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Tuesday, October 30, 2012

CONNECT TO MY ANGELS

CONNECT TO MY ANGELS: """We are not childcare workers. People have to remember that many of these guys are not your typical 17-year-old and have more life experience under their belt than you and I ever will.""?IM SURE THIS STATMENT SAYS IT ALL,I WISH TO CALL ON ALL THOSE "ALLEGED"TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT JUVENILES WELLBEING IN SAINT PATRICKS INSTITUTION TO CALL ON THE MINISTER FOR JUSTICE TO RELEASE THE FILES IN RELATION TO JUVENILES THAT WERE IMPRISONED IN PORTLAOISE IN THE 1960s.THIS WILL SHOW YOU HOW MUCH LIFE EXPERIENCE KIDS FROM A WORKING-CLASS BACKGROUND GOT IN THE 1940s,50s,60s,70s,80s, 90s,2000.OR GO TO THE SITE PUBLIC INQUIRY(PADDOCONNELL).""

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

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: ENCOURAGECHANGE.: ENCOURAGECHANGE.: SSRN-On Reconciling Irreconcilables: Neo-Liberal Globalisation and Human Rights by Paul O'Connell: "'FAIR AND EQUAL ACCESS TO EDUCATION FOR THE LESS WELL OFF?"

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CONNECT TO MY ANGELS: ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Curtin v Clerk of Dáil Éireann [SCIre]

CONNECT TO MY ANGELS: ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Curtin v Clerk of Dáil Éireann [SCIre]: ""In this appeal, the Court is asked to interpret the provisions of Article 35.4.1 of the Constitution regarding the parliamentary procedure for the removal of judges from office. It is one of the few occasions in the annals of legal history that such a proposal has been considered by a court and the first time since the foundation of the State."YES INDEED WHO THINKS UP SUCH LAWS TO PROTECT THE WELL PROTECTED?"

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Public Inquiry · Double standards

Public Inquiry · Double standards: "It seems we are once again witnessing the double standards of Irish politicians when it comes to law enforcement and accountability."?

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Public Inquiry · Snouts in the trough – out with principles

Public Inquiry · Snouts in the trough – out with principles: "One of the unremarked benefits of emigration is that the emigrant can leave behind the endemic sleaze, nepotism and corruption of Irish political life."?

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High Court challenge to children's referendum - Courts, National News - Independent.ie

High Court challenge to children's referendum - Courts, National News - Independent.ie: "THE Government should not be spending some €1.1m of public monies on a one-sided information campaign about the up-coming children's referendum, it has been claimed in the High Court."?

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Challenge to use of State funds in Children's Referendum campaign - RTÉ News

Challenge to use of State funds in Children's Referendum campaign - RTÉ News: "The action by Mark McCrystal claims the Government information campaign is designed to promote a Yes vote and therefore cannot be paid for by public funds."?

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TwoRightsNow.org - Homepage

TwoRightsNow.org - Homepage: "And similarly the right not to be indoctrinated in class, against ones will, might as well not be in our Constitution. [Article 44.2.4°] :?
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TwoRightsNow.org - Homepage

TwoRightsNow.org - Homepage: "How is it that our children's right to free primary education has been ignored? [Article 42.4]:"?

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The story of you

The story of you: "Our everyday habits, traditions of our families, lessons learned, our happiest moments, loves we kept and lost, all the little things that shape who we are."?

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HIQA to start inspections at disability-services residential centres next year | Irish Examiner

HIQA to start inspections at disability-services residential centres next year | Irish Examiner: ""At the moment, there is no formal regulation of disability services…"?

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11 workers admit campaign of cruelty, neglect and abuse aimed at vulnerable patients in care home from hell | Mail Online

11 workers admit campaign of cruelty, neglect and abuse aimed at vulnerable patients in care home from hell | Mail Online: "The 11 workers who admitted a campaign of cruelty, neglect and abuse against vulnerable patients in a care home from hell"?

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Arrested Greek editor - I acted in the public interest | Media | guardian.co.uk

Arrested Greek editor - I acted in the public interest | Media | guardian.co.uk: "Vaxevanis said: "Our understanding is that politicians, media barons and some journalists were able to exploit the list for blackmail and extortion because the government held off from launching a proper investigation."?

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How US rules on former felons voting can swing presidential elections | Harry J Enten | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk

How US rules on former felons voting can swing presidential elections | Harry J Enten | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk: "While many countries such as Canada, Denmark, and Israel allow almost all convicted offenders to vote, others such as Brazil, India, and the United Kingdom completely bar prisoners from voting."?

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Monday, October 29, 2012

Oconnellpadd13's Blog

Oconnellpadd13's Blog: "“”The late judge, who was made a Knight Commander of the Equestrian Order of St Gregory the Great with Cross by the Pope, is said to have recommended that where reckless disregard towards prisoners resulted in deaths and attacks in custody, senior government and prison officials should face proceedings for criminal wrongdoing.”?”"

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ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Rate-Your Solicitor website closed down - Indymedia Ireland

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Rate-Your Solicitor website closed down - Indymedia Ireland: " "A special Committee of the Law Society has said it was utterly appalled at reports that some solicitors had double-charged for work done for victims of institutional abuse.
In a lecture given to students in Cork, the Master of the High Court Edmund Honohan SC advocated independent regulation of the profession saying that no spinning by the Society could disguise the systemic failure of self-regulation. He said most solicitors must now realise they had been let down, not just by a few rogue negligent solicitors, but by the Law Society itself.
A website launched in February 2006 by the Victims of the Legal Profession, www.Rate-Your-Solicitor.com has become an increasingly popular place for people to vent their frustrations with solicitors.?"

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Sunday, October 28, 2012

Jailhouselawyer's Blog: Sir Nicolas Bratza defends European court of human rights

Jailhouselawyer's Blog: Sir Nicolas Bratza defends European court of human rights: "Along the riverbank, at the judicial heart of the continent, there is a scattering of single-person tents – temporary homes for desperate petitioners to the European court of human rights (ECHR)"?

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Jailhouselawyer's Blog: Sheriff: Group fighting for ‘prisoners votes’

Jailhouselawyer's Blog: Sheriff: Group fighting for ‘prisoners votes’: "A new battleground has emerged in the war over Ohio votes this election: Jails and prisons./
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Why shunning former prisoners drives them back to crime

Jailhouselawyer's Blog: Attorney General Dominic Grieve escalates row on votes for prisoners

Jailhouselawyer's Blog: Attorney General Dominic Grieve escalates row on votes for prisoners: "The chasm between the Prime Minister and his Attorney-General appeared as wide as ever last night as Dominic Grieve reiterated his view that Britain has a legal obligation to consider granting voting rights to prisoners.


Within hours of Mr Grieve's evidence to the Justice Committee on Wednesday, that the UK risked damaging its reputation if it ignored a European Court of Human Rights judgment that it must lift a blanket ban on electoral rights for inmates, David Cameron had dismissed the suggestion.
"Prisoners are not getting the vote under this Government," he told MPs."?

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"ENCOURAGECHANGE"paddoconnell8@gmail.com

"ENCOURAGECHANGE"paddoconnell8@gmail.com: "We are not childcare workers. People have to remember that many of these guys are not your typical 17-year-old and have more life experience under their belt than you and I ever will.""?IM SURE THIS STATMENT SAYS IT ALL,I WISH TO CALL ON ALL THOSE "ALLEGED"TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT JUVENILES WELLBEING IN SAINT PATRICKS INSTITUTION TO CALL ON THE MINISTER FOR JUSTICE TO RELEASE THE FILES IN RELATION TO JUVENILES THAT WERE IMPRISONED IN PORTLAOISE IN THE 1960s.THIS WILL SHOW YOU HOW MUCH LIFE EXPERIENCE KIDS FROM A WORKING-CLASS BACKGROUND GOT IN THE 1940s,50s,60s,70s,80s, 90s,2000.OR GO TO THE SITE PUBLIC INQUIRY(PADDOCONNELL)."
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Minister for Children: Clondalkin

Minister for Children: Clondalkin: "The detention of children in St. Patrick’s Institution, which is an adult prison, has been criticised for over 25 years by domestic and international observers as being inappropriate for the rehabilitation of children and addressing their complex needs."?TO QUOTE RIO HOGARTY "CHILDREN HAVE LARGELY BEEN IGNORED BY THE LAW UP UNTIL NOW(The Proposed Childrens Referendum)Unquote.Mrs.Hogarty Is The Salt Of The Earth Kind Of Woman From Dublins South Inner-City Known As The Liberties.I Quoted Her(Irish Mail On Sunday 28thOctober 2012)Because It was And Is The Law That Sent Children To Prisons,And All Other Kinds Of Institution Is This State For Decades?

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U.S. felons a potentially powerful yet shunned voting bloc | Reuters

U.S. felons a potentially powerful yet shunned voting bloc | Reuters: "But as in years past, neither Democrats nor Republicans are doing much to reach out to them.

"Criminals are not a popular constituency," says James Hamm, 64, who spent 17 years in prison in Arizona for a drug-related homicide and now heads an inmate advocacy group with his wife, a retired judge. "Politicians don't want to say, 'Hey, I have the backing of people who committed crimes.'""?

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Saturday, October 27, 2012

Dumb it down | Are scientists really trying to see if an 'evil demon' is ruling the universe?

Dumb it down | Are scientists really trying to see if an 'evil demon' is ruling the universe?: "Are scientists really trying to see if an 'evil demon' is ruling the universe?"

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“Jimmy Savile came up in conversation and the police said that there was enough evidence to prosecute him on child sex offences but that they had been told from on high to leave it” | vRRitti.com, providing sentiency

“Jimmy Savile came up in conversation and the police said that there was enough evidence to prosecute him on child sex offences but that they had been told from on high to leave it” | vRRitti.com, providing sentiency: "The police said that there was enough evidence to prosecute him on child sex offences but that they had been told from on high to leave it”"?

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WHO ACTUALLY OWNS AUSTRALIA'S GOVERNMENTS?

WHO ACTUALLY OWNS AUSTRALIA'S GOVERNMENTS?: ""It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong."- Voltaire - [François Marie Arouet] (1694-1778)"?

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'Dramatic and shocking' papers revealed late in case - The Irish Times - Fri, Mar 02, 2012

'Dramatic and shocking' papers revealed late in case - The Irish Times - Fri, Mar 02, 2012: "ALLEGATIONS: MATERIAL DATING back to 1998 but disclosed to lawyers for Ian Bailey just months ago revealed an unnamed senior garda or gardaí allegedly tried to get the State Solicitor for West Cork to put political pressure on the Director of Public Prosecutions to prosecute Mr Bailey for the murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier, a Supreme Court judge noted.

Mr Justice Adrian Hardiman yesterday noted that this alleged attempt was made despite a view within the DPP’s office that there was no evidence to warrant the prosecution of Mr Bailey."?

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Criminal Law Solicitor Dublin | Press Articles | Inquiry opens into Bailey's treatment by gardaí

Criminal Law Solicitor Dublin | Press Articles | Inquiry opens into Bailey's treatment by gardaí: "Inquiry opens into Bailey's treatment by gardaí"?

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Digital Rights Ireland » Search Results » garda

Digital Rights Ireland » Search Results » garda: "The department refuses to say what sanctions, if any, were taken against those found to have snooped into McNamara’s records…"?

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Digital Rights Ireland » Fine Gael Concerns about Phone Tapping

Digital Rights Ireland » Fine Gael Concerns about Phone Tapping: "In response to a Dail question, Mr McDowell said it would be contrary to the public interest to reveal how many phone taps had been approved by his department, or what categories of people were being targeted.
But Fine Gael TD Paul McGrath raised concerns about the possible inappropriate use of phone taps without the public’sknowledge."?

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Friday, October 26, 2012

Lies of Plutocracy: Exploding Five Myths that Dehumanize the Poor

Lies of Plutocracy: Exploding Five Myths that Dehumanize the Poor: "Lies of Plutocracy: Exploding Five Myths that Dehumanize the Poor"?

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Money Talks in Many Ways: Election-Season Reflections on How the Ruling Class Rules

Money Talks in Many Ways: Election-Season Reflections on How the Ruling Class Rules: "Money Talks in Many Ways: Election-Season Reflections on How the Ruling Class Rules"?

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Berlusconi sentenced to four years in jail for tax evasion - The Irish Times - Fri, Oct 26, 2012

Berlusconi sentenced to four years in jail for tax evasion - The Irish Times - Fri, Oct 26, 2012: "That process is likely to be lengthy and he will not be jailed unless he loses the final appeal. Even then, because the crime was committed when an amnesty to prevent prison overcrowding was in place, the maximum possible jail time would be one year."?NOTHING NEW THERE THEN?

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Justice Minister Alan Shatter to decide on inquiry into murder of Fr. Niall Molloy - National News - Independent.ie

Justice Minister Alan Shatter to decide on inquiry into murder of Fr. Niall Molloy - National News - Independent.ie: "The Minister was also challenged about claims by crime writer Paul Williams that the Gardai dropped charges against drug-lord John Traynor in return for the stolen police file on the priest’s death.

Williams says in his latest book this was because it contained sensitive information that "certain people in power" did not want in the public domain."?

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Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Mahon: transparency vital in future « politicalreform.ie

Mahon: transparency vital in future « politicalreform.ie: "The Mahon report echoes the Moriarty report in emphasising that disclosure must be the bedrock of all attempts to control corruption risks associated with money in politics."?

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ENCOURAGECHANGE.

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: ""St Patrick’s has not lived up to the mission statement of the Irish Prison Service."?THERE ARE VERY FEW IF"ANY"IRISH INSTITUTIONS THAT LIVE UP TO THEIR"SO-CALLED"CHARTER OR MISSION STATMENTS?"

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ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Mr Justice Dermot Kinlen | Times Online Obituary

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Mr Justice Dermot Kinlen | Times Online Obituary: ""Kinlen castigated the prison service as administratively over-heavy and criticised its officers "for travelling first-class" to view prisons overseas."?JUST LIKE THEIR MASTERS?"

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Ombudsman's powers extended - The Irish Times - Wed, Oct 24, 2012

Ombudsman's powers extended - The Irish Times - Wed, Oct 24, 2012: "But the Department of Justice had always resisted this level of independent oversight.

Ms O’Reilly said Minister for Justice Alan Shatter had promised to introduce this in new legislation."?

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Delays risk causing 'destitution' - The Irish Times - Wed, Oct 24, 2012

Delays risk causing 'destitution' - The Irish Times - Wed, Oct 24, 2012: "Flac said this high success rate of appeals showed that many original decisions to refuse a payment were wrong in the first place.

The appeals process was a “labyrinth of mechanisms” that was sometimes confusing and hard to navigate. Advocates interviewed for the report recommended more supports for appellants, in terms of both information and representation."?

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Call for quicker lobbyists legislation - The Irish Times - Fri, Jun 08, 2012

Call for quicker lobbyists legislation - The Irish Times - Fri, Jun 08, 2012: "THE GOVERNMENT has been accused of putting promised legislation for a register of lobbyists “on the long finger”, despite pledges months ago to introduce a Bill.

Thomas Pringle (Ind) said Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Brendan Howlin was supposed to be working on the legislation and had promised on March 13th to introduce a White Paper “within weeks, with legislation to follow”."?

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Lobbyists may have to name contacts - The Irish Times - Tue, Jun 19, 2012

Lobbyists may have to name contacts - The Irish Times - Tue, Jun 19, 2012: "New laws that will force lobbyists to disclose all their contacts with TDs and senior civil servants are included in policy proposals to be published shortly by the Government.

The move is aimed at creating more transparency over Government decision-making."?

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Dáil Eireann - 04/Mar/2004 Written Answers - Proposed Legislation.

Dáil Eireann - 04/Mar/2004 Written Answers - Proposed Legislation.: " I expect that the Institute of Public Administration’s report on practice in the regulation of lobbying in other countries will be finalised this month. The report will be considered along with other current legislative proposals and initiatives in this area and the question of further legislation will be considered in this context. Draft codes of conduct for staff and members of local authorities were circulated for observations in December 2003 and I intend to have these definitively promulgated by mid 2004."?

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Proposed laws will compel lobbyists to name Dáil contacts - The Irish Times - Tue, Jun 19, 2012

Proposed laws will compel lobbyists to name Dáil contacts - The Irish Times - Tue, Jun 19, 2012: "The proposed new rules will cover all organisations – including charities, professional bodies and commercial lobbyists – who make representations to politicians and civil servants regarding policies or prospective decisions.

For the first time, the move would provide the public with information on contact between lobbyists and the government, as well as the intensity of lobbying over particular issues."?

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DPP warns on caseload problems due to cutbacks via @independent_ie

DPP warns on caseload problems due to cutbacks via @independent_ie?

TD expenses are 'generous' compared to rest of world - National News - Independent.ie

TD expenses are 'generous' compared to rest of world - National News - Independent.ie: "However, Mr Coughlan said no detailed comparisons have been carried out, but told the Dail Public Accounts Committee (PAC) there had been some "limited checks" made with other systems, although he did not provide any details.

"They're relatively generous when compared to other parliaments," Mr Coughlan, under questioning from TDs yesterday, said of Dail expenses. TDs are paid expenses in two strands, the Public Representation Allowance (PRA) and the Travel and Accommodation Allowance(TAA)."?

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It’s time for the gravy train to stop | Irish Examiner

It’s time for the gravy train to stop | Irish Examiner: "It’s a gravy train that’s unbelievable for a bankrupt country. All politicians should be absolutely ashamed of themselves to allow this carry-on to continue. What are the ordinary citizens expected to live on — fresh air?"

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Thousands of euro in payment details kept hidden by VECs - National News - Independent.ie

Thousands of euro in payment details kept hidden by VECs - National News - Independent.ie: "EDUCATION bosses have refused to give details of lucrative payments made to serving city and county councillors."?

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ENCOURAGECHANGE.: May 2012

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: May 2012: "'By its very nature corruption is secretive, complex and generally not of the obliging kind that provides an arsenal of smoking guns." Here is just one of the many incisive observations by Elaine Byrne in her outstanding probe of nearly 90 years of the intersection of politics, financial dig-outs, favouritism and extraordinary dissimulation of language in sovereign, self- governed Ireland.?"

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ENCOURAGECHANGE.: May 2012

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: May 2012: "There is, of course, a law against perjury in Ireland but its enforcement is strictly reserved for ordinary citizens?DISADVANTAGED,UNCONNECTED,WORKING-CLASS CITIZENS TO BE PRECISE?"

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ENCOURAGECHANGE.: May 2012

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: May 2012: ""A Dublin-based garda has complained about “internal corruption” within the force and the Garda Representative Association (GRA) has backed up the officer’s assertion that gardaí can be promoted through nepotism rather than ability."THE REASONS PROJECT?"

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ENCOURAGECHANGE.: May 2012

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: May 2012: ""Mr Justice Walsh rejected the concept of privilege against disclosure: “Journalists and reporters are not any more constitutionally or legally immune than other citizens from disclosing information received in confidence"?"

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Monday, October 22, 2012

Senator Mark Daly and Abuse survivor John Allen barred from Christian Brother event | Senator Mark Daly

Senator Mark Daly and Abuse survivor John Allen barred from Christian Brother event | Senator Mark Daly: "Fianna Fáil Senator Mark Daly and abuse survivor John Allen were physically barred from attending the event.  Mr Daly said he wasn’t being admitted because he and Mr Allen wanted to distribute a leaflet.

It said that on August 1st this year an offer of compensation to Mr Allen by the Christian Brothers had been withdrawn and that “the leadership of the Christian Brothers are hoping that I will die soon, so the problem I pose will go away”. Mr Allen (50) said he was suffering from degenerative joint disease and was in chronic pain."?

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Mapping our human rights | Total Politics

Mapping our human rights | Total Politics: "And as the review gets underway, the Scottish Human Rights Commission is undertaking a "mapping" of the realisation of human rights of everyone in Scotland, particularly the most vulnerable. From this evidence base we will engage with the public, Parliament, national and local governments and others to develop Scotland's National Action Plan for human rights - a practical roadmap for the progressive realisation of all human rights for everyone.

Professor Alan Miller is chair of the Scottish Human Rights Commission"?

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IHRC launches Annual Report 2011, saying legislation on proposed Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission needs to be revised to create robust independent body » Press Releases » News & Events » Irish Human Rights Commission

IHRC launches Annual Report 2011, saying legislation on proposed Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission needs to be revised to create robust independent body » Press Releases » News & Events » Irish Human Rights Commission: ""There can be no question but that the definitions of human rights and equality in the legislation must be broad enough to ensure that that IHREC can hold the State to account across the full range of human rights and equality standards that Ireland has committed to uphold. The procedure for appointment of the Board also needs some revision to meet the required standards for openness, consultation, transparency and independence.""?

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Thursday, October 18, 2012

ENCOURAGECHANGE.

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: """We are not childcare workers. People have to remember that many of these guys are not your typical 17-year-old and have more life experience under their belt than you and I ever will.""?IM SURE THIS STATMENT SAYS IT ALL,I WISH TO CALL ON ALL THOSE "ALLEGED"TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT JUVENILES WELLBEING IN SAINT PATRICKS INSTITUTION TO CALL ON THE MINISTER FOR JUSTICE TO RELEASE THE FILES IN RELATION TO JUVENILES THAT WERE IMPRISONED IN PORTLAOISE IN THE 1960s.THIS WILL SHOW YOU HOW MUCH LIFE EXPERIENCE KIDS FROM A WORKING-CLASS BACKGROUND GOT IN THE 1940s,50s,60s,70s,80s, 90s,2000.OR GO TO THE SITE PUBLIC INQUIRY(PADDOCONNELL)."

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Wednesday, October 17, 2012

ENCOURAGECHANGE.

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: ""Ms Logan also said she was patronised and made fun of by prison officers when she inspected the institution last year.

"Effectively, if you have young people who have been in contact with the law, we are not expected to believe what they are saying," she told RTÉ.

Ms Logan noted that Department of Justice officials, up to the secretary general, told a United Nations committee the issues were about children's perception, not human rights abuse."?"

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Monday, October 15, 2012

Brave New World? Human Rights in the Era of Globalisation by Paul O'Connell :: SSRN

Brave New World? Human Rights in the Era of Globalisation by Paul O'Connell :: SSRN: "This chapter begins by setting out the “promise of globalisation”, that is to say the purported benefits for human rights from the process of globalisation, as a starting point for the broader discussion which will follow. We then take one step back, as it were, to get a clearer analytical understanding of what exactly “globalisation” is, by examining alternative approaches to defining globalisation. Then, with the benefit of greater definitional clarity, the remainder of the chapter is devoted to a consideration of the actual impact which globalisation has had on human rights to date; before then drawing some conclusions as to the potential long-term implications of globalisation for human rights, and the obstacles and opportunities which globalisation presents for the realisation of human rights."?

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Greatest Bubble in History: Warnings ignored in US and Ireland; Vacant Irish housing units rise 150% to 350,000 in period 2002/08 - - 2008 report

Greatest Bubble in History: Warnings ignored in US and Ireland; Vacant Irish housing units rise 150% to 350,000 in period 2002/08 - - 2008 report: "Greatest Bubble in History in Developed World: The Economist magazine said in June 2005, that never before had real house prices risen so fast, for so long, in so many countries. It asked: What if the housing boom now turns to bust? In Ireland, vacant housing units rose from 140,000 in 2002 to 230,000 in 2005 according to Davy Stockbrokers, 266,000 according to the April 2006 Census and an estimated 350,000 today, according to the Property Pin online forum."?

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The US Federal Reserve Bank: Dirty Secrets of the Temple | Global Research

The US Federal Reserve Bank: Dirty Secrets of the Temple | Global Research: "One other powerful bank is also part of today’s financial world.  It needs mentioning because of its importance, even though it requires a separate article to explain how it works more fully.  It’s the secretive, inviolable and accountable to no one Bank of International Settlements (BIS) founded in 1930 and based in Basle, Switzerland.  This bank most people never heard of is the central banker to its member central banks – a sort of banking “boss of bosses” equivalent to what apparently exists in the shadowy world of Mafia dons.  Like most other central banks, including the Federal Reserve (explained below), it’s privately owned by its members. "?

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Merrill Lynch’s Horrific Irish Bank Adventures | The Big Picture

Merrill Lynch’s Horrific Irish Bank Adventures | The Big Picture: "On March 13, 2008, six months before the Irish real-estate Ponzi scheme collapsed, Ingram published a report, in which he simply quoted verbatim what British market insiders had told him about various banks’ lending to commercial real estate. The Irish banks were making far riskier loans in Ireland than they were in Britain, but even in Britain, the report revealed, they were the nuttiest lenders around: in that category, Anglo Irish, Bank of Ireland, and A.I.B. came, in that order, first, second, and third."/

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Merrill Lynch’s Horrific Irish Bank Adventures | The Big Picture

Merrill Lynch’s Horrific Irish Bank Adventures | The Big Picture: "But in the seven-page memo to Brian Lenihan—for which the Irish taxpayer forked over to Merrill Lynch seven million euros—they kept whatever reservations they may have had to themselves. “All of the Irish banks are profitable and well capitalised,” wrote the Merrill Lynch advisers, who then went on to suggest that the banks’ problem wasn’t at all the bad loans they had made but the panic in the market. The Merrill Lynch memo listed a number of possible responses the Irish government might have to any run on Irish banks. It refrained from explicitly recommending one course of action over another, but its analysis of the problem implied that the most sensible thing to do was guarantee the banks. After all, the banks were fundamentally sound. Promise to eat all losses, and markets would quickly settle down—and the Irish banks would go back to being in perfectly good shape. As there would be no losses, the promise would be free.”"?

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Ninth Level Ireland » retirement

Ninth Level Ireland » retirement: "“Public servants on generous retirement packages get rehired as jobless are passed over Last Wednesday the €14bn-a-year Health Service Executive, Ireland’s largest employer with more than 67,000 direct employees, and another 40,000 in funded healthcare agencies, updated its ‘Find a job"?YOSSER?

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Rehiring retirees: Bad practice but not extensive

Rehiring retirees: Bad practice but not extensive: "Delegates at IMPACT’s recent conference passed motions condemning the practice of rehiring retired public servants at a time when nearly 437,000 people are out of work. "?

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Top5@5: Backbenchers war over Croke Park agreement - Newstalk.ie

Top5@5: Backbenchers war over Croke Park agreement - Newstalk.ie: "After eight Fine Gael TDs raised questions over pay increases to well paid public servants a Labour colleague’s accused them of having an agenda aimed at bringing down the agreement.

And a group of rebel Labour politicians some of whom have been booted out of the Parliamentary Party have also demanded a range of taxes rather than further cuts in the budget.?"

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European audit chief 'takes note' of O'Shea apology - The Irish Times - Sat, Nov 26, 2011

European audit chief 'takes note' of O'Shea apology - The Irish Times - Sat, Nov 26, 2011: "THE CHIEF of Europe’s audit body has distanced himself from its Irish member, Eoin O’Shea, over his lobbying against the selection of Kevin Cardiff to succeed him next year."?

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William Beausang diary – The Story

William Beausang diary – The Story: "As part of an ongoing process. The appointments diary of Department of Finance Assistant Secretary William Beausang from May 2008 to May 2009."?

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Whistleblower's dire warnings silenced by senior Finance chiefs - Analysis, Opinion - Independent.ie

Whistleblower's dire warnings silenced by senior Finance chiefs - Analysis, Opinion - Independent.ie: "A month later, in another email to Mr O Murchadha, which was copied to Derek Moran, who is now assistant secretary at the Department of Finance, Ms Mackle again noted her concern about the risks of a housing crash, but conceded that he was her section head and ultimately had the call on what is to be included in the final reply."?

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An Alternative to Silence | Transparency International Ireland

An Alternative to Silence | Transparency International Ireland: "The study includes interviews with three prominent whistleblowers including Eugene McErlean, the former head of group audit with Allied Irish Banks. Mr McErlean reported overcharging and other wrongdoing at the bank, which he claims was then ignored by the Financial Regulator."?

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Whistleblower's dire warnings silenced by senior Finance chiefs - Analysis, Opinion - Independent.ie

Whistleblower's dire warnings silenced by senior Finance chiefs - Analysis, Opinion - Independent.ie: "The scandal of the cover-up within the Department of Finance is documented in full in a file compiled by mid-ranking official Marie Mackle, which she had intended to reach the Public Accounts Committee, other TDs, Transparency Ireland and also the various investigations into banking in 2010. She wanted the truth to out."?

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'I shouted stop': Finance Department mandarin warned of crash seven times... ALL were ignored | Mail Online

'I shouted stop': Finance Department mandarin warned of crash seven times... ALL were ignored | Mail Online: "'I shouted stop': Finance Department mandarin wrote seven papers warning of crash... ALL were ignored"?KNOW THE FEELING WELL?

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Your access to Justice … as prescribed by a Group of Political Elites « LegalEagleStar

Your access to Justice … as prescribed by a Group of Political Elites « LegalEagleStar: "Your access to Justice … as prescribed by a Group of Political Elites"?

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Irish solution has been to make most vulnerable pay - The Irish Times - Wed, Oct 10, 2012

Irish solution has been to make most vulnerable pay - The Irish Times - Wed, Oct 10, 2012: "The legal profession has been left unreformed in spite of troika pressure (odd that powerful vested interest sectors can avoid the reach of the troika, while low-paid workers are faced with restructuring – ie the weakening of employment entitlements), and millionaires pay only 40 per cent of their gross income in tax, PRSI and the universal social charge."?

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Irish solution has been to make most vulnerable pay - The Irish Times - Wed, Oct 10, 2012

Irish solution has been to make most vulnerable pay - The Irish Times - Wed, Oct 10, 2012: "It has been a relentless assault on the disadvantaged, accompanied by protestations by the last government and this Government that everything possible is being done to protect the vulnerable."?

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Farage Slams Nobel Peace Prize Farce As "Insurgency And Violence" Reign | ZeroHedge

Farage Slams Nobel Peace Prize Farce As "Insurgency And Violence" Reign | ZeroHedge: ""You only have to open your eyes to see the increasing violence and division within the EU which is caused by the Euro project" he said, adding that "the awarding of this prize to the EU brings it into disrepute." We suspect that reputation is already 'diss'ed but analogizing the tragic imposition of a new flag on Yugoslavia, Farage concludes: "Rather than bring peace and harmony, the EU will cause insurgency and violence.""?

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Troika doubts over Croke Park - The Irish Times - Mon, Oct 15, 2012

Troika doubts over Croke Park - The Irish Times - Mon, Oct 15, 2012: "It is understood that experts from the European Union, International Monetary Fund and European Central Bank are becoming increasingly frustrated with how the Coalition is implementing the bailout by cutting services to the public rather than tackling vested interests in the public service and professions."?

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Power points: an Irish-German affair - The Irish Times - Sat, Aug 25, 2012

Power points: an Irish-German affair - The Irish Times - Sat, Aug 25, 2012: " “Property entails obligations. Its use shall also serve the public good.” It is this cultural blindness that has come back to haunt us all, as our EU/IMF programme confronts us with our largest partner. The question is: does the German-Irish relationship have a future or will, as a German saying goes, money matters end the friendship?"

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Newspaper Man: The Department of Finance and the midnight bank guarantee meetings

Newspaper Man: The Department of Finance and the midnight bank guarantee meetings: "Last week we got the news that Emily O'Reilly, the Information Commissioner, had decided to rule against The Sunday Times on an important Freedom of Information request. A copy of the decision should be up on the Office of the Information Commissioner's (OIC) website soon but here is the copy I was sent.

We were seeking the release of two documents which detailed what was said at the meetings of September 29/30 2008 which led to the government announcing it was guaranteeing the entire Irish banking system."?

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The dirty dozen: the 12 men who together destroyed our economy - Analysis, Opinion - Independent.ie

The dirty dozen: the 12 men who together destroyed our economy - Analysis, Opinion - Independent.ie: "THE DEVELOPERS"?

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The dirty dozen: the 12 men who together destroyed our economy - Analysis, Opinion - Independent.ie

The dirty dozen: the 12 men who together destroyed our economy - Analysis, Opinion - Independent.ie: "THE BANKERS"?

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The dirty dozen: the 12 men who together destroyed our economy - Analysis, Opinion - Independent.ie

The dirty dozen: the 12 men who together destroyed our economy - Analysis, Opinion - Independent.ie: "THE FINANCIAL REGULATOR"?

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The dirty dozen: the 12 men who together destroyed our economy - Analysis, Opinion - Independent.ie

The dirty dozen: the 12 men who together destroyed our economy - Analysis, Opinion - Independent.ie: "THE CENTRAL BANK"?

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The dirty dozen: the 12 men who together destroyed our economy - Analysis, Opinion - Independent.ie

The dirty dozen: the 12 men who together destroyed our economy - Analysis, Opinion - Independent.ie: "THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE"

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The dirty dozen: the 12 men who together destroyed our economy - Analysis, Opinion - Independent.ie

The dirty dozen: the 12 men who together destroyed our economy - Analysis, Opinion - Independent.ie: "THE POLITICIANS"

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Committee members | Nobels fredspris

Committee members | Nobels fredspris: "Thorbjørn Jagland

b. 1950.
Chair of the Nobel Committee.
Secretary-general Council of Europe.
President of the Storting. 2005-2009. Prime Minister 1996-1997. Foreign Minister 2000-2001. Member of the Storting 1993-2009.
Member of the Committee since 2009, appointed for the period 2009-2014."?

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Sunday, October 14, 2012

ENCOURAGECHANGE.

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: """" Ang Untouchables '(2012) sa pamamagitan ng Shane Ross & Nick Webb kumikinang ng liwanag sa madilim na sulok ng Opisyal Ireland upang ipakita na ang mapanirang kultura ng cronyism na afflicts kaya magkano ng Irish buhay pa rin ang buhay at kicking. Ross at Webb siyasatin ang mga workings ng lobbyists; "hukuman appointment"; firm na batas at marami pang iba sa isang kagulat-gulat na sakdal ng modernong Ireland. "?""
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ENCOURAGECHANGE.: The Untouchables – Shane Ross & Nick Webb (2012) - Shane Ross

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: The Untouchables – Shane Ross & Nick Webb (2012) - Shane Ross: ""The Untouchables’ (2012) by Shane Ross & Nick Webb shines a light into the dark corners of Official Ireland to show that the destructive culture of cronyism that afflicts so much of Irish life is still alive and kicking. Ross and Webb investigate the workings of lobbyists; "judicial appointments"; law firms and much more in a shocking indictment of modern Ireland."?"

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ENCOURAGECHANGE.: The Untouchables

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: The Untouchables: " "A lot of them were key players in the boom years. They were the movers and shakers who were embedded in the banks or getting lucrative state contracts."?"

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ENCOURAGECHANGE.: ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Review: The Greatest Bleeding Hearts Racket in the World by Damian Corless - Books, Entertainment - Independent.ie

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Review: The Greatest Bleeding Hearts Racket in the World by Damian Corless - Books, Entertainment - Independent.ie: ""Damian Corless on the scam that was the Irish Hospitals' Sweepstakes"?ONE OF MANY RUN BY THE "ELITE"AND THE "WATCHERS" GREY HAIRED MEN?THE UNTOUCHABLES IN IRELAND?"

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Concern expressed over alleged abuse by gardaí - The Irish Times - Thu, Oct 11, 2012

Concern expressed over alleged abuse by gardaí - The Irish Times - Thu, Oct 11, 2012: "At the time, authority inspectors visited the detention centre at Oberstown in north Dublin, there was no outcome from the Garda ombudsman despite repeated efforts by staff to secure one. “Inspectors felt that despite this young person being in the care of the HSE, there was little external advocacy and intervention on their behalf.”"?

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Friday, October 12, 2012

Petition justice for Sharon Coughlan

Petition justice for Sharon Coughlan: "The Justice Department says it's a long established policy that where possible, prisoners should be allowed serve their sentences close to their families. "?JOKE.
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ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Search for inequality in our courts of law (KildareStreet.com)

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Search for inequality in our courts of law (KildareStreet.com): ""Interaction with these families is the means by which we can affirm to young people in difficulty that they have their own importance and worth. Many of those who end up in trouble cannot read, write or communicate properly. These are the young people who never received support in their family homes. It is possible to identify the children and families at risk at primary school level."???????"

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How corrupt is Ireland? « NAMA Wine Lake

How corrupt is Ireland? « NAMA Wine Lake: "The “Beef” Tribunal was established in 1991 to investigate tax evasion, malpractice and regulatory weaknesses in Ireland’s beef industry. It investigated in detail what was described as the unhealthy relationship between former Taoiseach Charles Haughey and “beef baron” Larry Goodman and examined the government’s role in providing export insurance to Larry Goodman in respect of beef sales to Iraq. It concluded in 1994 and its results were debated in the Dail on 1st and 2nd of September, 1994. It uncovered tax evasion and malpractice."?

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Monday, October 8, 2012

ENCOURAGECHANGE.

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: ""‘Listening to speaker after speaker promoting abortion rights, it sometimes seemed as though this was the first political convention being held in utero. "?
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"ENCOURAGECHANGE"paddoconnell8@gmail.com

"ENCOURAGECHANGE"paddoconnell8@gmail.com: " ""Yes, by the time of the moment of birth your body and "SOUL" had been impregnated by energies from the outside world for a full nine months. Once born and separated from your mother you became an individual being."?""

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The Seven Shamanic Levels of Consciousness

The Seven Shamanic Levels of Consciousness: "Yes, by the time of the moment of birth your body and soul had been impregnated by energies from the outside world for a full nine months. Once born and separated from your mother you became an individual being."?

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Thursday, October 4, 2012

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: December 2010

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: December 2010: ""Fatima had the highest unemployment statistics, levels of ill-health, numbers of early school leavers, prison incarcerations, drug users and other negative indicators."?THE SAME APPLIED TO ALL INNER CITY FLAT COMPLEXE'S?"

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ENCOURAGECHANGE.: December 2010

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: December 2010: ""Doctor Daniel Gros believes that when Ireland's financial crisis ends the country will need to establish a 'truth commission' to investigate the collapse of the banks"?EMILY O REILLY?"

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ENCOURAGECHANGE.: December 2010

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: December 2010: ""Does the Minister agree that the recent revelations are disturbing and indicate the possibility that "the integrity of the investigation into the death of Fr. Molloy was compromised", and second, that serious question marks arise about the manner in which the matter was dealt with at trial in the context of the judge directing that the charges be dismissed on the possibility that Fr. Molloy died as a result of a heart attack in the context of the Coroner’s Court establishing that he died as a consequence of a vicious assault?""

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ENCOURAGECHANGE.: December 2010

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: December 2010: "And the bribes and inducements that went on in order to keep these institutions full,these bribes were called”subscriptions”today there called political donations?"

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ENCOURAGECHANGE.: December 2010

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: December 2010: ""IM QUOTING TWO PEOPLE HERE SO AS ITS NEVER FORGOTTEN WHEN THE “MURPHY”REPORT DIES DOWN.FIRST THERE IS FR.PATRICK McCAFFERTY
WHO SAID:I WAS ASKING QUESTION AFTER QUESTION AND WAS BEEN MET WITH TIGHT-LIPPED SILENCE.I WAS GIVEN THE RUNAROUND,LIED TO,DUPED AND DECEIVED?NEXT IS RICHARD WIGMORE WHO SAID,THE WITCHHUNT FOR RESIGNATIONS BY BISHOPS WILL CONTINUE AND PERHAPS CLAIM A SACRIFICIAL SCALP.THERE WILL BE NO PROPER “TRAWL”THROUGH THE RANKS OF THE GARDI AND THE HEALTH SERVICES TO UNCOVER THOSE STILL IN POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY WHO WERE “COMPLICIT”IN THIS SCANDAL.UNQUOTE.IS JOHN O MAHONEY ASSISTANT GARDA COMMISSIONER GOING TO PROVE THE DOUBTERS WRONG?AND IM ONE OF THOSE DOUBTERS.SLAN"?"

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ENCOURAGECHANGE.: December 2010

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: December 2010: ""A BOARD set up to adjudicate on claims by victims of abuse in industrial schools and other institutions has spent more than €900,000 on travel, hotel bills, taxi fares and courier costs."?"

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ENCOURAGECHANGE.: December 2010

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: December 2010: ""'The brutal truth is slowly beginning to dawn on Irish voters – They are misruled and misrepresented by an incompetent, greedy and largely corrupt body politic.'DONT FORGET THEIR YES MEN AND WOMEN.'THOSE WITH THE MOST VESTED INTERESTS?(the golden thread that runs through every facet of irish society)IS COMEING HOME TO ROOST?""

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ENCOURAGECHANGE.: December 2010

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: December 2010: "DOES IRELAND HAVE AN "EQUIVALENT" INDEPENDENT IMPARTIAL JOURNALIST WHO ARE NOT IMBEDED TO THE SYSTEM?"

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ENCOURAGECHANGE.: December 2010

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: December 2010: "MR O KEEFFE HAS A VERY INTERESTING ARTICLE IN TODAYS IRISH DAILY MAIL 21/12/2010.IT IS IN MY OPINION A VERY TRUE ARTICLE OF HOW THE SO CALLED PRIVILEGED ARE PROTECTED BY ANOTHER PRIVILIGED ORGANISATION."?

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ENCOURAGECHANGE.: December 2010

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: December 2010: ""'I know for a 'fact'that children from a working-class back-ground are given a different kind of'due process'than those from Michael Mc Dowells background.They are also given a different kind of 'justice'by our courts.'?THE'REAL'REASONS PROJECT?""

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ENCOURAGECHANGE.: December 2010

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: December 2010: ""Formed in 1975, the Juvenile Law Centre (JLC) is an innovative law centre that provides legal representation for vulnerable children including those involved in child welfare and juvenile criminal justice cases. Crucially, however, JLC plays a strategic role in advocating on behalf of young people and for the past 35 years has achieved major success campaigning for reform of the legal system in this area"?"

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ENCOURAGECHANGE.: December 2010

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: December 2010: ""'The Government is perfectly right in trying to set up strict procedures for evaluating research. Strict, however, should not be confused with disjointed and chaotic.'"?"

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ENCOURAGECHANGE.: December 2010

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: December 2010: " "'Where the possession of political power is due to the possession of economic power or wealth... that is oligarchy, and when the unpropertied class has power, that is democracy,' said the Greek philosopher Aristotle 300 years before Christ."?"

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ENCOURAGECHANGE.: December 2010

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: December 2010: ""In a highly critical article Michael Williams, a retired solicitor and former mediator, castigates the way in which judges are appointed and the conduct of a number of former judges, and claims that an informal “wall of silence” operates to prevent the public knowing what went on"?REALITY VS POLITICIANS PROMISES?"

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ENCOURAGECHANGE.: December 2010

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: December 2010: ""It is clear from Carrigan and other sources that many police officers wanted to do what they could to prevent sexual crime and bring those responsible to justice; however, they faced many hurdles in their task including the power of the Catholic Church in communities all over Ireland. The findings of the Carrigan Report would not at that time be made public due to pressure from the Catholic Hierarchy and the acquiescent Government of the day. While De Valera made speeches about the, “Laughter of happy maidens”, children were being raped to such an extent in his own constituency that a Judge described the Assizes in De Valera’s own constituency as the “Dirty Assizes” due to the large number of child sex crimes appearing before it"?"

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ENCOURAGECHANGE.: December 2010

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: December 2010: ""It was a miracle that Tyrrell’s charred remains were identified after he burned himself to death on Hampstead Heath in 1967. All that police had to go on was a torn postcard addressed to Owen Sheehy-Skeffington at Trinity College"?PUBLIC AND PRIVATE RECORDS EXPOSE THE LIE OF PROMISES MADE BY POLITICIANS SINCE THE FOUNDATION OF THE IRISH STATE?"

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ENCOURAGECHANGE.: December 2010

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: December 2010: " "THE FIRST~: Children within the SYSTEM were objects of CHARITY - in the care of religious orders because no one else would do so. Indeed as children in those places ourselves we were constantly made aware that 'nobody wanted us' and that we should be thankful for the meagre and bad food we received, that were it not for the charity of the Catholic Church in Ireland we would be left abandoned and starving out on the side of the road."?"

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ENCOURAGECHANGE.: December 2010

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: December 2010: ""ACCOUNTABILITY,OPENNESS?So at last we are going to see change?A 19th century law is going to be used by a politician Gary Fitzgerald to initiate prosecutions against rogue bankers?Under the indictable offences act.1849 every indivdual has the right to start a criminal prosecution.It is the responsibility of the accuser to set out a prima facie case.At this point ,according to an article in the irish daily star the dpp must continue with the prosecutions and can only stop the case “for good reasons”and after the fullest “consideration”."?MORE OF THE SAME BULLSHIT FROM THE POLITICAL DREAMERS?"

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ENCOURAGECHANGE.: December 2010

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: December 2010: ""Ignored by the authorities and distressed by his memories, he later burnt himself to death on Hampstead Heath in London."?THAT WAS THE LIFE OF PETER TYRRELL?"

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"ENCOURAGECHANGE"paddoconnell8@gmail.com

"ENCOURAGECHANGE"paddoconnell8@gmail.com: ""The Cybercrime Prevention Act, which just came into effect, is so broad and loophole-ridden that a wide range of online activity could be considered libelous. Even if you don't write the material, just sharing it with someone online could land you in prison."?
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