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Marc Coleman: Government for the elite, by the elite – Analysis, Opinion – Independent.ie: Some advocates of a property tax even seem more interested in helping the squeezers than the squeezed.?

Ruairi Quinn’s mystery mystery ¿1,400 mileage claim: Minister says he drove 5,100kms but his diary shows only 1,000kms Mail Online: Speaking about the role of online and traditional media, he asked: ‘If politicians are to be more frank with their admissions and their apologies, why not also the media?’He said the media’s job was to hold the most powerful in society to account but said they must also ‘accept an appropriate level of accountability themselves’.?

http://encouragechange.blogspot.com/2009/05/abuse-of-power-and-position-in-society.html: THE ABUSE OF POWER.A Journalist Paul Drury Has Admitted That For Decades The Media Knew About The Abuses Of Power But Did Nothing About It.?

Public Inquiry · Rabbitte rabbiting on as the country goes down the tubes: Once again we see the greed and arrogance of politicians as they help themselves to even more money from the taxpayer’s pocket as the country goes down the tubes.?

Rights body should have bigger impact – The Irish Times – Mon, Jul 11, 2011: Maurice Manning focused on his view of the commission’s record of achievement – “without commenting in detail on the appointments process”, except to say there were legitimate differing views.?PROFESSOR JERUSHA McCORMACK ALSO SAID ‘CHINA’S RECORD ON HUMAN RIGHTS IS GREATLY MISUNDERSTOOD?

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Suspicions of corruption first printed here in 1974 – National News, Frontpage – Independent.ie: It has taken 28 years but on Thursday Mr Justice Feargus Flood finally nailed Ray Burke. It’s reassuring to know that sometimes, just sometimes, the truth will out.?I LIKE SOME OF TERRY MC GEEHAN’S ARTICLES IN THE DAILY STAR NEWSPAPER,BUT TODAY(19/9/2011)TRANSPARENCY,ACCOUNTABILITY,ACCESSIBILITY ,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?WHAT HAS HAPPENED SINCE 1974,WHEN JOE MAC ANTHONY EXPOSED WHAT WAS”REALLY” GOING ON?WHO WAS MADE A MINISTER FOR JUSTICE?AND TODAY YOU HAVE AS STATED BY JOHN WATERS(irish mail on sunday 18/9/2011)65 YEAR OLD WOMAN IN MOUNTJOY FOR HER PRINCIPLES,YOU HAVE A FATHER AND SON LAURENCE AND LARRY CARLYON RATHFARNHAM EVICTED FROM THEIR HOME BY THE DUBLIN COUNTY SHERIFF AND GARDI.I HAVENT SEEN THIS PARTICULAR CASE MENTIONED ANY-WHERE IN THE IRISH MEDIA OR THE INTERNET? SO IN FACT NOT MUCH HAS CHANGED SINCE 1974(37 years ago)ITS NOT THAT ITS TOO LATE ,AS TERRY SAYS BUT THE WHOLE”SYSTEM”IS SO CORRUPT THERE IS NOT ENOUGH TRULY HONEST PEOPLE AROUND TO CHANGE IT.AND AS HAPPENS IN A LOT OF SOCIETIES”IF YOU CANT BEAT THEM JOIN THEM”?CRIME AND ITS”TRUE”CAUSES?

ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Public Inquiry · Who’s watching the watchers?: “Regarding the “SYSTEM”as a model of truth and honesty its nothing of the kind ,it is a contest between two sides(like the legal frame work)its played according to certain rules and if the truth happens to emerge as a result of the contest that’s pure luck,but it is unlikely to,its not something the contestants are concerned with,they are concerned that the game should be played according to the rules(their rules),there are many rules and one of them is that some questions which might provide a shortcut to the truth are not allowed to be asked,and those that are asked are not allowed to be answered,the result is that the guilt or innocence is often reached haphazardly,for the wrong reasons in spite of the evidence,and may or may not coincide with the factual or literal truth”THE REASONS PROJECT?

PIL in Ireland » What is Public Interest Law? » Public Interest Law Alliance: Make the law accessible by provide information on legal rights and entitlements and on how the legal system works. Issues affecting local people are discussed in local forums and this in turn leads to local campaigns on relevant areas such as housing, welfare or the environment. FLAC believes that Community Law Centres are a crucial part of the civil legal aid infrastructure?CORRUPTION,RESPONSIBILITY.QUOTE DUBLIN CITY COUNCILS LAW AGENT TERENCE O’KEEFE,”IT IS A MATTER FOR YOUR SELF TO OBTAIN PROFESSIONAL/TECHNICAL ADVICE SO THAT YOU”MAY”ENSURE THE SAFETY OF YOU,YOUR HOUSEHOLD,AND PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY RIGHTS.?UNQUOTE.THE CONSTITUTION(WHATS LEFT OF IT)WILL DO THE REST?

The Irish Economy: You Said It Yourself In The Irish Daily Mail 18/2/2012.A Greedy And Corrupt Class Of Public Servants Who Engage In “Self-Service”Under The “GUISE”Of Public Service.A Class Who Purport To Act In Its Citizens Interest As They “Greedily”Look After Their Own Interests.?

Squatter rents out house and leaves Irish Examiner: Forget squatter’s rights — it was squatter’s flight yesterday after it emerged that a man who won his claim to a property he had broken into 30 years ago had left the country.?SELECTIVE RIGHTS IS WHAT YOU HAVE TO WATCH OUT FOR?