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.?
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.?
Removal of 'outspoken' Master of the High Court criticised by mortgage relief campaigners
ReplyDelete25/01/2019 - 07:43
By Digital Desk staff
The decision to remove the Master of the High Court from cases involving debts has been questioned by mortgage relief campaigners.
Edmund Honohan has been highly critical of the way banks and vulture funds treat mortgage holders struggling to pay their debts.
He has also helped draft legislation designed to prevent the eviction of distressed mortgage holders.
Edmund Honohan
The decision to reduce his caseload was made by the president of the High Court.
David Hall from the Irish Mortgage Holders Association thinks it is bad news for people trying to hold on to their homes.
"He actually cared about due process and ensuring the process took place and that the paperwork was in order and that people got a fair, dignified and respectful hearing," said Mr Hall.
"That has now been removed and the only people who have benefitted from this are the banks."
"Outspoken is a word that is used but telling the truth is effectively what he was doing which is representing a set of circumstances."
"People were coming before him in court - lay people without legal representation - and he was helping them with the process, guiding them through the process and challenging the banks.
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"The concern here today is that this decision arose from too much challenging of the banks and being too outspoken.
"In a modern democracy that is not acceptable.
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ReplyDeletePublic Inquiry · Unanswered questions: “From someone who has experianced and observed the criminal justice system since 1964 who met shan mohangi and many other murderers while still a teenager,it was the stories u heard that only many years later made some kind of sense ,for instance i cant recall the exactdate but a peggy flynn who had just come back from lourdes {she was supposed to be a prostitute}was found murdered on sandycove beach, by coinscidence i met the person who was on remand in mountjoy accused of this crime he told me that even though he was going to plead guilty he would never go to prison?i was told a lot of other things which i took with a pinch of salt but these other things were confirmed to me by by an m,w, whos then girlfriend was a prostitute as were most of her friends,the person did stand trial was repersented by frank martin who went on to be a judge of the irish courts and as he said he did not go to prison for that ladys murder,thats one example,”THOSE WORKING-CLASS CHILDREN THAT ARE CONDEMED TO A LIFE OF HELL BY THE “POWERS THAT BE”?