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Monday, November 30, 2009

Censor The Internet - Controversial Debate and Discussion Forums Launched

Censor The Internet - Controversial Debate and Discussion Forums Launched: "Every person can have their voice heard, regardless what the content of the topic is on these forums"THE REASONS PROJECT?

John Handelaar

John Handelaar: "I'll tell you that several identifiable members of the Dáil and Seanad are among the signers-up. I won't tell you who they are or what they're tracking."THE REASONS PROJECT?
"Yet while we are often aware that such Terms of Service exist, very few of us know and understand what they actually say"MORE SO IF YOUR ONLY AN INTERNET NOVICE?

It is said that stone walls do not...: 11 Jun 2009: Dáil debates (KildareStreet.com)

It is said that stone walls do not...: 11 Jun 2009: Dáil debates (KildareStreet.com): "padd o'connell
Posted on 26 Nov 2009 3:10 pm
This comment has been deleted"IT PROVES THAT NOT MUCH HAS CHANGED?MY PETITION IS STILL ON FACE BOOK IF POLITICIANS WANT TO SIGN IT.
IT MUST HAVE BEEN THE WORD"REPRESENTATION"THAT DID IT.THE ORIGINAL COMMENT IS STILL TO BE FOUND ON MY OTHER BLOGS.THE REASONS PROJECT?

Former Education Ministers 'not made aware' of abuse

Former Education Ministers 'not made aware' of abuse: "In sept 1993 two boys were said to have allegations against a school worker in st josephss school for deaf boys cabra,the allegation was of a sexual nature and was described by a dective garda as being mild.management did not advise the worker of the full details until march 1995.prior to this allegation the worker had taken actio against these two"THE REASONS PROJECT?

'Legal corruption' high in absence of accountability - The I

'Legal corruption' high in absence of accountability - The I: "They The Government Are The Only Ones That Can Create Real Change,Whatever Change Is Needed For The Good Of Everyone[not the do as i say and not what i do brigade]Can Only Be Achieved By The Legislators And Not The Courts."THE REASONS PROJECT?

"ENCOURAGECHANGE"paddoconnell8@gmail.com: RTÉ News: Tribunal shown phone records between Dermot Ahern and Murphy Junior

http://encouragechange.blogspot.com/2009/07/rte-news-tribunal-shown-phone-records.html: "RTÉ News: Tribunal shown phone records between Dermot Ahern and Murphy Junior.SHURE WE ALL FORGET THINGS EVERY NOW AND AGAIN?"THE REASONS PROJECT?

Public amorality same as it ever was - The Irish Times - Tue, Nov 10, 2009

Public amorality same as it ever was - The Irish Times - Tue, Nov 10, 2009: "That culture of corruption made regulation impossible, encouraged the toleration of large-scale white-collar criminality and sustained an untouchable elite whose arrogance and recklessness were inflated to fatal proportions."THATS WHY WHEN DERMOT AHERNE LOOKED UP EVERY TREE IN NORTH DUBLIN COULD FIND N OTHING ON HIS COLLEAGUE RAY BURKE?

Bishops lied and covered up « McBrolloks

Bishops lied and covered up « McBrolloks: "Bishops lied, cheated and covered up, almost as a matter of course, in a display of relentless cynicism spanning decades."DONAL MURRAY AS AN AUXILIARY BISHOP FOR DUBLIN INVESTIGATED COMPLAINTS ABOUT FR.THOMAS NAUGHTON BUT FOUND NOTHING?

Detective cries as he apologises to mistreated sisters | BreakingNews.ie

Detective cries as he apologises to mistreated sisters BreakingNews.ie: "Detective cries as he apologises to mistreated sisters"THE REASONS PROJECT?

Ex-garda lifts lid on decades of child abuse in Gaeltacht - National News, Frontpage - Independent.ie

Ex-garda lifts lid on decades of child abuse in Gaeltacht - National News, Frontpage - Independent.ie: "'Breaking the Silence'"MY GOD MY GOD WHY DID OUR CONSTITUTION FORSAKE US?

Sunday, November 29, 2009

The Jesuits flocked into Ireland before the invasion of the "Invincible" Armada!! The Jesuits in Ireland

The Jesuits flocked into Ireland before the invasion of the "Invincible" Armada!! The Jesuits in <b style="color:black;background-color:#ff9999">Ireland</b>: "The Irish Government, however, was not quite so ecstatic about Fr. Flanagan'scriticisms of its child care institutions. Fianna Fail's Gerry Boland, the then Minister forJustice, responded angrily. In Dail Eireann, on 23rd of July 1946, he accused Fr.Flanagan of using 'offensive and intemperate language' concerning 'conditions aboutwhich he has no firsthand knowledge.' (Father Flanagan's Legacy, p. 107)."THEY WERENT THEN AND ARE NOT NOW.

S.I. No. 9/1946 — Gárda Síochána Pay Order, 1946.

S.I. No. 9/1946 — Gárda Síochána Pay Order, 1946.: "(Signed) GERALD BOLAND."
"Then Education Minister Jerry Boland accused the priest of not being qualified to comment on matters of which he had no first hand knowledge.
It is clear that Fr Flanagan was perplexed by the response of officials."WAS IT JUSTICE OR EDUCATION?YOU COULD GO BRAIN DEAD TRYING TO EXPOSE ABUSE IN IRELAND>

Clerical Whispers: Priest on bail pending extradition hearing

Clerical Whispers: Priest on bail pending extradition hearing: "The DPP issued two warrants for Fr Markey’s arrest in April and May 2008."???????

Stolen Vermeer: January 2008

Stolen Vermeer: January 2008: "One of those asking could well have been his father. Joe Byrne's dad, as it happens, is a retired Garda Sergeant"THE GOLDEN THREAD?

Open-Sourcing Our Courts | Criminal Justice | Change.org

Open-Sourcing Our Courts Criminal Justice Change.org: "We need to bring the digital revolution to the courtroom and the police station. During the Presidential campaign last year, Barack Obama talked about a Google for Government. He’s right. We need to Google-ize our courts."YES WE CAN.THE REASONS PROJECT?

Industrial School Institutions - Ryanwash

Industrial School Institutions - Ryanwash: "Industrial School Institutions our side of the story-about the GULAGS"THE REASONS PROJECT?

The Dublin Review

The Dublin Review: "The terms of reference of the inquiry included a condition that the withholding of co-operation by Church or state authorities would result in the inquiry being granted full statutory powers."THE REASONS PROJECT?

'Church covered up clerical sex abuse'

'Church covered up clerical sex abuse': "The report said the State authorities facilitated the cover-up by not fulfilling their responsibilities to ensure that the law was applied equally to all and allowing the Church institutions to be beyond the reach of the normal law enforcement processes.
The report also criticises the gardaí, noting that ‘the connivance by the gardaí in effectively stifling one complaint and failing to investigate another is ... shocking’."THE REASONS PROJECT?

Philippine Commentary: March 2006

Philippine Commentary: March 2006: "How ironic, that the Decision, Javellana v. The Executive Secretary, in the perfect 2020 of historical hindsight, in fact disobeyed all past moral and judicial precedent and casuistically disturbed many long settled tenets of democracy, freedom, truth and justice. No greater indictment of the Philippine Supreme Court's past perfidious performance, no greater blot on its juridical record as having touched one nadir, no more sinister omen of its likely future actions and decisions, exists, than this despicable surrender to fascism and dictatorship in 1973."THE REASONS PROJECT?

Garda connivance in stifling abuse inquiries deplored - The Irish Times - Fri, Nov 27, 2009

Garda connivance in stifling abuse inquiries deplored - The Irish Times - Fri, Nov 27, 2009: "Garda connivance in stifling abuse inquiries deplored"THE REASONS PROJECT?

Call for prosecution of those behind cover-ups - The Irish Times - Fri, Nov 27, 2009

Call for prosecution of those behind cover-ups - The Irish Times - Fri, Nov 27, 2009: "Criminal proceedings should be taken, not just against clergy, but against gardaí and health board personnel who knew of paedophile behaviour but did nothing. She described the extent of collusion by State authorities as “shocking”."

BBC News - 'Turning a blind eye'

BBC News - 'Turning a blind eye': "'What is it about Irish society that we will pay such deference to an institution like the Catholic Church or indeed to government institutions as well - what does it tell us about ourselves?'"IT TELLS US THAT THE LAWS ARE MADE TO PROTECT THE (EVIL)AND POWERFUL ELITES THAT RUN OUR COUNTRY AND HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH JUSTICE AT ALL?

Saturday, November 28, 2009

Public Inquiry · Unanswered questions « Oconnellpadd13's Blog

Public Inquiry · Unanswered questions « Oconnellpadd13's Blog: "IM QUOTING TWO PEOPLE HERE SO AS ITS NEVER FORGOTTEN WHEN THE “MURPHY”REPORT DIES DOWN.FIRST THERE IS FR.PATRICK McCAFFERTY
WHO SAID:I WAS ASKING QUESTION AFTER QUESTION AND WAS BEEN MET WITH TIGHT-LIPPED SILENCE.I WAS GIVEN THE RUNAROUND,LIED TO,DUPED AND DECEIVED?NEXT IS RICHARD WIGMORE WHO SAID,THE WITCHHUNT FOR RESIGNATIONS BY BISHOPS WILL CONTINUE AND PERHAPS CLAIM A SACRIFICIAL SCALP.THERE WILL BE NO PROPER “TRAWL”THROUGH THE RANKS OF THE GARDI AND THE HEALTH SERVICES TO UNCOVER THOSE STILL IN POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY WHO WERE “COMPLICIT”IN THIS SCANDAL.UNQUOTE.IS JOHN O MAHONEY ASSISTANT GARDA COMMISSIONER GOING TO PROVE THE DOUBTERS WRONG?AND IM ONE OF THOSE DOUBTERS.SLAN"THE REASONS PROJECT?

Friday, November 27, 2009

Public Inquiry · Unanswered questions

Public Inquiry · Unanswered questions: "A John Meehan wrote a letter to the papers saying,CHILD CARE IS A DISGRACE”he recalls FR;EDWARD FLANAGAN,of boystown fame scathingly condemed childcare in ireland in 1946,stating that irish orphanages,industrail schools,and residential homes were not fit for human habitation and were a disgrace to the nation.GERRY BOLAND,then minster for justice?castigated fr.flanagan and told him to mind his owen business.more than 60 years later two things “REMAIN THE SAME”our treatment of vulnerable people is still a disgrace to the nation and f.f.are still in power.end of letter.now “CONSPIRACY THEORISTS AND COINCIDENCES"DIARMUID MARTIN HAS DONE HIS BIT AND TAKEN AN AWFUL LOT OF FLAK FOR DOING SO,THE CHURCH WERE NOT THE ONLY ONES INVOLVED IN COVER UPS,HOW MANY MINISTERS FOR JUSTICE THOUGHT LIKE "GERRY BOLAND"?HOW MANY ATTORNEY GENERALS THE SAME?HOW MANY DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS THE SAME,GARDA COMMISSIONERS THE SAME,AND THEN YOU HAD ALL THE PEOPLE WHO WORKED UNDER THEM?UNTIL SUCH TIME YOU GET ANSWERS TO THESE QUESTIONS NOTHING WILL CHANGE.THE REASONS PROJECT AND PETITION?

President 'dismayed' by Church cover-up of abuse | BreakingNews.ie

President 'dismayed' by Church cover-up of abuse BreakingNews.ie: "President 'dismayed' by Church cover-up of abuse"I DONT KNOW WHY?THE REASONS PROJECT?

ENCOURAGECHANGE.

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: "TESTING THE WATER HERE ON PUBLIC REPRESENTATION FOR THE ORDINARY JOE SOAP.WE ALL KNOW WHAT KIND OF REPRESENTATION THE FAT CATS AND GOLDEN CIRCLE GET.
I HAVE A PETITION ON FACE BOOK'THE REASONS PROJECT'IN CONJUNCTION WITH CHANGE.ORG.IM NOW REQUESTING ALL POLITICIANS AND REPRESENTATIVES, SENATORS ETC, TO SIGN THIS PETITION.THANK YOU'"THE REASONS PROJECT?

Oconnellpadd13's Blog

Oconnellpadd13's Blog: "Pat Rabitte On The Week In Politics 31th of May Asked The Following Question In Relation To All The Vile ABUSE Exposed IN The Ryan Report[which is one of many these past 60 years]WHERE THE HELL WERE THE GARDI OVER THE LAST FIFTY SIXTY DECADES?WHOS GOING TO ANSWER THIS QUESTION FOR THE PUBLIC?WELL I PERSONALLY WOULD REQUEST FROM ALL POLITICAL PARTIES ,INCLUDING THE PRESIDENT OF IRELAND, WHERE WERE THE GARDI ALL THOSE YEARS,AND WHAT WERE THEY DOING THAT THEY WERE TOO BUSY DOING THAT ALL THIS ABUSE WASENT NOTICED UNTIL NOW?I SUPPOSE THE ANSWER CAN BE REALLY FOUND ON’PUBLIC INQUIRY’[irish corruption]IF ANYONE CARES TO RESEARCH IT.ALL SUGGESTED ANSWERS TO PUBLIC INQUIRY PLEASE.THANKS”"THE REASONS PROJECT?

Garda Commissioner 'deeply sorry' for abuse-cases failings | BreakingNews.ie

Garda Commissioner 'deeply sorry' for abuse-cases failings BreakingNews.ie: "Garda Commissioner 'deeply sorry' for abuse-cases failings"MAYBE NOW PAT RABBITTE WILL GET HIS ANSWER?

Sunday Business Post | Irish Business News

Sunday Business Post Irish Business News: "Civil servants fear they will be accused of having subverted the process for awarding the licence, to have doctored document s, to have lied and covered up. NOT AS UPSET AS THE VICTIMS OF "STATE"ABUSE?

Call for prosecution of those behind cover-ups - The Irish Times - Fri, Nov 27, 2009

Call for prosecution of those behind cover-ups - The Irish Times - Fri, Nov 27, 2009: "We call on the Director of Public Prosecutions to instigate criminal investigations immediately against those who colluded and conspired to protect sex offenders and the institutional church and therefore facilitated the sexual abuse of more children,” she said"THE REASONS PROJECT?

Thursday, November 26, 2009

Crisis and Corruption in the Catholic Church - Indymedia Ireland

Crisis and Corruption in the Catholic Church - Indymedia Ireland: "But he has not been contacted by the police in the three years since; indeed, he claims, he has been 'blanked' and ignored by those in responsible positions within the church."TWO MINISTERS REFUSED TO APPEAR ON PRIMETIME TONIGHT(26/11/09)ON THE SUBJECT OF CHILD ABUSE ?THE GARDA COMMISSIONER AND OFFICIALS FROM THE DEPT.OF JUSTICE,HEALTH,EDUCATION,ETC SHOULD ALSO HAVE APPEARED ON THE SHOW, TO PROVE THEIR STATMENTS OF CONCERN ARE NOT JUST ANOTHER LOAD OF PROFESSIONAL RHETORIC.AS FR.PADDY MC CAFFERTY SAID IN A CLIP FROM THE PROGRAMME ,HE WAS OSTRACIZED BY THOSE IN POWER AND HIS SUPERIORS WHEN HE MADE HIS COMPLAINT OF SEXUAL ABUSE.WILL ANYTHING CHANGE?NOT TILL EVERYONE INVOLVED IN COVER-UPS ARE BROUGHT TO ACCOUNT.WHERTHER ITS IN JERSEY OR IRELAND OR TINBUCKTOO.

Speeches, Office of the Ombudsman

Speeches, Office of the Ombudsman: "'Hiding in plain sight - The social justice demands of today'"?

Press Releases, Office of the Ombudsman

Press Releases, Office of the Ombudsman: "'Accountability in the Irish Public Service'."IT GETS BETTER?LOOK AT THE PLAYERS?

donnaca o connell and emily o reilly - Google Search

donnaca o connell and emily o reilly - Google Search: "Donncha O'Connell. ... Theo Dorgan, Dr Diarmuid Martin, Emily O'Reilly and Sean Og O hAilpin, ..."FUNNY OLD WORLD ISENT IT?

Equality Conference

Equality Conference: "Nick Bamforth, University of Oxford speaking at a breakout session on sexual orientation discrimination"DISCRIMINATION IS A FUNNY OLD THING IN IRISH SOCIETY?

Equality Conference

Equality Conference: "Niall Crowley, CEO of Equality Authority, Donncha O'Connell, Dean of Law and Brian Lenihan, T.D., Minister for Justice, Equality & Law Reform"EQUALITY?

Paul O’Connell: School of Law: University of Leicester

Paul O’Connell: School of Law: University of Leicester: "Between Rhetoric and Reality: Social Justice and Human Rights in Global Context"

SSRN-On Reconciling Irreconcilables: Neo-Liberal Globalisation and Human Rights by Paul O'Connell

SSRN-On Reconciling Irreconcilables: Neo-Liberal Globalisation and Human Rights by Paul O'Connell: "On Reconciling Irreconcilables: Neo-Liberal Globalisation and Human Rights

Paul O'Connell"CHANGE.ORG

Search Results the reasons project « Human Rights in Ireland

Search Results the reasons project « Human Rights in Ireland: "In the balance of pessimism and optimism, he confessed, “pessimism triumphed”."?

2009 November « Human Rights in Ireland

2009 November « Human Rights in Ireland: "The law of evidence in relation to legal privilege, rules of procedure where delay has occurred in processing a prosecution"THE REASONS PROJECT?

RTÉ News: Dublin Diocesan Report

RTÉ News: Dublin Diocesan Report: "The DPP could not recommend the priest be prosecuted because the file was so poor."VERY CONVENIENT?

It is said that stone walls do not...: 11 Jun 2009: Dáil debates (KildareStreet.com)

It is said that stone walls do not...: 11 Jun 2009: Dáil debates (KildareStreet.com): "I am amazed that visiting committees and groups were not able to detect anything of what was going on, even without confirmation or corroborative evidence. It had to be visible and possible to detect. Of course, the old games did and do prevail. Hide everything at the moment of inspection."THEY SHURE DO,THE REASONS PROJECT.

Public Inquiry · Who’s watching the watchers?

Public Inquiry · Who’s watching the watchers?: "Someone that has the same courage and conviction to expose the truth as to what really goes on in what is called the”system”a system that judge Kinlen said thrives on a mindset of obsession with power,control and secrecy.judge Kinlen was not afraid to ruffle feathers in cosy high places by exposing the hidden appalling and inhumane conditions as well as the lack or non existent mental health care.over the years there has been many a speech made by public officials well published to the effect for example{attorney general}Paul Gallagher”it is the hallmark of a modern civilised and democratic society that it strives for wisdom,truth,and justice.they must be the fundamental aims of any legal system we adopt in our society.(tell that to the parents of what the state refers to as boy !d!}dead at 14years of age in the land of the celtic tiger?"THE REASONS PROJECT?

It is said that stone walls do not...: 11 Jun 2009: Dáil debates (KildareStreet.com)

It is said that stone walls do not...: 11 Jun 2009: Dáil debates (KildareStreet.com): "Posted on 15 Jun 2009 6:56 pm
I would dearly love to know who was the guard that prosecuted the whistle blower in this story of intervention,who was the judge that fined and bound to the peace someone that cared,who are the script writers to all this pain, and what will the real cost of all this institutionalisation really be?
padd o'connell
Posted on 26 Nov 2009 3:10 pm
TESTING THE WATER HERE ON PUBLIC REPRESENTATION FOR THE ORDINARY JOE SOAP.WE ALL KNOW WHAT KIND OF REPRESENTATION THE FAT CATS AND GOLDEN CIRCLE GET.
I HAVE A PETITION ON FACE BOOK'THE REASONS PROJECT'IN CONJUNCTION WITH CHANGE.ORG.IM NOW REQUESTING ALL POLITICIANS AND REPRESENTATIVES, SENATORS ETC, TO SIGN THIS PETITION.THANK YOU"

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

"ENCOURAGECHANGE"paddoconnell8@gmail.com

http://encouragechange.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2009-05-21T12%3A43%3A00-07%3A00&max-results=7: "Justice Delayed Is Justice Denied.M.G.September 2004 Now May 2009?"

"ENCOURAGECHANGE"paddoconnell8@gmail.com

http://encouragechange.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2009-05-25T01%3A45%3A00-07%3A00&max-results=7: "To Quote Susan O'Keeffe'many of the abused were poor without influence or who were not connected to the so-called pillars of the community,priests,politicians,gardi,[the three p's,my quote]they could complain but nobody listened[terry prone jerry ryan etc,etc,etc,]."

"ENCOURAGECHANGE"paddoconnell8@gmail.com

http://encouragechange.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2009-05-29T12%3A51%3A00-07%3A00&max-results=7: "To quote TerryMc Geehan'agents of the state were in active'COLLUSION'with management of these hellholes,either through'WILFUL'negligence or theough laziness and'INDIFFERENCE'?Maybe Michael Mc Dowell will revisit that'indifference'Question 720 april,05.And Mr Lenihan Question 248 April 05.Also Ms Mary Durack'commission to inquire into child ABUSE'who said in correspondence my comments have been noted on the commissions terms of reference.?Hope Mr,McGeehan noted all my hand delivered correspondence over the years.Also to quote Niamh Bhreathnech'If You Were A Pupil In Cabra Then I Would Say'MY BEST WASENT GOOD ENOUGH'"

"ENCOURAGECHANGE"paddoconnell8@gmail.com

http://encouragechange.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2009-06-15T10%3A40%3A00-07%3A00&max-results=7: "'IGNOREING'THE ABUSED?AS DID THE REST OF SOCIETY BY TURNING A'BLIND EYE'TO WHAT WAS GOING ON,THEN AND NOW.IT WAS THAT BLIND EYE AND THE'GREY HAIRED MEN'THAT PRODUCED THE MARTIN CAHILLS OF THIS WORLD.CHILDREN ARE NOT BORN CRIMINALS THEY ARE CREATED BY AN I'M ALLRIGHT SOCIETY."

"ENCOURAGECHANGE"paddoconnell8@gmail.com

http://encouragechange.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2009-06-17T10%3A34%3A00-07%3A00&max-results=7: "'ABUSE OF TRUST'AND HOW REGLIOUS COULD IT'APPEARS'DICTATE TO GARDA COMMISSIONERS AS TO HOW TO GO ABOUT INVESTIGATING COMPLAINTS OF ABUSE,IS IT NOT NOW TIME FOR THE GARDI TO HAND OVER 'ALL'THEIR FILES ON COMPLAINTS OF ABUSE OVER MANY YEARS?AS MARY RAFFERTY SAID THE SETUP OF 'POWER STRUCTURES'WAS SOMETHING ELSE.ARE THE SAME POWER STRUCTURES STILL IN PLACE?I"

Purpose of the IDS

Purpose of the IDS: "The Mission Statement
The Irish Deaf Society as Ireland's National Association OF the Deaf, strives to highlight the societal needs of "all sections" in the Deaf community, advocates the human rights of the Deaf through empowerment and achieve equal access in all aspects of life endowed by the full Irish citizenship. The empowerment and equality shall be through upholding the status of Irish Sign Language and its related culture and norms"

NEURODEVELOPMENTAL IMPAIRMENT: PREDICTORS OF ITS IMPACT ON THE FAMILIES OF EXTREMELY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT INFANTS AT 18 MONTHS

NEURODEVELOPMENTAL IMPAIRMENT: PREDICTORS OF ITS IMPACT ON THE FAMILIES OF EXTREMELY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT INFANTS AT 18 MONTHS: "Low socioeconomic status (SES), and lack of social support."RUBELLA?

kerry deaf resource centre update 29.06.09 - kdrc - ammado

kerry deaf resource centre update 29.06.09 - kdrc - ammado: "The Deaf Survivors Group set up by Noel Ball"ALL OUTCASTS ARE WELCOME?

Dáil Éireann - Volume 669 - 27 November, 2008 - Adjournment Debate. - Community Development.

Dáil Éireann - Volume 669 - 27 November, 2008 - Adjournment Debate. - Community Development.: "The community development programme was established in 1990 in recognition of the role of community development in tackling the causes and effects of poverty and disadvantage. The programme was the first nationally funded intervention in support of communities that used community development principles and methods. Community development seeks to challenge the underlying causes of disadvantage resulting from the effects of poverty and exclusion. It aims to offer new opportunities for those lacking choice, power and resources. Community development involves members of a community working collectively in assessing needs and [84] identifying the changes necessary to improve conditions and making these changes"

Anger over threat to community projects - The Irish Times - Fri, Nov 06, 2009

Anger over threat to community projects - The Irish Times - Fri, Nov 06, 2009: "The closures could set the communities back over 20 years, causing 'huge long-term damage - increased early-school leaving, increased domestic violence and social despair and alienation worse than that seen in the 1980s,' said Cathleen O'Neill, manager of Kilbarrack CDP in north Dublin"THE GOVERNMENT TOUCHES THESE PROJECTS AT THEIR PERIL?

How to end child poverty: Tax the rich - The Globe and Mail

How to end child poverty: Tax the rich - The Globe and Mail: "Nothing better illustrates this reality than the two-decade trend in child poverty. Twenty years ago today, all parties in the House of Commons voted for a motion to abolish child poverty by the year 2000. Reform was in the air. Just a few days earlier, with Canada playing a leading role, the United Nations had adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child."HOW HAS IRELAND DEALT WITH THE SAME PROBLEM?

Health-Care Reform Can Reduce Crime | Newsweek National News | Newsweek.com

Health-Care Reform Can Reduce Crime Newsweek National News Newsweek.com: "The program was designed to improve health, not to control crime, and the health-care savings from lower rates of sickness, substance abuse and welfare dependency among the mothers and children more than cover its costs. But it turned out that by the time the kids were 15 years old, those served by the program had been arrested less than half as often, and convicted only one fifth as often, as similar children who weren't given the assistance."DEMOCRACY.

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: "'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?"

The Ryan Report: First Reactions «

The Ryan Report: First Reactions «: "Part of the background is the middle class mentality which infused Irish society and the Irish Church: the children in institutions had to be taught to know their place."WORKING-CLASS OF COURSE?

Public Inquiry · The dreaded C word that must not be uttered

Public Inquiry · The dreaded C word that must not be uttered: "The dreaded C word that must not be uttered"WHATS NEW?

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Public Inquiry · Unanswered questions

Public Inquiry · Unanswered questions: "“THE VOICE FOR THE VOICELESS”merchants i have yet to meet an honest,trust worthy champion of the voiceless with no strings attached.i look forward to the limerick professors research to be published next month{TO SEE WHAT HE MISSED OR LEFT OUT}slan"SUSAN DENEHAM AND THE REASONS PROJECT?

Public Inquiry · Unanswered questions

Public Inquiry · Unanswered questions: "Who rubber stamps the formalities within the system,how long have they been there and how many of their family generations held the same job"THE REASONS PROJECT?

Public Inquiry · Who’s watching the watchers?

Public Inquiry · Who’s watching the watchers?: "last but not least something the majority of the media seemed to totally ignore,just like they ignore the people in moyross and southill,they will report it only if it suits them or their paymasters.it was the right and honest decision of archbishop diarmuid martin to release a report that was carried out in 1962 into the conditions at artane industrial{SCHOOL}this one tiny paragraph in the media stated, has caused a row between the christian brothers and the archbishop over a report that was compiled 45years ago,apparently the christian brothers are “shocked and dismayed”at his decision?i wonder why because in the next two years there will be a lot more been exposed about the abuse of children,these things may have been raised in the dail at question time and then buried but they wont be going away anytime soon.they are on record just waiting to surface.AND SURFACE THEY WILL.slan"

Public Inquiry · Who’s watching the watchers?

Public Inquiry · Who’s watching the watchers?: "Regarding the “SYSTEM”as a model of truth and honesty its nothing of the kind ,it is a contest between two sides{like the legal frame work}its played according to certain rules and if the truth happens to emerge as a result of the contest ,thats pure luck,but it is unlikely to,its not something the contestants are concerned with,they are concerned that the game should be played according to the rules,there are many rules and one of them is that some questions which might provide a shortcut to the truth are not allowed to be asked,and those that are asked are not allowed to be answered,the result is that the guilt or innocence is often reached haphazardly,for the wrong reasonsin spite of the evidence,and may or maynot ciincide with the factual or literal truth"THE REASONS PROJECT?

Letters to the Editor : ThePost.ie

Letters to the Editor : ThePost.ie: "The Carrigan Commission recommendations were rejected by the Department of Justice, partly because of the appalling vista that independent Ireland was less virtuous than it had been under British rule."WHO CREATED TODAYS SOCIETY?

Public Inquiry · What’s new?

Public Inquiry · What’s new?: "The public are kept in the dark as to how the crime and legal system really operate.while the grey haired men greedy fat cats prosper unchallenged .How have they got away with this for so long,easy they quote national security and the official secrets act."BUT MAYBE NOW AFTER THE MURPHY REPORT,THE "GOLDEN THREAD"IS BEGINNING TO BE THUGGED AT.HOW MANY GARDA COMMISSIONERS TURNED A BLIND EYE?HOW MANY REPORTS WERE NEVER SENT TO THE DPP?HOW MANY OTHER AGENCIES WERE INVOLVED IN COVER UPS?HAS THE SPOTLIGHT BEEN SHONE ON THOSE YET?THE REASONS PROJECT.

Lost Children In The Wilderness: Archbishop Lights Dublin's Tree Of Hope

Lost Children In The Wilderness: Archbishop Lights Dublin's Tree Of Hope: "Dublin’s Archbishop Lights
Dublin’s Tree of Hope
By J. P. Anderson ©
“Attending the funerals of our young people became normal. We began to accept the unacceptable"STATE NEGLECT THEN AND NOW?

Communist Party of Ireland

Communist Party of Ireland: "“It was clear that the Minister was merely using St. Patrick’s . . . as a warehouse for young people who learnt the finer points of criminality in St. Patrick’s which almost certainly guaranteed their progression into the ‘university’ of Mountjoy.”"IT WAS AND IS THE SYSTEM THAT GUARANTEES THE PROGRESSION INTO CRIMINALITY.

Prisons and mental health - The Irish Times - Mon, Nov 23, 2009

Prisons and mental health - The Irish Times - Mon, Nov 23, 2009: "And like any outsider in society, a person who is without a home can very easily be misunderstood and criminalised for many reasons."ONE BEEN CLASS?WORKING-CLASS.

Monday, November 23, 2009

FaithWorld » Blog Archive » “The information was there” - Abp. Martin on Irish abuse report | Blogs |

FaithWorld » Blog Archive » “The information was there” - Abp. Martin on Irish abuse report Blogs : "Every single right to justice has been so effectively barred here that few make their way through our corrupted legal, Political and Policing systems."

FaithWorld » Blog Archive » “The information was there” - Abp. Martin on Irish abuse report | Blogs |

FaithWorld » Blog Archive » “The information was there” - Abp. Martin on Irish abuse report Blogs : "If children were sent to orphanages, industrial schools and reformatories, it must be because they were destined for it, and must belong there. What happened to them within those unscalable walls was no concern of ours"HAS ANYTHING CHANGED?

Change.org

Change.org: "To:IRISH POLITICIANS;KILDARESTREET.COM
Subject:THE REASONS PROJECT
Letter:Dear Decision Maker,,

I FEEL VERY STRONGLY THAT THE IRISH DIRECTOR OF 'PUBLIC' PROSECUTIONS SHOULD GIVE AN HONEST AND JUST REASON FOR ANY CONTROVERSIAL DECISIONS HE MAY MAKE.

Signed By: PADDOCONNELL
NameLocationDate
padd o'connelldublin., Ireland11/22/2009"

Criminal Justice | Change.org

Criminal Justice Change.org: "Most records and documents created and filed within court systems and police departments in the U.S. are public. And a new search engine from Google is trying to make it feel that way.
Opening the data from our courts and police will bring injustices to light, keep our criminal justice system honest and enable citizens and advocates to play a role in cases"THE REASONS PROJECT?
"Pat Rabitte On The Week In Politics 31th of May Asked The Following Question In Relation To All The Vile ABUSE Exposed IN The Ryan Report[which is one of many these past 60 years]WHERE THE HELL WERE THE GARDI OVER THE LAST FIFTY SIXTY DECADES?WHOS GOING TO ANSWER THIS QUESTION FOR THE PUBLIC?WELL I PERSONALLY WOULD REQUEST FROM ALL POLITICAL PARTIES AND CANDIDATES TO THE PRESENT ELECTIONS,INCLUDING THE PRESIDENT OF IRELAND, WHERE WERE THE GARDI ALL THOSE YEARS,AND WHAT WERE THEY DOING THAT THEY WERE TOO BUSY DOING THAT ALL THIS ABUSE WASENT NOTICED UNTIL NOW?I SUPPOSE THE ANSWER CAN BE REALLY FOUND ON'PUBLIC INQUIRY'[irish corruption]IF ANYONE CARES TO RESEARCH IT.ALL SUGGESTED ANSWERS TO PUBLIC INQUIRY PLEASE.THANKS"THE REASONS PROJECT?

Victims to get advance details of abuse probe | Irish Examiner

Victims to get advance details of abuse probe Irish Examiner: "It was confirmed last night – after media leaks of the inquiry – that details of the 10-year-long investigation are expected to be given to victims by Department of Justice officials ahead of its release. Archbishop Diarmuid Martin said it is of paramount importance that survivors and victims, and their families, get the support they need in this difficult time."?THE REASONS PROJECT?

Sunday, November 22, 2009

Facebook | Padd O'connell

Facebook Padd O'connell: "TO GET THE IRISH DIRECTOR OF 'PUBLIC' PROSECUTIONS TO GIVE AN HONEST AND JUST REASON FOR SOME OF HIS CONTROVERSIAL DECISIONS.THE REASONS PROJECT"

The right not to be framed - washingtonpost.com

The right not to be framed - washingtonpost.com: "THERE IS NO Freestanding Constitutional 'Right Not To Be Framed.' '"???????

True Crime: ThePost.ie

True Crime: ThePost.ie: "The court found that the unrecorded meetings with Warren and Bowden and the payments they received meant 'their evidence is compromised'."THE REASONS PROJECT?AND THE GOLDEN THREAD?

Harbison explains cause of death in trial | BreakingNews.ie

Harbison explains cause of death in trial BreakingNews.ie: "According to Garda Steedman, the accused told gardaí he picked up a fork from his dinner plate, stuck it in the deceased's neck and pulled it out again."THE REASONS PROJECT?

Office of Personnel Managment (OPM) Freedom of Information Act

Office of Personnel Managment (OPM) Freedom of Information Act: "Improvement Plan Under Executive Order 13392: Improving Agency Disclosure of Information"THE REASONS PROJECT?

Dáil Éireann - Volume 534 - 12 April, 2001 - Written Answers - Garda Investigations.

Dáil Éireann - Volume 534 - 12 April, 2001 - Written Answers - Garda Investigations.: "Detective Inspector Peter Kirwan, security and intelligence branch, to re-examine all available files and investigate these allegations. I informed the Dáil of this investigation in an answer to a parliamentary question on 13 April 2000."THE REASONS PROJECT?

Catherine Nevin: case not closed - The Irish Times - Sat, Nov 14, 2009

Catherine Nevin: case not closed - The Irish Times - Sat, Nov 14, 2009: "Dublin-Monaghan bombings of 1974."THE REASONS PROJECT?

Architects Of Deception Secret History Of Freemasonry

Architects Of Deception Secret History Of Freemasonry: "Architects Of Deception Secret History Of Freemasonry"?

'Black Widow' Nevin claims key witnesses were paid informers - National News, Frontpage - Independent.ie

'Black Widow' Nevin claims key witnesses were paid informers - National News, Frontpage - Independent.ie: "She has argued that material not disclosed to her lawyers at the time of the trial contains information which casts doubt on the credibility and motivation of key prosecution witnesses."THE REASONS PROJECT.

Nevin appeal seeks State papers on witnesses at trial - The Irish Times - Sat, Apr 04, 2009

Nevin appeal seeks State papers on witnesses at trial - The Irish Times - Sat, Apr 04, 2009: "He said a Philip Tobin had also sworn an affidavit he was asked to provide Brian Capper, an associate of Gerry Heapes, with an alibi on the night Mr Nevin was murdered. Mr Tobin said he was unable to do so because he had already told gardaí Mr Capper was not with him that night."THE REASONS PROJECT?

Saturday, November 21, 2009

DPP’s dilemma: ThePost.ie

DPP’s dilemma: ThePost.ie: "When asked by the government to explain the delay, Whelehan said that the official involved had been busy and that a number of previously unknown and complex legal issues had cropped up in the Smyth case."WAITING IN THE LONG GRASS?THE INVISIBLE EVIL FORCES?

Dáil Éireann - Volume 346 - 06 December, 1983 - Criminal Justice Bill, 1983: Second Stage (Resumed).

Dáil Éireann - Volume 346 - 06 December, 1983 - Criminal Justice Bill, 1983: Second Stage (Resumed).: "There is nothing to prevent this House from repealing any objectionable sections as soon as we return to normal times and normal conditions — in other words, as soon as crime may be said to be under control."SOUND FAMILIAR?

Clerical Whispers: March 2007

Clerical Whispers: March 2007: "“I felt sickened. When the DPP says he won’t prosecute, it’s like the State is saying your story is all lies. I was so angry, particularly because there are young girls still at risk from this man.”"

Death penalty should be revisited, says ex-judge - The Irish Times - Mon, Nov 16, 2009

Death penalty should be revisited, says ex-judge - The Irish Times - Mon, Nov 16, 2009: "The former judge also said that there was a “culture of dishonesty” in Ireland. “In England they are just as dishonest, but once they are found out they are gone,” he said."MEANING?

Public Inquiry · Denis O’Brien – They’ve damned us all I tell ya, damned us all

Public Inquiry · Denis O’Brien – They’ve damned us all I tell ya, damned us all: "They’ve damned us all I tell ya, damned us all"???????

Parliamentary Debates (Official Report - Unrevised) JOINT COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE, EQUALITY, DEFENCE AND WOMEN'S RIGHTS Tuesday, 25 November 2008 - Page 2

Parliamentary Debates (Official Report - Unrevised) JOINT COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE, EQUALITY, DEFENCE AND WOMEN'S RIGHTS Tuesday, 25 November 2008 - Page 2: "If some method can be devised whereby the director could, without doing injustice, inform the public of the reasons for his decisions, he will very willingly put it into operation. From time to time, his office is subject to criticism arising from its inability to respond to inquiries from interested parties such as the victim of a crime or the family of such a victim. Unfortunately, the director is unaware of any method in which reasons can be given without, in many cases, doing injustice."HOW THE OTHER HAVES THINK?ON THE SUBJECT OF"INJUSTICE"?

Metro Times - News+Views: Swift's justice

Metro Times - News+Views: Swift's justice: "TELLING ANYONE WHO WOULD LISTEN"?

Metro Times - News+Views: Swift's justice

Metro Times - News+Views: Swift's justice: "He describes what researchers have said are the predictable, defining psychological effects of wrongful conviction: shock, betrayal, sense of injustice, a search for life's meaning and the loss of identity."FREEDOM OF INFORMATION?

Exonerated death row inmates speak at Law School

Exonerated death row inmates speak at Law School: "After winning access to the documents used against him in court, he was able to show that his alleged confession had actually been written down in an accusing officer's notebook prior to Pringle's interrogation. In 1995 he finally was exonerated and released."TO QUOTE PETER PRINGLE WHO ALLEGEDLY SAID THE FOLLOWING WORDS IN A STATMENT TO THE GARDI WHICH GOT HIM A DEATH SENTENCE"I KNOW YOU KNOW I WAS INVOLVED,AND ON THE ADVICE OF MY SOLICITOR I AM SAYING NOTHING AND YOU WILL HAVE TO PROVE IT ALL THE WAY"UNQUOTE.AND BRIAN COWEN BEMOANS THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION.?

Friday, November 20, 2009

encouragechange's Bookmarks on Delicious

encouragechange's Bookmarks on Delicious: "The dpp fought tooth and nail against this man,who was trying to highlight the wrong that was done to him and his family.Was justice seen to be done in this case/No it wasent."TO QUOTE MARIE COLLINS WHO HAD TO WAIT FIFTY YEARS FOR JUSTICE"SHE WAS VERY CONCERNED BY THE "DELAY"CAUSED BY THE RECENT (VERY)ISSUEING OF ARREST WARRANTS:she rightly questioned the "agenda"of those who sought the arrest of the accused while the high court was first beginning its deliberations over whether the report was prejudicial:the timing is very "SUSPICIOUS"???????

encouragechange's Bookmarks on Delicious

encouragechange's Bookmarks on Delicious: "HOW CAN KIDS FROM A WORKINGCLASS BACKGROUND SURVIVE IN A SOCIETY IMMERSED IN'LAWFUL CORRUPTION'?"

Digg / encouragechange

Digg / encouragechange: "Trying to encouragechange in order to better the chances in life of the workingclass,as against the present old system of the'greyhaired men'and their golden circle who have already bankrupted Ireland with their corrupt ways.Enter a description..."REAL FREEDOM OF INFORMATION?

Public Inquiry · Who’s watching the watchers?

Public Inquiry · Who’s watching the watchers?: "just learning the computer,please allow for any mistakes, very interested in public inquiry,Question re the present interest in the juvenile justice system,how many juveniles were locked up in portlaoise prison when brian lenihan senior was min for justice from 1964\68 michael o morain,1968\70,paddy cooney 1973\77,and last but not leasthow many children under 16 were in st patricks institution when c,j,h was justice min from 1961\64,june 1964,"?DIARMUID MARTIN(CRIME AND ITS TRUE CAUSES)?

Edit Comments ‹ Oconnellpadd13's Blog — WordPress

Edit Comments ‹ Oconnellpadd13's Blog — WordPress: "
There must be hundreds of cases of abused children and teenagers who were put into psychiatric "care" not to help them but to shut them up. Electroshocks were used to erase their memory and to cause fear. Psychiatry has always been on the side of oppressors.
Scientists who want to present controversial research may find themselves locked up in a psychiatric hospital till after the conference they were going to speak at.
If there is a law for whistleblower protection then a lot of abuses in psychiatry, the police and the courts will hopefully end.
Dorothee Krien
1"HOPEFULLY?

ENCOURAGECHANGE.

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: "Issues Juveniles Face in Adult Prisons"

Response to child abuse report - The Irish Times - Fri, Jun 12, 2009

Response to child abuse report - The Irish Times - Fri, Jun 12, 2009: "Child Care and the Growth of Love, and finding them unaware such appraisals existed.
The Ryan report has referred to the “innocence” of the times.
Paedophilia was then, indeed, a term little known outside of medical journals. Inevitably, I reproach myself for not digging deeper, and for remaining too content with describing systems rather than seeking out their victims. – Yours, etc,
MICHAEL VINEY,"AN AWFUL LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE COMMIT SUICIDE SINCE1964/66.

Daingean: A shameful silence as the children suffered

Daingean: A shameful silence as the children suffered: "And as we look again at these and other issues - the administration of justice, the operations of banks, the links between business and politics - it's plain that the most pervasive influence on Irish society is class.
Class governs access to health services, housing and education; the work we do, the environment we live in, the air we breathe. It makes most difference to those who are at the remote and all but invisible end of what can scarcely be called a scale."THEN AND NOW,THE TRUE CAUSES OF CRIME IN IRELAND AND ELSE WHERE?

False Consciousness About Law's Legitimacy

False Consciousness About Law's Legitimacy: "False Consciousness About Law and Justice"AND LEGALISED CORRUPTION?

Garda arrested in hunt for traffickers bringing women here for sex - National News, Frontpage - Herald.ie

Garda arrested in hunt for traffickers bringing women here for sex - National News, Frontpage - Herald.ie: "A garda has been arrested by officers investigating a human-trafficking and prostitution ring."

Judge orders names taken out of priest abuse probe - Courts, National News - Herald.ie

Judge orders names taken out of priest abuse probe - Courts, National News - Herald.ie: "The judge said this latest order arose out of a decision of the DPP to issue warrants for the arrest of the man on October 2 and 5."THE REASONS PROJECT?WHAT A JOKE.

U.S. advocate: Promoting children's rights makes a better world  _English_Xinhua

U.S. advocate: Promoting children's rights makes a better world  _English_Xinhua: "'This is the most comprehensive treaty that addresses the full range of children's rights, civil, political, economic, social, and cultural,' she said, referring to the convention."

"ENCOURAGECHANGE"paddoconnell8@gmail.com

http://encouragechange.blogspot.com/: "'“Despite the Minister for Children appearing to acknowledge the failures of our childcare services and the need for greater transparency, there is still obsessive secrecy about these issues.”'HE WAS WORKING-CLASS THATS WHY HIS TRAGIC CASE IS SHROUDED IN SECRECY,IF HE WAS FROM A MIDDLE--CLASS BACKGROUND THE MEDIA WOULD BE HOLLERING FOR AN INQUIRY.THEY SAY GOD WORKS IN MYSTERIOUS WAYS,SO MAYBE FR.BRIAN DARCY[SW]WILL TAKE AN INTEREST IN SOMEONE WHO HADENT GOT VIP STATUS?"FREEDOM OF INFORMATION???????
"Matters of Public Intrest?
Definitions Interpretations and Precedents?EU law as a source of
irish law and other international
conventions and obligations.
ACCOUNTABILITY,OPENNESS?So at last we are going to see change?A 19th century law is going to be used by a politician Gary Fitzgerald to initiate prosecutions against rogue bankers?Under the indictable offences act.1849 every indivdual has the right to start a criminal prosecution.It is the responsibility of the accuser to set out a prima facie case."
"It appears that Brian Cowen wants his party f.f.to change their old ways and become more socially inclusive in order to 'ENCOURAGE'community support,activism and move away from selfish materialism.[so says john lee of the irish mail on sunday]he aso says that Mr Cowen is anxious to conduct a rapid overhaul of his partys IMAGE.Mr Cowen will outline his homespun vision of a socially inclusive Ireland where communities care for the most vulnerable in society."WHAT FREEDOM OF INFORMATION?
"Igot a member of the dail to ask a question in relation to abuse in a certain school and what was the outcome of the complaints and garda investigation?question 720 written 12th april 2005,Mr Mc Dowell in answer said 'i can inform the deputy that i cannot trace any report within 'MY'department from information supplied by the deputy.However,if the deputy can supply any further details ,i will look at the matter again?"FREEDOM OF INFORMATION?

Gavin's Blog · Irish Politics

Gavin's Blog · Irish Politics: "As part of my FOI request seeking the diary of Finance Minister Brian Lenihan, I also sought briefing documents used by himself and the Department’s Secretary General David Doyle. My request asked for:"BBRIAN COWEN SAYS THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT IS BEEN ABUSED?READ PAUL DRURY'S ARTICLE (IRISH DAILY MAIL 20/11/2009)AND SEE WHO THE REAL ABUSERS ARE.

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Full publication of clerical child sex abuse report may take years : The God Squad

Full publication of clerical child sex abuse report may take years : The God Squad: "It deals with shortcomings in how the "State and the Garda Síochána (Irish Police)" dealt with allegations of clerical child sex abuse in Dublin, including the case of a priest alleged to have committed a large number of offences."

North's abuse victims demand inquiry similar to Ryan report | IOL

North's abuse victims demand inquiry similar to Ryan report IOL: "Maeve Lewis, director of support group One in Four, said everyone was to blame for the abuse, adding it was incredible inspectors from the Department of Education failed to see what was going on or take action"?I WONDER WHY???????

Scott's death ruled suicide, but cops continue to investigate - Chicago Breaking News

Scott's death ruled suicide, but cops continue to investigate - Chicago Breaking News: "Scott claimed he was involved as a favor to a group of politically connected ministers."

Bord Snip targets children's watchdog

Bord Snip targets children's watchdog: "Bord Snip targets children's watchdog"WHOS RUNNING THE COUNTRY?AND WHO IS BEEN OVERPAID FOR ALLEGEDLY DOING SO?

RTÉ News: Call for 24-hour child social services

RTÉ News: Call for 24-hour child social services: "The Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors has called on the Ombudsman for Children, Emily Logan, to take urgent action to ensure that the Health Service Executive provides a countrywide out-of-hours social worker service for children at risk."

Parliamentary Debates (Official Report - Unrevised) JOINT COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND CHILDREN Tuesday, 30 June 2009 - Page 1

Parliamentary Debates (Official Report - Unrevised) JOINT COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND CHILDREN Tuesday, 30 June 2009 - Page 1: "The Senator is right. We have seen the danger of society making assumptions about certain environments and we must stop making such assumptions. We must introduce mechanisms or structures to ensure that independent monitoring is happening."?

Freedom of Information laws a waste of resources, says Cowen - National News, Frontpage - Independent.ie

Freedom of Information laws a waste of resources, says Cowen - National News, Frontpage - Independent.ie: "FOI laws have recently helped journalists reveal the expenses incurred by John O'Donoghue as Arts, Sports and Tourism Minister and to uncover the scandals at FAS."

Lawyers admit error over probe on clerical child abuse - National News, Frontpage - Independent.ie

Lawyers admit error over probe on clerical child abuse - National News, Frontpage - Independent.ie: "The row threatened to scupper Ms Logan's investigation, but last night the HSE said that it had discovered an 'administrative error' by its solicitors, BCM Hanby Wallace, which resulted in an incomplete file being sent to Ms Logan. Following a meeting yesterday between the HSE and Ms Logan, the full file was transferred to her office.
The HSE said that despite its 'full commitment' to this case, the full file was not sent to the Ombudsman last week as requested by the HSE."

read mgmt_ManageWRMail

read mgmt_ManageWRMail: "Site Title: CLASS INEQUALITY IN IRELAND
Site ID: 53
URL: http://EncourageChange.Blogspot.Com
WebRing ID: paddoconnell8"

Malcom MacArthur and Irish Attorney General

Malcom MacArthur and Irish Attorney General: "Woods to explore official's 'link to sex ring'
A FULL inquiry will be launched"???????

Disgraced judge Curtin will be paid €20,000 pension - National News, Frontpage - Independent.ie

Disgraced judge Curtin will be paid €20,000 pension - National News, Frontpage - Independent.ie: "Disgraced judge Curtin will be paid €20,000 pension"SEEMS TO BE THE NORM?

Morris Tribunal

Morris Tribunal: "If disclosure of the source was relevant to the guilt or innocence of an accused in a trial for a serious criminal offence, then justice in the public interest might require disclosure.”"

After the FERNS Report, the RYAN Report and the latest DUBLIN DIOCESE report what questions remain? - Indymedia Ireland

After the FERNS Report, the RYAN Report and the latest DUBLIN DIOCESE report what questions remain? - Indymedia Ireland: "Proof that there is still a very unhealthy link between An Garda Siochana and the Roman Catholic Church in Ireland."

Irish Examiner - 2003/05/20: Garda charged with child pornography offences

Irish Examiner - 2003/05/20: Garda charged with child pornography offences: "Garda charged with child pornography offences"

RTÉ News: Solicitor not guilty of pornography charges

RTÉ News: Solicitor not guilty of pornography charges: "Solicitor not guilty of pornography charges"

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

"http://www.rte.ie/player/#v=1060273"

Copyright Watch | Global Transparency in Copyright Law

Copyright Watch Global Transparency in Copyright Law: "Copyright Watch collects and monitors copyright laws from all over the world."

RTÉ Television - Hands On - This Week - 15 November 2009

RTÉ Television - Hands On - This Week - 15 November 2009: "A chapter is devoted to each of the Deaf Schools, St. Mary Immaculate School, Beechpark, St. Mary's School for Deaf Girls, Cabra, and St. Joseph's School for Deaf Boys, Cabra. These schools stood out from the many industrial schools named in the report as the children who attended the Deaf schools were not guilty of any crime, nor had their parents neglected them. They were sent to the schools to receive an education and to be cared for."

RTÉ Player: Hands On

RTÉ Player: Hands On

RTÉ Player: Hands On

RTÉ Player: Hands On.ABUSE OF THE INNOCENT>

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

SISTER XAVIERIA AND "CHILD KILLING" IN GOLDENBRIDGE

SISTER XAVIERIA AND "CHILD KILLING" IN GOLDENBRIDGE: "'They got no justice 42 years ago and they got no justice today,' she added."CRIME AND ITS TRUE CAUSES?

SISTER XAVIERIA AND "CHILD KILLING" IN GOLDENBRIDGE

SISTER XAVIERIA AND "CHILD KILLING" IN GOLDENBRIDGE: "The Howes have never been satisfied by the official response."?

"ENCOURAGECHANGE"paddoconnell8@gmail.com

http://encouragechange.blogspot.com/: "HE WAS WORKING-CLASS THATS WHY HIS TRAGIC CASE IS SHROUDED IN SECRECY,IF HE WAS FROM A MIDDLE--CLASS BACKGROUND THE MEDIA WOULD BE HOLLERING FOR AN INQUIRY.THEY SAY GOD WORKS IN MYSTERIOUS WAYS,SO MAYBE FR.BRIAN DARCY[SW]WILL TAKE AN INTEREST IN SOMEONE WHO HADENT GOT VIP STATUS?"

Dublin Opinion

Dublin Opinion: "We also recognize that class is closely related to race, gender, religion, and other social categories.’"

Legal Theory Blog

Legal Theory Blog: "There are studies, both within law schools and higher education in general, that show that teaching evaluations have biases, including biases based on race (Smith 1999), gender (Farley 1996), and even physical attractiveness (O’Reilly 1987)."DONT FORGET "CLASS"AND SEXUAL RELATIONSHIPS???????

Public Inquiry · Enda Kenny: Principles are conditional

Public Inquiry · Enda Kenny: Principles are conditional: "For Irish politicians principles are merely a means to an end, they are not an end in themselves. They are there to be manipulated and abused for political and/or monetary advantage"LEAD BY EXAMPLE?

Coercive confinement in the Republic of Ireland: The waning of a culture of control -- O'Sullivan and O'Donnell 9 (1): 27 -- Punishment & Society

Coercive confinement in the Republic of Ireland: The waning of a culture of control -- O'Sullivan and O'Donnell 9 (1): 27 -- Punishment & Society: "In 1951, despite high emigration providing a safety valve, more than 1 percent of the population was behind closed doors in prisons, borstal, reformatory and industrial schools, psychiatric institutions (as involuntary patients) and homes for unmarried mothers. This was eight times higher than in 2002."

"ENCOURAGECHANGE"paddoconnell8@gmail.com: Malcolm Kennedy

http://encouragechange.blogspot.com/2009/07/malcolm-kennedy.html: "THE TRUTH AND MYTH OF BONNIE AND CLYDE?"

Garda boss wins right to battle bullying ruling - Courts, National News - Herald.ie

Garda boss wins right to battle bullying ruling - Courts, National News - Herald.ie: "He says this is in contravention of constitutional and natural justice, lacks transparency and he (Maher) had therefore no idea if it was objectively justifiable, reasonable or rational"

The Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform: New Garda Whistleblower Regulations Published

The Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform: New Garda Whistleblower Regulations Published: "New Garda Whistleblower Regulations Published"?

Garda in fatal crash didn't have a driving licence, inquest told - Courts, National News - Independent.ie

Garda in fatal crash didn't have a driving licence, inquest told - Courts, National News - Independent.ie: "A garda who was on his way to court when he knocked down and killed a pensioner did not have a driving licence, an inquest has heard"LEAD BY EXAMPLE?HOW MANY MOTORISTS WERE CONVICTED BY SUCH GARDI?

Seven judges to rule on 'exclusionary rule' - The Irish Times - Mon, Nov 16, 2009

Seven judges to rule on 'exclusionary rule' - The Irish Times - Mon, Nov 16, 2009: "The trial ended when, after legal argument, the trial judge ruled that the evidence taken in the search amounted to a deliberate and conscious violation of the accused’s constitutional right to the inviolability of his dwelling"THIS CASE IS ABOUT A "CLASS"ISSUE NOT A LEGAL ONE AS THE MEDIA WOULD HAVE YOU BELIEVE.

Sunday, November 15, 2009

Money Truths

Money Truths: "'The entire banking movement, at all crucial
stages, was centralized in the hands of a few men who
for years were linked, ideologically and personally,
with one another.' - Gabriel Kolko"THE GREY HAIRED MEN SEEM TO BE EVERY-WHERE?

The Year of the Gangster - Indymedia Ireland

The Year of the Gangster - Indymedia Ireland: "One month ago a 75 year old man mentioned on Vincent Browne received a prison sentence of 14 days for a fine of 580 euros. Disgraceful - this man was just out of Chemo Therapy."?

The Year of the Gangster - Indymedia Ireland

The Year of the Gangster - Indymedia Ireland: "With all the wealth and fancy living, there is still poverty around me in the inner city."I WONDER WHY?

Geraldine's tears won't worry Bill -- Apprentice aide - TV & Radio, Entertainment - Herald.ie

Geraldine's tears won't worry Bill -- Apprentice aide - TV & Radio, Entertainment - Herald.ie: "He believes that you are a product of your parents and you can't take responsibility for who your sister goes out with.'"INSPIRATION.

RTÉ Television - Hands On - This Week - 15 November 2009

RTÉ Television - Hands On - This Week - 15 November 2009: "Following the publication of the controversial Ryan Report this summer, four Deaf people who experienced abuse while attending the three Deaf schools, speak openly about their experiences for the first time on TV. They describe the abuse they suffered, the impact it has had on their lives, and the anger and disappointment they feel because abusers have not named or prosecuted."
"A chapter is devoted to each of the Deaf School, St. Mary Immaculate School, Beechpark, St. Mary’s School for Deaf Girls, Cabra, and St. Joseph’s School for Deaf Boys, Cabra. These schools stood out from the many industrial schools named in the report as the children who attended the Deaf schools were not guilty of any crime, nor had their paretns neglected them They were sent to the schools to receieve an education and be cared for"

Saturday, November 14, 2009

Dublin.ie Forums - EncourageChange

Dublin.ie Forums - EncourageChange: "Can the true causes of crime be tackled.I think it was Derek Dempsey on this forum who inquired about someone shot in the 80s.My question is why is it that the majority of those murdered are from a workingclass background?Not only that but how many of those kids mothers and fathers orignated from the liberties?And can it be stopped?.

"Cover-ups exposed in Dublin report will shock " | MySpace Forums

"Cover-ups exposed in Dublin report will shock " MySpace Forums: "Following the Ryan report last May, it might be said that the Irish public has become almost inured to such depravity. But it is the scale of the cover-up in Dublin and the moral audacity of senior clergy involved which is likely to shock most of all."IRELANDS SECRECY CULTURE,NAMA WILL BE NEXT.

President calls for Ryan report prosecutions - The Irish Times - Thu, May 28, 2009

President calls for Ryan report prosecutions - The Irish Times - Thu, May 28, 2009: "The Irish people wouldn’t have the “stomach” to run away from the question of criminality."?

Solicitor with Lynn firm seeks indemnity - The Irish Times - Wed, Nov 11, 2009

Solicitor with Lynn firm seeks indemnity - The Irish Times - Wed, Nov 11, 2009: "A SOLICITOR in fugitive lawyer Michael Lynn’s firm was the “whistleblower” on his activities but now finds herself facing accusations by Mr Lynn’s insurers in its efforts to "AVOID ANY LIABILITY" for claims arising from her employment, the Commercial Court was told yesterday."NOTHING NEW WHERE INSURANCE COMPANIES ARE CONCERNED?

Friday, November 13, 2009

"ENCOURAGECHANGE"paddoconnell8@gmail.com: Daingean: Minister describes steps to uncover abuse in 1960s

http://encouragechange.blogspot.com/2008/05/daingean-minister-describes-steps-to.html?showComment=1213629060000#c7354625347576066939: "Fr.dr.Eoin Cassidy from the irish commission for justice and social affairs wonders why violent crime which he says much of which is hidden from public scrutiny is now so much a serious social issue.He wonders as to the theories on who or what to blame for the causes of crime in todays society.We should put in place he says PRACTICAL support services for parents,the BEDROCK of society,TACKLE inequalities that can lead a particular'CLASS'to perceive themselves as outsiders in their own society."?

Removefiannafail - Rehousing Fianna Fail

Removefiannafail - Rehousing Fianna Fail: "The report of the Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT)"AGAINST THE WORKING-CLASS POPULATION OF IRELAND?

DCARA

DCARA: "DCARA is governed by a Deaf-majority board of directors, administered by a Deaf majority, and staffed by a dedicated team of Deaf and hearing people."WOW

Passing the shame from victim to State - The Irish Times - Sat, May 30, 2009

Passing the shame from victim to State - The Irish Times - Sat, May 30, 2009: "WHEN A society is shocked into recognising its own ugliest face in the mirror, as ours has been with the Ryan report, it needs a lot of things to happen. Most of them are political and financial and social."???????

Criminal responsibility - Bock The Robber

Criminal responsibility - Bock The Robber: "And when children of the poorer classes never passed beyond primary school because they had to go out and work in support of the family"EXPLAIN CRIME?

Christian Child Abuse: June 2009

Christian Child Abuse: June 2009: "Sister Stanislaus Kennedy, a member of the religious order criticised in the devastating Ryan Report, said members were ashamed, shocked and horrified by the physical and sexual abuse of children at its facilities."

Cherishing Childhood | Sinn Féin

Cherishing Childhood Sinn Féin: "Every child has the right to be protected from all forms of physical, emotional or mental violence, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, injury or abuse (including sectarian and racial abuse), neglect, bullying, maltreatment or exploitation, including sexual exploitation or abuse."NOT ACCORDING TO THE COURTS AND THURSDAYS IRISH DAILY STAR"MAN LOOSES CASE AGAINST STATE BECAUSE OF "DELAY"THE MAN ALLEGED HE WAS RAPED IN SAINT PATRICKS INSTITUTION NORTH CIRCULAR ROAD DURING THE 1960,70,80..???????

Pa. high court tosses 'tainted' juvenile cases | Philadelphia Inquirer | 10/30/2009

Pa. high court tosses 'tainted' juvenile cases Philadelphia Inquirer 10/30/2009: "'The court's far-reaching order is an exceptional response to the most serious judicial scandal in the history of the United States,' said Marsha Levick, legal director of the Juvenile Law Center, which led the fight to overturn the cases."

Judge criticises delays in Nevin hearing - Courts, National News - Independent.ie

Judge criticises delays in Nevin hearing - Courts, National News - Independent.ie: "While an affidavit from the DPP, in which "privilege?" is claimed over one document, was filed just yesterday."

Thursday, November 12, 2009

"ENCOURAGECHANGE"paddoconnell8@gmail.com: About Us/Moderation policy « The Cedar Lounge Revolution

http://encouragechange.blogspot.com/2009/08/about-usmoderation-policy-cedar-lounge.html: "Our contributors each have their own distinct perspective"FROM EXPERIENCE NO DOUBT?

"ENCOURAGECHANGE"paddoconnell8@gmail.com: McGarr Solicitors - Dublin Solicitors Ireland | Supreme Court Judgement

http://encouragechange.blogspot.com/2009/08/mcgarr-solicitors-dublin-solicitors.html: "'Pursuant to the European Convention on Human Rights Act 2003 a person accused of contempt is entitled to have Irish law applied in a manner compatible with the State’s obligations under the provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights. In Harman v United Kingdom, (App. No. 10038/82; 38 D.R. 53) the European Commission on Human rights declared admissible a complaint that the applicant’s conviction for contempt was in breach of Article 7 of the European Convention on Human Rights. Under Article 6 (1) it is provided that'"

"ENCOURAGECHANGE"paddoconnell8@gmail.com: Prison Blog - Genpop.org: Prison Book: The Innocence Commission

http://encouragechange.blogspot.com/2009/08/prison-blog-genpoporg-prison-book.html: "'John Gould also explains the need for an Innocence Commission in every state to protect the rights of the innocent as well as protect society from the real perpetrators of crime.'"

Government Plan to Transfer St. Patricks' Children to New Prison | Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT)

Government Plan to Transfer St. Patricks' Children to New Prison Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT): "Government Plan to Transfer St. Patricks' Children to New Prison"DID THEY GIVE UP SENDING THEM TO PORTLAOISE?

Human Rights Day // Bloggers Unite

Human Rights Day // Bloggers Unite: "Human Rights Day marks the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) adopted on December 10, 1948"

YouthNoise | About Link Media

YouthNoise About Link Media: "Link TV is a new kind of media for an interconnected world, presenting dynamic global news, documentaries, world music and cultural programming. Sponsored by its viewers, Link seeks out untold stories and unknown perspectives, "Encouraging" real dialogue and real "Change."

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Deaforward Advocacy Issues

Deaforward Advocacy Issues: "Many Deaf people live in areas of social exclusion, poverty and most of them are oppressed by society."HOW VERY TRUE?

"ENCOURAGECHANGE"paddoconnell8@gmail.com: Deaforward Advocacy Issues

http://encouragechange.blogspot.com/2009/05/deaforward-advocacy-issues.html: "M.G.september 2004.?Now may 2009?Keeping Us In The Dark."STILL.

"ENCOURAGECHANGE"paddoconnell8@gmail.com: Deaforward Advocacy Issues

http://encouragechange.blogspot.com/2009/05/deaforward-advocacy-issues.html: "'All i believed about gardi was being shattered before my eyes,my whole trust was been taken away,they robbed from me,they stole from me,they stole my trust in all the gardi i had trusted for 60 years."

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: "Deaf victims end 40-year silence on child sex abuse"

"ENCOURAGECHANGE"paddoconnell8@gmail.com

http://encouragechange.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2009-06-11T10%3A57%3A00-07%3A00&max-results=7: "[those with a voice]what about those who havent got a voice?Who are deaf and'MUTE'i dident see many of them been invited anywhere?as they say time will tell."?

"ENCOURAGECHANGE"paddoconnell8@gmail.com

http://encouragechange.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2009-06-17T10%3A34%3A00-07%3A00&max-results=7: "THINK IT IS NOW TIME FOR THE DPP'S POWER TO BE QUESTIONED IN RELATION TO ABUSE CASES'THE REASONS PROJECT?'AS EVERYONE KNOWS NOW IT WAS POWER THAT ALLOWED ALL THIS NOW EXPOSED ABUSE CARRY ON FOR SO LONG BECAUSE CERTAIN PEOPLE COULDNT BE QUESTIONED ABOUT THEIR ACTIONS.WILL THE RYAN REPORT REALLY MAKE THAT MUCH DIFFERENCE?NOT IF THE CONSTITUTION IS NOT CHANGED TO ENSHRINE THE RIGHTS OF CHILDREN IN IT."

"ENCOURAGECHANGE"paddoconnell8@gmail.com

http://encouragechange.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2009-08-14T10%3A12%3A00-07%3A00&max-results=7: "the reason for difficulties in relation to the prosecutions of state employees was due to the{late arrival of files}?to his office,with the result that the statue of limitations prevail?????????????."

Ferns report details Garda complicity in sex abuse whitewash - National News, Frontpage - Independent.ie

Ferns report details Garda complicity in sex abuse whitewash - National News, Frontpage - Independent.ie: "Ferns report details Garda complicity in sex abuse whitewash"???????DOES IT STILL GO ON?

Where is Garda file on abuse? | Sunday Mirror Newspaper | Find Articles at BNET

Where is Garda file on abuse? Sunday Mirror Newspaper Find Articles at BNET: "Grennan died before he could be prosecuted for sexually assaulting 10 schoolgirls as they prepared for their confirmation"HE IS NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS DIED WITHOUT BEEN BROUGHT TO SO-CALLED"JUSTICE"IRISH STYLE?

Public Inquiry · Should we name the Ansbacher account holders?

Public Inquiry · Should we name the Ansbacher account holders?: "There was no jailing or prosecutions."

Child Stolen From His Mother and Sold to the Highest Bidder « RightsForMothers.com

Child Stolen From His Mother and Sold to the Highest Bidder « RightsForMothers.com: "I, Philomena Lee’, it says, over a signature "IN A JUVENILE HAND", ‘do hereby relinquish full claim forever to my said child Anthony Lee and surrender him to Sister Barbara, Superioress of Sean Ross Abbey . . . to make my child available for adoption to any person she considers fit and proper, inside or outside the state."

"ENCOURAGECHANGE"paddoconnell8@gmail.com: Postpone building of super prison: Irish Prison Chaplains

http://encouragechange.blogspot.com/2009/03/postpone-building-of-super-prison-irish.html: "Christian News service for Ireland, created by CatholicIreland.net and in association with Trocaire.Are the bishops trying to 'encouragechange?'Encouragement and change of environment are the only social tools that will help defeat the true causes of crime"

Canada's youth crime laws held up as shining example of success

Canada's youth crime laws held up as shining example of success: "Excessive use of youth custody is one of the surest ways to grow the adult prison population of the future.'"
"It still holds if you have not got the money to fight injustices in ireland you can be emotionally
and physcially crushed."NOT FORGETTING MENTALLY?

'Truth does not set you free', theknitter's blog message on Netlog

'Truth does not set you free', theknitter's blog message on Netlog: "I think maybe I only know one thing in this world. One thing for sure. And that is that the truth does not set you free. The truth does not salvage you or make you whole again. It does not allow you to rise above the burden of lies and secrets and wounds to the heart"

"ENCOURAGECHANGE"paddoconnell8@gmail.com: Victims of the Legal Profession Society

http://encouragechange.blogspot.com/2009/08/victims-of-legal-profession-society.html: "AS THE LATE PROFESSOR JOHN KELLY SAID:THE ULTIMATE PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN A DEMOCRACY LIES WITH THE PEOPLE THEMSELVES
IF THEY ALLOW VILLIANS INTO GOVERNMENT ,A PIECE OF PAPER WILL NOT PROTECT THEM FROM THE CONSEQUENCES,NOR MUST THEY ALLOW A FEW LEARNED MEN[and WOMEN]IN WIGS AND GOWANS TO SAVE THE FOOLS FROM THE KNAVES THEY HAVE ELECTED?UNQUOTE.THE LEGISLATORS, WHAT IS THE PRESENT NATURE OF THE COURTS 'POWERS'OF CONTEMPT IN RELATION TO MEMBERS OF THE DAIL?"

High Court grants discovery of solicitors' documents - The Irish Times - Mon, Nov 09, 2009

High Court grants discovery of solicitors' documents - The Irish Times - Mon, Nov 09, 2009: "In pursuing their claim, the purchasers sought discovery of 12 categories of documents concerning the relationship between Arthur Cox and both sets of clients, internal communications within the firm and communications with financial consultants and a bank"

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Oconnellpadd13's Blog

Oconnellpadd13's Blog: "“Basically i find it obnoxious that in this life cronyism comes before qualifications,"

Author Kieran Allen speaks on The Corporate Takeover of Ireland, Ennis meeting - Indymedia Ireland

Author Kieran Allen speaks on The Corporate Takeover of Ireland, Ennis meeting - Indymedia Ireland: "Corporate influence has progressively undermined democracy in Ireland."WHICH HAS LED TO THE BAIL-OUT SYNDROME?

Arianna Huffington: Why It's Wrong When Wrongdoers Are Allowed to Admit No Wrongdoing

Arianna Huffington: Why It's Wrong When Wrongdoers Are Allowed to Admit No Wrongdoing: "Why It's Wrong When Wrongdoers Are Allowed to Admit No Wrongdoing"SOUNDS VERY IRISH TO ME?

Facebook | Padd O'connell

Facebook Padd O'connell: "POLITICAL AND SOCIAL ELITISM IN IRELAND?"

outsidein » Vulnerable children

outsidein » Vulnerable children: "We all seem to get into a state when some teenager kills another over drugs or a gang feud. I wonder what would happen if there was the same hysteria over some of the social problems that give birth to outright crime."?

Monday, November 9, 2009

Public Inquiry · Criminal prosecution? Depends on who you are

Public Inquiry · Criminal prosecution? Depends on who you are: "aaaahhhh,The true causes of crime could be riseing to the surface?Bring back john traynor and put him in a cell with Kieran Boylan who the dpp;s office [una ni rafferty]had this to say in our irish democratic courts this week, quote”it is a matter for very very careful consideration at a high level”as to the reasons charges were dropped against him.he was charged with been involved with drugs valued at 1.8 million euro.he had already been out on bail since 2003 on charges of possession of drugs worth nearly a million euro.prior to these charges been dropped “without explaination”he had served time in prison on other drug offences.so come on mr hamilton “the reasons project”is just crying out for answers for this obveious cover up,to save some person,persons,or organisations reputation.Will judge morris be called upon to instigate another tribunal.?
slan"???????

RTÉ News: Record numbers jailed over fines

RTÉ News: Record numbers jailed over fines: "Noeleen Blackwell of the Free Legal Advice Centre is critical of a system that sends a person to prison for owing as little as €100."CRIME AND ITS TRUE CAUSES?

The Associated Press: Merkel thanks Gorbachev on Berlin Wall anniversary

The Associated Press: Merkel thanks Gorbachev on Berlin Wall anniversary: "An ex-pastor who later oversaw the archives of East Germany's secret police, the Stasi."

Tag » Informants « @ Foi News

http://www.foinews.co.uk/?tag=informants: "We believe it is important and that nothing should be done to undermine the confidence of current and potential agents around security and intelligence services keeping identities secret."

<thebiggerissue.org>: "Tory MP,
who sits on the powerful and highly-sensitive Intelligence
& Security Committee at the British House of Commons."

<thebiggerissue.org>: "Richard Ottaway also told me that Britain's strategy in
Afghanistan wouldn't be changed, if David Cameron
and his Tories got elected at the next British General
Election"?

About – The Story

About – The Story: "Dedicated to sharing documents, combing and combining data and promoting transparency in public life:"THE STORIES WITHIN THE STORY?

RTÉ News: Hannon case declared miscarriage of justice

RTÉ News: Hannon case declared miscarriage of justice: "The State had opposed his application to have it declared a miscarriage of justice because it argued there was no wrongdoing by the State or any of its agents."???????

2009 November « Human Rights in Ireland

2009 November « Human Rights in Ireland: "The right to freedom from inhuman and degrading treatment protected under Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights and structural overcrowding in prisons."

Friday, November 6, 2009

New hope after deseg decree - Opinions

New hope after deseg decree - Opinions: "Class inequality is just as influential a factor as race in keeping society segregated. And in today's materialistic society where we judge each other's worth based on possessions and not character, class is probably a more understandable solution of segregation than someone's skin color."AMEN

Class Inequality and Seminar Breaks :: The Daily Gazette

Class Inequality and Seminar Breaks :: The Daily Gazette: "Class Inequality"

Ignoring reform for the sake of the status quo - The Irish Times - Tue, Sep 08, 2009

Ignoring reform for the sake of the status quo - The Irish Times - Tue, Sep 08, 2009: "We need to ditch our innate conservatism and seize the opportunity for fundamental systematic change"

IPRT Position Paper 7: Complaints, Monitoring and Inspection in Prisons | Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT)

IPRT Position Paper 7: Complaints, Monitoring and Inspection in Prisons Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT): "The establishment of an independent external mechanism for the review of prisoners’ complaints,"

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Disgraced judge Curtin will be paid €20,000 pension - National News, Frontpage - Independent.ie

Disgraced judge Curtin will be paid €20,000 pension - National News, Frontpage - Independent.ie: "The Irish Independent has learned Curtin's package has been formally" SANCTIONED BY THE
Department of Justice" - three months after the circuit court judge resigned."WHOS WATCHING THE WATCHERS?WHAT A JOKE.

Dáil Éireann - Volume 463 - 13 March, 1996 - Adjournment Debate. - Child Sexual Abuse Victims.

Dáil Éireann - Volume 463 - 13 March, 1996 - Adjournment Debate. - Child Sexual Abuse Victims.: "However, the sad and unacceptable fact is that Irish law has allowed insurmountable barriers to stand in the way of the victims of child sexual abuse who wish to seek some vindication through the courts."NOW THERE IT IS IN BLACK AND WHITE IRISH LAW HAS AND DOES ALLOW INSURMOUNTABLE(LEGISLATION)BARRIERS TO STAND IN THE WAY OF THE VICTIMS OF EVERY KIND OF ABUSE INCLUDING SEXUAL???????SO MUCH FOR THE LATEST HEALTH INFORMATION AND QUALITY AUTHORITY REPORT WHICH IS NOT WORTH A TOSS IF THE LAWS ARE NOT CHANGED IN RELATION TO CHILDRENS RIGHTS.THE STATE AND THEIR CRONIES DONE IT QUICK ENOUGH FOR LISBON TREATY TWO,BUT DRAG THEIR HEELS WHEN IT COMES TO VUNERABLE CHILDREN?THE THREE CARD TRICK COMES TO MIND.

News item | Vicarious Liability & Sexual Harassment - the Full Circle | Deneys Reitz Attorneys

News item Vicarious Liability & Sexual Harassment - the Full Circle Deneys Reitz Attorneys: "And it may be useful to add that х a master … is liable even for acts which he has not authorised provided that they are so connected with acts which he has authorised that they may rightly be regarded as modes – although improper modes – of doing them…”."O TO HAVE THE CASH FOR A TEST CASE OF "UNDEFINED"RIGHTS?

News Tuesday 28th July 2009 | OneinFour.org

News Tuesday 28th July 2009 OneinFour.org: "Their childhood experience causes some survivors to distrust statutory services and many prefer to seek support from independent agencies."

Redress Board's Failure To Hear Abuse Histories A 'disgrace', Says Film-maker - The Irish Times - Thu, Jul 09, 2009

Redress Board's Failure To Hear Abuse Histories A 'disgrace', Says Film-maker - The Irish Times - Thu, Jul 09, 2009: "Speaking after the screening, Mrs O’Sullivan said she had received a settlement and a Taoiseach’s apology. “The fact that it took me six years to have my case heard – and that I am an exception – takes a lot of the good out of it. They have left it too late.”"

Supreme Court rules State not liable in school abuse case - The Irish Times - Fri, Dec 19, 2008

Supreme Court rules State not liable in school abuse case - The Irish Times - Fri, Dec 19, 2008: "Applying the general modern principles underlying vicarious liability, he believed it was wrong to exempt the State from vicarious liability in this case. There was 'quite sufficient connection' between the State and the creation of the risk to Ms O'Keeffe to render the State liable, he said."NO MR.McGEEHAN THEY HAVE LEARNED NOTHING WHAT SO-EVER FROM THE RYAN REPORT OR ANY-OTHER REPORT GOING BACK SIXTY YEARS.THE WATCHERS ARE NEVER WATCHING THEY ARE TOO BUSY LOOKING AFTER THEIR OWN?THE CHILDREN YOU REFER TO IN YOUR ARTICLE"PITY THE POOR CHILDREN"(DAILY STAR 5/11/09)ARE STILL SCREAMING IN AGONY AND"ISOLATION"EXCEPT THEY ARE GROWN MEN AND WOMEN.TO THINK THAT MICHAEL McDOWELL BLEW A FUSE WHEN HIS SON GOT A SLAP AND SOME GARDA WAS ALLEGED TO LEAK IT TO THE PRESS WAS MOVED,IT MAKES YOU WONDER WHAT THE JUDGES IN THE ABOVE SUPREME COURT CASE WOULD FEEL IF THE VICTIM WAS ONE OF THEIR FAMILY?

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

irishhealth.com - Discussion History

irishhealth.com - Discussion History: "The hippocrcratic oath like a lot of other oaths in this country are a load of bull."

irishhealth.com - Discussion History

irishhealth.com - Discussion History: "WHEN POWER CONSUMES YOUR COURAGE AND PRINCIPLES"

irishhealth.com - Discussion History

irishhealth.com - Discussion History: "Well from my first hand experiance,of our unhealthy mental health services since the year 2000 god help anyone and,their families needing practical help in a hurry from the irish mental health services.slan"?

Proper Tidy: Joe Higgins: "A vigorous campaign of the Left"

Proper Tidy: Joe Higgins: "A vigorous campaign of the Left": "The belief that society should be organised in a truly democratic fashion, and not the gross caricature of democracy we see today."?

Irish society shot through with debased authority : Elaine Byrne

Irish society shot through with debased authority : Elaine Byrne: "Ireland had preached ethical self-regulation since independence and it has failed. Instead we gave birth to a morally corrupted definition of authority, complemented by accomplices in our "Civil Service" and judicial system"?

Evidence of the Civil Servants | Moriarty Tribunal

Evidence of the Civil Servants Moriarty Tribunal: "Evidence of the Civil Servants"???????

Ireland Involved Awards

Ireland Involved Awards: "You have looked beyond your personal interests, your own ambitions, and you have sacrificed the time you could spend with your own families."

Volunteering Ireland / Dublin City North Volunteer Centre - www.volunteeringireland.ie

Volunteering Ireland / Dublin City North Volunteer Centre - www.volunteeringireland.ie: "If young people are failing, then surely it is Irish society that has failed them."?

The Irish InVOLved Awards - Volunteer Centres Ireland

The Irish InVOLved Awards - Volunteer Centres Ireland: "Celebrating Ireland’s Volunteers!"?

'Legal corruption' high in absence of accountability - The Irish Times - Tue, Mar 03, 2009

'Legal corruption' high in absence of accountability - The Irish Times - Tue, Mar 03, 2009: "'Legal corruption' high in absence of accountability"

Digg / encouragechange

Digg / encouragechange: "Trying to encouragechange in order to better the chances in life of the workingclass,as against the present old system of the'greyhaired men'and their golden circle who have already bankrupted Ireland with their corrupt ways."

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."THOSE WITH THE MOST VESTED INTERESTS?(the golden thread that runs through every facet of irish society)IS COMEING HOME TO ROOST?

Derek Bennett The Euro Sceptic: INVOKING CLAUSE 61 OF MAGNA CARTA

Derek Bennett The Euro Sceptic: INVOKING CLAUSE 61 OF MAGNA CARTA: "They have ignored the people completely. The High Court also refused judicial review on the previous EU Constitutional Treaty. The people have been denied their say at every point."NOTHING NEW?

Many gangland figures abused as children, claims ex-criminal

Many gangland figures abused as children, claims ex-criminal: "Industrial schools a 'breeding ground' for mobsters,"

"ENCOURAGECHANGE"paddoconnell8@gmail.com: Jurisprudence - CCPR - Ireland - Kavanagh v. Ireland

http://encouragechange.blogspot.com/2009/07/jurisprudence-ccpr-ireland-kavanagh-v.html: "WHY SHOOT THE MESSENGER?"

citizens against proobama media bias « Citizens Against Pro-Obama Media Bias

citizens against proobama media bias « Citizens Against Pro-Obama Media Bias: "Is it a bureaucratic breakdown or a vaccine production breakdown?"

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

'Bank is hounding us about mortgage' - National News, Frontpage - Independent.ie

'Bank is hounding us about mortgage' - National News, Frontpage - Independent.ie: "A MOTHER broke down in tears as she told of how a bank is 'hounding' her and her husband to repay their mortgage."A TWO TIER SOCIETY.THE CAUSES OF CRIME?

L Campbell (encouragechange) on Twitter

L Campbell (encouragechange) on Twitter: "Fighting back against corporate companies who cover up wrong doings in their organizations."

CONNECT TO MY ANGELS

CONNECT TO MY ANGELS: "Public Inquiry · One more reason for bringing the entire rotten system down"AMEN TO THAT WHEN IT HAPPENS?

"ENCOURAGECHANGE"paddoconnell8@gmail.com: Ireland – Maurice Lyons chose not to seek a Separation – He is in Prison for his STAND – Maurice needs your prayers and action « Equal Parenting @ Ration Shed

http://encouragechange.blogspot.com/2009/08/ireland-maurice-lyons-chose-not-to-seek.html: "SELECTIVE CONTEMPT BY THE POWERS THAT BE?"

Part of Corrib pipeline 'unsafe' - The Irish Times - Tue, Nov 03, 2009

Part of Corrib pipeline 'unsafe' - The Irish Times - Tue, Nov 03, 2009: "In a four page letter issued today, the board says that the current application 'does not present a complete, transparent and adequate demonstration' that the high pressure pipeline 'does not pose an unacceptable risk to the public'."IRISH DEMOCRACY?

Public Inquiry · Secretive expenses perk exposed

Public Inquiry · Secretive expenses perk exposed: "Secretive expenses perk exposed"AMEN

"ENCOURAGECHANGE"paddoconnell8@gmail.com: McGarr Solicitors - Dublin Solicitors Ireland | Supreme Court Judgement

http://encouragechange.blogspot.com/2009/08/mcgarr-solicitors-dublin-solicitors.html: "'Pursuant to the European Convention on Human Rights Act 2003 a person accused of contempt is entitled to have Irish law applied in a manner compatible with the State’s obligations under the provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights. In Harman v United Kingdom, (App. No. 10038/82; 38 D.R. 53) the European Commission on Human rights declared admissible a complaint that the applicant’s conviction for contempt was in breach of Article 7 of the European Convention on Human Rights. Under Article 6 (1) it is provided that'"

Omega-News: 21 Oktober 2005

Omega-News: 21 Oktober 2005: "Mr Con Colbert, a retired teacher who works with the Irish Doctors’ Environmental Association, said he lived in Raheny and there were numerous illegal masts where he lived. “There is no planning permission for any of them. You should all be worried about your health and about the state of democracy in this country,” he told the audience."DEMOCRACY IN IRELAND?AT LEAST TWENTY INVESTORS ARE SUING ANGLO IRISH BANK FOR 16MILLION CLAIMING "FRAUD"RECKLESS "CONCEALMENT"MISREPRESENTATION,CONSPIRACY, NEGLIGENCE,AND MISREPRESENTING"FACTS"?I SUPPOSE THE SAME IS GOING ON WITH THE CORRIB GAS LINE.IN THIS COUNTRY YOU LEARN SOMETHING NEW EVERYDAY OF THE WEEK ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO ARE SUPPOSED TO BE REPRESENTING THE THE GOOD OF THE ORDINARY PUBLIC.THE LATEST WHILE PEOPLE ARE LOSEING THEIR JOBS LEFT RIGHT AND CENTER AND HOMES BEEN REPOSSED IS,THE TAX RELIEF FOR THE UPKEEP OF POLITICIANS
SECOND HOMES.IT SEEMS TO BE A SICKNESS POLITICIANS HAVE WORLD-WIDE?A REVELOUTION IS NEEDED NOW.

Monday, November 2, 2009

Call for official inquiry into death of homeless teenager - The Irish Times - Mon, Aug 17, 2009

Call for official inquiry into death of homeless teenager - The Irish Times - Mon, Aug 17, 2009: "Mr Shatter said Mr Talbot’s story reflected the experiences of other young people with a history of State care. “There needs to be an independent inquiry and it’s essential that a report is published, detailing the extent of the dealings of the health board with Danny Talbot."AND THEN WHAT???????

Don't give up on the kids -- baltimoresun.com

Don't give up on the kids -- baltimoresun.com: "A system that didn't believe in the rehabilitation of young people would have left Alan K. Simpson a statistic and not given him room to mature to the point where he could become a United States senator. Charles S. Dutton wouldn't be a renowned actor. Many nameless men and women who are productive members of our society would still be in prison cells."?REFORMERS IRISH STYLE?
"The Ninth Circuit postposed a court-ordered deadline for the Office of
the Director of National Intelligence and the Department of Justice to
turn over documents concerning a legislative push to give telecom
carriers legal immunity for their participation in the government's
warrantless surveillance program. The order comes after three
unsuccessful attempts by the government to delay disclosure of the
documents under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) pending the
Solicitor General's decision on whether or not to appeal."

Lijit | My Account

Lijit My Account: "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."TO GIVE THE ALLEGED QUOTE OF SEAN FITZPATRICK"the ex-anglo boss was obsessed with beating those establishment fuckers,thos establishment fuckers and bank of ireland have been "running our country"before we came along[anglo irish]ant those fuckers are not going to bring me down"NONE OF THEM ARE EVER GOING TO LOOK DOWN ON US"again.we are the outsiders and this is our moment and those fuckers dont "OWN"us anymore?AMEM