ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Britain’s dirty secret: class still matters | Jenni Russell - Times Online

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Britain’s dirty secret: class still matters | Jenni Russell - Times Online: "" A society, in which different classes are brought up to follow different rules about how to think, talk and behave"WHO SAID THAT?"

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Garda Ombudsman investigating Ian Bailey complaint – Shatter

Garda Ombudsman investigating Ian Bailey complaint – Shatter: "“I believe that it is clearly desirable that these matters be investigated in the public interest and that the Ombudsman Commission is the appropriate body to do so,” Shatter said today.
Contacted by TheJournal.ie this afternoon, a spokesperson for the Garda Ombudsman would say only: “On foot of receiving a complaint, we have launched an investigation into the matter.”
Shatter added that he was now also consulting with the Attorney General to establish why the documentation has only emerged after the High Court ruled that Bailey be extradited to France and just prior to the Supreme Court overturning that judgement on appeal."?

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Nationwide 'termination' of penalty points revealed - The Irish Times - Fri, Nov 30, 2012

Nationwide 'termination' of penalty points revealed - The Irish Times - Fri, Nov 30, 2012: "An interim report on the practice of gardaí terminating points, in many cases for no stated reason, was sent from Garda headquarters to Minister for Justice Alan Shatter last night."/

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ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Search for inequality in our courts of law (KildareStreet.com)

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Search for inequality in our courts of law (): ""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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ENCOURAGECHANGE.: October 2012

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: October 2012: "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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Judge facing ruin after trying to trick pal over €1m will - News, Frontpage - Herald.ie

Judge facing ruin after trying to trick pal over €1m will - News, Frontpage - Herald.ie: "THE judge convicted of trying to trick a friend out of half his €1m"?

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Robber dad back to jail - Courts, News - Herald.ie

Robber dad back to jail - Courts, News - Herald.ie: "However on July 9, 2012, he pleaded guilty to having robbed €500 in cash from Rush Golf Club on January 5.

Judge Patrick McCartan at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court agreed to an application to re-activate the original suspended part of the sentence of "four years."?

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EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL

EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL: "They live in a dream world with little connection to reality."?

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Cover-up of priest's murder 'aided by State' – TD - National News - Independent.ie

Cover-up of priest's murder 'aided by State' – TD - National News - Independent.ie: "Michael Creed TD named those forces as "the senior political establishment, the judiciary, the church, senior medical personnel and the gardai".

He said it was "imperative" that Justice Minister Alan Shatter now establish an independent judicial inquiry."?

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ENCOURAGECHANGE.: October 2012

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: October 2012: "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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Roscommon Herald — Fine Gael must keep promises on right to life - Roscommon Herald

Roscommon Herald — Fine Gael must keep promises on right to life - Roscommon Herald: "Dear Editor,

May I remind Minister James Reilly that in February 2011, only weeks before the General Election, he publicly endorsed his party’s commitment: “Fine Gael is opposed to the legalisation of abortion."?

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ENCOURAGECHANGE.: CONNECT TO MY ANGELS

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: CONNECT TO MY ANGELS: "QUOTE SOLICITOR RICHARD KENNEDY"LEGISLATION WHICH IS UNENFORCEABLE IS BAD LEGISLATION,AND APART FROM THE"FACT"THAT IT FAILS TO ACHIEVE ITS PURPOSE,IT DIMINISHES CONFIDENCE AND RESPECT FOR THE LEGAL SYSTEM?"

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"ENCOURAGECHANGE"paddoconnell8@gmail.com: Communicorp - Denis O'Brien

"ENCOURAGECHANGE"paddoconnell8@gmail.com: Communicorp - Denis O'Brien: "ACADEMIC FREEDOM AND FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IS COVERED I AM SHURE BY HUMAN RIGHTS?SO IS THE COMMISSION OF INVESTIGATIONS ACT 2004?MONEY MADE BY CORRUPT OR SUSPICIOUS BUSINESS DEALINGS IM NOT SHURE ABOUT,BUT THE CELTIC TIGER CUBS ARE BEEN EXPOSED LATELY THANKS TO THE RECESSION,IT IS ALSO EXPOSING THEIR SOCIAL CONNECTIONS SOMETHING THE INNER CITY CLASSES DONT HAVE.MAKES YOU WONDER WHY THERE IS SO MANY WORKING-CLASS PEOPLE LOCKED UP."?

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"ENCOURAGECHANGE"paddoconnell8@gmail.com: August 2009

"ENCOURAGECHANGE"paddoconnell8@gmail.com: August 2009: "It shows courts and prison for the lower classes,tribunals for those in power and the well connected,there might be a tribunal set up to find out why it is that the prisons since the foundation of the state is only bursting at the seems with those from a working class background,(the causes of crime)is in fact socially engineered,"?
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ENCOURAGECHANGE.: May 2011

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: May 2011: ""It had the fingerprints of the faceless men with an iron grip over the two elite branches of the civil service — Justice and Finance"?"

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ENCOURAGECHANGE.: May 2011

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: May 2011: "Until today, ‘this story has remained a secret’. Some fear it is just the tip of something much uglier and that the abuse of deaf children across the country is far more widespread.’?”""

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ENCOURAGECHANGE.: May 2011

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: May 2011: ".”ADVANCING THE LINGUISTIC RIGHTS OF THE IRISH DEAF COMMUNITY,BY PAUL O CONNELL.(THE DESPAIR OF SILENCE)BY B.O’CONNELL?”'""

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ENCOURAGECHANGE.: May 2011

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: May 2011: ""Vanessa O’Connell will present the character ‘A’ (played by Andrea Irvine), Amanda Coogan ‘B’ (Kate Brennan), and Darren Byrne will interpret Karl Shiels as ‘C’ in this exhilarating production. This style of one-on-one character interpretation is a first at the Abbey Theatre. It represents an exciting development in the sign language interpretation of theatre and performance, allowing the interpreters to be true to the actors onstage as well as to the words of the playwright. Certainly O’Rowe, who has also written screenplays for the hit Irish films Intermission and Boy A, has a unique and vivid manner of storytelling that lends itself perfectly to this format. His gripping tale of singing serial killers, avenging angels and lovesick demons promises to leave audiences clinging to the edge of their seats."?"WHERE IS THE SO CALLED HELP WHEN YOU NEED IT?

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ENCOURAGECHANGE.: May 2011

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: May 2011: " "Judges knew, lawyers knew, teachers knew, civil servants knew childcare workers knew, Gardai knew. Not to know was not an option.'THE THREE MONKEYS SYNDROME""?
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ENCOURAGECHANGE.: May 2011

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: May 2011: " "Three former education ministers who were in office while some of the worst abuses documented in the Ryan commission report were taking place, cannot recall being informed by their officials of what was going on."?"

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ENCOURAGECHANGE.: May 2011

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: May 2011: ""Did They Both Conspire To Use The Alleged Crimes Of Children As A Form Of Social Control?To Quote Susan O'Keeffe'many of the abused were poor without influence or who were not connected to the so-called pillars of the community,priests,politicians,gardi,[the three p's,my quote]they could complain but nobody listened"?"

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ENCOURAGECHANGE.: August 2011

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: August 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.?"

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Brian Cowen’s former running mate avoids jail for stealing €18,000 - Courts, National News - Independent.ie

Brian Cowen’s former running mate avoids jail for stealing €18,000 - Courts, National News - Independent.ie: "“It didn’t involved hundreds of thousands of euro transported offshore,” he noted, and described the fraud as “relatively small” and said Killally had been under genuinely severe financial stress."?

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Brian Cowen’s former running mate avoids jail for stealing €18,000 - Courts, National News - Independent.ie

Brian Cowen’s former running mate avoids jail for stealing €18,000 - Courts, National News - Independent.ie: "Brian Cowen’s former running mate avoids jail for stealing €18,000"?
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"ENCOURAGECHANGE"paddoconnell8@gmail.com: Two cases of injury and innuendo: ThePost.ie

"ENCOURAGECHANGE"paddoconnell8@gmail.com: Two cases of injury and innuendo: ThePost.ie: ""IS ECONOMIC CRIME IN IRELAND PUNISHABLE BY LAW?JOE COSGROVE TD 31/7/1992"

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ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Dad high on drugs is put off the road - Courts, National News - Herald.ie

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Dad high on drugs is put off the road - Courts, National News - Herald.ie: "I WORKED VERY HARD TO QUALIFY ,I COME FROM A SOCIALLY DEPRIVED AREA AND WENT TO LONDON AT 18 TO GET MY LAW DEGREE AND THEN CAME HOME TO PRACTICE.I HAD TO WORK HARDER THAN MOST PEOPLE TO PROVE MYSELF.THERE IS"SNOBBERY"IN THE LEGAL PROFESSION THAT YOU WOULD NOT REALISE.UNQUOTE"?

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ENCOURAGECHANGE.: ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Oconnellpadd13's Blog

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Oconnellpadd13's Blog: " "'“Degrading Treatment in Ireland”?JUSTICE FOR THE FORGOTTEN,JUSTICE FOR THE IGNORED,JUSTICE FOR THE EXCLUDED AND MARGINALISED,JUSTICE FOR THE HOMELESS,JUSTICE FOR THOSE WHO DONT FIT IN TO IRISH SOCIETY.?'""

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Culture - Sterotypes

Culture - Sterotypes: "The existence of stereotypes may be explained by the need of groups of people to view themselves as more normal or more"superior" than other groups."?

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Sunday World Cover Story - Front Page News

Sunday World Cover Story - Front Page News: "The married law man has admitted that he had a three-year affair with the female, who is associated with serious drug dealers, but is finding it impossible to "dump" her."?

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New violent TV series Love/Hate uses convicted criminals as actors | Mail Online

New violent TV series Love/Hate uses convicted criminals as actors | Mail Online: "However Barry Bourke, Richard’s grandfather, gave evidence claiming that Garda John Griffin, whom he knew socially, had given him an assurance that the charge would be assault, not murder.

Richard Bourke also claimed that Garda Griffin told him he would fix him up with a Fás job."?

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Sergei Magnitsky: Congress acts to pass landmark human rights measure in memory of murdered Russian lawyer | Mail Online

Sergei Magnitsky: Congress acts to pass landmark human rights measure in memory of murdered Russian lawyer | Mail Online: "Three years to the day after an anti-corruption lawyer was tortured to death in Russia, a bill bearing his name and aimed at punishing human rights violators has been passed by the U.S. House of Representatives.

The so-called Sergei Magnitsky amendment, named after the lawyer who died at age 37, passed by a margin of 365 to 43 votes, bringing together hard-line Republicans and liberal Democrats.

President Vladimir Putin's government has made clear its vehement opposition to the amendment, which the Obama administration has also opposed vigorously, fearing it will damage its 'reset' policy of courting Russia."?

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John Downing: Why Government doesn't dare go overboard about Higgins's comments - Analysis, Opinion - Independent.ie

John Downing: Why Government doesn't dare go overboard about Higgins's comments - Analysis, Opinion - Independent.ie: "Surely it showed that not even the President had confidence in the current handling of the crisis?"

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Irish Supreme Court stands firm against abusive extradition attempt for Ian Bailey - Fair Trials

Irish Supreme Court stands firm against abusive extradition attempt for Ian Bailey - Fair Trials: "The real-life experiences of the people we assist enable us to demonstrate the need for these safeguards."?

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DPP opposing appeal from Guerin killer - National News - Independent.ie

DPP opposing appeal from Guerin killer - National News - Independent.ie: "The DPP says the application is an "abuse of process" because it relies on material known to Meehan at the time of his appeal."?

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Efforts to halt Veronica Guerin murder appeal bid - RTÉ News

Efforts to halt Veronica Guerin murder appeal bid - RTÉ News: "He also claims new evidence shows the trial court incorrectly assessed the level of phone contact between Warren and a phone registered to Meehan on 26 June 1996, the day of the murder."?HE ALSO CLAIMS THAT SOME PEOPLE QUIZZED BY GARDI WERE NOT PART OF THE BOOK OF EVIDENCE IN HIS CASE,AND THEIR EVIDENCE WAS CRUCIAL TO HIS DEFENCE?UNQUOTE,HOW MANY HIGH PROFILE CASES HAS SUCH A SCENARIO HAPPENED?

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WHAT IF?

WHAT IF?: " "Corrupt governments and big business hire big shot lawyers to buy justice when it's not deserved. It's a global problem that needs a global solution: a people-powered legal fund that hits way above its weight and takes on the big shots no one dares to cross. "?"

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WHAT IF?

WHAT IF?: ""However, when independent TD Finian McGrath attempted to raise the issue of the Fr Molloy investigation, he was ruled out of order by committee chairman David Stanton."?"

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WHAT IF?

WHAT IF?: ""Independent TD Finian McGrath was rebuked by the chair of the Oireachtas Justice committee after asking questions about the circumstances in which the popular priest died and the garda investigation into his killing.

But chairman David Stanton ruled the questions out of order, saying the committee had agreed not to raise the matter while the meeting was in public session."?"

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WHAT IF?

WHAT IF?: ""Those who allow dark deeds to be committed in pursuit of power,like the accusations against john bruton who it is alleged put enormous pressure on jim higgins to back off raising issues on behalf of the mc brearty family,john bruton agreed according to the media,at the morris tribunal that a member of the garda complaints board “dermot o callaghan”had WARNED him that jim higgins “BETTER”be careful of allegations been made against gardi in donegal,and for higgins to contact o callaghan.there is a special club in ireland and the only people allowed join are those who are cuturally incapable of admitting mistakes."?"

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Gemma O’Doherty: Truth about Fr Molloy's murder will rock the State - Analysis, Opinion - Independent.ie

Gemma O’Doherty: Truth about Fr Molloy's murder will rock the State - Analysis, Opinion - Independent.ie: "These claims cast a slur on every serving member of An Garda Siochana, not to mention the integrity of the criminal justice system; yet Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan has remained silent when questioned about them."?

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Gemma O’Doherty: Truth about Fr Molloy's murder will rock the State - Analysis, Opinion - Independent.ie

Gemma O’Doherty: Truth about Fr Molloy's murder will rock the State - Analysis, Opinion - Independent.ie: "In the immediate aftermath of the murder, two other suspicious deaths took place of people believed to have witnessed the murder and who told friends they could not bear to be around when the truth came out."?

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Google Reader - the shadow's shared items

Google Reader - the shadow's shared items: "There is one area where he never shines the spotlight. In the mirror. He never wonders if the watchdog himself is a waster."?

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Watchdog’s Wasted Efforts - Shane Ross

Watchdog’s Wasted Efforts - Shane Ross: "There is one area where he never shines the spotlight. In the mirror. He never wonders if the watchdog himself is a waster."?
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Wasters - Shane Ross

Wasters - Shane Ross: "Two weeks after his own report on waste and excess throughout the public sector was released, it has been revealed that the State’s spending watchdog, the Comptroller & Auditor General (C&AG), is not above an occasional junket on the taxpayer."?

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>AG says barristers must ‘wake up to reality’ – National News, Frontpage – Independent.ie « Oconnellpadd13's Blog

>AG says barristers must ‘wake up to reality’ – National News, Frontpage – Independent.ie « Oconnellpadd13's Blog: "“THE Attorney General has told barristers to ‘wake up to the reality’ that the public believes the profession is an overpaid elite who has sailed through the recession.”?THE PUBLIC DONT THINK IT THEY”KNOW”IT?"

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Politicians shouldn't be allowed set TD expenses, urges Dail watchdog - National News - Independent.ie

Politicians shouldn't be allowed set TD expenses, urges Dail watchdog - National News - Independent.ie: "A POWERFUL Dail committee is expected to recommend that TDs' expenses and allowances should be set by an independent commission and taken entirely out of the hands of politicians."?

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AG says barristers must 'wake up to reality' - National News - Independent.ie

AG says barristers must 'wake up to reality' - National News - Independent.ie: "She said that the idea of barristers "riding the gravy train through life" had distorted the economic reality of the profession."?

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AG says barristers must 'wake up to reality' - National News - Independent.ie

AG says barristers must 'wake up to reality' - National News - Independent.ie: "The Government has given a commitment under the EU-IMF deal to introduce, by September, legislation to provide for changes in the regulation of the legal profession and to increase competition in the medical and pharmaceutical sectors."?

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NTMA alleges State Street fraud - The Irish Times - Thu, Nov 22, 2012

NTMA alleges State Street fraud - The Irish Times - Thu, Nov 22, 2012: "However, NTMA chief executive John Corrigan told PAC today that as far as his organisation was concerned State Street had engaged in fraudulent activity and other investment funds had suffered a similar fate.

He said there had been collusion within the bank to defraud the Irish taxpayer."?

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

"ENCOURAGECHANGE"paddoconnell8@gmail.com: Deaforward Advocacy Issues: "Mr Mc Carthy is quoted as saying"all i believed about gardi was being shattered before my eyes,my whole trust was been taken away,they robbed from me,they stole from me,they stole my trust in all the gardi i had trusted for 60 years.Counsel for the gardi intend to give a different version of events,?AS THEY DO?

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Public Inquiry · Who’s watching the watchers?

Public Inquiry · Who’s watching the watchers?: "So i hope to bump into some of these experts on crime and the causes of crime to explain my logic against their ideology which hasent worked since the foundation of the state,"?AND THIS WAS WRITTEN IN MAY 2007?

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Public Inquiry · Be very afraid

Public Inquiry · Be very afraid: "Where was the horror anger outrage when a homelessman got crushed to death in a refuse lorry becaused he was forced by this society to sleep in a wheeliebin?Who brought his tragic death up in the Dail?Who held a minutes silence for his tragic soul?"

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Public Inquiry · Be very afraid

Public Inquiry · Be very afraid: "Those who allow dark deeds to be committed in pursuit of power,like the accusations against john bruton who it is alleged put enormous pressure on jim higgins to back off raising issues on behalf of the mc brearty family,john bruton agreed according to the media,at the morris tribunal that a member of the garda complaints board “dermot o callaghan”had WARNED him that jim higgins “BETTER”be careful of allegations been made against gardi in donegal,and for higgins to contact o callaghan.there is a special club in ireland and the only people allowed join are those who are cuturally incapable of admitting mistakes."?

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Public Inquiry · Be very afraid

Public Inquiry · Be very afraid: "IT IS A KNOWN FACT THAT ILLITERATES ARE INCAPABLE OF WRITING ABOUT THEIR PERSONAL MEMORIES AND EXPERIENCES.NOT LIKE ALL THOSE WHO CAUSED THE SETTING UP OF ALL THE MANY TRIBUNALS WE HAVE TODAY"?

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Invisible victims of the prison system - The Irish Times - Tue, Nov 20, 2012

Invisible victims of the prison system - The Irish Times - Tue, Nov 20, 2012: "The report, Picking up the Pieces: the Rights and Needs of Children and Families Affected by Imprisonment, calls for an end to the standard practice of screened visits for all prisoners in Cloverhill Prison and St Patrick’s Institution."?

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ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Commissioner criticises FoI scope - The Irish Times - Wed, Apr 28, 2010

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Commissioner criticises FoI scope - The Irish Times - Wed, Apr 28, 2010: ""An Garda Síochána, the Central Bank, the Financial Services Regulatory Authority, the National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) remain outside Freedom of Information."THE REASONS PROJECT?"

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ENCOURAGECHANGE.: ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Lijit | paddoconnell

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Lijit | paddoconnell: ""EASTER IS A TIME WHEN MIRACLES OF CHANGE HAPPEN.Im sure Trish Burnett is hopeing and wishing for such a miracle.So compare Mrs.Burnett's plight to say Sean Quinn.Then read what Dr.Adam Bradford had to say'was jesus really the son of a middle-class architec'The point he is making is that Jesus father had in fact a higher 'Social'status than a mere carpenter that 'Enabled'him to better educate his son.he goes on to state 'If Jesus was the son of a poor intinerant carpenter with some'Radical'ideas,nobody would have been concerned about what he said.But because Jesus was trained to become the most educated Jew of his time ,it gave him the chance to exert extradodinary 'Influence'and let him get away with 'Acts'that the normal(ordinary joe soap)Jews would have been'Inprisoned'or chastised for."?

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ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Public Inquiry · Be very afraid

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Public Inquiry · Be very afraid: ""I was at a debs in ballyfermot last week when the subject of education came up(VERY TRUE IN BALLYFERMOT)A”MOTHER”from the north inner city(YES NORTH INNER CITY)was telling me how hard it was and the amount of obstacles that were been put in her sons way in trying to go to college(MONEY)been the biggest burden,I told her that if she aired her “PLIGHT”on the Joe Duffy radio show i would ring in to support her,"?4/11/2012.E-Mail To Irish Mail On Sunday?Co.Joe Duffy.?No Reply As Usual?

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

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: "ENCOURAGECHANGE"paddoconnell8@gmail.com: Welcome to my Website: Ireland, Ahern, Corruption: "JOE DUFFY AT STAR NEWSPAPER 13/5/1994."?

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ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Public Inquiry · The truth about Terry Prone

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Public Inquiry · The truth about Terry Prone: ""Irish Examiner, Terry Prone decried the patients and others who phone Joe Duffy to describe their experiences of the health service – and ridiculed Mr Duffy, his listeners and his programme for enabling such public expressions of despair and concern."?"

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ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Public Inquiry · No simply answers in a corrupt system

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Public Inquiry · No simply answers in a corrupt system: ""There is a court case on the internet{bali law site}dublin city council v gallagher there is quite a lot of legal opinion and jargon involved in this particular case,"HAVE ANY JUDGES EVER DEALT PERSONALLY WITH THESE INSTITUTIONS?WHEN SOMEONE HAS TO WAIT OVER TWO YEARS TO GET A WINDOW FIXED,WAITING ANOTHER SEVEN MONTHS TO GET YOUR HOT WATER FIXED(AND STILL WAITING)SINCE THE COLD SPELL LAST DECEMBER,A PERSON WITH A DISIBILITY OVERCHARGED RENT TO THE TUNE OF £1.300,BEEN CHARGED GAS MAINTENANCE FOR SOMETHING THEY DONT HAVE,AND THEN BEEN ASKED TO GET A LETTER FROM THE GAS COMPANY TO SHOW YOU DONT HAVE GAS?HOW DID THEY CHARGE GAS MAINTENANCE DID THEY GET A LETTER TO SAY THIS PERSON HAS OR HAD GAS?AND THOSE WHO HAVE THE NAME OF RUNNING THE COUNTRY EXPECT PEOPLE TO BE CIVIL AND TURN THE OTHER CHEEK?TAKE NOTE JOE DUFFY?"

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ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Stop the School-to-Prison Pipeline | Truthout

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Stop the School-to-Prison Pipeline | Truthout: "Children from poor, crime-ridden neighborhoods."?

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Official Website of Professor Robert Carmona-Borjas

Official Website of Professor Robert Carmona-Borjas: "Knowing that corruption was rampant not only in Venezuela, but around the world -- and that it is the main factor that erodes democracy"?

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Dail committee suspended over questions about murdered priest Fr Niall Molloy - National News - Independent.ie

Dail committee suspended over questions about murdered priest Fr Niall Molloy - National News - Independent.ie: "Independent TD Finian McGrath was rebuked by the chair of the Oireachtas Justice committee after asking questions about the circumstances in which the popular priest died and the garda investigation into his killing.

But chairman David Stanton ruled the questions out of order, saying the committee had agreed not to raise the matter while the meeting was in public session."?

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Dail committee suspended over questions about murdered priest Fr Niall Molloy - National News - Independent.ie

Dail committee suspended over questions about murdered priest Fr Niall Molloy - National News - Independent.ie: "Independent TD Finian McGrath was rebuked by the chair of the Oireachtas Justice committee after asking questions about the circumstances in which the popular priest died and the garda investigation into his killing.

But chairman David Stanton ruled the questions out of order, saying the committee had agreed not to raise the matter while the meeting was in public session."?

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TD refused right to discuss murder of Fr Niall Molloy - National News - Independent.ie

TD refused right to discuss murder of Fr Niall Molloy - National News - Independent.ie: "However, when independent TD Finian McGrath attempted to raise the issue of the Fr Molloy investigation, he was ruled out of order by committee chairman David Stanton."?

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Avaaz - People power goes to court

Avaaz - People power goes to court: "Corrupt governments and big business hire big shot lawyers to buy justice when it's not deserved. It's a global problem that needs a global solution: a people-powered legal fund that hits way above its weight and takes on the big shots no one dares to cross. "?

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Call to 'confront lessons of the past' - The Irish Times - Wed, Nov 21, 2012

Call to 'confront lessons of the past' - The Irish Times - Wed, Nov 21, 2012: "Often they left no surviving family behind to remember them,""?

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President says Savita inquiry must satisfy her family - The Irish Times - Thu, Nov 22, 2012

President says Savita inquiry must satisfy her family - The Irish Times - Thu, Nov 22, 2012: "President Michael D Higgins has intervened in the continuing row over the inquiry into the death of Savita Halappanavar, saying it "must meet the needs of her family" as well as those of the State."?
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State has obligations under the EU's laws - Analysis, Opinion - Independent.ie

State has obligations under the EU's laws - Analysis, Opinion - Independent.ie: "Michael Finucane is a solicitor and current chairman of the Human Rights Committee of the Law Society"?

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ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Public Inquiry · Official? – Gardai act according to political priorities

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Public Inquiry · Official? – Gardai act according to political priorities: ""Unwittingly, Michael Noonan, the Fine Gael spokesperson on finance has let the cat out of the bag regarding the relationship between politicians and the Gardai (RTE News, 5th report)."BY THE COMPOSITION AND PROFILE OF THE PRISONERS IN ALL OUR JAILS THE WORKING-CLASS MUST BE THEIR PRIORITY?THE REASONS PROJECT?"

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ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Inequality ’Stark and Undeniable’ Feature of Today’s World Order, Says Deputy Secretary-General to Annual UNIS-UN Conference

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Inequality ’Stark and Undeniable’ Feature of Today’s World Order, Says Deputy Secretary-General to Annual UNIS-UN Conference: "AND THEN ONLY THEN WILL THE COMPOSITION OF OUR PRISONS AND INSTITUTIONS CHANGE."?

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District Court judge shocked by guilty verdict in deception case | Irish Examiner

District Court judge shocked by guilty verdict in deception case | Irish Examiner: "Perrin looked shocked when the verdict was read out. She wiped away tears and was comforted by her husband and supporters after the jury left.?
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Sprit2008’s Weblog › Create New Post — WordPress « Sprit2008′s Weblog

Sprit2008’s Weblog › Create New Post — WordPress « Sprit2008′s Weblog: "Patrick Connell 2 Marks Alley Married Mary Teresa Hand Of 74 Francis Street Dublin 8 On 23th January 1948 In Francis Street Church.Thier Witnesses Were Brigid Cruise 9.H Block Old Bride Street And Patrick Fitzgerald 98 Francis Street Dublin 8″THE LIBERTIES”."

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Detective hits out at denial of Fr Niall Molloy cover-up - National News - Independent.ie

Detective hits out at denial of Fr Niall Molloy cover-up - National News - Independent.ie: "When I joined the guards, I swore an oath of office that I would do my work without fear, favour, malice or ill-will."?

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Detective hits out at denial of Fr Niall Molloy cover-up - National News - Independent.ie

Detective hits out at denial of Fr Niall Molloy cover-up - National News - Independent.ie: ""The Phoenix Park (garda HQ) tried to silence me when I got vital evidence about the case."?

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Detective hits out at denial of Fr Niall Molloy cover-up - National News - Independent.ie

Detective hits out at denial of Fr Niall Molloy cover-up - National News - Independent.ie: "It said the Garda Cold Case Unit "found no evidence to support allegations of a cover-up by gardai, politicians or judges""?

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Dublin City Library and Archive - Electoral Lists

Dublin City Library and Archive - Electoral Lists: "Nelson, Michael 1939-40 WOOD QUAY XC 1344 2 MARK'S ALLEY
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Search Results — FamilySearch.org

Search Results — FamilySearch.org: "name: Nelson
gender: Female
baptism/christening date:
baptism/christening place:
birth date: 12 Jun 1874
birthplace: Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
death date:
name note:
race:
father's name: William Nelson
father's birthplace:
father's age:
mother's name: Mary Flood
mother's birthplace:
mother's age:
indexing project (batch) number: C70155-9
system origin: Ireland-EASy
source film number: 255901
reference number: v 7-2 p 619"

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Search Results — FamilySearch.org

Search Results — FamilySearch.org: "name: Patrick Connell
titles & terms:
event: Birth
event date: 05 Oct 1868
event place: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts
gender:
race: W
registration date:
registration place:
christening date:
christening place:
christening age:
death date:
death age:
father: Patrick Connell
father's titles & terms:
father's birthplace: Ireland
father's age:
mother: Ellen
mother's titles & terms:
mother's birthplace: Ireland
mother's age:
paternal grandfather:
paternal grandmother:
maternal grandfather:
maternal grandmother:
additional relatives:
volume/page/certificate number: 659
film number: 1428071
digital folder number: 4341187
image number: 139"

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1169 And Counting.....: 07/17/2011 - 07/24/2011

1169 And Counting.....: 07/17/2011 - 07/24/2011: "He told the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court that the importation of the drugs from Amsterdam had been cleared by his Garda 'handler' , Detective Sergeant Denis Palmer. When he was arrested and brought to Santry Garda Station , Griffin said he waited for Detective Sergeant Palmer to turn up "....and sort it all out , but when I saw the gates of Mountjoy Jail I realised Denis was not going to save me now, he's thrown me to the wolves to try and save himself...".

He told the court that his association with Palmer had begun in 1993 when he was arrested by gardai from Coolock station : Palmer had released him on £1000 cash bail and , Griffin claimed , the detective said that he would "look after" the charges against him . Those charges were dropped in exchange for information on petty crime."?

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SHALLOW GRAVE Sunday World Cover Story - Front Page News

SHALLOW GRAVE Sunday World Cover Story - Front Page News: "Griffin later told Derek that Judge ordered him out of the field, although sources believe that the Garda informer was present for the attack and was trying to save his own skin by claiming he was away from the scene."?

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Garda unit to re-open gang murder cases - National News - Independent.ie

Garda unit to re-open gang murder cases - National News - Independent.ie: "The first charge of murder was brought in relation to the killing two weeks ago of Declan Griffin, the drug dealer and Garda informant shot dead in an Inchicore public house in full view of some 30 other patrons."?

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Garda drugs scandal | An Phoblacht

Garda drugs scandal | An Phoblacht: "The man, a notorious drug dealer called Griffin, from Coolock, was supposedly being used to lead Gardai to one of the biggest drug importers in Dublin. However, the major drug criminal remains outside the law, and the Garda strategy has clearly totally failed."?

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Ireland: Ombudsman Widens Probe Into Garda Drug Collusion

Ireland: Ombudsman Widens Probe Into Garda Drug Collusion: "The garda ombudsman now suspects that Boylan was "permitted" to import huge quantities of heroin, cocaine and cannabis, which he supplied to low-level dealers, who were later arrested, while he continued to wholesale drugs to other criminal gangs.?
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Sunday Times probe prompts garda inquiry | The Sunday Times

Sunday Times probe prompts garda inquiry | The Sunday Times: "The inquiry will examine the relationship between Kieran Boylan, a convicted drug dealer, and a number of gardai who have claimed Boylan was their informant. Sources say a number of convictions based on information from Boylan could be open to legal challenge."?

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Ex-garda shot dead by drug dealer, officers fear - National News - Independent.ie

Ex-garda shot dead by drug dealer, officers fear - National News - Independent.ie: "Mr Kerins was discharged from the force on medical grounds in March 2010 after being on sick leave for the previous five years."?

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Collusion probe by Garda body nears end - National News - Independent.ie

Collusion probe by Garda body nears end - National News - Independent.ie: "A FOUR-YEAR investigation into allegations that gardai colluded with a convicted drug dealer is expected to be completed within weeks.

The Garda Siochana Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) has been examining whether serious drugs charges against Kieran Boylan were dropped because he was a garda informer."?

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Commissioner denies obstructing inquiry - The Irish Times - Tue, Nov 13, 2012

Commissioner denies obstructing inquiry - The Irish Times - Tue, Nov 13, 2012: "Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan has insisted that he and members of his force have given full assistance to a four-year investigation into alleged Garda corruption around the contentious use of a convicted drug dealer as an informant."?

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Garda arrested over teen rape claim - National News - Independent.ie

Garda arrested over teen rape claim - National News - Independent.ie: "A GARDA has been suspended from duty after he was accused by an alleged sex attack victim of raping her in his station."?

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Protect Global Internet Freedom

Protect Global Internet Freedom: "PROTECT GLOBAL INTERNET FREEDOM
On December 3rd, the world’s governments will meet to update a key treaty of a UN agency called the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Some governments are proposing to extend ITU authority to Internet governance in ways that could threaten Internet openness and innovation, increase access costs, and erode human rights online.
We call on civil society organizations and citizens of all nations to sign the following Statement to Protect Global Internet Freedom:"?

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Online Policy Group v. Diebold | Electronic Frontier Foundation

Online Policy Group v. Diebold | Electronic Frontier Foundation: "EFF helped protect online speakers by bringing the first successful suit against abusive copyright claims under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). This landmark case set a precedent that allows other Internet users and their ISPs to fight back against improper copyright threats."?

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When Will our Email Betray Us? An Email Privacy Primer in Light of the Petraeus Saga | Electronic Frontier Foundation

When Will our Email Betray Us? An Email Privacy Primer in Light of the Petraeus Saga | Electronic Frontier Foundation: "The unfolding scandal that led to the resignation of Gen. David Petraeus, the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, started with some purportedly harassing emails sent from pseudonymous email accounts to Jill Kelley. After the FBI kicked its investigation into high gear, it identified the sender as Paula Broadwell and, ultimately, read massive amounts of private email messages that uncovered an affair between Broadwell and Petraeus (and now, the investigation has expanded to include Gen. John Allen's emails with Kelley). We've received a lot of questions about how this works—what legal process the FBI needs to conduct its email investigation. The short answer? It's complicated."?

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Everything you ever wanted to know about public interest directors in our banks, but were afraid to ask « NAMA Wine Lake

Everything you ever wanted to know about public interest directors in our banks, but were afraid to ask « NAMA Wine Lake: "Everything you ever wanted to know about public interest directors in our banks, but were afraid to ask"?

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No pension cuts for 'public interest' directors at banks - Irish, Business - Independent.ie

No pension cuts for 'public interest' directors at banks - Irish, Business - Independent.ie: "They include four former cabinet ministers, Alan Dukes, Ray MacSharry, Dick Spring and Joe Walsh, as well as four former heads of government departments, who are each understood to be eligible for public sector pensions based on their earlier careers.
VERY GOOD OF HIM ?

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ENCOURAGECHANGE.

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: " ""He called for the establishment of a public inquiry, saying there had been a conspiracy of silence and cover up involving "So-Called Pillars Of Society", including in politics"?""

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Seanad exchanges over murder of Fr Niall Molloy in 1985 - RTÉ News

Seanad exchanges over murder of Fr Niall Molloy in 1985 - RTÉ News: "The matter was raised by Labour Senator John Whelan, who was standing in for the Labour leader in the Seanad, Ivana Bacik."?

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Delay in Judicial Council Bill inexcusable – Shatter « Alan Shatter TD – Better Politics

Delay in Judicial Council Bill inexcusable – Shatter « Alan Shatter TD – Better Politics: "Justice Committee must be allowed to approve lay appointees to Judicial Council

 The delay by Government in bringing before the Dáil the long-promised Judicial Council Bill is inexcusable, Fine Gael Spokesman for Justice, Alan Shatter T.D. said today (Monday).

Deputy Shatter went on to say that over a decade has passed since the need for such legislation was first acknowledged and over eight years have elapsed since the Government had to withdraw the defective legislation it published in 2001.

 “It is now clear that there is no possibility that the required legislation in regard to the establishment of a Judicial Council will be enacted for at least another year."?

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archive-ie.com: alanshatter.ie - Alan Shatter TD – Better Politics

archive-ie.com: alanshatter.ie - Alan Shatter TD – Better Politics: "Delay in Judicial Council Bill inexcusable – Shatter « Alan Shatter TD – Better Politics"?

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Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice - Launch of 'Why Care?'

Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice - Launch of 'Why Care?': "Due to unforeseen circumstances Eamon Gilmore, TD will not be launching this new initiative; however the launch will go ahead."?

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WOLF'S PACK OF LIES Sunday World Cover Story - Front Page News

WOLF'S PACK OF LIES Sunday World Cover Story - Front Page News: "A major Garda investigation into the circumstances of Katy French's death"?TO QUOTE FATHER PETER MC VERRY"I AM QUITE SHOCKED AT THE GARDA RESPONSE TO "HER"DEATH COMPARED TO THEIR RESPONSE TO THE DEATH OF OTHER YOUNG PEOPLE FROM AN UNDERPRIVILEGED BACKGROUND UNQUOTE?I PERSONALLY CAN SAY ITS NOT ONLY ON THE DRUG ISSUE THAT PEOPLE FROM A WORKING-CLASS BACKGROUND ARE TREATED WITH CONTEMPT IN GARDA INVESTIGATIONS?

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Sprit2008’s Weblog › Create New Post — WordPress « Sprit2008′s Weblog

Sprit2008’s Weblog › Create New Post — WordPress « Sprit2008′s Weblog: "Patrick Connell married Ellen Nelson On The 4th June 1893 In Saint Mary Pro Cathedral, They Lived At The Time In No 5 Gardiner St.Patrick’s Parents Name Were Thomas And Mary Connell Nee McKenna .Ellens Parents Name Were William And Mary Nelson Nee Flood.Their Witness Were Daniel Mc Cabe And Alice Mc Caloe.So The Connell DNA Make Up Has The following Names In Their Blood,1900sJohn And Susan Hand Nee Cox,1911 John And Christina Lee Nee Keegan.Hand’s,Connell,Lee,Nelson,McKenna,Flood,Cox.I Was Quite Surprised To Discover I Have Some Northside Blood In Me.Im Still Searching In Order To Give Those Who Have Left This Earth Some Token Of Recognition And Respect."

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Sprit2008’s Weblog › Create New Post — WordPress « Sprit2008′s Weblog

Sprit2008’s Weblog › Create New Post — WordPress « Sprit2008′s Weblog: "The Connell DNA Make Up Has The following Names In Their Blood,1900sJohn And Susan Hand Nee Cox,1911 John And Christina Lee Nee Keegan.Hand’s,Connell,Lee,Nelson,McKenna,Flood,Cox.I Was Quite Surprised To Discover I Have Some Northside Blood In Me.Im Still Searching In Order To Give Those Who Have Left This Earth Some Token Of Recognition And Respect."

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When a Celebrated Activist Turns Out To Be an FBI Informant

When a Celebrated Activist Turns Out To Be an FBI Informant: "These weren’t just any records. In a remarkable turn of events, Rosenfeld was able to use the courts to compel the FBI to do something that it almost never does: release its file on an informant."?

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

"ENCOURAGECHANGE"paddoconnell8@gmail.com: Former Education Ministers 'not made aware' of abuse: "The worker had received reports from two sets of parents alleging that their sons had been sexually assaulted,further to this the worker had received a report from a boy that another boy was alleged to have been sexually assaulted,these allegations were made against a brother/teacher and brother/manager and were repeated by the boys involved.Haven taken advice the worker expressed concern regarding an alarming rate of these allegations to the eastern health board,the worker was not personally interviewedby them."?

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Policeman says inquiry should spur church to change - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Policeman says inquiry should spur church to change - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation): ""Now we're going to start listening to the victims and start listening to their families and we're going to start doing something about the problem. The big problem is that denial, when you're not prepared to sit down and actually start to acknowledge that there's a problem and look at ways of fixing it.""?

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Policeman says inquiry should spur church to change - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Policeman says inquiry should spur church to change - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation): "Detective Chief Inspector Peter Fox spoke to Lateline just hours after Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced the creation of a royal commission into institutional responses to instances of child sexual abuse."?

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ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Comment: Emily O'Reilly: The unfinished business of Anne Lovett and what we never managed to learn - Times Online

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Comment: Emily O'Reilly: The unfinished business of Anne Lovett and what we never managed to learn - Times Online: " "How could a young girl be so terrified of her pregnancy that she would give birth, on a winter’s day, in the open, with "not a soul to help her"? This was “modern” Ireland after all."?"

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Government ignored judge’s warning that children's referendum voters were confused - National News - Independent.ie

Government ignored judge’s warning that children's referendum voters were confused - National News - Independent.ie: "The Government was warned by High Court judge Kevin Feeney that its controversial information booklets – delivered along with the independent referendum watchdog's literature – had caused confusion among voters during the previous referendum, on the EU Fiscal Treaty.

In its report on that vote held last May, the Referendum Commission, headed by Mr Justice Feeney, said its research after the event found the dual campaigns caused problems."?

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Public money and Ahern’s briefing note on Nice 2 referendum planning – The Story

Public money and Ahern’s briefing note on Nice 2 referendum planning – The Story: "In light of the Supreme Court decision surrounding information provided by the Department of Children to people via a website and a booklet funded by the taxpayer. “Public funding should not be used in a referendum to espouse a particular point of view” the judges noted. The Supreme Court said “extensive passages in the booklet and on the website” did not conform to the McKenna principles."?

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Murdered ex-garda had links to underworld - National News - Independent.ie

Murdered ex-garda had links to underworld - National News - Independent.ie: "He returned to work but reported that his back was still giving trouble and in 2005 he went out on long-term sick leave. He was formally discharged from the force five years later in 2010 on medical grounds. According to one source, he received around €200,000 compensation."?

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'No' vote by three constituencies - National News, Breaking News - Herald.ie

'No' vote by three constituencies - National News, Breaking News - Herald.ie: "Donegal South West, Donegal North East and Dublin North West were the only areas to reject the referendum."?

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Human Rights in Ireland

Human Rights in Ireland: "The last 24 hours, if nothing else, has focused the attention of the children’s referendum campaign, not (perish the thought) on the rights of children"?
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Current Study - The All-Party Oireachtas Committee On The Constitution - Ireland

Current Study - The All-Party Oireachtas Committee On The Constitution - Ireland: " does the Constitution need to be changed in view of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child?"

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Current Study - The All-Party Oireachtas Committee On The Constitution - Ireland

Current Study - The All-Party Oireachtas Committee On The Constitution - Ireland: "In exceptional cases, where the parents for physical or moral reasons fail in their duty towards their children, the State as guardian of the common good, by appropriate means shall endeavour to supply the place of the parents, but always with due regard for the natural and imprescriptible rights of the child."?
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Current Study - The All-Party Oireachtas Committee On The Constitution - Ireland

Current Study - The All-Party Oireachtas Committee On The Constitution - Ireland: "The State, therefore, guarantees to protect the Family in its constitution and authority, as the necessary basis of social order and as indispensable to the welfare of the Nation and the State."?

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"ENCOURAGECHANGE"paddoconnell8@gmail.com: Public Inquiry · Sr Stan’s option

"ENCOURAGECHANGE"paddoconnell8@gmail.com: Public Inquiry · Sr Stan’s option: "Judges knew, lawyers knew, teachers knew, civil servants knew childcare workers knew, Gardai knew. Not to know was not an option."THE THREE MONKEYS SYNDROME,"?

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Former Garda found shot dead in house in Cavan - The Irish Times - Fri, Nov 09, 2012

Former Garda found shot dead in house in Cavan - The Irish Times - Fri, Nov 09, 2012: "The dead man has not been formally named but he is a former member of An Garda Síochána and spent some time working for specialist Garda units.

He was known to a Dublin man who has been missing from the Cavan area for some months and is presumed murdered."?

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It's the Interest, Stupid! Why Bankers Rule the World

It's the Interest, Stupid! Why Bankers Rule the World: "Why Bankers Rule the World"?

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Children's vote rushed before budget cuts, says No coalition - The Irish Times - Thu, Nov 08, 2012

Children's vote rushed before budget cuts, says No coalition - The Irish Times - Thu, Nov 08, 2012: "An alliance of campaigners against the children’s rights referendum has said Saturday’s vote has been hurried so it could take place before cuts affecting children are introduced in next month’s budget."?

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Cherishing all the children of the nation equally «

Cherishing all the children of the nation equally «: "Almost 100 years ago, the 1916 proclamation called on the Republic to cherish all her children equally. In that time, the children of Ireland have been physically, mentally and sexually abused at home, in school, in state care; they have suffered poverty, illiteracy, ill health, inequality; they have been neglected, abandoned; they have died in state care."?

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ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Prosperity on RTE last night

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Prosperity on RTE last night: ""But the basic shape, a marginalised youth with nowhere to go, is that of what was meant to be a breakthrough social-realist drama, first screened by RTÉ in 1971. Brian MacLochlainn's A Week in the Life of Martin Cluxton followed a Dublin kid released from an industrial school and finding that he belongs nowhere in an indifferent city. The two films even share the same political subtext, drawing attention to those left behind by a long economic boom and to the State's carelessness of those who need it most."?"

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Ceann Comhairle refuses to apologise for calling TDs 'gurriers' - National News - Independent.ie

Ceann Comhairle refuses to apologise for calling TDs 'gurriers' - National News - Independent.ie: "The word "gurrier" is on a Dail list of banned insults that also includes brat, buffoon, chancer, communist, corner boy, coward, fascist, guttersnipe, hypocrite, rat, "scumbag", scurrilous and yahoo."?

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Virtual Writer

Virtual Writer: "A tormented childhood in Letterfrack industrial school with the Christian Brothers left an enduring mark on Peter Tyrrell. Ignored by the authorities and distressed by his memories, he later burnt himself to death on Hampstead Heath in London. His story of horrific abuse is told with childlike simplicity, penned in a series of letters to Senator Owen Sheehy Skeffington. Bringing to life, with touching sincerity, a shocking reality where beatings of children as young as five were commonplace, this startling account may have gone unpublished if not for its chance discovery amongst Skeffington’s papers. At last, Peter Tyrrell has been given a voice.

Tyrrell never recovered from the abuse that he suffered, yet was determined that his story should be heard. His memoir makes for harrowing yet extraordinarily compelling reading. It is impossible not to be touched."?

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ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Virtual Writer

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Virtual Writer: ""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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2011 August « Oconnellpadd13's Blog

2011 August « Oconnellpadd13's Blog: "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?”"

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ENCOURAGECHANGE.: paddoconnell been in a straight jacket - Google Search

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: paddoconnell been in a straight jacket - Google Search: "" So what would been in a padded cell in a straight jacket,been on bread and water...?JUVENILES IN PORTLAOISE PRISON IN THE 1960s?"

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ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Interdepartmental Group to examine the issue of people with mental illness coming into contact with the criminal justice system.

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Interdepartmental Group to examine the issue of people with mental illness coming into contact with the criminal justice system.: "Interdepartmental Group to examine the issue of people with mental illness coming into contact with the criminal justice system.?THEY SHOULD ADD PROFOUNDLY DEAF PEOPLE TO THAT?"

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ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Public Inquiry · Cormac Lucey: Still not in the big picture

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Public Inquiry · Cormac Lucey: Still not in the big picture: "In almost all cases these so called authorities go to great lengths to protect those guilty of corrupt practices and in many cases are themselves complicit in corruption.?"

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ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Andrew Madden: Deputy Ruairí Quinn

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Andrew Madden: Deputy Ruairí Quinn: "I suggest we should go further. We should have a living monument dedicated to those people, some of whom are no longer with us, "that contains their stories and memories" and our records of abuse, both clerical and State, and inhuman treatment so that the walking wounded, emotionally and physically, who are the people who came to the gates of this assembly yesterday can be able to point to a permanent record of their hurt to explain in part to their children and to their children’s children why they, with their stolen childhoods, could not live full lives as adults.?"

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ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Government accused of showing no urgency on child death legislation | The Post

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Government accused of showing no urgency on child death legislation | The Post: ""The Health Service Executive (HSE) claimed existing legislation prevented it from handing over files on some 188 children who died under its watch to the independent review group that was established in March. Many, including Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly, have disputed that claim.""?

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ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Kinlen fired parting shot on jails weeks before death - National News, Frontpage - Independent.ie

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Kinlen fired parting shot on jails weeks before death - National News, Frontpage - Independent.ie: " "Accused "Named Officials" of being guilty of criminal wrongdoing by failing to protect at-risk prisoners and operating sub standard conditions at the prisons."SO EMILY WHO ARE THEY?"

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ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Kinlen fired parting shot on jails weeks before death - National News, Frontpage - Independent.ie

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Kinlen fired parting shot on jails weeks before death - National News, Frontpage - Independent.ie: ""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.: ENCOURAGECHANGE.: ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Public Inquiry · Who’s watching the watchers?

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

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ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Rocky the Dog and the Sit Down Protest - Indymedia Ireland

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Rocky the Dog and the Sit Down Protest - Indymedia Ireland: "Judge Kinlen, who routinely claimed that the prison system was a failure, is understood to have accused named officials of being guilty of criminal wrongdoing by failing to protect at-risk prisoners and operating sub standard conditions at Irish prisons.

He is also 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.'"YES WHAT EVER HAPPENED AFTER THIS REPORT?IT SEEMS THE JUDGES "GOOD"WORK WAS IN VAIN?"

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ENCOURAGECHANGE.: ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Seanad Éireann - Volume 110 - 20 November, 1985 - Report on Prison Reform: Motion.

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Seanad Éireann - Volume 110 - 20 November, 1985 - Report on Prison Reform: Motion.: ""'I recall the establishment of the Whitaker Committee. On that occasion I recall, as a member of the MacBride Committee of Inquiry into the Penal System in Ireland, criticising the narrowness of the terms of reference particularly the omission from the terms of reference of the 'CAUSES OF CRIME'?WHILE IM DELIGHTED TO SEE THE PUBLICATION OF JUDGE MICHAEL REILLYS PRISON REPORT,MY CONCERN WOULD BE THAT HIS PREDECSSOR THE LATE JUDGE DERMOT KINLEN'S RECOMMENDATIONS WERE IGNORED.JUDGE KINLEN TOLD IT AS IT IS NOT'WAS'WHEN HE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE WAY HE WAS TREATED BY THE MANDRINS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF 'JUSTICE?'HE WAS RIGHT TO FLAG THE NEED FOR EXTERNAL EXPERTS TO SEE HOW THE DEPARTMENTS BUDGET WAS AND IS BEEN SPENT.ITS NO GOOD MAKING SUGGESTIONS,RECOMMENDATIONS,IN RELATION TO INHUMAN AND DEGRADING TREATMENT IN IRISH PRISONS IF NOTHING IS GOING TO BE DONE ABOUT IT."?THE REASONS PROJECT?"

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ENCOURAGECHANGE.: ENCOURAGECHANGE.: SAOIRSE32 :: July :: 2005

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: ENCOURAGECHANGE.: SAOIRSE32 :: July :: 2005: """THE Inspector of Prisons has accused the Department of Justice of trying to cover up unacceptable conditions in jails.
Retired High Court judge, Mr Justice Dermot Kinlen, said: “What we need in this day and age is openness, transparency, accountancy and efficiency. The department want to attack the messenger rather than deal with his message.”
The department, he said, was "Obsessed With Power, Control And Secrecy."?THE"REAL"REASONS PROJECT?ACCOUNTABILITY,RESPONSIBILITY,OPENNESS,TRANSPARENCY,TRUTH-FULNESS,JUSTICE?""

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ENCOURAGECHANGE.: ENCOURAGECHANGE.: ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Archdiocese of Dublin - 10/2/2011 Prison Chaplains say report must change system

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: ENCOURAGECHANGE.: ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Archdiocese of Dublin - 10/2/2011 Prison Chaplains say report must change system: """'The public need to know. The former Inspector of Prisons, Mr Justice Dermot Kinlen noted what he described as the Ministerial and Departmental 'Obsession With Power, Control And Secrecy' and simply described the current system where 70% fail to benefit from imprisonment as - a terrible waste of money.'?"""

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ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Jail chiefs and parole board in clash on releases - National News - Independent.ie

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Jail chiefs and parole board in clash on releases - National News - Independent.ie: ""A WAR of words has erupted between the Parole Board and the Prisons Inspectorate over the release of prisoners.
Parole Board chairman Gordon Holmes was outraged by criticism of its operations from the inspector of prisons, Mr Justice Dermot Kinlen."?"

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ENCOURAGECHANGE.: "Mr Justice Dermot Kinlen", The Times | Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT)

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: "Mr Justice Dermot Kinlen", The Times | Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT): ""He described the attitude of the minister for justice as "frightening and fascist" and referred to a power and control mentality in his department"?"

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ENCOURAGECHANGE.: ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Mr Justice Dermot Kinlen | Times Online Obituary

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Mr Justice Dermot Kinlen | Times Online Obituary: " ""In 2004 officials in the Department of Justice refused to publish his annual report, which they said was defamatory of them. The Attorney General was consulted and an independent barrister had to be brought in to arbitrate before publication."THE REASONS PROJECT?"

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ENCOURAGECHANGE.: ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Mr Justice Dermot Kinlen | Times Online Obituary

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: 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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ENCOURAGECHANGE.: ENCOURAGECHANGE.: SAOIRSE32 :: July :: 2005

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: ENCOURAGECHANGE.: SAOIRSE32 :: July :: 2005: """THE Inspector of Prisons has accused the Department of Justice of trying to cover up unacceptable conditions in jails.
Retired High Court judge, Mr Justice Dermot Kinlen, said: “What we need in this day and age is openness, transparency, accountancy and efficiency. The department want to attack the messenger rather than deal with his message.”
The department, he said, was "Obsessed With Power, Control And Secrecy."?THE"REAL"REASONS PROJECT?"

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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?""

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

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Paul O’Connell: School of Law: University of Leicester: ""'Paul was also involved for a number of years with the Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC), Ireland’s leading Public Interest Law organisation, both working as a researcher for FLAC and subsequently as a member of its National Council.'ITS THE SAME OLD SAYING IN IRELAND'TOO LITTLE TOO LATE'WOULD YOU AGREE DIRAMUID MARTIN ARSHBISHOP OF DUBLIN?CRONYISM IS THE MAJOR CANCER THAT HAS CRIPPLED THE IRISH ECONOMY."?"

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

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: 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?"

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

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Paul O’Connell: School of Law: University of Leicester: ""Judicial role in the vindication of socio-economic rights,"THE RIGHT TO LIFE AND PROPER CARE?"

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

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: ENCOURAGECHANGE.: ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Paul O’Connell: School of Law: University of Leicester: ""CRONYISM IS THE MAJOR CANCER THAT HAS CRIPPLED THE IRISH ECONOMY.'"?"

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

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: "ENCOURAGECHANGE"paddoconnell8@gmail.com: Victims of the Legal Profession Society: "AS THE LATE PROFESSOR JOHN KELLY SAID:THE ULTIMATE PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN A DEMOCRACY LIES WITH THE PEOPLE THEMSELVES
IF THEY ALLOW VILLIANS INTO GOVERNMENT ,A PIECE OF PAPER WILL NOT PROTECT THEM FROM THE CONSEQUENCES?"

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ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Mother of girl at centre of care report criticises HSE | Newstalk - Ireland's National Independent Talk Radio Broadcaster

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Mother of girl at centre of care report criticises HSE | Newstalk - Ireland's National Independent Talk Radio Broadcaster: ""Tracey’s mother Doreen has denied a claim in the report that she knocked out her daughter’s teeth and that Tracey suffered domestic abuse at the hands of her stepfather."I WAS WONDERING IF ALAN SHATTER OR ANY OF HIS CONCERNED COLLEAGUES HAVE SPOKEN TO DOREEN CURLEY OR EVEN MET IN PERSON ANY OF HER FAMILY AND FRIENDS?FORGET ABOUT PROTOCOL,SYSTEM FAILURES,LEGAL PROCESS,CHAOTIC,REVIEW,OFFICIAL,COMPILED,JURISDICTION,SENSITIVITY,INSENSITIVITY.THE LIVING CHILD IS JUST AS, IF NOT MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE UNBORN CHILD.IF A PARENT CAN BE CHARGED WITH NEGLECT WHY NOT HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS?"

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Blogger: Blogger Dashboard

Blogger: Blogger Dashboard: "Mysterious disappearence of blog post naming paedophiles A blog post which named Lord MacAlpine, Michael Portillo and Peter Lilley as paedophiles, and linked to in Tom Watson's blog post in the comments, @ 191, has mysteriously disappeared."?

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10 days that shook my world | Tom Watson MP

10 days that shook my world | Tom Watson MP: "It’s ten days since I raised a question about intelligence suggesting a paedophile ring that touched the very heart of a previous government. I’d done so because a very credible retired child protection professional had lived with a gnawing suspicion of a cover up for many years.

These people are the rarest of human beings. They’re the people who labour in anonymity, day in day out, trying to make the world a better place. They have always been the foundations of our public services. Yet this retired public servant had, through a quirk of fate, stumbled on something that appeared so huge, that almost everyone he’d ever raised his concerns with had baulked at the challenge."?

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Reform body to meet next month - The Irish Times - Mon, Nov 05, 2012

Reform body to meet next month - The Irish Times - Mon, Nov 05, 2012: "The convention will be made up of 100 members, including the chairman. The number includes sixty six members of the public, chosen randomly from the electoral register, and 33 elected elected representatives – drawn from the Houses of the Oireachtas and a parliamentarian from each of the parties in the Northern Ireland Assembly."?

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Older and Bolder

Older and Bolder: "Where does your TD stand on home care cuts?"

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Children's rights - how come nobody asked us? - The Irish Times - Tue, Nov 06, 2012

Children's rights - how come nobody asked us? - The Irish Times - Tue, Nov 06, 2012: "It is perhaps ironic then that the views and wishes of children in this referendum are nowhere to be heard, never mind taken into account."?

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DJ on EU Construction Frenzy

Dáil Eireann - 29/Jun/1960 Criminal Justice Bill, 1960—Second Stage (Resumed).

Dáil Eireann - 29/Jun/1960 Criminal Justice Bill, 1960—Second Stage (Resumed).: "Do not let the House reconcile itself to the fact that because we have changed the name of Borstal to St. Patrick's, it is a suitable atmosphere into which to toss a miscellaneous group of troublesome youngsters for periods of one, two, three, six or twelve months. If we are to take children [585] or delinquents away from their family background, we should do it in the certain knowledge that there is no alternative, and we should then charge ourselves with the responsibility of providing facilities for adequate training so that nothing will be left undone for the child, before his return to the world, which could possibly be done to give him a chance of building himself up as a decent useful citizen"?

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Blogger: Blogger Dashboard

Blogger: Blogger Dashboard: """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."?" 'via Blog this' CLASS INEQUALITY IN IRELAND."?

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Sprit2008’s Weblog › Create New Post — WordPress « Sprit2008′s Weblog

Sprit2008’s Weblog › Create New Post — WordPress « Sprit2008′s Weblog: "Im Still Searching In Order To Give Those Who Have Left This Earth Some Token Of Recognition And Respect"?

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Public Accounts Committee examines allowances paid to gardaí - RTÉ News

Public Accounts Committee examines allowances paid to gardaí - RTÉ News: "Labour TD Gerald Nash questioned why four Inspectors earned €60,000 in allowances and overtime.
Mr Callinan said that this was accurate, but it reflected the nature of the job, including anti-social hours.
He said all overtime expenditure was monitored very carefully."?

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Public Sector Allowances: The ones they want to keep · TheJournal.ie

Public Sector Allowances: The ones they want to keep · TheJournal.ie: "An allowance for those 34 drivers working in the Ministerial pool"?

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Bruno's simple request

Bruno's simple request: "Within months, Maria's children were taken from her and placed in industrial schools. Bruno, then 12 years old, ended up in Artane, which at that time housed up to 800 other boys, and was of course run by the Christian Brothers. As Bruno tells the Pope in his letters, it was here that his personal tragedy began."?I TOTALLY AGREE WITH JOHN WATERS(irish mail on sunday 4/11/2012)ERIN GALLAGHER AND ALL OTHER CHILDREN JUST LIKE HER,DID NOT NEED A CHILD REFERENDUM:SHE NEEDED "ACTUAL"HELP.AND IT WOULD APPEAR IN A LOT OF CASES NONE EVER COMES WHEN IT IS MOSTLY NEEDED?

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Seán Quinn Snr sentenced to nine weeks in prison - RTÉ News

Seán Quinn Snr sentenced to nine weeks in prison - RTÉ News: "Lawyers for Mr Quinn said they needed to consult with him to see if he wants to begin his sentence today or appeal."?

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Public Accounts Committee examines allowances paid to gardaí - RTÉ News

Public Accounts Committee examines allowances paid to gardaí - RTÉ News: "Garda Representative Association General Secretary PJ Stone said this would remove any notion that they were paid as a perk.
The committee is examining the payment of 108 allowances to gardaí costing €240m per year."?

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Dáil Éireann - 12/Jun/2012 Amendment of Standing Orders: Motion

Dáil Éireann - 12/Jun/2012 Amendment of Standing Orders: Motion: "here shall stand established, following the reassembly of the Dáil subsequent to a General Election, a Standing sub-Committee which shall be joined with a similar sub-Committee of the Committee on Procedure and Privileges of Seanad Éireann, to constitute the Joint sub-Committee on Administration.

(b) The Standing sub-Committee shall consist of 8 members, at least one of whom shall be a member of the Committee."?

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Separation of powers: What happens when the powers of state come into conflict? « politicalreform.ie

Separation of powers: What happens when the powers of state come into conflict? « politicalreform.ie: "Separation of powers: What happens when the powers of state come into conflict?"

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