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Sunday, March 30, 2014

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WHAT IF?: Bailey solicitor concerned over missing file in du Plantier case - The Irish Times - Mon, Dec 09, 2013: Mr Buttimer confirmed he had also been informed some 24 original witness statements from the murder file had gone missing, though typed copies are available for disclosure to Mr Bailey’s legal team.?

Saturday, March 29, 2014

Judge received garda leaks on private citizens - Independent.ie

Judge received garda leaks on private citizens - Independent.ie: THE judge at the centre of the garda whistleblower row admitted during legal proceedings that gardai leaked confidential information to him about a number of private individuals.?

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Public Inquiry · Ex-Garda confirms parts of White’s allegations

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

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

Monday, March 24, 2014

Roisin O'Shea: The alarm bells have been ringing for more than two decades on family court problems - Independent.ie

Roisin O'Shea: The alarm bells have been ringing for more than two decades on family court problems - Independent.ie: In this, the first substantial empirical family law research carried out in the Circuit Court, I have seen so much anger, frustration, fear and misery, for both men and women.?

Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Judge Peter Kelly and the Judiciary

Judge Peter Kelly and the Judiciary: The people’s judge.



In a wide-ranging interview with ‘The Parchment’, the magazine of the Dublin Solicitor’s Bar Association (DSBA), Mr Justice [Peter] Kelly — head of the Commercial Court — said there should be an independent body to appoint judges.



The tough-talking judge, who has ruled out ever going to the Supreme Court, also claimed some people who would make excellent judges were “passed over” in favour of others who were not so well qualified.?

Sunday, March 16, 2014

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

Thursday, March 13, 2014

Public Inquiry · Garda/State corruption: The facts

Public Inquiry · Garda/State corruption: The facts: Denial – secrecy – blame the whistleblowers – secrecy – attack those calling for an investigation – secrecy – refuse to apologise when the truth outs – secrecy – pretend to act as a result of the investigation – secrecy – allow the corrupt system to remain in place in order to protect the interests of those who benefit.?

Public Inquiry · Garda/State corruption: The facts

Public Inquiry · Garda/State corruption: The facts: The Garda Inspectorate report has been published and already we’re witnessing the usual bullshit response particularly from politicians with a vested interest in defending our corrupt political/administrative system.?

Public Inquiry · It doesn’t matter who’s in power when the entire body politic is corrupt

Public Inquiry · It doesn’t matter who’s in power when the entire body politic is corrupt: Everybody knows and obeys the golden rule – You may waffle all day about corruption but you must never, ever actually act on the matter as that would be damaging to the interests of all who prosper within the corrupt system.?
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Wednesday, March 12, 2014

I want an equal society, not a repeat of Bertie’s politics of the tax break | Irish Examiner

I want an equal society, not a repeat of Bertie’s politics of the tax break | Irish Examiner: Everywhere I go, I meet inequality, sometimes to the point of cruelty, sometimes so patently absurd, sometimes so staggeringly obvious that it’s impossible to see how it escapes the attention of the political system (never mind a media that seems just as obsessed with tax cuts as the only barometer of a healthy society).?

Monday, March 10, 2014

Archbishop Martin says it would be 'disaster' if church watchdog loses trust - Independent.ie

Archbishop Martin says it would be 'disaster' if church watchdog loses trust - Independent.ie: The Catholic Church's most outspoken bishop on clerical abuse said: "If there is wrong on any side, it should be admitted."

He told the Irish Independent that it would be "disastrous" if trust was lost in the National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church (NBSCCCI).?

Flannery quits Rehab and Fine Gael roles - RTÉ News

Flannery quits Rehab and Fine Gael roles - RTÉ News: John McGuinness said nothing had changed following Mr Flannery's resignation from the board of Rehab and from his role in Fine Gael.

Mr McGuinness said questions must still be answered and the committee could compel Mr Flannery to appear if he refuses to do so voluntarily.?

TESTIMONIALS: Driving Straight on Crooked Lines | The Monk who Stole the Cow

TESTIMONIALS: Driving Straight on Crooked Lines | The Monk who Stole the Cow: Positive change can come from adversity.?

Saturday, March 8, 2014

ANO NA ANG?

ANO NA ANG?: Nakaligtas pagngangalit ng bagyo na pang-aabuso na may label na 'pagkakamali' - Independent.ie



Nakaligtas pagngangalit ng bagyo na pang-aabuso na may label na 'pagkakamali' - Independent.ie : Sa website nito, ipinahayag Fr Tony Flannery na sila ay "questioned ang hustisya" ng hindi kasama ang maraming mga mas lumang mga pari mula sa ministri "dahil sa isang pagkakamali o mga mali nila na ginawa sa kanilang mga naunang mga buhay" kung saan nagkaroon ng "hindi pattern ng muling pag-nakakasakit na." Pang-aabuso nakaligtas Marie Collins gumanti. "Ang anumang pang-adulto kung sino ang may sexual contact na may isang menor de edad ay wala sa 'relasyon', ito ay pang-aabuso, legal at sa kagandahang-asal," sinabi niya.?

PADDYWANTSTOKNOW?

PADDYWANTSTOKNOW?: Rehab bayad Frank Flannery sa lobby ng Gobyerno - Balita Pampulitika | Irish & International Pulitika | Ang Irish Times - Sab, 8 Marso 2014



Rehab bayad Frank Flannery sa lobby ng Gobyerno - Balita Pampulitika | Irish & International Pulitika | Ang Irish Times - Sab, 8 Marso 2014 : mr Flannery, sino ay aktibo sa pinakamataas na antas sa Fine Gael pa rin at ay isang malapit na iugnay ng Taoiseach , ay upang hilingin sa iyo na lumitaw bago ang Committee sa Pampublikong Accounts upang sagutin ang mga tanong tungkol sa Rehab.?

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WHAT IF?: Open Letter to Enda Kenny: “This broken Health System” | Caring for Pádraig



Open Letter to Enda Kenny: “This broken Health System” | Caring for Pádraig: Four months later, when we discovered that the waiting time to access adequate care and treatment in one of the three beds for patients in his condition in the country’s only rehabilitation hospital, the NRH, would be close to a year, and then only for a maximum period of three months, we decided to bring him to Germany where he could access adequate care immediately. Our decision to bring Pádraig to Germany was forced upon us, we did not do this by choice.?

Friday, March 7, 2014

Stephen Lawrence's mother: '21 years of struggle, and there is still more to come' - Telegraph

Stephen Lawrence's mother: '21 years of struggle, and there is still more to come' - Telegraph: After being told she had been the victim of two decades of corruption, spying and cover-up, Doreen Lawrence might have vented fury at the Home Office minister opposite her in the House of Lords.


Instead she was dignity defined as she held her tears in check and spoke quietly of her “21 years of struggle” to get to the truth about Scotland Yard’s shameful behaviour over her son Stephen’s murder.?

Thursday, March 6, 2014

WHAT IF?

WHAT IF?: PADDYWANTSTOKNOW?: Public Inquiry · Naming Gardai involved in penalty points scandal: To Whom It May Concern:

It is public knowledge that a number of Gardai have been punished as a result of the penalty points controversy.

I request the name, rank, location and punishment meted out to the Gardai in question.

If this is not possible I request the regulation/legislation under which it is not possible.

Yours sincerely

Anthony Sheridan?