogspot.ie/#sthash - See more at: http://encouragechange.blogspot.ie/#sthash.wciJWBqU.dpufAlmost 100 years ago, the 1916 proclamation called on the Republic to cherish all her children equally. In that time, the children of Ireland have been physically, mentally and sexually abused at home, in school, in state care; they have suffered poverty, illiteracy, ill health, inequality; they have been neglected, abandoned; they have died in state care. - See more at: http://paddoconnell.blogspot. - See more at: http://paddywantstoknow.blogspot.ie/#sthash - See more at: http://encouragechange.blogspot.ie/#sthash.wciJWBqU.dpuf

Department of Justice 'has not changed or adapted to modern world' | BreakingNews.ie

Department of Justice 'has not changed or adapted to modern world' | BreakingNews.ieCivil servants in charge of the country’s policing and justice system have a closed, secretive and “silo driven” culture, a hard-hitting review has revealed

Public trust has been eroded, Tanaiste Burton admits - Independent.ie

Public trust has been eroded, Tanaiste Burton admits - Independent.ie?

Dáil rejects application to provide sign language interpreter for Leader's Questions | BreakingNews.ie

Dáil rejects application to provide sign language interpreter for Leader's Questions | BreakingNews.ie?

Public Inquiry · Let’s give the Minister for Justice the benefit of the doubt – for now

Public Inquiry · Let’s give the Minister for Justice the benefit of the doubt – for now

IPRT Submission to the Human Rights Committee on the ICCPR | Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT)

IPRT Submission to the Human Rights Committee on the ICCPR | Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT)

Action against Garda Síochána, State over reputation damage can proceed

Action against Garda Síochána, State over reputation damage can proceed?

TheJournal.ie: Alan Shatter slams Guerin report

ENCOURAGECHANGE.

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Daingean: Minister describes steps to uncover abuse in 1960s



Daingean: Minister describes steps to uncover abuse in 1960s: It is important that the response of the State and the public to abuse should be both "adequate and courageous", Labour's education spokesman, Mr Michael D Higgins, said.?

History Ireland

History Ireland: Personal Histories is an initiative by History Ireland, which aims to capture the individual histories of Irish people both in Ireland and around the world. It is hoped to build an extensive database reflecting Irish lives, giving them a chance to be heard, remembered and to add their voice to the historical record.?

The Freedom Party of Austria and the Rise of Euroscepticism

The Freedom Party of Austria and the Rise of Euroscepticism: The so-called sanctions were swiftly dropped in September 2000, but instead of lambasting the EU, former leader Jörg Haider announced that the Party would attempt to reform it. He stated that “the structure of the EU has to be changed so that self-appointed bullies cannot trample over the smaller states” (cited in Leidig, 2000).?

Boys Town founder Fr. Flanagan warned Irish Church about abuse - IrishCentral.com

Boys Town founder Fr. Flanagan warned Irish Church about abuse - IrishCentral.com: Father Edward Flanagan, founder of “Boys Town” made famous by the Spencer Tracy movie, was a lone voice in condemning Ireland’s industrial schools back in the 1940s –and he was viciously castigated by church and government for doing so.?

One of the most important Irish Judgment’s you will ever read ……. | Awaken Longford

One of the most important Irish Judgment’s you will ever read ……. | Awaken Longford: The High Court has a special procedure for reviewing the legality and processes of the acts of administration bodies. In every one of these so-called judicial reviews, the court will double-check that the procedures employed by the statutory body in question comply with the requirements of natural justice. Yet curiously, the process of the High Court itself in the procedures it follows in these fast track summary judgment cases seems never to have been rigorously scrutinised to confirm due process.?

PADDYWANTSTOKNOW?

PADDYWANTSTOKNOW?: This decision concerns due process.?

"ENCOURAGECHANGE"paddoconnell8@gmail.com

"ENCOURAGECHANGE"paddoconnell8@gmail.com: : Mr Justice John Hedigan today ruled that the four gardaí who were represented in court – retired Detective Garda Jim Fitzgerald, Garda Michael Coughlan, Garda William Byrne and Superintendent Liam Hogan who were all attached to the West Cork garda division – are to be allowed inspect the part of the transcripts which relates to them.

The judge said it was unusual but it seemed to follow a logic as the rights of privacy of those mentioned in the transcripts would be protected.?

"ENCOURAGECHANGE"paddoconnell8@gmail.com

"ENCOURAGECHANGE"paddoconnell8@gmail.com: To seek redress in the event of maladministration. 'Maladministration' includes (among other things) delay, rudeness, bias, faulty procedures, offering misleading advice, refusal to answer questions and unfair treatment;?

Communist Party of Ireland

Communist Party of Ireland: As a people, we are excluded from any share in framing the laws by which we are governed. The higher ranks usurped the exclusive exercise of that privilege, as well as many other rights, by force, fraud, and fiction. By force the poor were subdued, and dispossessed of their interests in the soil; by fiction the titles of the spoilers were established; and by fraud on the productive industry of future generations the usurpation was continued.?

WHAT IF?

WHAT IF?: Public Inquiry · What’s new?: Dysfunctional values Dysfunctional structures Dysfunctional morals?To quote the late judge Dermot Kinlen who said”One has to be addicted to HOPE no matter how DEPRESSING reality may be?So i would like to dedicate this post to professor William Binchy who recived a measure of gratitude in judge kinlens previous report on prisons. This is to ask the human rights commission what is happening to the judges final report where he stated and accused named officials of criminal wrongdoing,he also said senior government and prison officials should face proceedings for criminal wrongdoing.?

ENCOURAGECHANGE.

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: WHAT IF?: I would like to say to all those i contacted over the last 44 years and who turned a blind eye to injustices,it is that blind eye that has created todays society?

ENCOURAGECHANGE.

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: “This is about getting it right for the people of our country, for the citizens, for the next generation, for everybody to have integrity, belief and faith in the Garda Siochána, in the accountability and transparency of the way it is run,” he added.?ARE THE PUBLIC BEEN ASKED TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE TERMS OF REFERENCE OF THE PUBLIC INTEREST INVESTIGATIONS?

‘People’s Candidates’ take aim at established parties - Ireland News Headlines | Latest News Ireland | The Irish Times - Tue, May 06, 2014

‘People’s Candidates’ take aim at established parties - Ireland News Headlines | Latest News Ireland | The Irish Times - Tue, May 06, 2014: Irish political parties are private clubs which are in breach of the constitution because they act to serve their own interests rather than the constituency that elects them, according to a new political grouping which is running 18 candidates in the local elections.?

Let Them Eat Cake: Socio-Economic Rights in an Age of Austerity - ResearchGate

Let Them Eat Cake: Socio-Economic Rights in an Age of Austerity - ResearchGate: Let Them Eat Cake: Socio-Economic Rights in an Age of Austerity



Paul O'Connell

Cancer in the body politic:Killing them softly

Cancer in the body politic:Killing them softly: Poor people die far younger of all the major diseases because of deprivation
By Vincent Browne

Public Inquiry · Elaine Byrne and judge Nolan: Clueless regarding the reality of white-collar crime

Public Inquiry · Elaine Byrne and judge Nolan: Clueless regarding the reality of white-collar crime: It is the State that ensures that those who inhabit the Golden Circle are protected from the laws that are rigorously enforced against ordinary citizens.?

"ENCOURAGECHANGE"paddoconnell8@gmail.com: EncourageChange's Bookmarks on Delicious

"ENCOURAGECHANGE"paddoconnell8@gmail.com: EncourageChange's Bookmarks on Delicious: "How can kids from a disadvantaged background who spend years studying cope in irish society against a culture of 'legal corruption'that involves favours,vested interests,patronage,and personal relationships"AND DONT FORGET "NOBLE CAUSE CORRUPTION"ANOTHER PART OF OUR CRIMINAL LEGAL[NOT JUSTICE]SYSTEM THAT THE PUBLIC AT LARGE ARE NOT EVEN AWARE EXISTS.?

CONNECT TO MY ANGELS

CONNECT TO MY ANGELS: : "'In a world marked by profound class divisions and social inequality, to talk about “democracy”— without talking about the class nature of that democracy and which class it serves—is meaningless, and worse. So long as society is divided into classes, there can be no “democracy for all”: one class or another will rule, and it will uphold and promote that kind of democracy which serves its interests and goals. The question is: which class will rule and whether its rule, and its system of democracy, will serve the continuation, or the eventual abolition, of class divisions and the corresponding relations of exploitation, oppression and inequality.' -Bob Avakian"

CONNECT TO MY ANGELS

CONNECT TO MY ANGELS: : "The brutal truth is slowly beginning to dawn on Irish voters – They are misruled and misrepresented by an incompetent, greedy and largely corrupt body politic."DONT FORGET THEIR YES MEN AND WOMEN.??

CONNECT TO MY ANGELS

CONNECT TO MY ANGELS: "Prosecutors are normally immune from suit for their official actions during a trial. Tomorrow, in Pottawattamie County v. McGhee, the Court will consider whether that immunity extends to actions taken in preparation for trial. The stakes in this technical question are high because the prosecutors’ actions at issue in the case resulted in two men – the respondents here – being incarcerated for twenty-five years based on falsified evidence."THE REASONS PROJECT?

CONNECT TO MY ANGELS

CONNECT TO MY ANGELS: "We have to remind ourselves that no matter how difficult times may get, our experiences can not erase our dreams and vision."ITS OUR LIFES EXPERIENCES THAT SHOULD MAP OUR FUTURE AND THAT OF OUR CHILDREN AND GRAND-CHILDREN.?

CONNECT TO MY ANGELS

CONNECT TO MY ANGELS: "Legal interpretation that the federal law gave them a mandate to enforce the citizenry's right to 'good government.'"THE REASONS PROJECT?

Justice4all

Justice4all: Justice4All is a forum for people to bring their individual cases into the public domain. It is supported by a number of elected TDs who are committing their time to ensure that these cases are brought to the highest level possible (Dail Eireann, Etc.). We are about pointing out the discrepancies in the Legal System , the judiciary and the Gardai in Ireland.?

Anne Driscoll | Staff | About the Institute | Schuster Institute | Brandeis University

Anne Driscoll | Staff | About the Institute | Schuster Institute | Brandeis University: In 2013, Driscoll was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to work with the Irish Innocence Project. She will be in Ireland for the academic year 2013-2014 teaching investigative journalism tools to law students from Griffith College, Trinity College and Dublin City University as they pursue 20 cases of presumed innocence for the Irish Innocence Project.?

Student bounces back from bullying to scoop press award - Independent.ie

Student bounces back from bullying to scoop press award - Independent.ie: "Writing is my way of getting my feelings out," she told the Irish Independent,adding that she was bullied as a child.

"My social skills were really stunted afterwards; I had no idea how to talk to people.

"Just writing down my feelings about that time felt like enough of an achievement;?

Judge received garda leaks on private citizens - Independent.ie

Judge received garda leaks on private citizens - Independent.ie: The minister is currently seeking legal advice on what to do about the claim that Mr Wilson was pressurised. But the latest disclosure raises further questions about the judge's relationship with the gardai.

The Irish Independent has learnt that the judge, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was involved in a dispute which ended up in court several years ago.?

ENCOURAGECHANGE.

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Public Inquiry · Ex-Garda confirms parts of White’s allegations: Martin Leonard said he was told afterwards that Sgt Joseph Costello had been brought down from Garda HQ in Dublin to bug rooms in the station.

“It was discussed afterwards. Tina Fowley was the one I heard on about it, that she had prepared that particular room?

ENCOURAGECHANGE.

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: WHAT IF?: “So its ok to rob, terrorize vandalize, bully your neighbours , use your back garden as a dump and when its full of shit dump it into the garden next, door sell drugs but God forbid you do any thing to improve your house . The lunatics have taken over the asylum.”?

Wallace cuts through the waffle, for all the good it will do - Oireachtas News Updates | The Irish Times - Thu, Feb 27, 2014

Wallace cuts through the waffle, for all the good it will do - Oireachtas News Updates | The Irish Times - Thu, Feb 27, 2014: Struggling to maintain his composure, he quoted an email he received from the nephew of murdered priest, Fr Niall Molloy. “For almost 30 years people have hidden behind a wall of silence, deceit, corruption and cover-up; time for the light of justice to shine on them and reveal them to the people for what they are. Many, many people have gone to their graves overshadowed by this heartache.”?

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Medb Ruane: Misery isn't a strong enough word for the conditions in our mental health institutions - Medb Ruane, Columnists - Independent.ie

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Medb Ruane: Misery isn't a strong enough word for the conditions in our mental health institutions - Medb Ruane, Columnists - Independent.ie: Medb Ruane: Misery isn't a strong enough word for the conditions in our mental health institutions - Medb Ruane, Columnists - Independent.ie: "What Miriam saw was squalor masquerading as healthcare and "fear of retribution" silencing people's critical voices."ADVANCING THE LINGUISTIC RIGHTS OF THE IRISH DEAF COMMUNITY,BY PAUL O CONNELL.(THE DESPAIR OF SILENCE)BY B.O'CONNELL?

Irish charity head Angela Kerins threatens us legally over story - IrishCentral.com

Irish charity head Angela Kerins threatens us legally over story - IrishCentral.com: As of Thursday (Feb 13) our host server Limelight was told in a lawyer’s letter that they were liable for an article written here two weeks ago and warned to take it down immediately. We apparently will also be sued.

Thank God for the First Amendment is what I say.?

ENCOURAGECHANGE.

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Press Releases, Houses of the Oireachtas: The meeting tomorrow is also expected to consider the challenges in the wider relationship between An Garda Síochána and GSOC. New protocols providing for enhanced co-operation between the Garda Síochána and the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission were agreed last September.

The meeting takes place tomorrow Wednesday 12 February in Committee Room 3, LH 2000 at 4 pm. The meeting can be viewed online via this link.

Media enquiries to:
Paul Hand,?

ENCOURAGECHANGE.

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: - University of Limerick News



- University of Limerick News: 'Talking your way to the top' a sociological examination of the role of elite education in the reproduction of privilege in Irish society by Margaret Kennedy examines the role that elite schools play in the reproduction of privilege in Irish society. The author states; "Ireland's elite schools have very strong connections to the top of the social hierarchy with their alumni containing a disproportionate number of individuals in key leadership positions in Irish society. Yet to date, the role these schools play in determining who has access to power in our society has received little attention."?

WHAT IF?

WHAT IF?: An unspeakable act of betrayal - Independent.ie: Then he witnessed the rabid might of institutions of the State and their agents who turned on her to silence the truth.?

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ENCOURAGECHANGE.: PAC probe urged as Creighton accuses Hogan of abuse of taxpayers’ money | Irish Examiner



PAC probe urged as Creighton accuses Hogan of abuse of taxpayers’ money | Irish Examiner: “The deliberate and orchestrated use and abuse of taxpayers’ money to undermine the constitutional role of elected deputies is completely unacceptable.?

WHAT IF?

WHAT IF?: Garda group-think: the force has form - Independent.ie: The police put an innocent man, Frank Shortt, in jail for three years.?

Ministers apologise to murdered RUC officers’ families | Irish Examiner

Ministers apologise to murdered RUC officers’ families | Irish Examiner: Tánaiste and Foreign Affairs Minister Eamon Gilmore said the country must confront the grave findings of collusion.

"I am appalled and saddened by this finding. It is a matter of grave public concern," he said.

"On behalf of the Government and the people of Ireland, I apologise without reservation to the Breen and Buchanan families for any failings identified in the report on the part of the state or any of its agencies."?

WHAT IF?

WHAT IF?: Caranua is an independent Irish state body for survivors of institutional abuse.

We will use funds from Irish religious congregations to address the health, housing and education needs of survivors living in Ireland and other parts of the world.

We will also promote understanding of the effects of institutional abuse and build the capacity of public services to recognise and respond to the needs of survivors.?

WHAT IF?

WHAT IF?: The 1912 Bread and Roses Strike in Lawrence, Mass., was one of the most significant struggles in U.S. labor history due to its level of organization and collaboration across ethnic and gender lines. Thousands of largely female workers engaged in a lengthy, well-organized, and successful walkout, standing firm against an entrenched group of mill owners and their hundreds of militia and police.?