Monthly Archives: December 2011

Sting in the tail: Pay for sex and you won’t be named and shamed

Posted on December 21, 2011 by

ONLY in Ireland could a situation arise in which gardaí face unprecedented public opprobrium for doing their jobs. Having arrested and prosecuted 21 men for solicitation in Limerick, garda chiefs were expecting a few congratulatory slaps on the back. Who … Continue reading →

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Government needs to legislate for right to abortion.

Posted on December 15, 2011 by

Yesterday’s Examiner column on abortion contained a silly error about the law – that ECHR ruling took supremacy over Irish law – which will no doubt leave me with much egg on my face in the letters page over the … Continue reading →

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Legal services bill threatens independence of the profession, says High Court judge.

Posted on December 9, 2011 by

I attended a lecture by Mr Justice Frank Clarke on the separation of powers yesterday and, in a question and answer session at the end, he expressed concerns that the mooted legal services regulation authority could undermine the independence of … Continue reading →

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It’s not our fault but we’re paying a heavy price for their economic mess

Posted on December 7, 2011 by

YOU’RE not responsible for the crisis — but you’re sure as hell going to pay for it, is probably the most succinct way to summarise the Taoiseach’s hotly anticipated state of the nation address. In fact, in drafting his speech, … Continue reading →

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Fitzgerald’s final message lost under self-righteous din

Posted on December 5, 2011 by

The tragic suicide of Kate Fitzgerald, and the posthumous editing of a piece that she wrote for the Irish Times, has been the subject of much controversy over the past week. 25-year-old Fitzgerald had a long history of depression and … Continue reading →

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