Sean Fleming TD: A jellyfish in charge of PAC

Sean Fleming TD: A jellyfish in charge of PAC     By Anthony Sheridan The mainstream/establishment media commonly refer to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) as a watchdog relentlessly working on behalf of the public to bring wrongdoers to account. The brutal truth is that the PAC is a fake (See here for the truth … Continue reading “Sean Fleming TD: A jellyfish in charge of PAC”

Formal complaint against RTE for bias

  By Anthony Sheridan To Whom It May Concern: I wish to lodge a formal complaint against RTE for breach of its Public Service Statement 2015. My complaint centres on the biased panel selection on the Marian Finucane Show as broadcast on Sunday 4 September last. Specifically, my complaint concerns the unbalanced and unchallenged views … Continue reading “Formal complaint against RTE for bias”

Sean Fleming’s PAC: A game of make-believe cowboys

  By Anthony Sheridan The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is, and has always been, a powerless talking shop, this is no accident. Those who wield the real power in our country would never allow any entity, political or regulatory, to put their interests at risk. From time to time, however, some members of PAC get … Continue reading “Sean Fleming’s PAC: A game of make-believe cowboys”

Questions for the Data Protection Commissioner

I rang the Data Protection Commissioner yesterday to ask some questions regarding the latest penalty points controversy. The controversy arose when the Garda Commissioner demanded the return of documents that were handed over to the chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), John McGuinness, by a whistleblower. The Data Commissioner is in full support of … Continue reading “Questions for the Data Protection Commissioner”

Is the Data Protection Commissioner confused about the law?

In 2012 a whistleblower in the Garda Síochána submitted a report through official channels to the Garda Commissioner alleging serious abuses of the penalty points system. No action was taken and the whistleblower suffered serious consequences as a result of his action. Subsequently the whistleblower submitted the same report to Taoiseach Enda Kenny, Minister for … Continue reading “Is the Data Protection Commissioner confused about the law?”

State secrecy: A powerful and extremely destructive weapon

On 31st January last I rang the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (ODCE) to inquire whether the Bailey brothers case was still ongoing. Over the years I have made many such calls to the ODCE to check on the progress of various cases. My questions were always basic – Was the case still … Continue reading “State secrecy: A powerful and extremely destructive weapon”

Great scandal and nobody bats an eyelid

On last Friday’s Late Late Show, Fianna Fail TD John McGuinness, repeated the following statement which he first made in September 2008. “The public service destroys ambition, resists change and is so insulated from reality that information can be withheld from a minister, unfavourable reports are doctored and answers to parliamentary questions are master classes … Continue reading “Great scandal and nobody bats an eyelid”