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Wednesday, October 23, 2013

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WHAT IF?: For Christy - being a runner was not simply just about escaping - it was about, despite the systematic abuse that reigned in these institutions, about never giving up - never letting the authorities break you down.?

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WHAT IF?: Courts.ie is a pretty difficult website to navigate. As government-type websites go, it probably has more information than you might expect. There is lots of room for improvement though. Apparently, in line with guidance from the Data Protection Commissioner, Courts.ie blocks Google from indexing its website. This relates to the so-called “right to be forgotten”.?

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Monday, October 21, 2013

The man who lives without money - World Observer Online

The man who lives without money - World Observer Online: “Be The Change You Want To See In The World”?

Registrar seeks more details from banks in repossession cases - The Irish Times - Thu, Oct 17, 2013#.UmFdqs3VTOM.facebook#.UmFdqs3VTOM.facebook

Registrar seeks more details from banks in repossession cases - The Irish Times - Thu, Oct 17, 2013#.UmFdqs3VTOM.facebook#.UmFdqs3VTOM.facebook: Pádraig Burke, the county registrar for Kerry, also told the legal representatives for the various lending institutions seeking repossession orders at the Circuit Court in Tralee that they must furnish full details of the stress-test analysis they carried out on the applicants at the time of granting a mortgage.?

Sunday, October 20, 2013

New EU law to force disclosures on dropped cases - RTÉ News

New EU law to force disclosures on dropped cases - RTÉ News: A new EU directive will give victims of crime the right to be given reasons when a decision is taken not to prosecute.

Director of Public Prosecutions Claire Loftus said the directive will give victims the right to receive reasons in a range of offences - including rape, "child sexual abuse" and harassment.?

Thursday, October 17, 2013

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: February 2012

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: February 2012: Chief Justice Susan Denham said. The person authorising a search warrant is required to be able to assess the conflicting interests of the State and the person whose home is to be searched, the judge said. In this case, the detective superintendent was not independent, she added. Article 40.5 of the Constitution expressly provides that one’s home is inviolable and shall not be forcibly entered except in accordance with the law, she said. This meant entry had to be effected “without stooping to methods which ignore the fundamental norms” of the legal order as contained in the Constitution.?

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WHAT IF?: In February of this year a most significant decision was handed down by the Supreme Court in the area of criminal procedure. This decision, Damache v DPP [2012] IESC 11 (discussed here), found that s.29(1) of the Offences Against the State Act 1939, which had been in operation for the past 36 years having been inserted by s.5 of the Criminal Law Act 1976, was contrary to the Constitution?

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

When He Was In Justice | Broadsheet.ie

When He Was In Justice | Broadsheet.ie: “He was told by a TD from Laois/Offaly at the time that no-one ever will stand trial for this murder. I won’t name that person now but the Minister told me himself. He was so concerned he went to the Secretary General of the Department of Justice to report what was said to him,” Senator Leyden said.”?

Tuesday, October 15, 2013

No political cover-up in Fr Molloy case – Leyden | Fr Niall Molloy

No political cover-up in Fr Molloy case – Leyden | Fr Niall Molloy: He said that the church hierarchy had sought to “hush-up” the Fr Molloy case and refuted any political involvement: “It was the judiciary and the hierarchy that were involved in this case as opposed to politicians, which it is alleged. Politicians were not involved to my knowledge”.?VERY INTERESTING?

Monday, October 14, 2013

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Paul O'Connell | Papers - Academia.edu

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Paul O'Connell | Papers - Academia.edu: "This article looks at the approach of the Irish superior courts to challenges to administrative decisions makers on the basis of “reasonableness”, in particular the courts historical resistance to adopting “variable standards” of reasonableness review, and more recent developments which may indicate a departure from the position"?

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WHAT IF?: The rationale for a duty to give reasons was cogently put by Mr Justice Nial Fennelly in Mallak where he stated that “several converging legal sources strongly suggest an emerging commonly held view that persons affected by administrative decisions have a right to know the reasons on which they are based, in short to understand them”.?

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WHAT IF?: The rationale for a duty to give reasons was cogently put by Mr Justice Nial Fennelly in Mallak where he stated that “several converging legal sources strongly suggest an emerging commonly held view that persons affected by administrative decisions have a right to know the reasons on which they are based, in short to understand them”.?

Sunday, October 13, 2013

"ENCOURAGECHANGE"paddoconnell8@gmail.com: On Reconciling Irreconcilables: Neo-liberal Globalisation an

"ENCOURAGECHANGE"paddoconnell8@gmail.com: On Reconciling Irreconcilables: Neo-liberal Globalisation an: Be what you are  not what i would have you be.For the you that i want would not be you but a stranger to me,and all i hold true,For there are none better than you are now or could ever hope to be,Fortune shines on those who are themselves and not the projected image of the desires of others.?

All Souls

All Souls: I was just stunned that someone was taking notice. No one had ever seemed to believe me or to care when I told them about the amount of poverty and social problems where I grew up.?

Monday, October 7, 2013

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WHAT IF?: Dr Diarmuid Martin also appealed to all involved in the administration of justice to strive to ensure justice is available to all, not just those with "elevated" financial means.?

Justice delayed is justice denied | Irish Examiner

Justice delayed is justice denied | Irish Examiner: Justice delayed is justice denied?IT SURE IS?

Saturday, October 5, 2013

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WHAT IF?: 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?AN INCLUSIVE SOCIETY?

Garda Commissioner expresses ‘regret’ at handling of abuse claims in Murphy report - Religious News & Affairs | The Irish Times - Mon, Jul 15, 2013

Garda Commissioner expresses ‘regret’ at handling of abuse claims in Murphy report - Religious News & Affairs | The Irish Times - Mon, Jul 15, 2013: It found that no notes or files were available following McCabe’s interview by gardaí in connection with a 1986 allegation. McCabe was accompanied to the interview by a friend, a retired local Garda sergeant. That evening McCabe visited Chief Superintendent Joe McGovern at his home, where he made “certain limited admissions”. He had been staying in a house belonging to the chief superintendent. The chief superintendent brought these “admissions” to the local parish priest rather than gardaí. Copies of the abused boy’s statement were made available to church authorities.?

Garda Commissioner expresses ‘regret’ at handling of abuse claims in Murphy report - Religious News & Affairs | The Irish Times - Mon, Jul 15, 2013

Garda Commissioner expresses ‘regret’ at handling of abuse claims in Murphy report - Religious News & Affairs | The Irish Times - Mon, Jul 15, 2013: “It is a matter of regret to me that people did not receive the appropriate attention and action from the Garda Síochána to which they were entitled. The policies and structures now in place are very much victim-focused and designed to ensure that no one has a similar experience today.”?

Thursday, October 3, 2013

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WHAT IF?: One thing that has haunted the children is why they are being listened to now when they were ignored for so long?

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WHAT IF?: The veteran republican has been accused of waiting almost a decade to tell investigators what he knew about Liam Adams, who was convicted recently of abusing his daughter Aine from when was she aged four until she was nine.?Whats That Saying"Let Those Without Sin Cast The First Stone?So All Those In The Republic Of Ireland Who Did Not Act On Their Moral Responsibilities(CONSCIENCE) When They Were Informed Of Abuse Or Alleged Abuse Put Their Hands Up?Garda

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WHAT IF?: Children with disabilities have a right under Article 19 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child to be protected from all forms of physical or mental violence, injury or abuse, neglect or negligent treatment, maltreatment or exploitation, including sexual abuse?

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WHAT IF?: "THE HANDLING OF COMPLAINTS BY THE GARDI IN RELATION TO ABUSE AT ST.JOSEPHS?"Parliamentary Question No.720,12 th April 2005.Question No.1052,18th Sept 2013?

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WHAT IF?: ".”ITS ONE THING TO LISTEN; ITS QUITE ANOTHED THING TO ACTUALLY DO SOMETHING ABOUT WHAT YOUR BEEN TOLD, OR WRITTEN TO ABOUT."?

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WHAT IF?: Many social work files were in no particular order, while in some cases key records were missing.?

Tuesday, October 1, 2013

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WHAT IF?: Such failure may amount to negligence, the Ombudsman stated.MAY,MAY,MAY?