Public Inquiry · Garda Ombudsman: Rape threat, what rape threat?

Public Inquiry · Garda Ombudsman: Rape threat, what rape threat?: His departure is greeted with a huge sigh of relief by all those highly paid officials who labour day and night to maintain the farce of accountability in Ireland.?

ENCOURAGECHANGE.

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Every one of us is getting older, which is a natural process. Time is constantly moving on, second by second. Nothing can stop it, but what we can do is use our time properly; that is in our hands. Whether we believe in a spiritual tradition or not, we need to use our time meaningfully. If over days, weeks, months and years, we have used our time in a meaningful way – when our last day comes, we'll be happy, we'll have no regrets.

Sullivan: Ombudsman investigation 'about protecting Gardaí' | Irish Examiner

Sullivan: Ombudsman investigation 'about protecting Gardaí' | Irish Examiner: "We need a culture in Ireland where people - including whistleblowers within the Gardaí - can bring matters to public attention without fear.?

Sunday World Cover Story - Front Page News

Sunday World Cover Story - Front Page News: Shamed politician Michael Lowry tried to slap me as he refused to answer questions about a secret land deal. We reveal that the TD owes taxpayers more than €300,000 for the deal he failed to declare to the Dail. Mr Lowry (59) was given a €600,000 loan by Irish Nationwide Building Society in 2006 to purchase the land?

Anti-Euro Le Pen’s Record Vote to Weigh on French Election - Businessweek

Anti-Euro Le Pen’s Record Vote to Weigh on French Election - Businessweek: “The horrible stability pact condemns us to pay endlessly for the countries that are victim of the euro.”?

Union calls for no vote in treaty referendum | Irish Examiner

Union calls for no vote in treaty referendum | Irish Examiner: General secretary John Douglas said that a yes vote would "copper-fasten" austerity and could tip the country over into depression.?

AFP: Dutch PM to 'tender cabinet's resignation'

AFP: Dutch PM to 'tender cabinet's resignation': Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte is to tender his cabinet's resignation to Queen Beatrix after the collapse of talks on austerity measures,?

CONNECT TO MY ANGELS

CONNECT TO MY ANGELS: "These revelations are the strongest case to date as to why an inquiry into what went on is so desperately needed."?QUOTE MARY ELLEN SYNON(irish daily mail p12.23/4/2012)YOU HAVE TO ASK YOURSELF HOW"COURAGEOUS"DOES A CIVIL SERVANT HAVE TO BE ,INDEED IS SHE "ISOLATED"AT ALL,TO REPEAT WHAT INDEPENDENT ECONOMISTS AND JOURNALISTS WERE SAYING AT THE TIME?

The “Great Vermont Uprising” Wins « CitizenVox

The “Great Vermont Uprising” Wins « CitizenVox: Vermont’s legislature has now become the third in the nation to approve a resolution demanding a constitutional amendment that ensures the rights of We the People.?

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: October 2010

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: October 2010: NO THE PEOPLE FAILING THESE CHILDREN ARE THOSE"ELITE"WHO MAKE AND PASS LEGISLATION?

Dáil Éireann - 30/Mar/2011 Moriarty Tribunal Report: Statements (Resumed)

Dáil Éireann - 30/Mar/2011 Moriarty Tribunal Report: Statements (Resumed): The tribunal’s terms of reference, as passed by resolutions of Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann on 11 September 1997 and 18 September 1997, respectively, provided that the tribunal was required to inquire urgently into and report to the Clerk of the Dáil and to make such findings and recommendations as it saw fit concerning the specific factual matters of urgent public importance relating to alleged payments to Charles J. Haughey and Michael Lowry. Although the terms of reference made no mention of the second GSM licence, after certain private investigations, the sole member determined to have public sittings concerning Deputy Lowry and the GSM competition.?

Shatter likens questions over Lowry meetings to 1950s McCarthyism · TheJournal.ie

Shatter likens questions over Lowry meetings to 1950s McCarthyism · TheJournal.ie: This, he said, is a “slippery slope” with “echoes of the discredited McCarthy era of the 1950s in US politics”.?

ireland.com - The Irish Times - SPECIAL

ireland.com - The Irish Times - SPECIAL: Inquiry into payments made
to Fine Gael Representatives?

Myanmar opposition postpones parliamentary debut over oath wording - latimes.com

Myanmar opposition postpones parliamentary debut over oath wording - latimes.com: The government, which is dominated by former military officials, has so far rejected the party’s request to change the oath’s wording from “safeguard” to “respect” the constitution.?

MEPs vote on social security - The Irish Times - Wed, Apr 18, 2012

MEPs vote on social security - The Irish Times - Wed, Apr 18, 2012: MEPs have voted to close a legal loophole that allows low-cost airlines such as Ryanair to avoid paying social security contributions in some of the countries in which they operate?

ENCOURAGECHANGE.

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Bipartisan Political Elite Implicated in For-Profit Education Fraud?

Shocking Footage - Dublin Home Eviction - April 18th 2012 by Anglo Irish...

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Justine McCarthy - "Sharon Grace walked into a Wexford hospital in 2006. She asked for help. None was forthcoming. It was out-of-hours for the HSE"

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Justine McCarthy - "Sharon Grace walked into a Wexford hospital in 2006. She asked for help. None was forthcoming. It was out-of-hours for the HSE": "Throughout last October, November and most of December, children's minister Barry Andrews sat on two disturbing reports commissioned by the state which showed that our youngest citizens were in danger. And he sat, and he sat, and he sat."?WILL HE BE SITTING AFTER 25th, FEBRUARY?

Announcement on prison death investigations must be matched with adequate resources and legal powers | Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT)

Announcement on prison death investigations must be matched with adequate resources and legal powers | Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT): Announcement on prison death investigations must be matched with adequate resources and legal powers?

Garda Enda Clifford fined €900 for offences following fatal accident outside Limerick - RTÉ News

Garda Enda Clifford fined €900 for offences following fatal accident outside Limerick - RTÉ News: He was described in court as being a member of the Traffic Corps, but Henry Street Garda station has said he was never a member of the corps.?

How the Goldman Vampire Squid Just Captured Europe

How the Goldman Vampire Squid Just Captured Europe: By December 2011, European Central Bank President Mario Draghi, former vice president of Goldman Sachs Europe, was able to approve a 500 billion euro bailout for European banks without asking anyone's permission. And in January 2012, a permanent rescue funding program called the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) "was passed in the dead of night" with barely even a mention in the press. The ESM imposes an open-ended debt on EU member governments, putting taxpayers on the hook for whatever the ESM's eurocrat overseers demand.?

Shatter hits back at Garda claims - National News, Breaking News - Independent.ie

Shatter hits back at Garda claims - National News, Breaking News - Independent.ie: Shatter hits back at Garda claims?

'Gentrified' Dunlop made better witness, court told - Courts, National News - Independent.ie

'Gentrified' Dunlop made better witness, court told - Courts, National News - Independent.ie: THE State deliberately waited for lobbyist Frank Dunlop to be sentenced for bribery so that he could be made to "look better" as a witness in the corruption trial of businessman Jim Kennedy, the Supreme Court heard yesterday.
This tactic was effectively the "gentrification" of Mr Dunlop "to make him a better looking prospect in front of a jury", according to Martin Hayden, lawyer for Mr Kennedy.?

Public Inquiry · Examining corruption in Ireland

Public Inquiry · Examining corruption in Ireland: A copy of the report was sent to the DPP, the Revenue Commissioners, the Garda Commissioner and to the Standards in Public Office Commission.?TOUGH ON THE "CAUSES"OF CRIME?

M.I.T. Game-Changer: Free Online Education For All - Forbes

M.I.T. Game-Changer: Free Online Education For All - Forbes: For Wall Street Occupiers or other decriers of the “social injustice” of college tuition, here’s a curveball bound to scramble your worldview: a totally free college education regardless of your academic performance or background.?

M.I.T. Game-Changer: Free Online Education For All - Forbes

M.I.T. Game-Changer: Free Online Education For All - Forbes: For Wall Street Occupiers or other decriers of the “social injustice” of college tuition, here’s a curveball bound to scramble your worldview: a totally free college education regardless of your academic performance or background.?

Tipstaff top league of expenses claims in Courts Service - National News - Independent.ie

Tipstaff top league of expenses claims in Courts Service - National News - Independent.ie: There are currently 75 tipstaffs in the Courts Service and Justice Minister Alan Shatter said that none of the positions had ever been advertised.?THE"PLATINUM"CIRCLE?

A legitimate cause for concern for both Enda Kenny and Fine Gael | Irish Examiner

A legitimate cause for concern for both Enda Kenny and Fine Gael | Irish Examiner: It could have immediately repealed FOI restrictions but it didn’t. It could have ended the gravy train of expenses, but it didn’t.?

CONNECT TO MY ANGELS

CONNECT TO MY ANGELS: A private developer acquired the market complex in 1998, and planning permission was sought to reopen the building as a market and to build a hotel on the site of the public laundry. Archaeological conditions were imposed on the development because of the sensitivity of the underlying deposits.?SO HOW MUCH WAS THE "GIFT"THAT WAS MEANT FOR DUBLIN CITY TRADERS SOLD FOR?WHO WAS THE "PRIVATE"DEVLOPER?WHO GAINED MOST FROM ITS SALE?THIS IS THE IVEAGH MARKET IN THE HEART OF THE LIBERTIES WE ARE TALKING ABOUT?

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Curtin v Clerk of Dáil Éireann [SCIre]

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

ENCOURAGECHANGE.

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: TO QUOTE EAMONN GILMORE"SOON TD'S WOULD HAVE TO GO AROUND COVERED WITH A CLOAK TO AVOID MEETING"CERTAIN"PEOPLE.UNQUOTE.SO READING TODAYS SUNDAY WORLD 15/5/2012,page 4,IN RELATION TO MS.BUCKLEY IT WOULD APPEAR BECAUSE OF THE WORK SHE DOES THE"CLOAK"MIGHT NOT BE A BAD IDEA,EVEN THOUGH MS.BUCKELY HAS NEVER BEEN MENTIONED IN ANY OF THE TRIBUNALS IMPOSED ON THE CITIZENS OF IRELAND BY THE SO-CALLED RULING ELITE.?CRIME AND ITS "TRUE"CAUSES?

Disheartening News | Getting Child Protection Right | causes.com

Disheartening News | Getting Child Protection Right | causes.com: I am one of the many thus affected by the state of our nation's economy.?

Why Big Wealth Flows Straight to the Top (BAC, BRK-B, GS, WFC)

Why Big Wealth Flows Straight to the Top (BAC, BRK-B, GS, WFC): My personal view is I don't think there is a single cause. I think it's a number of things going on. One is definitely globalization. Another probably more important is the technology revolution. A third, I do think that there are some political and cultural factors going on?

Patrick Gallagher and Merchant Banking | SME Financial

Patrick Gallagher and Merchant Banking | SME Financial: In 1990, the late Patrick Gallagher served his prison sentence in Northern Ireland following the failure of his company, Merchant Banking. But he never faced prosecution for offences in the Republic. The provisional liquidator appointed to the bank had found evidence of 79 criminal offences here.?SO WHAT IS THE CAN OF WORMS NOBODY WANTS TO OPEN?

Corporate Ireland - Shane Ross

Corporate Ireland - Shane Ross: Frank’s happy family is not quite what it seems to be. It has "escaped scrutiny" for its role during the banking collapse and our economic armageddon. It is the insider’s new refuge.?

Anglo Austria AG ... the plot thickens - Politics ~ Irish & International

Anglo Austria AG ... the plot thickens - Politics ~ Irish & International: The acquisition of Anglo Irish Bank (Austria) will enable Valartis Group AG to substantially expand its wealth management activities and strengthen its position in the Eastern European region.?

Daingean: Minister describes steps to uncover abuse in 1960s « Oconnellpadd13's Blog

Daingean: Minister describes steps to uncover abuse in 1960s « Oconnellpadd13's Blog: John Bruton who was committed to restoring trust in the political system,the government he stated without blushing must go about its work without excesses or extravagance and as TRANSPARENTLY as if working behind a pane of glass this was during the Brendan Smyth scandal?If father Cassidy wants to investigate why society is so violent and divided he might like to start with all the tribunals that were created by those who held the levers of power since the foundation of the state?

Rabbitte hits at garda delay over findings of corruption - National News - Independent.ie

Rabbitte hits at garda delay over findings of corruption - National News - Independent.ie: COMMUNICATIONS Minister Pat Rabbitte has said he finds "unconscionable" what he has described as the "interminable delay" in garda investigations into matters related to corruption arising out of tribunals of inquiry.?

ECONOMIC RECESSION: SHOULD WHITE COLLAR CRIMINALS BE IMPRISONED? – Ben Jacob

ECONOMIC RECESSION: SHOULD WHITE COLLAR CRIMINALS BE IMPRISONED? – Ben Jacob: Several high- profile cases of white-collar crime have been in the news recently. Scandals on Wall Street, in the Irish banking system and amongst organizations, like FÁS, have dominated the front pages of newspapers and the schedules of radio programmes and TV chat shows. So what is it about white-collar crime that makes it so newsworthy in comparison to ordinary crime? Sometimes it is partly the sheer scale of operation, but more often than not it is to do with who is involved. People are completely shocked to hear that an affluent business man was involved in crime. This is also the reason that the populace becomes so irate. Why would one feel happy about paying taxes to drive a politician in a limo between two buildings in an airport? Why should the repoman come and reclaim your house when the bank manager has being embezzling funds for the good of his bulging pocket? These offending individuals have been entrusted with huge assets so if it transpires that they have abused their authority to further their own cause, the little guy who loses out won’t be too pleased.?

Top gardai failed to act on child porn tip-off - National News - Independent.ie

Top gardai failed to act on child porn tip-off - National News - Independent.ie: On Wednesday, gardai insisted they had had no correspondence from Austrian investigators. But last night they were forced to admit they had received the information last August.?

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

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: The official website of the Garda Review magazine - Write to Reply: "The reality is that stresses and strains were going to be inevitable once the Irish people, through their elected representatives, decided to empower an authority to oversee the conduct of the Gardaí"?SO ITS NOT JUST THE"SYSTEM"ITS THE "AUTHORITIES"AS WELL?TRIBUNALS VS COURTS?

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: S.I. No. 129/1992 — Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence) Act, 1990 (Commencement) Order, 1992.

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: S.I. No. 129/1992 — Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence) Act, 1990 (Commencement) Order, 1992.: CRIMINAL JUSTICE (FORENSIC EVIDENCE) ACT, 1990 (COMMENCEMENT) ORDER, 1992.
I, PÁDRAIG FLYNN, Minister for Justice, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 8 (2) of the Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence) Act, 1990 (No. 34 of 1990), hereby order as follows:
1. This Order may be cited as the Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence) Act, 1990 (Commencement) Order, 1992.
2. The 5th day of June, 1992, is hereby fixed as the day on which the Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence) Act, 1990 , shall come into operation.
GIVEN under my Official Seal this 29th day of May, 1992?LOYALTY?

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Suspicions of corruption first printed here in 1974 - National News, Frontpage - Independent.ie

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Suspicions of corruption first printed here in 1974 - National News, Frontpage - Independent.ie: HE SEEMS TO THINK THAT THE IRISH PUBLIC ARE NOW ONLY AWARE OF A CORRUPT"ELITE"IN THIS COUNTRY BECAUSE OF RECENT PUBLIC EXPOSURES AND ITS NOW TOO LATE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT WHAT WENT BEFORE?

Shatter 'frustration' at bank inquiry - The Irish Times - Sun, Apr 08, 2012

Shatter 'frustration' at bank inquiry - The Irish Times - Sun, Apr 08, 2012: Mr Shatter’s comments followed remarks by Minister for Communications Pat Rabbitte in an interview today criticising what he called the "interminable delay" in garda investigations into matters related to corruption arising out of tribunals.?

Commissioner rejects claims of political influence - The Irish Times - Wed, Apr 04, 2012

Commissioner rejects claims of political influence - The Irish Times - Wed, Apr 04, 2012: GARDA COMMISSIONER Martin Callinan has rejected suggestions by sergeants and inspectors that there is political interference in policing.?

Breach of the Peace - By Aisling Hudson Live Mic

Cowen and Seanie Fitz - the undisclosed meetings - Politics ~ Irish & International

Cowen and Seanie Fitz - the undisclosed meetings - Politics ~ Irish & International: Cowen and Seanie Fitz - the undisclosed meetings



So a new book reveals Seanie met with Biffo a couple of months prior to the bailout but according to both Anglo wasn't discussed.

Is this credible? Joan Burton doesn't think so as she's released a statement pointing out discrepancies between what Biffo said in the Dail and what is being related now.?AND NOW IT IS ALLEGED THAT BIG PHIL HOGAN TRIED TO DENY GOLF CLUB MEETING WITH DENIS O BRIEN ON 25th MARCH 2012?

Pensioner ‘crucified by HSE’ needs operation in London | Irish Examiner

Pensioner ‘crucified by HSE’ needs operation in London | Irish Examiner: Dressed as Jesus Christ, complete with crown of thorns, he literally hung onto the gates of Leinster House yesterday afternoon, his grandson Michael standing nearby with his walking stick.

Richard, a 75-year-old originally from Belfast but a resident of Dublin for the past 40 years, is in the middle of a 48-hour fast in protest at the HSE’s refusal to sanction funding for an operation in London to remove a spinal fistula that, if not treated, could lead to paralysis.?

Quinn seeks access to Lenihan papers in huge trawl - Irish, Business - Independent.ie

Quinn seeks access to Lenihan papers in huge trawl - Irish, Business - Independent.ie: The bankrupt industrialist Sean Quinn is trying to force dozens of banks, accountancy firms and "state bodies" to reveal what they have on their files about him and whether they knew about alleged secret surveillance on him and the wider Quinn family.?

Fr Niall Molloy: Priest’s family fury over ‘drug lord deal’ - National News - Independent.ie

Fr Niall Molloy: Priest’s family fury over ‘drug lord deal’ - National News - Independent.ie: It allegedly contained sensitive information that certain people in power did not want in the public domain.?

ENCOURAGECHANGE.

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Fr Egan added: "We’re celebrating Good Friday today and at the heart of the Easter message is that the Passion is about how those in power and privilege abuse and brutalise the marginalised and the vulnerable.?

ENCOURAGECHANGE.

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: He has been subjected to an unprecedented campaign of vilification and abuse.?

The Beef Tribunal Report – 1994 – The Story

The Beef Tribunal Report – 1994 – The Story: Finally got my hands on a copy of this report, which has never appeared online. This will be the first portion, which I will be adding to over the coming days and week – the total report runs to over 1,000 pages. I am cleaning each and every page and subjecting it to a rigorous OCR process, meaning it will be convertible into a brand new digital version.
Suffice to say this report has taken considerable time to both obtain and scan, but I believe this is one of the more significant reports in the history of the State?