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Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Department of Taoiseach - Statement by the Taoiseach on the Dáil Motion on the report of the Commission of Investigation into the Catholic Diocese of Cloyne, in Dáil Éireann,

Department of Taoiseach - Statement by the Taoiseach on the Dáil Motion on the report of the Commission of Investigation into the Catholic Diocese of Cloyne, in Dáil Éireann,: Because for the first time in Ireland, a report into child sexual-abuse exposes an attempt by the Holy See, to frustrate an Inquiry in a sovereign, democratic republic...as little as three years ago, not three decades ago?

New evidence that Irish children were murdered « The Ragged Wagon

New evidence that Irish children were murdered « The Ragged Wagon: The cemeteries have been renovated, mostly as ultra-twee “memorial gardens”. Angels and cartoon dogs, bears and cuddly toys now adorn them. There are however, very few names of the children or mothers who died in these places. Nuns however (or ‘sisters’, given that in correct usage, ‘nun’ refers to a female religious, who leads a contemplative life) are all given their own plots with their names inscribed. They, at least, have a proper Christian burial.?

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Concerns over Lyons's guilt ignored by top brass - National News, Frontpage - Independent.ie

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Concerns over Lyons's guilt ignored by top brass - National News, Frontpage - Independent.ie: "Despite the reservations expressed by the detectives who questioned Lyons, senior gardai recommended to the Director of Public Prosecutions' office that they were entirely satisfied that they had the right man."?THE"REAL"REASONS PROJECT?

Public Inquiry · Nothing will change until the corrupt political system is destroyed

Public Inquiry · Nothing will change until the corrupt political system is destroyed: Nothing will change until the corrupt political system is destroyed?

Denham blends commitment to reform of judiciary with liberal edge of dissent - The Irish Times - Wed, Jul 20, 2011

Denham blends commitment to reform of judiciary with liberal edge of dissent - The Irish Times - Wed, Jul 20, 2011: Shortly afterwards the judiciary was convulsed by the Sheedy affair, which led to the resignation of a Supreme Court and a Circuit Court judge, and it appeared a system for regulating judicial conduct was imminent. Over a decade later nothing has been done, despite a further report from a committee chaired by then chief justice Ronan Keane and including Mrs Justice Denham. It recommended the setting up of a judicial council on a statutory basis, providing for the representation, education and training of judges as well as a disciplinary mechanism. This has still to be legislated for, though the last government published the heads of a Judicial Council Bill last year and it features in the programme for government.?GARDA COMPLAINTS BOARD CHAIRMAN SUSAN DENEHAM,FRANK SMYTH,CHIEF SUPT.JAMES P O SULLIVAN,ABUSE OF AUTHORITY AGAINST PROFOUNDLY DEAF PERSONS,STRIP SEARCHING.DECISION?

Monday, August 29, 2011

Top garda says no charges in Baiba case is a 'surprise' - National News, Frontpage - Independent.ie

Top garda says no charges in Baiba case is a 'surprise' - National News, Frontpage - Independent.ie: Top garda says no charges in Baiba case is a 'surprise'
•File was sent to DPP?

Carlin v DPP: Prosecutorial Discretion and the Decision (not) to Prosecute « Human Rights in Ireland

Carlin v DPP: Prosecutorial Discretion and the Decision (not) to Prosecute « Human Rights in Ireland: Carlin raises a number of interesting questions that intersect with broader issues of justice in the criminal process, not least whether the review and subsequent U-turn by the DPP is indicative of a prosecution (and therefore, a State) in tune with the concerns of victims and the public.?

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

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: ENCOURAGECHANGE.: ENCOURAGECHANGE.: ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Paul O’Connell: School of Law: University of Leicester: "'WHEN TRUTH IS STRANGER THAN FICTION?"

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Press releases 2001 - FR. PETER MCVERRY SJ

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Press releases 2001 - FR. PETER MCVERRY SJ: In pursuit of his public crusade he has marshalled an array of finely honed skills - the skill to lobby, to organise, to cajole politicians, to embarrass politicians, to master the well timed sound bite, the skill to gently subvert the conscience management manoeuvres of the more privileged. His exercise of these skills has inevitably lead to him being cast in the role of dissident outsider, happily a role he is content to occupy for the foreseeable future."?

Mass Imprisonment and the Life Course: Race and Class Inequality in U.S. Incarceration

Mass Imprisonment and the Life Course: Race and Class Inequality in U.S. Incarceration: Although growth in the U.S. prison population over the past twenty-five years has been widely discussed, few studies examine changes in inequality in imprisonment. We study penal inequality by estimating lifetime risks of imprisonment for black and white men at different levels of education. Combining administrative, survey, and census data, we estimate that among men born between 1965 and 1969, 3 percent of whites and 20 percent of blacks had served time in prison by their early thirties. The risks of incarceration are highly stratified by education. Among black men born during this period, 30 percent of those without college education and nearly 60 percent of high school dropouts went to prison by 1999. The novel pervasiveness of imprisonment indicates the emergence of incarceration as a new stage in the life course of young low-skill black men.?THE REASONS PROJECT?

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: ENCOURAGECHANGE.: ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Lijit | paddoconnell

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: ENCOURAGECHANGE.: ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Lijit paddoconnell: Jesus enjoyed social'Privileges'unavailable to an 'uneducated'intinerant"?

July 31, 2011


Conservative pundit accused of racism over Obama-Perry picture · TheJournal

Conservative pundit accused of racism over Obama-Perry picture · TheJournal: “A picture is worth a thousand words.”?SO IS A CONSCIENCE?

The Long Walk Home: Information from Answers.com

The Long Walk Home: Information from Answers.com: Outside of her own social circle, Miriam realizes for the first time just how privileged, sheltered and self-centered her life has been. What brings this fact home is the realization that Odessa has literally been raising two families: the Thompsons' and her own. Odessa has also sacrificed her own health and wellbeing to serve her employers without question or complaint.?
“The media's the most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make the innocent guilty and to make the guilty innocent, and that's power. Because they control the minds of the masses.” ~Malcolm X

Sunday, August 28, 2011

NATO Intervention in Lybia is Attempt to Control Arab Revolutions | Joe Higgins.ie

NATO Intervention in Lybia is Attempt to Control Arab Revolutions Joe Higgins.ie: Wednesday’s British Independent sums it up in an article entitled , ‘Dash for profit in post-war Libya carve up.’ ‘British businesses are scrambling to return to Libya in anticipation of the end to the country’s civil war, but they are concerned that European and North American rivals are already stealing a march as a new race to turn profit out of the war torn nation begins. . . . industry figures are aware that billions could be made in the coming years from rebuilding Libya.’?GLOBALISATION?

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: "ENCOURAGECHANGE"paddoconnell8@gmail.com: Former Education Ministers 'not made aware' of abuse

http://paddoconnell.blogspot.com/2011/06/encouragechangepaddoconnell8gmailcom_23.html: "Former Education Ministers 'not made aware' of abuse"?

Anastasia Crickley, NUI Maynooth, on Government plans for Community Deve...


Quizzes and the right thing to do at the University of Michigan

Quizzes and the right thing to do at the University of Michigan: My course — The Experience of Social Class in College and the Community — examines how social class is experienced in a society that avoids straightforward recognition of economic divisions. I encourage students to think about the moral implications of early 21st century class inequality in much the same way Martin Luther King asked us to question race inequality in the 1960s.?

Quizzes and the right thing to do at the University of Michigan

Quizzes and the right thing to do at the University of Michigan: My course — The Experience of Social Class in College and the Community — examines how social class is experienced in a society that avoids straightforward recognition of economic divisions. I encourage students to think about the moral implications of early 21st century class inequality in much the same way Martin Luther King asked us to question race inequality in the 1960s.

Ruby Bridges

Ruby Bridges: The morning of November 14 federal marshals drove my mother and me the five blocks to William Frantz. In the car one of the men explained that when we arrived at the school two marshals would walk in front of us an two behind, so we'd be protected on both sides.?

Capitalism's New Era | Truthout

Capitalism's New Era Truthout: Politicians are blaming "the markets" for demanding austerity measures, but "markets" are simply places where wealthy people invest their money. To guarantee a profitable return on their money these investors demand that labor laws be squashed and social programs be eliminated, all over the world.?

First martyr Shehla Masood shot dead on way to Anna Hazare's protest in Bhopal | Siasat

First martyr Shehla Masood shot dead on way to Anna Hazare's protest in Bhopal Siasat: Ms Shehla was sore in the eyes of some bureaucrats, politicians, and industrialist of the State, as she had become very powerful as whistleblower. She had filed RTI queries against 19 IAS (Indian Administrative Service), 13 IFS (Indian Forest Service) and seven IPS (Indian Police Service), sources revealed. Some of mining mafias of the State also had grudges against her since she was working against them for longer time.?

India @ 9 with Suhasini Haidar and Bhupendra Chaubey


New Statesman - Slumlands — filthy secret of the modern mega-city

New Statesman - Slumlands — filthy secret of the modern mega-city: Felino Palafox is an architect who specialises in the construction of vast, space-age projects in the Middle East and Asia - mosques, Buddhist temples, futuristic towers on the Persian Gulf - always for people with money to burn.?

New Statesman - Slumlands — filthy secret of the modern mega-city

New Statesman - Slumlands — filthy secret of the modern mega-city: Gina is a TV star, philanthropist, boss of the Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission and, most importantly, a member of the Lopez family. Lopez Inc owns much of downtown Manila - the energy company, a TV empire, a phone company - and has interests in all kinds of infrastructure, including water. Who better than Gina, in a country untroubled by worries about conflict of interest, to lead the forcible removal of slum-dwellers from the waterways?

SHACK / SLUM DWELLERS INTERNATIONAL [SDI]

SHACK / SLUM DWELLERS INTERNATIONAL [SDI]: Father Norberto tells me that most children born on the dump die within their first hour from airborne tetanus infecting the cut umbilicus.?

Southeast Asian Slums Network For Housing Rights : NPR

Southeast Asian Slums Network For Housing Rights : NPR: Community organizer Filomena Cinco stands amid shacks on the Estero de San Miguel, a slum neighborhood in Manila. Residents want to redevelop their neighborhood, rather than be relocated to distant suburbs under a government plan.?

Southeast Asian Slums Network For Housing Rights : NPR

Southeast Asian Slums Network For Housing Rights : NPR: "Look, we are hundreds of thousands of urban poor people here, squatters," he says. "If we're on your side, governing the city is much easier. If we're the enemy, you'll have no end of problems?

Philippines

Philippines: The law provides certain protections for squatters; eviction was often difficult, especially because politicians recognized squatters' voting power. Government relocation efforts were constrained by budget problems, and the issuance of land titles to squatters targeted by displacement was limited,?

Friday, August 26, 2011

About FLAC » Past Recipients : FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centres)

About FLAC » Past Recipients : FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centres): The recipient of the Thomas Addis Emmet Fellowship of 2002 was Paul O'Connell, a second-year law student at Trinity College Dublin. In Seattle, Paul worked at the US Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights (OCR). He was involved in research of legal issues regarding complaints brought to the office. Furthermore, he carried out a comparative research project comparison (between the US and Ireland) on the "Access To Education" in each country.?

IMDb - The Great Debaters (2007)

IMDb - The Great Debaters (2007): A drama based on the true story of Melvin B. Tolson, a professor at Wiley College Texas. In 1935, he inspired students to form the school's first debate team, which went on to challenge Harvard in the national championship.?

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Lijit | paddoconnell

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Lijit paddoconnell: Plus the fact that your class background defines what position you may be granted in life by the so-called elites.'?THE GREY-HAIRED MEN?"

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Virtual Writer

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Virtual Writer: THAT WAS THE LIFE OF PETER TYRRELL?

Public Inquiry · Dr Ed Walsh: An intellectual idiot who should be confined to a nunnery

Public Inquiry · Dr Ed Walsh: An intellectual idiot who should be confined to a nunnery: Collins would have recognised Lenihan for what he was; a gombeen lying traitor who worked tirelessly to protect the interests of a powerful and ruthless ruling elite.?

Thursday, August 25, 2011

Catherine Nevin « diarmuiddoyle

Catherine Nevin « diarmuiddoyle: The first of those arguments is wishful thinking. Moriarty stopped short of calling the license award corrupt but he made perfectly clear that the whole process was a shambles from the time Lowry decided to do Denis O’Brien a favour, eventually securing the winning of the license for him. That verdict seems more than enough to enable the losing bidders secure hundreds of millions from the Irish taxpayer in compensation.?

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: 'I spoke to Catherine Nevin as a humanitarian,' says FG councillor

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: 'I spoke to Catherine Nevin as a humanitarian,' says FG councillor: "FINE Gael councillor Bill Tormey said he had a "moral" obligation as a 'humanitarian' to speak to Catherine Nevin in prison when he was asked to read her an article on her conviction."?WHO'S MORAL OBLIGATION IS IT TO GET"TRUE AND HONEST"ANSWERS TO WHAT HAPPENED RACHEL PEAVOY?

"ENCOURAGECHANGE"paddoconnell8@gmail.com: Suspended sentence for fraudster 'Tom the Con' - The Irish Times - Thu, Jul 16, 2009

http://encouragechange.blogspot.com/2009/07/suspended-sentence-for-fraudster-tom.html: TOM SAYS HE HAS A FILE ON MOUNTJOY PRISON THAT WILL TAKE THAT PRISON TO ITS FUCKING KNEES?
HE ALSO STATED HE IS NOW GOING TO GET INVOLVED IN PRISON REFORM.IS THIS A CON OR HAS HE SEEN THE LIGHT?

Public Inquiry · Be very afraid

Public Inquiry · Be very afraid: So what would been in a padded cell in a straight jacket(yes that was me),been on bread and water been deprived of your nearest and dearest family,made associate with shan mohangi and other murderes etc etc,the only times juveniles who were locked up in portlaoise in the 1960s were separated from adult inmates was on a sunday during mass,i think it was a social experiment or engineering on working class children by the grey haired men of the day,and when u look at the tribunals today to see what was really going on all those years behind closed doors is it any wonder the country is beginning to look bleek,over all these years i have never once bumped into any of these researchers who are experts on crime and its causes,?ITS TRUE CAUSES?

Detention in padded cell violates human rights - The Irish Times - Mon, Jul 04, 2011

Detention in padded cell violates human rights - The Irish Times - Mon, Jul 04, 2011: The padded cells are designed as a temporary exigency for disturbed prisoners who need to be protected from self-harm or who pose an immediate threat to other prisoners, and it was acknowledged that Kinsella did not fall under these categories?

Victims reject Magee’s ‘empty’ apology | Irish Examiner

Victims reject Magee’s ‘empty’ apology Irish Examiner: VICTIMS of clerical sex abuse have dismissed as "empty" and "insincere" expressions of shame and regret by the former bishop of Cloyne Dr John Magee for the abuse that took place under his watch.?

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Drug overdose woman failed by health system, says mother | Irish Examiner

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Drug overdose woman failed by health system, says mother Irish Examiner: "Her mother, Yvonne Byrne told the coroner she felt every system that should have been there failed her daughter, who was mentally ill for eight months."?OUR UNHEALTHY MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM?

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: ENCOURAGECHANGE.: irishhealth.com - Discussion History

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: ENCOURAGECHANGE.: irishhealth.com - Discussion History: "'Well from my first hand experience,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'?"

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Andrew Madden: Senator David Norris

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Andrew Madden: Senator David Norris: "Bishops and others in the Catholic Church, in this country and elsewhere, have protected child molesters and rapists from the criminal justice system and, even worse, left such people in positions where they had access to more children, and all too often, those who the bishops had protected went on to molest and rape more children."?

Sinéad O'Connor

Sinéad O'Connor: Search called off for now. Suitable man found. Hands down winner. No competition.. Thank you again to the sunday indo..
That position has been filled by an extremely sweet, kind, very respectful, considerate but absolutely FILTHY minded, un-inhibited RUDE sex maniac named John. and no.. I don't mean John Waters.?WHATS NEWSWORTHY IN IRELAND?

YouTube house sale pioneer helps distressed Irish sellers with new website - VIDEOS | Irish News | IrishCentral

YouTube house sale pioneer helps distressed Irish sellers with new website - VIDEOS Irish News IrishCentral: “I see developers walk away scot free and wonder why the state is not protecting me and people like me.”?

Smile Ireland

Smile Ireland: Smile Ireland is the brainchild of Qualified Financial Adviser, Clare Dooley QFA who set up the service as a radical response to the personal debt crises in Ireland. Smile Ireland will offer immediate FREE practical and qualified financial advice, a full financial review and assistance with creditors...?

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: ENCOURAGECHANGE.: ENCOURAGECHANGE.: ENCOURAGECHANGE.: ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Ex-RUC officers tell of Chesney pursuit - The Irish Times - Fri, Aug 27, 2010

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: ENCOURAGECHANGE.: ENCOURAGECHANGE.: ENCOURAGECHANGE.: ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Ex-RUC officers tell of Chesney pursuit - The Irish Times - Fri, Aug 27, 2010: Statement'READ MY LIPS,THERE IS NO 'PROACTIVE ADVOCACY' FOR CERTAIN PROFOUNDLY DEAF PEOPLE IN IRELAND?

About Us | North Dublin Befriending Service

About Us North Dublin Befriending Service: The North Dublin Befriending Service is a not-for-profit voluntary organisation which supports people with mental health difficulties. Not a new idea, befriending is simple but extremely effective at reducing the isolation and loneliness felt by those with mental health difficulties living in the communities of North Dublin.?

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

FF TDs pocket cabinet pay-offs | Irish Examiner

FF TDs pocket cabinet pay-offs Irish Examiner: Under Oireachtas rules, he was "Entitled" to 75% of his ministerial salary for six months after stepping down — up to August 2010.?WHO MADE UP THESE RULES?

Public Inquiry · Who’s watching the watchers?

Public Inquiry · Who’s watching the watchers?: “GIVEING UNCHALLENGABLE PRESUMPTIVE CREDENCE”to those in positions of power.?

Public Inquiry · Who’s watching the watchers?

Public Inquiry · Who’s watching the watchers?: A fearless advocate like judge kinlen to highlight the injustices carried out against the disadvantaged and marginlaised in irish working class society?because thats where most abuses take place normally by the socalled well educated ruleing class.the next generation of working class children wont be as illiterate as the previous maybe then the class structure of our prison population will change.with the grace of god and diarmuid martin?slan

Magee deputy speaks on Cloyne - The Irish Times - Wed, Aug 24, 2011

Magee deputy speaks on Cloyne - The Irish Times - Wed, Aug 24, 2011: In a letter published in the Irish Catholic newspaper, Msgr O’Callaghan, who had full responsibility for child safeguarding in the diocese, said his primary focus was always on the pastoral care of “everyone suffering the consequences of sex abuse, primarily the victim but also the transgressor”.?

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 reasons in spite of the evidence,and may or may not coincide with the factual or literal truth(petition ref 237\95,7th march)substantive unjust issues cannot be resolved this way.It appears that when it involves courts of law, it is alleged the courts have no say in state deletion of documents(the contest)in ireland?for instance if an original of a statment was available for the defence to peruse if it so wished ,it would appear to be the position that statments compiled by the state in a book of evidence may have substantial portions deleted ,such deletion may not be revealed and if discovered need not be explained?THE"REAL"REASONS PROJECT?

Welcome to my Website: Ireland, Ahern, Corruption

Welcome to my Website: Ireland, Ahern, Corruption: Thank you for your e mail. I am only a member of the Dail for the past few months, following the death of my good friend the late Tony Gregory. I am not familiar with the case you discuss. Regards, Maureen O'Sullivan?

"ENCOURAGECHANGE"paddoconnell8@gmail.com: Welcome to my Website: Ireland, Ahern, Corruption

http://encouragechange.blogspot.com/2009/08/welcome-to-my-website-ireland-ahern.html: "A report by the Council of Europe’s anti-corruption body also concluded there was a danger of political influence being exerted on the gardai and the Director of Public Prosecution in politically sensitive corruption issues?

Statement from the Law Society of England and Wales

Statement from the Law Society of England and Wales: The Law Society is pleased that the British Government has finally agreed to set-up an independent inquiry into the death of solicitor Patrick Finucane.?

Special Branch men snub Omagh inquiry.

Special Branch men snub Omagh inquiry.: It's ironic that if you are arrested in the north and don't respond to questions it is taken as an admission of guilt. Not so the case where official state whitewashes are concerned.?

NCPRI draft helps in breaking ice between Team Anna and the Govt - Hindustan Times

NCPRI draft helps in breaking ice between Team Anna and the Govt - Hindustan Times: Another agreement between the government and Team Anna also came from NCPRI mechanism, which said that higher judiciary should be covered in the proposed judicial accountability law. “We want the judicial accountability law should be redrafted and strengthened,” team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal said, which is also a view-point of NCPRI.?

Clerical Whispers: Priest was left to die for six hours, new evidence claims

Clerical Whispers: Priest was left to die for six hours, new evidence claims: In June 2011, Det Supt Mangan presented an extensive report on the priest's killing to Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan, but two months on, his office have failed to act on it.?

Living with state dereliction in St Michael's: local community rejects privatisation of their homes - Indymedia Ireland

Living with state dereliction in St Michael's: local community rejects privatisation of their homes - Indymedia Ireland: What was once a traditional stable family society became a single parent society, and this created gaps and imbalances in the social fabric.?THE GREY HAIRED MEN?

Publishers promise no changes for 4 years! Thank You.

Publishers promise no changes for 4 years! Thank You.: There are over 1,000,000 children, young people and adults in education in Ireland. The average costs of school books is €125 in primary and €238 a year in secondary?

Padraig Flynn on the Late Late Show 1999


Unequal Protection From Risk | Truthout

Unequal Protection From Risk Truthout: When corporations gained the protections that had been written for persons in the United States, a substantial shift began in who bears what risk, resulting in an imbalance that now affects virtually all parts of the world. Most companies handle risk responsibly, but many corporations are legally allowed to avoid responsibility in ways that would never be permitted for an individual.?

Unequal Protection From Risk | Truthout

Unequal Protection From Risk Truthout: Most companies handle risk responsibly, but many corporations are legally allowed to avoid responsibility in ways that would never be permitted for an individual.?ANGLO?

One on One With Rep. Jerrold Nadler | Truthout

One on One With Rep. Jerrold Nadler Truthout: In a statement after his vote against the final "compromise," he criticized the Congressional "blackmailers" and their "unbalanced, callous plan that will strangle the middle class and working poor, to say nothing of the elderly and kids." As the country waits to see how the Congressional "supercommittee" will divvy up the required $1.5 trillion in cuts, Nadler spoke with Truthout about the political upheaval that has accompanied our ongoing economic turmoil.?

Avaaz - Recognize Palestine -- New Path to Peace

Avaaz - Recognize Palestine -- New Path to Peace: In 48 hours, the UN Security Council will meet again to discuss Palestine's bid to become the 194th country. Already 700,000 of us have joined the campaign. But we need more of us to shift key countries to vote in favour.

Monday, August 22, 2011

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: "ENCOURAGECHANGE"paddoconnell8@gmail.com: Welcome to my Website: Ireland, Ahern, Corruption

http://paddoconnell.blogspot.com/2010/11/encouragechangepaddoconnell8gmailcom_1153.html: "GARDA CHURCH AND RAY MURRAY CASE?THEIR CASE RESULTED IN THE THEN COMMISSIONER PATRICK CULLIGAN MAKING A DIRECTIVE IN A SECRET MEMO 'IN THE INTERESTS OF'JUSTICE',OR GOOD ORDER AND DISIPLINE WITHIN THE GARDI IT 'MAY'BECOME NECESSARY THAT AN'INFORMANTS'IDENTITY BE DISCLOSED?COLM GALLAGHER 262a 1994?A/G 13/9/92,ELLEN RING 24/3/1993.PETER RYAN OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 28/2/1992.GARDA COMPLAINT 18/12/1989.JOSEPH BRENNAN OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 3/2/1994.MAURA BUTLER SOLICITOR?FRANK CLARKE MR.DOWLING BAR COUNCIL 14/2/1992.NIALL SKELL BIG ISSUE 13/7/1994.JOE DUFFY AT STAAR NEWSPAPER 13/5/1994.D.MARA GOVERNOR OF ST.PATS 1993.MARIAN QUILL WHITE COLLAR CRIME 30/1/1992.KYRON FITZGERALD INDEPENDENT NEWS PAPERS 24/12/1993.insp.JOSEPHINE CROWE DONNYBROOK MAY 1994.RAHENY 25/6/1989.ATTORNEY GENERAL 13/9/1992.DAV E COLEMAN SOL,25/4/1994.IRISH COUNCIL FOR CIVIL LIBERTIES 13/2/1994.THE DPP 15/8/1989.JOHN SCHUTTE SOL MARCH 1991.?

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Commission on Child Abuse Report Published - Bock The Robber

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Commission on Child Abuse Report Published - Bock The Robber: "St Joseph’s School for the Deaf. It was the subject of Eastern Health Board Investigations in the 1980s which revealed disturbing levels of sexual abuse and peer sexual activity amongst boys who were resident there. These documents reveal a persistent failure on the part of school Authorities to protect children from bullying and abuse."MICHAEL MC DOWELL,FINIAN MC GRATH.?

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: "ENCOURAGECHANGE"paddoconnell8@gmail.com: Deaf Forum > Horrors Of St Joseph's School For The Deaf Irel

http://paddoconnell.blogspot.com/2010/03/encouragechangepaddoconnell8gmailcom_17.html: "AFTER TODAYS RYAN REPORT IS THE ISSUE FINISHED OR ONLY STARTING?I WONDER IF FINIAN MC GRATH KNOWS AS HE ONCE BROUGHT IT UP IN DAIL EIREANN.A VOICE FOR THE VOICELESS?"CHECK OUT THE SITE PUBLIC INQUIRY(IRISH CORRUPTION)?

"ENCOURAGECHANGE"paddoconnell8@gmail.com: Former Education Ministers 'not made aware' of abuse

http://encouragechange.blogspot.com/2009/05/former-education-ministers-made-aware.html: Former Education Ministers 'not made aware' of abuse?

Clerical Whispers: Brutality and dire conditions in climate of fear

Clerical Whispers: Brutality and dire conditions in climate of fear: When complaints were made, they were not believed, ignored or dealt with inadequately. The level and extent of abuse perpetrated by one lay worker, as late as the 1990s, was an indication of the lack of any proper safeguards.?

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: "ENCOURAGECHANGE"paddoconnell8@gmail.com: Sex assault conviction a miscarriage of justice - The Irish

http://paddoconnell.blogspot.com/2010/05/encouragechangepaddoconnell8gmailcom_3470.html: "Im innocent but the "dpp fought all the way" my bid to clear my name,,if what happened to me is not a miscarriage of justice then what is?'the words of Feichin Hannon'."?

Advance tyre tender was one of most expensive for Garda | The Post

Advance tyre tender was one of most expensive for Garda The Post: Four official inquiries, including a Garda investigation, have been launched since this newspaper reported in February that five senior gardai and a civilian fleet manager accepted free foreign trips paid for by Advance Pitstop.?

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Advance tyre tender was one of most expensive for Garda: ThePost.ie

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Advance tyre tender was one of most expensive for Garda: ThePost.ie: "Advance tyre tender was one of most expensive for Garda"?ANGLO AND CRONIES?

Voice from the Desert » 2011 » August

Voice from the Desert » 2011 » August: It also emerges that while AIB was used to pay the bulk of the Church’s abuse claims, the dioceses were able to hold on to most of their properties.?

Peter Sutherland: International statesman - Business & Finance

Peter Sutherland: International statesman - Business & Finance: In December 2006, he became consulter of the Extraordinary Section of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See (a financial adviser to the Vatican).?

Sunday, August 21, 2011

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Faceless, Nameless and Shameless

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Faceless, Nameless and Shameless: ENDA KENNY NOW TAOISEACH SAID BEFORE THE ELECTION HE WOULD MAKE INQUIRIES WITH THE COUNCIL AS TO WHY RACHEL PEAVOY FROZE TO DEATH,SO WHEN THE DAIL ELECTION "PARTY" IS OVER THE PUBLIC SHOULD EXPECT ANSWERS FROM ENDA INTO HIS INQUIRIES FROM DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL?

England rioters: young, poor and unemployed | UK news | The Guardian

England rioters: young, poor and unemployed UK news The Guardian: One of the most striking features to emerge is the proportion of those who have appeared in court so far who come from deprived neighbourhoods.?

Kevin Myers: Send her victorious: long let us live under the reign of McAleese - Kevin Myers, Columnists - Independent.ie

Kevin Myers: Send her victorious: long let us live under the reign of McAleese - Kevin Myers, Columnists - Independent.ie: It is not like the presidency of the USA, where the temptation towards corruption is very real, simply because the power is so huge.?

Public Inquiry · Who’s watching the watchers?

Public Inquiry · Who’s watching the watchers?: ,(POOR)means many things,it means not been able to right a wrong because of your background,education,money,connections,”QUALITIES”there is something people from my background have in abundance”DEFIANCE”maybe all those who really and truly want a better world will keep that in mind.slan?

Poverty. Just Say It. | Truthout

Poverty. Just Say It. Truthout: Who are using their platforms to give voice and "visibility" to the poor.?

Sunday World Cover Story - Front Page News

Sunday World Cover Story - Front Page News: His counsel said that Joyce had fenced off 10 acres of land and had lived there unhindered for years.?YET MY DAUGHTER HAD TO PAY TEN THOUSAND EURO FOR A PORTION OF LAND I HAD FENCED OFF FOR OVER TWENTY YEARS?

Watchdog’s Wasted Efforts « Shane Ross

Watchdog’s Wasted Efforts « Shane Ross: All he needs is an annual pilgrimage to Fas. That would give him a full chapter. Next he should press the ‘consultants’ button for another chapter. CIE could fill chapter three. After that, a few spectaculars — like the millions on the National Convention Centre or the €340,000 spent on an unpublished history of the Office of Public Works — titillate the media.?A BIT LIKE THE"FALSE"WAR ON DRUGS?

Social Science Research Center, DePaul University

Social Science Research Center, DePaul University: Greg Scott is the director of the Social Science Research Center and an associate professor in the department of sociology at DePaul University where he teaches courses on substance use and abuse, underground economies, street gangs, consciousness, urban culture, ethnographic documentary film production, photographic/visual sociology, and other topics. He combines quantitative/epidemiological and qualitative/ethnographic methods to research issues stemming from the interaction of structural, network and micro-interactional forces in the illicit drug economy. His specific interests include heroin/opiate overdose morbidity and mortality, drug injection hygiene, the social life of viral and bacterial infections among active illicit drug users, iatrogenic effects of anti-drug law enforcement and the development of communal systems within outlaw communities.?

Saturday, August 20, 2011

>Solicitor quits over ‘corruption in judiciary’ « Oconnellpadd13's Blog

>Solicitor quits over ‘corruption in judiciary’ « Oconnellpadd13's Blog: “He then made a declaration that he would not continue to work as a solicitor.He told presiding Judge Hugh O’Donnell that: ‘From this day forwards I am no longer practising as a solicitor.’He claimed that this was ‘because of judicial corruption within the system particularly in Blanchardstown District Court.’After the case Mr Coen, whose Dublin city centre firm have practised law since 2004, confirmed to reporters that he had resigned.”?

Contemporary redefinitions of Irishness: revisiting the past from a postnationalist perspective in Dermot Bolger's The Family on Paradise Pier. - Free Online Library

Contemporary redefinitions of Irishness: revisiting the past from a postnationalist perspective in Dermot Bolger's The Family on Paradise Pier. - Free Online Library: As many critics have argued, former national identity constructs have been put into question under the pressures of globalization globalization ?

Process by which the experience of everyday life, marked by the diffusion of commodities and ideas, is becoming standardized around the world. Factors that have contributed to globalization include increasingly sophisticated communications and transportation (Habermas 2001; Kearney 1997; Delanty 1999).

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

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Paul O’Connell: School of Law: University of Leicester: "'Anxious Scrutiny in the Irish Courts: Too Little, Too Late?’'CRIME AND ITS'TRUE'CAUSES?"THE REAL REASONS PROJECT?

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Moriarty Tribunal | True picture of the Moriarty Tribunals 8 1/2 year inquiry into the awarding of the second mobile phone licence

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Moriarty Tribunal True picture of the Moriarty Tribunals 8 1/2 year inquiry into the awarding of the second mobile phone licence: "Pursuant to its "Terms of Reference" to inquire into acts and decisions made by both of those politicians during their respective tenures in Public Office."SHOULD BE INTERESTING THIS SPAT,IT MUST BE NICE TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD A WAY TO HIGHLIGHT ONES GRIEVANCES IF AND WHEN YOU FEEL WRONGED BY AUTHORITY?PITY THE WORKING-CLASS ARE NOT AFFORDED THE SAME HIGH QUALITY OUTLET AS THE RICH.FOR NOW IT IS THANKS TO"PUBLIC INQUIRY"[IRISH CORRUPTION]AND OTHER SUCH SITES THAT ONE CAN EXPRESS THEIR "INJUSTICE'S"AND GRIEVANCES,WITHOUT BEEN WELL CONNECTED TO ANY SHAKERS(DUNLOP)AND MOVERS(SEAN FITZPATRICK).AMEN

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Public Inquiry · Unanswered questions

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Public Inquiry · Unanswered questions: "I always knew it but now i am convinced more than ever that ireland is run on the “enron”principle,take John Purcell comptroller and auditor general, when asked by a visiting foreign official,How Many People Are In "Jail" As A Result Of Your Investigations?his answer “in many cases the public berating of people involved in controversies is punishment enough"?CLASS-INEQUALITY?TRIBUNALS FOR THE RICH AND WELL CONNECTED,PRISON FOR THE POOR?

Dáil Éireann - Volume 368 - 01 July, 1986 - Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Death of Fr. Niall Molloy.

Dáil Éireann - Volume 368 - 01 July, 1986 - Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Death of Fr. Niall Molloy.: I should like to ask the Minister if he proposes to set up an inquiry into the circumstances of the death of Fr. Molloy in view of the considerable level of public disquiet arising from the court decision and in view of the opinion around at the moment that [1628] there seems to be one law for the rich and one law for the poor.?

VICTIMS OF THE STATE - HOME

VICTIMS OF THE STATE - HOME: YES ALL THE FISH ARE TO BLAME FOR TAKING THE BAIT?

Violence, Interrupted | Truthout

Violence, Interrupted Truthout: U.S. Department of Justice funded, independent three-year evaluation. This evaluation scientifically-validated CeaseFire’s success in reducing shootings and killings by 41% to 73% and demonstrated a 100% success rate in reducing retaliatory killings in five of the eight communities examined. The Model has been replicated more than a dozen times nationally and has two international sites in Iraq.?

July 31, 2011


ENCOURAGECHANGE.

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: "President Mary Mc Aleese as a lawyer should know that there should be no difference made between those that seen abuses been carried out,read them in private[secret]memos,files,notes,
or heard it in private,they would be all equally guilty by their silence and knowledge of such abuses."?

Real Debate Needed Over Presidential Election | Joe Higgins.ie

Real Debate Needed Over Presidential Election Joe Higgins.ie: Anecdotal evidence strongly suggests that very many of our citizens have already succumbed to presidential campaign fever fatigue. No wonder, for why should they tolerate being force fed coverage by the square kilometre of an office for which the main qualifications are that the incumbent be able to warmly shake hands, look solemn while walking up and down ceremonial lines of stern faced soldiers and sound sincere during the endless recitation of pious platitudes.?

Friday, August 19, 2011

Media News Archive - Malcomson Law Solicitors

Media News Archive - Malcomson Law Solicitors: He was not born into the legal elite. From Phibsborough on Dublin's northside, he was educated by the Christian Brothers. He studied law at University College Dublin and became a clerk in the High Court office. "He was extremely helpful," said a solicitor who was an apprentice then. Kelly's father, John, had been a former chief clerk in the Chief State Solicitor's office.?

Cloyne report finds failures by church, State agencies - The Irish Times - Wed, Jul 13, 2011

Cloyne report finds failures by church, State agencies - The Irish Times - Wed, Jul 13, 2011: In one, an investigation was “clearly not commenced”. In a second case, a statement that was taken from a young man by a garda who was due to retire was put in a drawer and forgotten about. In a third case, the evidence given to the commission by a garda differed from statements he had made to prior Garda investigations.?THE"REAL"REASONS PROJECT?

More Irish Christian Brothers abuses from around the world | VATICAN CRIMES IN IRELAND

More Irish Christian Brothers abuses from around the world VATICAN CRIMES IN IRELAND: In Western Australia it was most likely that the strong connections between the Christian Brothers run institutions and the police with links to the Knights of the Southern Cross?

More Irish Christian Brothers abuses from around the world | VATICAN CRIMES IN IRELAND

More Irish Christian Brothers abuses from around the world VATICAN CRIMES IN IRELAND: Evidence is available to warrant further criminal investigation and action. The Committee discusses previous court actions and the impact that the Statute of Limitations has in undertaking legal action in each Australian jurisdiction later in the report.?

Public Inquiry · Mad professors and Brian Lenihan corners

Public Inquiry · Mad professors and Brian Lenihan corners: He seems to be completely ignorant of the fact that that ‘great expansion’ was nothing more than a mafia pyramid scheme set up and operated by a cartel of politicians, bankers and developers none of whom have been brought to account.?

CONNECT TO MY ANGELS

CONNECT TO MY ANGELS: Many Deaf people live in areas of social exclusion, poverty and most of them are oppressed by society.”HOW VERY TRUE?''"

CONNECT TO MY ANGELS: Cork University Press - Prison Policy in Ireland: Criminal Justice versus Social Justice

CONNECT TO MY ANGELS: Cork University Press - Prison Policy in Ireland: Criminal Justice versus Social Justice: "Prison Policy in Ireland examines the history of prison policy in Ireland, examining in particular the gap between "officially stated policy and the actual situation."?

Cabinet Agendas 1998 – The Story

Cabinet Agendas 1998 – The Story: These are the Cabinet agendas for all Cabinet meetings from April to December 1998. Cabinet Agendas become available after 10 years, under Section 19 of the FOI Act (unlike in other countries where they can appear as soon as a few days after).?

In Memory of Kelly Thomas, Call for Justice!!!


ENCOURAGECHANGE.: ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Public Inquiry · Unanswered questions

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Public Inquiry · Unanswered questions: "You must remember that Susan Denem now supreme court judge once sat on the garda complaints board”A YOUNG PROFOUNDLY DEAF MAN WAS BEATEN TO A PULP WHILE IN GARDA CUSTODY,TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY HE WAS GIVEN HIS RIGHT TO A PHONE CALL"?THE MORAL OF THE STORY "SOCIETY" COULDN'T CARE LESS ONCE IT DOSENT HAPPEN TO THEM OR THEIRS,YOUR ANSWER TO MORAL BREAKDOWN?

Kelly Thomas' grieving father fights for justice - Los Angeles Times

Kelly Thomas' grieving father fights for justice - Los Angeles Times: Ron Thomas, a former cop, can't understand why his mentally ill son became the victim of a violent confrontation with Fullerton police. He won't rest until he finds answers.?THE"INSTITUTION"IS SEEN AS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE"HUMAN-BEING"?

Thursday, August 18, 2011

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

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: ENCOURAGECHANGE.: ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Paul O’Connell: School of Law: University of Leicester: IF YOU HAD A"DECENT"BISHOP AS A GOOD NEIGHBOUR THERE MAY NOT BE AS MANY KIDS FROM A WORKING-CLASS BACK-GROUND IMPRISONED?

ENCOURAGECHANGE.

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: "Everyone just seems to talk about doing something but are to afraid to do anything for fear of the retaliation from the authorities who have been allowed to get away with such actions for way to long. Our political figures seem to have no back bone or is it because they are simply all beholden to one another (dirty secrets which need to be kept hidden) jumping from one party to the next like one big happy family, pretending to fight with one another, but yet wine and dine with one another at great expense to the tax payers (thats you and me by the way) while we all struggle to get by"?

Public Inquiry · Peasant laws rigorously enforced

Public Inquiry · Peasant laws rigorously enforced: Unfortunately, in a dysfunctional democracy like Ireland, law enforcement of this intensity, coordination and cooperation is strictly reserved for the peasant class.
The white collar criminals that infest the financial, political and business sectors, the vermin who destroyed our country, continue to enjoy full protection within a hopelessly corrupt state.?

On the News With Thom Hartmann: SEC Accused of Covering Up High Crimes on Wall Street, and More | Truthout

On the News With Thom Hartmann: SEC Accused of Covering Up High Crimes on Wall Street, and More Truthout: In today's On the News segment: Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley is alleging that the SEC destroyed more than 9,000 documents related to investigations into some of America’s top banks during the height of the financial crisis in 2008 and 2009, rate of child poverty grew 18 percent in America over the past ten years, House Oversight Committee Chairman Darryl Issa hired vice president of Goldman Sachs to spearhead efforts to block government regulations on big banks like Goldman Sachs,?

Goldman Sachs VP Changed Name, Now a Top Congressional Staffer | Truthout

Goldman Sachs VP Changed Name, Now a Top Congressional Staffer Truthout: Has Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) turned the House Oversight Committee into a bank lobbying firm with the power to subpoena and pressure government regulators? ThinkProgress has found that a Goldman Sachs vice president changed his name, then quietly went to work for Issa to coordinate his effort to thwart regulations that affect Goldman Sachs’ bottom line.?

The Secret World MMO: Fansites | Mysterium Magnum

The Secret World MMO: Fansites Mysterium Magnum: Few forces have been as disruptive to modern journalism as the blogging revolution. No longer can big business completely control what is being said on television or in papers. This is why blogs can be such great resources for any investigator, as their authors are not afraid to reveal inconvenient truths.?

Inside Job « FreeView Documentaries

Inside Job « FreeView Documentaries: ‘Inside Job’ provides a comprehensive analysis of the global financial crisis of 2008, which at a cost over $20 trillion, caused millions of people to lose their jobs and homes in the worst recession since the Great Depression, and nearly resulted in a global financial collapse. Through exhaustive research and extensive interviews with key financial insiders, politicians, "journalists", and academics, the film traces the rise of a rogue industry which has corrupted politics, regulation, and academia?

Daniel Bouton 1950— Biography - From government service to private enterprise

Daniel Bouton 1950— Biography - From government service to private enterprise: Daniel Bouton spent nearly two decades as a civil servant in the French government before joining the French bank Société Générale in 1991. As chief executive officer and later chairman, Bouton fostered an aggressive but careful acquisition program involving banks and firms within France and overseas. By 2002 Bouton had made Société Générale into the most profitable European corporate and investment bank. Industry analysts have noted that Bouton established a good balance in Société Générale's activities among retail banking, investment banking, and asset management?

Search | NALA

Search NALA: Providing leadership on literacy?

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Natural Child, Natural Society

Natural Child, Natural Society: If there is an ONE single root to the riots, it lies deeper than any of the current public media analyses, most of which are geared to an ideological stance, the basis of which is that the psychology of the current dominant culture is more or less OK, and that these riots are evidence of a malaise with Society, a disenfranchised minority behaving badly. With the emphasis on 'minority' and 'behaving badly'.?THE RE REASONS PROJECT?

"ENCOURAGECHANGE"paddoconnell8@gmail.com: Call for new laws to protect whistleblowers | Irish Examiner

http://encouragechange.blogspot.com/2009/06/call-for-new-laws-to-protect.html: If there is a law for whistleblower protection then a lot of abuses in psychiatry, the police and the courts will hopefully end.?

Foi News

Foi News: To recap, the PSNI were forced to disclose – against Sir Hugh’s wishes – what sort of arrangement was in place to fund flights for his family.?OLD NEWS IS BEST?

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Society of St. Vincent de Paul | News | Latest News | Burden must be shared by those who benefited most, not those who benefited least

Society of St. Vincent de Paul News Latest News Burden must be shared by those who benefited most, not those who benefited least: "“The Government’s focus must be on ensuring that the burden for economic recovery rest squarely on those "who benefited most" in recent years, not those who benefited least”, said the Society."?

mannixflynnuncontained: The Truth Will Make You Free, Archbishop Diarmuid Martin

mannixflynnuncontained: The Truth Will Make You Free, Archbishop Diarmuid Martin: "It is on the basis of that experience I speak."?

It is David Cameron who is 'twisting and misrepresenting' human rights | Benjamin Ward | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk

It is David Cameron who is 'twisting and misrepresenting' human rights Benjamin Ward Comment is free guardian.co.uk: "The prime minister's speech on the riots was another excuse to attack human rights law and promote his British bill of rights"?

A BANKER SPEAKS OUT

A BANKER SPEAKS OUT: "In Britain, land of the Magna Carta, we have a government threatening to call in its military forces to deal with civil unrest. In the US we have a president who has allowed corporate banking corruption to go unpunished declaring 'war' on rating agencies. Apparently, their methods did not irk him until now. A London thug will face prosecution for looting a flat-screen television. Sir Fred (the Shred) Goodwin goes unpunished for the biggest banking collapse in British history; but he is not a thug, he is Knight of the British empire."?DAVID CAMERONS SICK SOCIETY WAS ENGINEERED BY THE GREY HAIRED MEN?

Public Inquiry · What’s new?

Public Inquiry · What’s new?: "How can you go off topic if it relates to life?and life starts from when your born and what experiences you have on your journey to the next life,hence as you say i have in your opinion gone off topic,but the topic is and has always been about life and how a persons life experience is crucial to how they and their family unit turn out in whats known as “society”and the society i see not just in working class communities but from the top down is rotten.so if bishop martin wants to do something about the causes of crime he should start at the top"?

Public Inquiry · What’s new?

Public Inquiry · What’s new?: "Yeagh all the laws are made for the little people,you dont need brains to do what all those people did who created all the modern day tribunals,u just need low friends in high places,the i did nothing wrong brigade,it shows courts and prison for the lower classes,tribunals for those in power and the well connected"?

Inequality: Why so many feel left behind – Global Public Square - CNN.com Blogs

Inequality: Why so many feel left behind – Global Public Square - CNN.com Blogs: "From Tunisia to Egypt, from the United States to Great Britain, inequality is cited as a chief cause of revolution, economic disintegration, and unrest."?

ENCOURAGECHANGE.

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: "'How many of his collegues had been turning a blind eye in order to keep their own places in'a corrupt' society?'"

Exhibition - Poverty and Health

Exhibition - Poverty and Health: "A Housing Inquiry in 1914 found that 16 members of the Corporation owned tenements and it was clear that Corporation members intervened to foil the enforcement of regulations against their properties."?AS BOB MARLEY SAYS"STAND UP FOR YOUR RIGHTS"?

Sprit2008′s Weblog

Sprit2008′s Weblog: "My uncle johnnie died in london in a place called tower hamlets on 12th,jan 1984.He too ended up in a paupers grave?"

"ENCOURAGECHANGE"paddoconnell8@gmail.com: Is the ireland of yesteryear truly gone?

http://encouragechange.blogspot.com/2008/06/is-ireland-of-yesteryear-truly-gone.html: "How can a stranger who makes decisions on other peoples lives imply they know what they are going through unless they have experienced the other persons problems themselves?"

London’s Rioters Are Thatcher’s Grandchildren: Pankaj Mishra - Bloomberg

London’s Rioters Are Thatcher’s Grandchildren: Pankaj Mishra - Bloomberg: "Tower Hamlets, where I often go to work in a friend’s apartment, has among the highest rates of poverty, unemployment, overcrowding and crime in Britain. But it is not a ghetto. Segregation is more insidious, and inequality has shrewd disguises, in what is also one of London’s most diverse boroughs."@

Archbishop Diarmuid Martin, John Cooney, Kathy O'Beirne, Bishop Dermot O'Mahony, "Paedophile Ring"

Archbishop Diarmuid Martin, John Cooney, Kathy O'Beirne, Bishop Dermot O'Mahony, "Paedophile Ring": "The Archbishop's method seems to be to accept ANY allegation at face value and treat a priest as guilty until proven innocent"?

Gerry O'Carroll: How a minister tried to influence me over case of city criminal - Gerry O'Carroll, Columnists - Herald.ie

Gerry O'Carroll: How a minister tried to influence me over case of city criminal - Gerry O'Carroll, Columnists - Herald.ie: "I can testify that I was a target of a Fianna Fail minister, who plagued me with letters, as he did the Garda Commissioner, in a blatant attempt to influence the investigation and court appearance of a leading Dublin criminal. Naturally I was disgusted at this interference in the judicial system and made this clear. This criminal was later convicted of a serious crime."?MR.O'CARROLL WANTS TO KNOW WHY GAY MITCHELL WAS RELUCTANT TO PUBLISH IN"FULL"DETAIL COPIES OF LETTERS MR.MITCHELL SENT APPEALING FOR CLEMENCY FOR TWO CRIMINALS IN THE USA?WOULD HE NOT ALSO DO THE SAME IN RELATION TO THE MINISTER HE WRITES ABOUT IN THE EVENING HERALD, IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST?

Monday, August 15, 2011

"ENCOURAGECHANGE"paddoconnell8@gmail.com: a corrupt society

http://encouragechange.blogspot.com/2008/09/corrupt-society.html: "How many of his collegues had been turning a blind eye in order to keep their own places in"a corrupt" society?"

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: The Judge in Ireland by Dr Eamonn G. Hall, Solicitor and Notary Public

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: The Judge in Ireland by Dr Eamonn G. Hall, Solicitor and Notary Public: "He who is the interpreter, he who breathes life into the words of a statute is often a law maker.'?"

snipe lifetaking - Google Search

http://www.google.com/search?client=gmail&rls=gm&q=snipe%20lifetaking%3Csnipe2takelifes%40yahoo.com%3E: "snipe lifetaking"DICK HEAD AT THIS E-Mail Address?

What to say about Seamus Ruddy? A Comrade and Friend by Harry Flynn

What to say about Seamus Ruddy? A Comrade and Friend by Harry Flynn: "Honour among comrades no longer existed"?

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

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Paul O’Connell: School of Law: University of Leicester: "''Anxious Scrutiny in the Irish Courts: Too Little, Too Late?’'CRIME AND ITS'TRUE'CAUSES?'THE REAL REASONS PROJECT?"

Lies in a Mirror: An Essay on Evil and Deceit by Peter Charleton

Lies in a Mirror: An Essay on Evil and Deceit by Peter Charleton: "Where does hatred come from?"

ENCOURAGECHANGE.

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: "'They were punished because they were an easily identified minority. They were punished because a generation projected evil on to them. They were punished because it was satisfying to have them in our power and to know there was not a thing they could do about it. They were punished because, in the punishing, we could convince ourselves we were righteous, fearless and dedicated to the greater good.'?"WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND?

Priority Question: Death of Father Niall Molloy « Alan Shatter TD – Better Politics

Priority Question: Death of Father Niall Molloy « Alan Shatter TD – Better Politics: "Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to an article (details supplied) relating to the death of Father Niall Molloy on 18 July 1985 regarding the investigation conducted into his death and the trial that followed; if in view of the revelations contained in the report he will ask the Garda Commissioner for the investigation into Father Molloy’s death to be reopened so that the facts surrounding his death may be re-examined with a view to determining whether any new prosecution should take place; if he intends to ask the Garda Commissioner that an assistant Commissioner now conduct an investigation into the original investigation that occurred and examine all relevant files and papers to report on whether the initial investigation was properly conducted or, as an alternative, to ask that the garda ombudsman undertake such further investigation and report on the matter"?THAT WAS THEN THIS IS NOW?

Special Ops: The New Face of War | Truthout

Special Ops: The New Face of War Truthout: "What is the most powerful nation in the world with the largest, most expensive, most lethal military in the history of mankind to do when the good times turn bad, the money goes funny and class warfare breaks out on the homefront?"

POVERTY, DEPRIVATION AND DEVELOPMENT IN WORKING CLASS COMMUNITIES

POVERTY, DEPRIVATION AND DEVELOPMENT IN WORKING CLASS COMMUNITIES: "POVERTY,DEPRIVATIONAND DEVELOPMENTIN WORKING CLASS COMMUNITIES"?

Northern Ireland Assembly Committee for the Office of the

Northern Ireland Assembly Committee for the Office of the: "We recommend that OFMDFM should consider how to use the outcome of its work on Promoting Social Inclusion to improve understanding among policy makers and service providers of the groups which are most at risk of poverty and social exclusion and the steps that will have most impact in removing such groups from poverty and exclusion"?

Housing estates - Bibliography - Stronger Families Learning Exchange - Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS)

Housing estates - Bibliography - Stronger Families Learning Exchange - Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS): "One child's reality, everyone's responsibility"?

The political economy of risk and the new governance of youth crime

The political economy of risk and the new governance of youth crime: "Nevertheless, "class inequalities", along with those generated by other "social forces", continue to structure many social relations and this article will explore the complex micro-processes by which class interests are articulated in youth justice relations through the twin processes of the individualization of risk and the responsibilization of young offenders. The argument is illustrated through research on the outcomes of government sponsored education, training and employment programmes for young offenders in England and Wales"?

SAGE Publications Ltd: Youth Crime and Justice: Barry Goldson: 9781412911382

SAGE Publications Ltd: Youth Crime and Justice: Barry Goldson: 9781412911382: "The book is essential reading for criminology and criminal justice students, researchers and practitioners"?

Lumping together the guilty and innocent in the aftermath of Ryan | Irish Examiner

Lumping together the guilty and innocent in the aftermath of Ryan Irish Examiner: "They were punished because they were an easily identified minority. They were punished because a generation projected evil on to them. They were punished because it was satisfying to have them in our power and to know there was not a thing they could do about it. They were punished because, in the punishing, we could convince ourselves we were righteous, fearless and dedicated to the greater good."?

"ENCOURAGECHANGE"paddoconnell8@gmail.com: James Connolly Education Trust

http://encouragechange.blogspot.com/2009/06/james-connolly-education-trust.html: "SOMEONE ONCE SAID; A LEADER IS ONE WHO KNOWS THE WAY,GOES THE WAY AND SHOWS THE WAY.THE HUMAN RIGHT TO HEALTH IN AN AGE OF MARKET HEGEMONY,BY PAUL O CONNELL.TAKE NOTE JOE HIGGINS"

"ENCOURAGECHANGE"paddoconnell8@gmail.com: Ireland Boasted of a Drug Sting, but Joke Was on the Public - The New York Times

http://encouragechange.blogspot.com/2009/06/ireland-boasted-of-drug-sting-but-joke.html: "THE CRIMES OF SOCIAL INEQUITY AND WHAT IS THE 'TRUE'CAUSES OF CRIME?"

"ENCOURAGECHANGE"paddoconnell8@gmail.com: Society of St. Vincent de Paul | News | Latest News | In a world of increasing coarseness, there is a race to the bottom

http://encouragechange.blogspot.com/2009/06/society-of-st-vincent-de-paul-news.html: "WHOS WATCHING THE WATCHERS?"

"ENCOURAGECHANGE"paddoconnell8@gmail.com: Society of St. Vincent de Paul | News | Latest News | Burden must be shared by those who benefited most, not those who benefited least

http://encouragechange.blogspot.com/2009/06/society-of-st-vincent-de-paul-news_22.html: "THE TASK OF DEVLOPING YOUNG PEOPLES TALENTS,WITHOUT UNDUE PRESSURE?"

>Lies in a Mirror: An Essay on Evil and Deceit by Peter Charleton « Oconnellpadd13's Blog

>Lies in a Mirror: An Essay on Evil and Deceit by Peter Charleton « Oconnellpadd13's Blog: "Call this condition ‘deceit’ – a condition when taken to its ultimate results in the destruction of the ‘victim’.”?THE VICTIM BEEN THE CITIZENS OF IRELAND AND THEIR IRISH SOVEREIGNTY?"

CROSSING THE BORDERLINE:
Globalisation and Social Exclusion: The Sociology of Vindictiveness
and the Criminology of Transgression

CROSSING THE BORDERLINE: <br>Globalisation and Social Exclusion: The Sociology of Vindictiveness <br>and the Criminology of Transgression: "The tendencies towards economic division and social exclusion now characteristic of America do seem to be hardening both in Britain and Western Europe. The racial and ethnic element here is prominent. In cities such as London, Manchester, Rotterdam, Frankfurt, Paris and Naples the position of the urban poor is worsening. Hamburg is Europe’s richest city, as measured by average personal income, and has the highest proportion of millionaires in Germany. It also has the highest proportion on welfare and unemployment – 40 per cent above the national average. A third of industrial jobs in and around the city have disappeared in the fifteen years up to 1994.'"?CLASS-INEQUALITY?

Libya: Saif Gaddafi Accuses Cameron Of 'Hidden Agenda' And Insists His Father Is Still In Control | World News | Sky News

Libya: Saif Gaddafi Accuses Cameron Of 'Hidden Agenda' And Insists His Father Is Still In Control World News Sky News: "The accusation follows Mr Cameron's statement to the House of Commons in which he said he has not ruled out military action in Libya."?DID DAVID CAMERON TELL RIOTERS IN LIBYA THAT HE WOULD"STAND"WITH THEM?

Evictions and prison won’t mend our green and pleasant land - Telegraph

Evictions and prison won’t mend our green and pleasant land - Telegraph: "Politicians who chart the future should first study the past"?

Sunday, August 14, 2011

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: April 2010

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: April 2010: "'Tell Congress to Protect Kids from Homelessness and Street Violence'TELL THE SAME TO IRISH POLITICIANS?"

Shiny Happy Corporate People | Truthout

Shiny Happy Corporate People Truthout: "When it comes to rights, Republicans say corporations are people. But when it comes to the responsibilities of personhood - like paying taxes, being sued for negligence or criminal manslaughter, that sort of thing - their response is 'Are you crazy? We're talking about corporations here, not people.'"?

Saturday, August 13, 2011

Press releases 2001 - FR. PETER MCVERRY SJ

Press releases 2001 - FR. PETER MCVERRY SJ: "In pursuit of his public crusade he has marshalled an array of finely honed skills - the skill to lobby, to organise, to cajole politicians, to embarrass politicians, to master the well timed sound bite, the skill to gently subvert the conscience management manoeuvres of the more privileged. His exercise of these skills has inevitably lead to him being cast in the role of dissident outsider, happily a role he is content to occupy for the foreseeable future."?THE IRISH ELITE THAT POCKET"OBSCENE"PENSIONS?

Key figure in sponsorship scandal set to become witness | FAIR

Key figure in sponsorship scandal set to become witness FAIR: "It is the bookend to a story that, until recently, The Globe and Mail has been prevented from investigating. Only after a winning a lengthy battle at the Supreme Court last year against Groupe Polygone could the newspaper continue to press on in the public interest."?

Public Inquiry · Bruton demands sacrifices from everybody – except himself

Public Inquiry · Bruton demands sacrifices from everybody – except himself: "Bruton demands sacrifices from everybody – except himself"?

Public Inquiry · New TDs expenses system does not prevent fraud

Public Inquiry · New TDs expenses system does not prevent fraud: "New TDs expenses system does not prevent fraud"?

Opinion Piece: London Riots | Joe Higgins.ie

Opinion Piece: London Riots Joe Higgins.ie: "‘Mob Rule’, ‘Mindless Destruction’, ‘Wreckers’, ‘Looters’ ‘Four Days of Mayhem’. Here’s a one mark question. Headlines like those above were emblazoned across much of the capitalist press this week. Were they referring to, a) those convulsing urban areas of England with rioting or, b) those convulsing the European and world economies with their frenzied speculation in the financial markets?"

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Fr Peter Mc Verry's story

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Fr Peter Mc Verry's story: "''“Access to quality health services is a prerequisite for participation in the social and economic life of society. Working to improve the health status of all, and particularly vulnerable groups such as people with disabilities including those with mental illness, drug users, the homeless and Travellers, is an essential element of social inclusion.''?'"AS FR.PETER McVERRY SAYS HIMSELF"POLITICIANS HAVE ALWAYS REWARDED THEMSELVES FAR TOO HIGHLY,THEIR SALARIES ARE TOO HIGH ,THEIR EXPENCES ARE TOO HIGH"THOSE WHO CAN GET WHAT THEY CAN AND TO HELL WITH EVERYONE ELSE.?UNQUOTE.IN OTHER WORDS THE ELITE?

Has the Right to Education a Future Within the United Nations? A Behind-the-Scenes Account by the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education 1998–2004

Has the Right to Education a Future Within the United Nations? A Behind-the-Scenes Account by the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education 1998–2004: "My experiences as a participant-observer form the background of this text. Its aim is to bring to light some of the questions which should inform the process of change, but are unlikely to be discussed as long as what happens behind the scenes remains unknown and unknowable."?

The Republic

The Republic: "In order to limit the state’s responsibility to vulnerable citizens. The inevitable outcome is to restrict these citizens’ capacity to participate in and contribute to public life"?

About UCL Laws People

About UCL Laws People: "In a world characterised by profound diversity of beliefs and radical poverty, the discipline of law needs to engage with problems of constructing just and workable supra-national institutions and practices; and that adopting a global perspective challenges some of the main working assumptions of Western traditions of academic law."?

Social Justice - Removefiannafail

Social Justice - Removefiannafail: "(Peter McVerry, Society of Jesuits)
This statement from a true disciple of Christ,is a both a cry of despair and a judgement of this government. Despite the recent blank cheque of taxpayers money written by Bertie Ahern for the past crimes of members of the irish roman catholic church; despite his audience with the new Pontiff; despite his presence in the pro-cathedral as a devout massgoer; despite his bizarre role as 'a sheep among wolves,and a shepherd of wolves' he and his associates will be arraigned one day before a final a court of justice, just as his mentor C.J.H. is fast approaching that appointment -which there is no evading."?

Social Justice - Removefiannafail

Social Justice - Removefiannafail: "'The success of Antisocial Behaviour Orders depends on our willingness to imprison children at a cost of 250,000 Euros a year.'
'Yet the Children's Act 2001 remains unimplemented because we are told the resources are not availible'"?

Gene Kerrigan: Lying in the gutter, looking at the stars - Gene Kerrigan, Columnists - Independent.ie

Gene Kerrigan: Lying in the gutter, looking at the stars - Gene Kerrigan, Columnists - Independent.ie: "All cases involving bankers, developers, their advisers and protectors, will be heard before the Special Criminal Court. That should speed things up"?

Saturday, August 6, 2011

China tells U.S. "good old days" of borrowing are over

China tells U.S. "good old days" of borrowing are over: "Finance ministers and central bankers of the Group of Seven major industrialized nations will confer by telephone later on Saturday or on Sunday, a senior European diplomatic source said."?

America in Decline | Truthout

America in Decline Truthout: "Corporate power’s ascendancy over politics and society"?

Syria, Libya, Egypt and Middle East unrest – live updates | World news | guardian.co.uk

Syria, Libya, Egypt and Middle East unrest – live updates World news guardian.co.uk

Power companies prepare as solar storms set to hit Earth | Reuters

Power companies prepare as solar storms set to hit Earth Reuters: "'The magnetic storm that is soon to develop probably will be in the moderate to strong level,' said Joseph Kunches, a space weather scientist at the Space Weather Prediction Center, a division of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)."?

Expose Corrupt Courts: Rate Your Judge on "Robe Probe"

Expose Corrupt Courts: Rate Your Judge on "Robe Probe": "ExposeCorruptCourts.blogspot.com"?

Co. Cavan; Ireland Newspaper Abstracts

Co. Cavan; Ireland Newspaper Abstracts: "The overseers replied that they had no discretionary powers, that the order they received from their "superiors in authority" were to dismiss all the infirm men, boys and females on the works, and that acting as public officers, they did what, as private indiciduals, they trembled at the thoughts of doing.?

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Obama Tours Alabama Tornado Wreckage, Official Sees 'Hope' Amid Tragedy [PHOTOS]

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Obama Tours Alabama Tornado Wreckage, Official Sees 'Hope' Amid Tragedy [PHOTOS]: "'All We Have Is Each Other'?"

July 31, 2011

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: God's Wheat Field

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: God's Wheat Field: "'There will be a great 'time of trouble' for all nations, society, governments, financial institutions, etc. The wheat class will be saved from that 'time of trouble' by the resurrection change. But the tares will not be saved from it; they will be cast into the trouble and have their portion with the hypocrites.'SO LOOKING AROUND THE WORLD TODAY WHO OR WHERE ARE THESE HYPOCRITES?DONT GIVE UP ARCHBISHOP DIARMUID MARTIN GOD IS TRUELY ON YOUR SIDE."?

Bitterness All Around After U.S. Credit Downgrade : NPR

Bitterness All Around After U.S. Credit Downgrade : NPR: "Republicans and Democrats quickly doled out blame to one another and China weighed in angrily after the first-ever downgrade in America's sterling credit rating — an expected but unsettling move that further clouds prospects for the recovery of the fragile U.S. economy."?

Thursday, August 4, 2011

Bank queries approval for Fingleton's Euro11,500 watch - Worldnews.com

Bank queries approval for Fingleton's Euro11,500 watch - Worldnews.com: "ANGLO IRISH Bank is investigating who approved the purchase of an Euro11,500 watch as a retirement gift for former Irish Nationwide chief executive Michael Fingleton. A spokesman for the State-owned bank, which acquired Irish Nationwide last month, said it was looking at whether the board members of the building society at the time agreed to the purchase of the watch in April 2009"?

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: RTÉ.ie Entertainment: Inside Man by Philip Bray

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: RTÉ.ie Entertainment: Inside Man by Philip Bray: "'Others not so humorous, tales of genuine human tragedy such as prisoners driven to crime due to poverty or inmates ending their lives, unable to cope with life on the inside.'"?

Public Inquiry · The usual bullshit from the HSE

Public Inquiry · The usual bullshit from the HSE: "During the discussion Catherine Chent, a solicitor specializing in children’s rights told us that the HSE buys in an incredible amount of private services, sometimes at twice the cost as that paid in England."?

Class Dismissed :: Monthly Review Press

Class Dismissed :: Monthly Review Press: "Rather than focus attention on the hierarchy of jobs and power—where most jobs require relatively little education, and the poor enjoy very little political power—money is funneled into educational endeavors that ultimately do nothing to challenge established social structures, and in fact reinforce them. And when educational programs prove ineffective at reducing inequality, the ones whom these programs were intended to help end up blaming themselves. Marsh’s struggle to grasp the connection between education, poverty, and inequality is both powerful and poignant."?

Breivik's Fundamentalist War on Politics, and Ours | Truthout

Breivik's Fundamentalist War on Politics, and Ours Truthout: "What is shocking about this incident coming so closely on the heels of the media coverage of the slaughter of scores of innocent young people in Norway by an ideological extremist is that it reveals the moral blindness and political indifference of the Republican Party leadership to its own growing extremism by openly embracing the relationship between images of violence and hate and the murderous acts that sometimes follow. Yet, in this case, the indifference turned to something more troubling, in that, by using the clip from 'The Town,' it appears that Republican leaders used gratuitous images of mind-crushing violence and retribution as a legitimate, even inspiring, framework for motivating support for legislative practices that will have deleterious, even violent, impacts on vulnerable populations in the United States, especially children."?

Expenditure on legal services – Department of the Taoiseach 2006 to 2010 – The Story

Expenditure on legal services – Department of the Taoiseach 2006 to 2010 – The Story: "As part of an ongoing process. This document details the expenditure by the Department of the Taoiseach on legal services for the five years from 2006 to 2010. It mostly refers to expenditure in relation to the Moriarty Tribunal, but there are other interesting nuggets in there. Unfortunately, while the data is held on an Oracle database, and it was requested in a digital spreadsheet format, it was not released in this manner. Instead the data was printed to tables, and I had to scan the pages. Conversion to spreadsheets takes time."?COMPARE TO LEGAL AID?

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Public Inquiry · Judge Kelly caves in to state pressure

Public Inquiry · Judge Kelly caves in to state pressure: "All the judge got was a load of meaningless waffle accompanied by a very clear message.
Get back in your box and keep your mouth shut. We’ll call you when we next need your rubber stamp.
It is reasonable to conclude that the public dressing down of Judge Kelly by the DPP has had the desired effect."?

Andrew Madden: Senator David Norris

Andrew Madden: Senator David Norris: "Bishops and others in the Catholic Church, in this country and elsewhere, have protected child molesters and rapists from the criminal justice system and, even worse, left such people in positions where they had access to more children, and all too often, those who the bishops had protected went on to molest and rape more children."?

Social worker shortage 'puts vulnerable children at risk' | Irish Examiner

Social worker shortage 'puts vulnerable children at risk' Irish Examiner: "The Irish Times reported that social workers are having to ignore all but the worst of child protection cases due to a lack of staff - and vulnerable young people are at risk of ongoing abuse as a result."?

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

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: 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.: ENCOURAGECHANGE.: ENCOURAGECHANGE.: ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Public Inquiry · Who’s watching the watchers?

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: ENCOURAGECHANGE.: ENCOURAGECHANGE.: ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Public Inquiry · Who’s watching the watchers?: "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'?"

What I’m About « thesystemworks

What I’m About « thesystemworks: "The System’ most certainly doesn’t work."?

My Take on the Norris Campaign « thesystemworks

My Take on the Norris Campaign « thesystemworks: "My main problem with Norris in recent times has been his outspoken criticism of Israel."?

Israel and Labour deny plot against Norris as backers consider support · TheJournal

Israel and Labour deny plot against Norris as backers consider support · TheJournal: "He said he was inspired to investigate the letter after he was tipped off by a person he had been friends with in Ireland, admitting that person may have been a supporter of Higgins."?