BBC NEWS | UK | Northern Ireland | Who will sit on the Victims' Forum?

BBC NEWS | UK | Northern Ireland | Who will sit on the Victims' Forum?: Jude Whyte is a psychology lecturer who has previously said a South African-style Truth Commission should be established here.?

Fast-tracked City of Culture job decision defended | Irish Examiner

Fast-tracked City of Culture job decision defended | Irish Examiner: The new chief executive, Patricia Ryan, had worked for Mr Cox in the European parliament and later was a special advisor to Mary Harney as health minister.

The chief executive’s position was not advertised or tendered for.?

Understanding Limerick: Social Exclusion and Change

Understanding Limerick: Social Exclusion and Change: In 2007, following the publication of the Fitzgerald Report, the Irish government launched a multi-million euro project for the regeneration of the most disadvantaged neighbourhoods in Limerick. The establishment of this project, though greeted with public acclaim, was in many ways, an acknowledgement of the failure of successive public policies to tackle the complex set of housing, poverty and crime-related problems which had emerged in Limerick. Understanding Limerick: Social Exclusion and Change gathers together recent innovative scholarly research on crime and social exclusion in Limerick city to explain the context for regeneration?

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ENCOURAGECHANGE.: “He felt very human, Gondry said. “He had a great caring for people. He’s a very moral individual. His discourse, especially in politics, is very moral. It’s all about hypocrisy. You should not do to others what you do not want others to do to you. He lives by that. He lives a simple life.”?

Prosecutor: Pope faces threat from the mafia – CNN Belief Blog - CNN.com Blogs

Prosecutor: Pope faces threat from the mafia – CNN Belief Blog - CNN.com Blogs: - Pope Francis' crusade against corruption in the Catholic Church, including an overhaul of the scandal-scarred Vatican Bank, has put the new pontiff in the Italian mafia's crosshairs, according to two organized crime experts.?

Tim Berners-Lee: “growing tide of surveillance and censorship” is threatening democracy warns the inventor of the World Wide Web - Irish Mirror Online

Tim Berners-Lee: “growing tide of surveillance and censorship” is threatening democracy warns the inventor of the World Wide Web - Irish Mirror Online: Sir Tim Berners-Lee, 58, said some governments felt “threatened” as the web exposed their wrongdoing.?

Families of Troubles victims slam Attorney General John Larkin’s amnesty proposal - Irish Mirror Online

Families of Troubles victims slam Attorney General John Larkin’s amnesty proposal - Irish Mirror Online: Former Police Ombudsman Dame Nuala O’Loan joined the Human Rights Commission and a leading lawyer in questioning whether any such proposal was legally workable.

She said: “To abandon prosecutions, inquests or inquiries into killings which took place before the Good Friday Agreement would constitute a wholesale violation of the UK’s legal obligations under domestic and international law.?

Shoot to kill inquiry to be reopened | UK news | The Guardian

Shoot to kill inquiry to be reopened | UK news | The Guardian: In an interview with the Guardian, Nuala O'Loan revealed that she had been asked by the government to see whether there are legal grounds to reopen the inquiry, focusing on the killing in 1982 of Gervaise McKerr.

McKerr was shot dead alongside two other unarmed IRA men - Sean Burns and Eugene Toman - by Royal Ulster Constabulary officers following a chase through a checkpoint near Lurgan in 1982. Their car was riddled with 109 bullets.

The British government has always denied the security forces had a shoot to kill policy, and has resisted repeated calls from families to look again at what happened.?

The Murder of John Corcoran:

The Murder of John Corcoran:: The whole conduct of this case has been an absolute disgrace all along.

Those implicated in that disgrace are the Garda Síochána right up to the highest levels, the Department of Justice (of course), and now, most spectacularly, Mr O'Donoghue.?

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ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Soldiers from an undercover unit used by the British army in Northern Ireland killed unarmed civilians, former members have told BBC One's Panorama.?

Political corruption in Brazil: Lawmaker behind bars | The Economist

Political corruption in Brazil: Lawmaker behind bars | The Economist: ON JUNE 26th Brazilian police issued an arrest warrant for Natan Donadon. Two days later the fugitive congressman turned himself in and was carted off to jail in Brasília, making him the first lawmaker in the country in more than three decades to be locked up while serving his mandate. Mr Donadon had been found guilty in 2010 of embezzling 8.4m reais ($3.6m) of public money by faking contracts with a shell advertising firm between 1995 and 1998, while he was working for the legislature in the northern state of Rondônia. But since then his lawyers filed appeal after appeal, until finally, no more were possible.?

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ENCOURAGECHANGE.: So the suggestions circulating that John Larkin, the current Attorney General in Northern Ireland, might be going on a solo run with his remarks about ending prosecutions in relation to the Northern Ireland conflict pre-1998, are verging on fantasy.?

Text Only | Irish Examiner

Text Only | Irish Examiner: Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan said there would be "bodies lying all over the country" if top secret intelligence on informants was not handled properly by the State’s police watchdog.?

27 children in care of or known to HSE died last year - Independent.ie

27 children in care of or known to HSE died last year - Independent.ie: In 2011, some 13 deaths were recorded, while in 2010, that figure stood at 22.?

Tragic end to a case that was ‘poorly managed at every level’ | Irish Examiner

Tragic end to a case that was ‘poorly managed at every level’ | Irish Examiner: Robert was described as “a little charmer” — likeable, funny, and popular. He died by suicide as a young adult with the coroner linking his death to “the recent use of multiple drugs”. It was a sad end to a difficult and damaged life.?

Former senator Francie O’Brien (70) jailed for three years - Independent.ie

Former senator Francie O’Brien (70) jailed for three years - Independent.ie: He was given a three-year jail term with the final year was suspended.?

‘Harrowing’ report find deaths of some children in State care were preventable

‘Harrowing’ report find deaths of some children in State care were preventable: The report concluded that the majority of the children who had died during the period examined had not received adequate protection from the State authorities. Investigators found records pertaining to children in “complete disarray” and, in some cases, not even a record of death could be found, the Irish Time reports.?

PADDYWANTSTOKNOW?: Deaf and hearing-impaired offenders in the prison system. - Free Online Library

PADDYWANTSTOKNOW?: Deaf and hearing-impaired offenders in the prison system. - Free Online Library: How Does Ireland Fair With Profoundly Deaf Inmates,And How Many Profoundly Deaf Prisoners Are There In Irish Prisons?

Judgment on the judges - Crime & Law News from Ireland & Abroad | The Irish Times - Wed, Nov 06, 2013

Judgment on the judges - Crime & Law News from Ireland & Abroad | The Irish Times - Wed, Nov 06, 2013: For over 20 years the case has been made and clearly won for new judicial accountability and specifically the establishment of an independent judicial council to deal with judicial training, standards, appointments and discipline. It is long overdue – promised legislation, a Judicial Council Bill, due this year, has been delayed, according to the Department of Justice by competing demands from troika-mandated legislation, and will now not be published until next year.?

Former garda jailed for two years after sex act with underage teen in graveyard

Former garda jailed for two years after sex act with underage teen in graveyard

Woman sues ex-garda sergeant over alleged rape - RTÉ News

Woman sues ex-garda sergeant over alleged rape - RTÉ News: Joanne Quinn, who is 41 and from Castlebar in Mayo, is suing retired Detective Sergeant Justin Clarke for damages.

The sergeant, who was stationed in Castlebar, denies the allegations and said he had a short, consensual relationship with Ms Quinn.?

Molloy killing probe to be reviewed - Independent.ie

Molloy killing probe to be reviewed - Independent.ie: Justice Minister Alan Shatter ordered the review to establish if any other inquiry could get to the truth of how the priest died at a lavish wedding in 1985.?

oconnellpadd13, dublin ireland - Gravatar Profile

oconnellpadd13, dublin ireland - Gravatar Profile: When one persons hurt is superior to anothers,it makes my blood boil.We are all equal in gods eyes,maybe not before the law or media?

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: September 2009

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: September 2009: "WHEN POWER CONSUMES YOUR COURAGE AND PRINCIPLES."?

'One day I'm enjoying life and the next, I'm gripped by dread and anxiety' - John Murray on his depression - Independent.ie

'One day I'm enjoying life and the next, I'm gripped by dread and anxiety' - John Murray on his depression - Independent.ie: 'One day I'm enjoying life and the next, I'm gripped by dread and anxiety' - John Murray on his depression?

Conor Cusack: Depression nearly killed me – yet now it's become my friend - Independent.ie

Conor Cusack: Depression nearly killed me – yet now it's become my friend - Independent.ie: I had loved and excelled in school but it was the same with my hurling, it was the same with my friends, it was the same with my family, it was the same with the people of Cloyne, it was the same with life – I had lost interest in all of them.?

Effects of cannabis drove Matthew Leahy insane then killed him | Mail Online

Effects of cannabis drove Matthew Leahy insane then killed him | Mail Online: Matthew was a bright young boy who excelled at maths and science
But he started smoking cannabis and the 'harmless' drug took its toll
He began having hallucinations and became incredibly paranoid
Matthew's erratic behaviour turned violent, he started speaking of suicide
His parents put him in hospital but once there he tragically hanged himself

Matthew's doctors believe his suicide was triggered by smoking cannabis?

Cannabis suicide youngster thought drug was ‘harmless’ | News | The Christian Institute

Cannabis suicide youngster thought drug was ‘harmless’ | News | The Christian Institute: The mother of a young man whose suicide last year was ‘triggered’ by smoking cannabis has said her son thought the drug was harmless.

Melanie Leahy’s son Matthew, 20, hanged himself last November while he was an in-patient at a mental health hospital – he had been addicted to cannabis for a number of years.?

Dublin People | Community youth leaders graduate

Dublin People | Community youth leaders graduate: Amongst the 23 graduates, the siblings included brothers Eric and Dean Brady, brothers Daniel and Anthony Blake, and siblings Shannon Baker, Danielle Baker and Dean Purdue.?

The Case Of ‘Maggie’ | Broadsheet.ie

The Case Of ‘Maggie’ | Broadsheet.ie: Maggie was accompanied by her mother when she told Gardaí she had been raped in 2006. The Gardaí referred her to the HSE but they did not provide her with follow-up services for several weeks. Within that time she was raped by the same man again. When Maggie finally did speak to the HSE, she felt the HSE didn’t believe her, prompting her to attempt suicide.?

Uncategorized | Philip Boucher-Hayes

Uncategorized | Philip Boucher-Hayes: Just as in Maggie’s case, for whatever reason some officials in the HSE decided that Emma’s mother was a bigger problem than this apparent open and shut case of child abuse.?