Lokpal! Do you mean Jokepal? - AbhiSays.com

Lokpal! Do you mean Jokepal? - AbhiSays.com: Politicians will never allow a mechanism like Lokpal that can eradicate corruption. Our politicians have proved that they would fight tooth and nail to block the passage of this bill. Can a thief support a law that will facilitate his arrest and downfall?

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

http://encouragechange.blogspot.com/2009/08/welcome-to-my-website-ireland-ahern.html: KYRON FITZGERALD SUNDAY INDEPENDENT[24/12/1993]P.QUINN HIGH COURT REGISTRAR 10th JAN 1980.JOE DOWLING ON BEHALF OF FRANK CLARKE 22th OCT.1993?

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

http://encouragechange.blogspot.com/2009/08/welcome-to-my-website-ireland-ahern.html: "A report by the Council of Europe’s anti-corruption body also concluded there was a danger of political influence being exerted on the gardai and the Director of Public Prosecution in politically sensitive corruption issues"?

Irish Politics, Current Affairs and Magazine Archive - Politico.ie | How Gerry Collins got involved in the Garda's worst scandal

Irish Politics, Current Affairs and Magazine Archive - Politico.ie How Gerry Collins got involved in the Garda's worst scandal: The most serious of these is that, I contrary to Collins' assertion in the Dail on May 23, there are serious grounds for I suspecting that false fingerprint evidence may have been given in other cases and even that people may well have been convicted on the basis of false fingerprint evidence Collins said that full inquiries had been made and that all experts in the fingerprint Bureau were "united in the view that there are no grounds for fearring that such a thing may have taken place".?

Criminal Justice Petition: THE REASONS PROJECT | Change.org

Criminal Justice Petition: THE REASONS PROJECT Change.org: TO GET THE IRISH DIRECTOR OF "PUBLIC" PROSECUTIONS TO GIVE HONEST AND JUST REASONS FOR SOME OF HIS CONTROVERSIAL DECISIONS.?

The official website of the Garda Review magazine - Write to Reply

The official website of the Garda Review magazine - Write to Reply: It is a reality that strict adherence to legal process can indeed cause ‘inconvenience.’?

TI Ireland Newsletter.

TI Ireland Newsletter.: In the past year alone, five foreign bribery allegations have been levelled at Irish companies and nationals, yet the study’s author, Diarmuid Griffin of NUIG, was unable to find out whether any investigations had taken place. In one case, not covered in the report but published in October 2005, an Irish national is alleged to have managed a multi-million dollar bribe to officials in Azerbaijan’s state-run oil agency. He is now under indictment in the US for his part in the fraud. He could not have been prosecuted in Ireland because of the statutory limits highlighted by TI.?

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: 'Significant' new evidence found in Douche probe

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: 'Significant' new evidence found in Douche probe: "All other staff have been paid from that money, including part-time senior and junior counsel, expert psychiatrists and psychologists from Ireland and the UK, and the one other full-time staff member, a secretary seconded from the Department of Justice."?

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

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.'?"

Public Inquiry · Unanswered questions

Public Inquiry · Unanswered questions: Is it power ,money,property,political clout?what ever it is it wasent worth the death of probationary"GARDA" Aonghus O Sullivan and the pain and anguish his family have to bear."INTERNAL REPORTS?

Du Plantier lover was ‘suspect’ in murder | Irish Examiner

Du Plantier lover was ‘suspect’ in murder Irish Examiner: Drugs were offered to a user by a garda to obtain evidence against self-declared chief suspect Ian Bailey.?

Oconnellpadd13's Blog

Oconnellpadd13's Blog: AS EVERYONE KNOWS NOW, IT WAS POWER THAT ALLOWED ALL THIS NOW EXPOSED ABUSE CARRY ON FOR SO LONG, BECAUSE CERTAIN PEOPLE COULDNT BE QUESTIONED ABOUT THEIR ACTIONS?

Oconnellpadd13's Blog

Oconnellpadd13's Blog: High Moral Character?THE"REAL"REASONS PROJECT?

Full Cloyne report to be published, court rules - The Irish Times - Sat, Dec 17, 2011

Full Cloyne report to be published, court rules - The Irish Times - Sat, Dec 17, 2011: Parts of the Commission of Investigation’s report into child sexual abuse allegations in the Catholic Diocese of Cloyne, mainly in chapter nine, were redacted when it was published on July 13th last.?

Cleric at centre of allegations is no longer in ministry - National News - Independent.ie

Cleric at centre of allegations is no longer in ministry - National News - Independent.ie: The whole report needs to be published -- so the whole truth can be told,"?

Parents of Kate Fitzgerald criticise 'Irish Times' - The Irish Times - Sat, Dec 17, 2011

Parents of Kate Fitzgerald criticise 'Irish Times' - The Irish Times - Sat, Dec 17, 2011: The Irish Times deeply regrets any hurt or distress that has been caused to the parents, family and friends of Kate.”?

Oconnellpadd13's Blog

Oconnellpadd13's Blog: “For deaf children, there can often be no cry for help”.?

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

http://paddoconnell.blogspot.com/2011/07/encouragechange-encouragechange_25.html: ABUSE CASE No.763978.14/1/2003.?

'101 people knew what he was doing' - The Irish Times - Sat, Dec 10, 2011

'101 people knew what he was doing' - The Irish Times - Sat, Dec 10, 2011: Judge Raymond Groarke said it was incredible that the abuse could go on for so many years with little or no intervention.?

Insurer's private eye admits tax data breach - National News - Independent.ie

Insurer's private eye admits tax data breach - National News - Independent.ie: A RETIRED garda working as a private investigator for Quinn Insurance has admitted asking his daughter-in-law, a former Revenue Commissioners employee, to "look up files" of people who had claims against the insurer.?

Public Inquiry · Mass card law protects the Catholic Church from embarrassment?

Public Inquiry · Mass card law protects the Catholic Church from embarrassment?: Or am I just becoming paranoid in my old age?

Public Inquiry · A nation sold into slavery

Public Inquiry · A nation sold into slavery: While present day Irish rulers (lords) haven’t (yet) introduced the death penalty for being unemployed they have certainly, by their corruption, incompetence and arrogance, sold the country and its people into decades of (debt) slavery.?

Recession leads to rise in calls to Samaritans - The Irish Times - Thu, Dec 15, 2011

Recession leads to rise in calls to Samaritans - The Irish Times - Thu, Dec 15, 2011: Loneliness, depression and anxiety also featured strongly among the issues raised by callers.?

Quinn's wife's claims "startling" - judge - RTÉ News

Quinn's wife's claims "startling" - judge - RTÉ News: The wife of Séan Quinn has claimed she was under the undue influence of her husband when she signed documents for a loan of €3m from the former Anglo Irish Bank.?

Seanad Éireann - 13/Dec/2011 Order of Business

Seanad Éireann - 13/Dec/2011 Order of Business: I call for a debate on appointments. An issue was raised by a number of colleagues last week concerning the appointment of the Irish representative to the Council of Europe’s Committee on the Prevention of Torture. The person appointed from Ireland last week was the former Secretary General of the Department of Justice and Equality. Valid concerns were raised by colleagues about the outcome of the appointment process. It was understood somebody else would be appointed. I have asked the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality to investigate the matter in the new year as it is something it should do. The Minister for Justice and Equality should appear before the committee to explain the process by which the former Secretary General was appointed against what appears to have been the expressed preference of a sub-committee of the Council of Europe for one of the two academics also nominated by Ireland.?

Lecturer is poised for place on rights council - The Irish Times - Fri, Oct 14, 2011

Lecturer is poised for place on rights council - The Irish Times - Fri, Oct 14, 2011: The Irish Times has learned that Donncha O’Connell, former dean of the law faculty in NUI Galway and former director of the Irish Council for Civil Liberties, has been chosen as the lead contender for the position by the human rights subcommittee of the Council of Europe’s committee on legal affairs and human rights, with Mr Aylward in second place.?

Aylward nominated for seat on anti-torture body - The Irish Times - Sat, Sep 17, 2011

Aylward nominated for seat on anti-torture body - The Irish Times - Sat, Sep 17, 2011: Suitably qualified people were sought through public advertisement, based on the legal requirement that members “shall be chosen from among persons of high moral character, known for their competence in the field of human rights or having professional experience in the areas covered by the convention . . . The members shall serve in their individual capacity, "shall be independent and impartial" and shall be available to serve the committee effectively.”?

Daily stresses of bipolar disorder: Paranoia, spending sprees and lots of guinea pigs | Mail Online

Daily stresses of bipolar disorder: Paranoia, spending sprees and lots of guinea pigs Mail Online: I recently came across a survey in which people said they would be more willing to date an ex-convict than someone with a mental illness.?

I'm homeless for Christmas - News, Frontpage - Herald.ie

I'm homeless for Christmas - News, Frontpage - Herald.ie: Mark Kelly (29) claims he returned to his two-bedroom bungalow at Marewood Drive, Ballymun, Dublin after "a 30-minute errand" to find his home being boarded up by the council. He was only given a few minutes to remove personal belongings?

Russian protests 2011: Kremlin orders inquiry into ballot rigging | Mail Online

Russian protests 2011: Kremlin orders inquiry into ballot rigging Mail Online: ‘You are nobody. A liar and a hypocrite.’
‘Stop taking your people for idiots,’ said user Nikita Kovbasyuk. ‘You will still have to cancel elections results. Do it peacefully,’ warned Ivan Golovenko?

'I refuse to let you force my children to walk behind a hearse' - The Irish Times - Mon, Dec 12, 2011

'I refuse to let you force my children to walk behind a hearse' - The Irish Times - Mon, Dec 12, 2011: He says that throughout the course of the recession people have been infuriated by reports of self-serving bankers, developers and government ministers. But the personal trauma and the devastating effect this crisis has had on small businesses and those trying to keep them afloat has been under-reported, he says.?

Lawyer speaks out on case to extradite Bailey - The Irish Times - Mon, Dec 12, 2011

Lawyer speaks out on case to extradite Bailey - The Irish Times - Mon, Dec 12, 2011: According to Mr Barnes in his email, Mr Boohig told him that after he left the meeting one of the three senior officers approached him and asked him to ask then minister for justice John O’Donoghue, with whom he had been at UCC, to get the DPP to bring a charge.?

Gardai at centre of Ian Bailey row won't be named - National News - Independent.ie

Gardai at centre of Ian Bailey row won't be named - National News - Independent.ie: This follows revelations in newly released court documents that state solicitor for west Cork, Malachy Boohig, informed retired Director of Public Prosecutions Eamonn Barnes that he had been asked to "use his influence" to secure a conviction against Sophie Toscan du Plantier murder suspect Mr Bailey in 1998.?

Retired DPP told authorities of Bailey case review - The Irish Times - Sat, Dec 10, 2011

Retired DPP told authorities of Bailey case review - The Irish Times - Sat, Dec 10, 2011: They point out that another review by Assistant Commissioner Ray McAndrew in 2005, after a key witness, Marie Farrell, retracted a statement implicating Mr Bailey did not result in any gardaí being prosecuted or disciplined over their handling of the original investigation?

Internal review withheld from Bailey’s lawyers | Irish Examiner

Internal review withheld from Bailey’s lawyers Irish Examiner: One claim in the review is that state solicitor for west Cork Malachy Boohig was approached by gardaí urging him to consider the pressure they were under to nail a suspect and to use his acquaintance with then justice minister John O’Donoghue to ensure the DPP pressed charges.?

RTE acted shamefully towards Fr Reynolds - Analysis, Opinion - Independent.ie

RTE acted shamefully towards Fr Reynolds - Analysis, Opinion - Independent.ie: The apology to Fr Kevin Reynolds which was read out between the Nine O'Clock News and Prime Time last Thursday was a blink and miss it affair, which scarcely scratched the surface of the dreadful wrong which RTE had done to this man.?

Amanda Brunker Meets and Interviews a Different Irish or International Celebrity Each Week for the Sunday World

Amanda Brunker Meets and Interviews a Different Irish or International Celebrity Each Week for the Sunday World: "When I look back on my life, when I'm lying on my deathbed, I'll remember that I became a father and had a child."?PARASITICAL PURSUITS?JOURNALISM FOR ALL ITS FLAWS AND LIMITATIONS,IS A PROFESSIONAL PURSUIT,SUBJECT TO LAWS ,RULES,CHECKS AND BALANCES AND BASIC VALUES CONCERNING"TRUTH"AND DECENCY?

No Escape and No Entrance either

No Escape and No Entrance either: Written by Mary Raftery, No Escape is the first of a new season of plays commissioned by the Abbey which looks at abuse in state funded institutions for children in Ireland. The series is called the Darkest Corner and will include a reading of 1961 play The Evidence I Shall Give, and a production of James X written by Mannix Flynn.?

Mary Raftery, Sister Conception, Bishop Peter Birch

Mary Raftery, Sister Conception, Bishop Peter Birch: Both Sergeant Tuohy and Sergeant Geraghty deny that any such meeting took place. I am not satisfied on the balance of probabilities that such a meeting took place. Both Sergeant Tuohy and Sergeant Geraghty were members of An Garda Siochana and I am satisfied they would have taken any such complaint very seriously indeed but if the Plaintiffs recollection is correct surprisingly no action whatsoever was taken.?

HSE tightlipped over failure to pass on McQuaid sex-abuse claim - National News - Independent.ie

HSE tightlipped over failure to pass on McQuaid sex-abuse claim - National News - Independent.ie: Last night victim support group One In Four called for a public inquiry, saying if the allegations were true it showed that the sexual abuse of children extended to the very highest levels in the church.?

About the Mag | Alwayz Therro Mag - Music and Fashion

About the Mag Alwayz Therro Mag - Music and Fashion: Seeds to plant in the mind that will allow them to grow.?AND CHANGE IF NEED'S BE?

Tribunal told of Garda reports on alleged collusion - The Irish Times - Thu, Dec 08, 2011

Tribunal told of Garda reports on alleged collusion - The Irish Times - Thu, Dec 08, 2011: However Det Chief Supt Peter Kirwan said this was “counter-balanced” by at least one alternative intelligence report which suggested Mr Corrigan was “properly motivated” and delivered “useful intelligence” beneficial to Garda intelligence between 1984 and 1986.?

Archbishop McQuaid subject of child sex abuse complaints - The Irish Times - Thu, Dec 08, 2011

Archbishop McQuaid subject of child sex abuse complaints - The Irish Times - Thu, Dec 08, 2011: In May 2009 this complaint was made known to Phil Garland, then director of child protection in Dublin’s archdiocese. He informed Archbishop Diarmuid Martin and the commission was “immediately informed”, the report says. The HSE subsequently supplied relevant documentation to the commission?

Archbishop McQuaid subject of child sex abuse complaints - The Irish Times - Thu, Dec 08, 2011

Archbishop McQuaid subject of child sex abuse complaints - The Irish Times - Thu, Dec 08, 2011: The complaints and concern were addressed in a “Supplementary Report to the Dublin Archdiocese Investigation”, published on the commission’s website on July 13th, the day it published the Cloyne report.?

Cosgrave trial is in public interest - DPP - The Irish Times - Thu, Dec 08, 2011

Cosgrave trial is in public interest - DPP - The Irish Times - Thu, Dec 08, 2011: THERE ARE allegations of serious corruption against former Fine Gael TD Liam Cosgrave and it is in the public interest to see those allegations tested before a jury, the "Director of Public Prosecutions" told the Supreme Court.?

mcquaid - theknitter

mcquaid - theknitter: The hotly disputed claim is said to have originated in papers belonging to former Minister for Health, the late Dr Noel Browne, and passed on to Mr Cooney via a retired school inspector. According to reports in a Sunday newspaper, retired Garda Inspector Joe Devane has confirmed that he probed allegations against Dr McQuaid uncovered during an investigation into illegal homosexual acts involving two clerical students from All Hallows College and one from Clonliffe College in Dublin. But the ex garda did not uncover any evidence of wrongdoing on the Archbishop’s part.?THE"REAL"REASONS PROJECT?

"ENCOURAGECHANGE"paddoconnell8@gmail.com

http://encouragechange.blogspot.com/2009/06/mary-immaculate-school-for-deaf.html: JUST BECAUSE NOBODY WAS PROSECUTED FOR ABUSEING CHILDREN DOESENT MEAN IT DIDENT HAPPEN.MY CHILD WAS ABUSED PUNISHED AND"HUMILIATED"IN THIS SCHOOL.AND AFTER WATCHING THE DOCUMENTRY"ABUSE OF TRUST"AND HOW REGLIOUS COULD IT"APPEARS"DICTATE TO GARDA COMMISSIONERS AS TO HOW TO GO ABOUT INVESTIGATING COMPLAINTS OF ABUSE,IS IT NOT NOW TIME FOR THE GARDI TO HAND OVER "ALL"THEIR FILES ON COMPLAINTS OF ABUSE OVER MANY YEARS?AS MARY RAFFERTY SAID THE SETUP OF "POWER STRUCTURES"WAS SOMETHING ELSE.ARE THE SAME POWER STRUCTURES STILL IN PLACE?I THINK IT IS NOW TIME FOR THE DPP'S POWER TO BE QUESTIONED IN RELATION TO ABUSE CASES"THE REASONS PROJECT?"AS EVERYONE KNOWS NOW IT WAS POWER THAT ALLOWED ALL THIS NOW EXPOSED ABUSE CARRY ON FOR SO LONG BECAUSE CERTAIN PEOPLE COULDNT BE QUESTIONED ABOUT THEIR ACTIONS.WILL THE RYAN REPORT REALLY MAKE THAT MUCH DIFFERENCE?NOT IF THE CONSTITUTION IS NOT CHANGED TO ENSHRINE THE RIGHTS OF CHILDREN IN IT.?

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Ireland's poor children need action, not words | EnerPub - Energy Publisher

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Ireland's poor children need action, not words EnerPub - Energy Publisher: "Despite myriad reports exposing child abuse over the past two years, no programs exist to combat it. Attempts to provide the corner stone of a child protection policy were "ignored" not once, but numerous times over 12 months. That corner stone was the simple proposal - by One Child International - to provide child abuse prevention and child protection information to the parents and caregivers of Ireland. Without this simple program any child protection policy is being built on sand."?

Olympus Report Demands Purge of ‘Yes Men' Who Failed to Stop Rot - BusinessWeek

Olympus Report Demands Purge of ‘Yes Men' Who Failed to Stop Rot - BusinessWeek: Three former chairmen of the Japanese camera maker and three senior aides were “rotten to the core,” according to the report released yesterday by an independent panel. Others “involved in the fraudulent accounting one way or the other, and auditors who did nothing when the auditing firm pointed out the issues” in 2009 “should be fully eliminated,” it said.?

Need for debate about standards in public life | Irish Examiner

Need for debate about standards in public life Irish Examiner: Religious belief seems to provide the wayward politician with a comforting assurance that a loving God is waiting round the corner with the offer of forgiveness. I knew one politician who seemed to boast of his capacity for dodgy dealing. His constituents overlooked his chicanery as he was a daily communicant.?

Public Inquiry · Taoiseach’s speech: The usual waffle and denial

Public Inquiry · Taoiseach’s speech: The usual waffle and denial: You, ordinary citizens, are not to blame. (But you will pay the price for the political and financial corruption that has destroyed the country).?

Public Inquiry · The CHC fraud proves that there is no effective financial regulation in Ireland

Public Inquiry · The CHC fraud proves that there is no effective financial regulation in Ireland: No financial institution or official has ever been charged with a crime despite the theft of countless millions over the decades.?

Red tape causes corruption: Quebec builder | FAIR

Red tape causes corruption: Quebec builder FAIR: Red tape is both a cause and a symptom of corruption.
Regulations that are all-encompassing or impossible to meet give officials enormous discretion to make life difficult for those subject to the regulations. So officials can easily extract bribes in return for permits or licences. In this way red tape facilitates corruption.
Excessive red tape can also be a symptom of corruption. Creating burdensome regulations may be a conscious strategy -- a way for corrupt officials to pump up business.?

Pentagon Whistleblower Suffered Years of Retaliation, OSC Says | FAIR

Pentagon Whistleblower Suffered Years of Retaliation, OSC Says FAIR: “I’m grateful to Diem-Thi Le for her courage to speak out. Whistleblowers like Diem-Thi Le put their careers on the line when they expose this kind of fraud and abuse,” said Special Counsel Carolyn Lerner in a written statement. “They make our government stronger and they save taxpayer money.” Lerner’s agency, OSC, investigates claims of whistleblower retaliation against federal employees.?

Pentagon Whistleblower Suffered Years of Retaliation, OSC Says | FAIR

Pentagon Whistleblower Suffered Years of Retaliation, OSC Says FAIR: This case is a textbook example of what is supposed to happen: the whistleblower has been vindicated, promoted and publicly praised, while those who took the reprisals are gone. And the problem that the whistleblower was trying to draw attention to has been dealt with -- the agency concerned has dramatically changed the way that it conducts audits.?

Heads on stakes: federal whistleblowers locked down, pushed out | FAIR

Heads on stakes: federal whistleblowers locked down, pushed out FAIR: Recently, a government employee was tossed out for writing a blog post about Search and Rescue cuts, despite the fact that most of the information was public knowledge, Fox says. His employers ordered him off the work site and took away his ID. The union intervened. “It was a case where he was being throttled. He was told that it was inappropriate and he had to take the blog down.”?

Top Stories | FAIR

Top Stories FAIR: FAIR (Federal Accountability Initiative for Reform) promotes integrity and accountability within government by empowering employees to speak out without fear of reprisal when they encounter wrongdoing. Our aim is to support legislation and management practices that will provide effective protection for whistleblowers and hence occupational free speech in the workplace.?

Harper government heads in wrong direction in anti-corruption battle | FAIR

Harper government heads in wrong direction in anti-corruption battle FAIR: Protecting honest employees who speak out is one of the most important things that any country can do to combat misconduct and corruption in its institutions. In the wake of the sponsorship scandal, the Harper government came to power on a promise to do just this—but once elected did an immediate 180-degree about-turn.?

Dissident rebels inside UK tax authorities after sweetheart Goldman deal – Mail | Treasure Islands: Tax Havens and the men who stole the world | A book by Nicholas Shaxson

Dissident rebels inside UK tax authorities after sweetheart Goldman deal – Mail Treasure Islands: Tax Havens and the men who stole the world A book by Nicholas Shaxson: Dissent appear to have formed after it emerged the country’s top tax official signed off a deal which let investment bank Goldman Sachs off a £10million tax bill.?

Video: Joe Higgins highlights plight of Home Payments customers to Tanaiste | Joe Higgins.ie

Video: Joe Higgins highlights plight of Home Payments customers to Tanaiste Joe Higgins.ie: The families and individuals who have been badly burned by the collapse of this company have lost hundreds or thousands of euro – up to €10,000, in some cases. Such a loss would not be noticed by former Ministers who receive pensions of €150,000 a year, or serving bankers who are paid €500,000 a year. It is an absolute fortune for an ordinary family, however, as it represents a huge saving and sacrifice. Ordinary people have been burned because this company scandalously succumbed to the siren call of the property market and speculated in it.?

Public Inquiry · Standards in public life

Public Inquiry · Standards in public life: AN abiding theme of recent letters to The Irish Examiner is the helplessness experienced by the Irish people to take effective action to redress the Government’s brazen funnelling of the nation’s wealth into the pockets of those who already have too much.?

Majority of public don’t trust coalition on public finances – Red C poll · TheJournal.ie

Majority of public don’t trust coalition on public finances – Red C poll · TheJournal.ie: As reported yesterday, the poll also found that support for the junior coalition partner, Labour, has fallen while support for Fine Gael remains steady. Fianna Fáil made the biggest gains and is now the second most popular party in the country, according to the poll.?

Taoiseach breaches pay cap to award former advisor €35k pay rise · TheJournal.ie

Taoiseach breaches pay cap to award former advisor €35k pay rise · TheJournal.ie: The Irish Mail on Sunday details how Kenny wrote to Secretary General at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform last March to ask for his former advisor Ciaran Conlon be awarded an annual salary of €127,000 – well over the €92,000 cap on the salaries of special advisors that his Government has agreed upon.?

Google Reader - encouragechange's shared items

Google Reader - encouragechange's shared items: Why is RTE ignoring Rachel Peavoy story?

Amnesty’s report finds Ireland’s clerical sexual abuse was ‘torture’ | Irish News | IrishCentral

Amnesty’s report finds Ireland’s clerical sexual abuse was ‘torture’ Irish News IrishCentral: “The sexual abuse in the diocesan reports, and the sexual, physical and emotional abuse, the living conditions, and the neglect described in the Ryan Report, can be categorised as torture, and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment under human rights law.” according to the report?

Google Reader - the shadow's shared items

Google Reader - the shadow's shared items: Whoever it is that makes the overall decision in these matters should be the first name at the top of any file or letter to show what kind of person or persons who make decisions that affect other peoples lives and by extension their health and wellbeing.Every person that makes a decision or ruleing that affects another human beings life and wellfare should have their name on such documents,and not be allowed to pass the file from one department to another,so by the time the letter or file reaches its intended target,nobody knows who the original instigator was?WATCH THIS SPACE ,Brian Nugent b.a. co.meath?slan.

Google Reader - the shadow's shared items

Google Reader - the shadow's shared items: Sections two and three of the public meeting held by Transparency International Ireland demonstrated the divide between those serving within our corrupt political system and those who are the victims of that system.?

Watchdog’s Wasted Efforts « Shane Ross

Watchdog’s Wasted Efforts « Shane Ross: All he needs is an annual pilgrimage to Fas. That would give him a full chapter. Next he should press the ‘consultants’ button for another chapter. CIE could fill chapter three. After that, a few spectaculars — like the millions on the National Convention Centre or the €340,000 spent on an unpublished history of the Office of Public Works — titillate the media.?

Bill Black VB

ENCOURAGECHANGE.

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: The issue raised related to the admitted alteration by the solicitor for Anglo of the guarantees signed by the defendants and as such whether the alterations made to the guarantees amount to a forgery such that Anglo cannot rely on the documents to recover the sum claimed on foot thereof against the defendants. Further, it as claimed that by virtue of the principle of ex turpi causa non oritur actio, the Bank could not rely on previous guarantees signed by the defendants?

Blogger: Blogger Dashboard

Blogger: Blogger Dashboard: Letter in today’s Irish Independent. It seems that our rulers, despite
warnings from Leo Varadkar, have quietly introduced legislation that allows
ministers to drive in bus lanes. I sometimes wonder whether it’s arrogance
that makes politicians stupid or stupidity that makes them arrogant.
Anthony Sheridan »?

FIDUCIARY DUTY - Celtic Meltdown

FIDUCIARY DUTY - Celtic Meltdown: Fiduciaries can include bankers, solicitors, business advisers, realestate agents, brokers, or anyone who undertakes to assist someone who places complete confidence and trust in that person or company. When a person acts for another in a fiduciary relationship, the law forbids the fiduciary from acting in any manner adverse or contrary to the interests of the client, or from acting for his own benefit in relation to the subject matter.?

CORRUPTION - Celtic Meltdown

CORRUPTION - Celtic Meltdown: Iceland: Report of Special Investigation Commission?

Public Inquiry · Unanswered questions

Public Inquiry · Unanswered questions: I always knew it but now i am convinced more than ever that ireland is run on the “ENRON”principle,take John Purcell comptroller and auditor general, when asked by a visiting foreign official,how many people are in jail as a result of your investigations?his answer “in many cases the public berating of people involved in controversies is punishment enough.”(so George Redmond has nothing to worry about then?)Just like the banks and insurance companies etc,then you have Gordan Holmes after years of investigating complaints agains the gardi stating he was "undermined" by garda management because the commissioner of the time dident take his reports seriously and the inability of the organisation to say sorry and apologise for their mistakes,?THIS WAS POSTED ON"PUBLIC INQUIRY"ON 2th OF AUG.2007.?

Ireland reverses decision on bank bond losses - FT.com

Ireland reverses decision on bank bond losses - FT.com: Last week Michael Noonan, Ireland’s finance minister, announced he was considering using the powers under emergency banking legislation in Ireland to inflict losses of up to 100 per cent on junior bondholders in BoI using a subordinated liabilities order.?

Broughan urges TDs to join him - The Irish Times - Fri, Dec 02, 2011

Broughan urges TDs to join him - The Irish Times - Fri, Dec 02, 2011: Labour Party chief whip, Deputy Emmet Stagg, informed Mr Broughan that his decision to vote against the Government had automatically led to the removal of the party whip?

“Paddy likes to know what the story is” – Ireland’s Taoiseach-in-waiting promises to tell the truth · TheJournal.ie

“Paddy likes to know what the story is” – Ireland’s Taoiseach-in-waiting promises to tell the truth · TheJournal.ie: The incoming government is not going to leave our people in the dark …Paddy likes to know what the story is.?