Interested in maladministration. Estd. 2005
This case is so serious it is appropriate to put details on the record The Frank Shortt case as reported on RTEs Drivetime (1st item) 21st March 2007 Donegal accountant Frank Shortt tried convicted and jailed on the perjured evidence of two Gardai. The now 72 old was awarded damages of €4.6 million The Chief … Continue reading “For the record”
This could be big. Given the gardai’s unwillingness to allow the clothes to be forensically tested, it turns out there may be blood all over them. This would lend support to the idea that Wheelock was assaulted and subsequently died in Garda custody. Terence Wheelock (20), Summerhill, Dublin, was found unconscious in a cell at … Continue reading “Wheelock clothes had 'extensive blood stains'”
The Standards in Public Office Commission has just published its annual report for 2005. Cases involving three politicians are dealt with. The first two relate to former Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Mr. Ivor Callely and Minister of State at the Department of Finance, Mr. Tom Parlon. These cases involve the usual … Continue reading “Waiting for action”
The Irish Independent reports that a superintendent from Donegal has said that John White had not been given instructions to engage in tough interviews – contrary to what John White alleges. John McGinley, who retired after being criticised in a Morris Tribunal report, said Det Sgt John White had not been given instructions to engage … Continue reading “Gardai 'never told to be aggressive in interviews'”
Yet another legal challenge, worth quoting in full because of its signifcance to the workings of the Plannin Tribunal: The High Court has begun hearing a bid by Cork property developer Owen O’Callaghan to prevent the Mahon tribunal from further inquiring into, or making any findings on allegations against him, by developer Tom Gilmartin. The … Continue reading “Developer challenges Mahon inquiry”
Colm Keena has a good overview of the late Patrick Gallagher. You can read it after the jump.
To cheer everybody up on these dark cold January days I will begin the year with a joke. John O’Donoghue, FF Minister for Arts, Sports and Tourism has claimed that ‘Ireland would be a “banana republic’ if Sinn Fa©in was in Government because it still retains a private army.’ This is funny for a number … Continue reading “Political joke”
Rabbitte smells blood, a shame we are so close to summer recess for the Dail. Mr Rabbitte said that as a result of a story in The Irish Times on Saturday, they now knew what had been asserted from the Labour benches was true, “that both the minister for justice of the day (Mr O’Donoghue) … Continue reading “Rabbitte's anger over delay in tribunal”
Besides the core of this story, McDowell said something very curious in the Dail recently. But Mr McDowell said a doctrine existed at the time that it was for ‘senior gardaa in consultation with the DPP to decideâ€? what he and the then Justice Minister, John O’Donoghue, could see in respect of the Donegal investigations. … Continue reading “Barron death probe a cock-up, says garda chief”
The family of Richard Barron have begun legal action against the State: Along with their High Court proceedings, the Barrons are demanding an apology from Justice Minister Michael McDowell and Garda Commissioner Noel Conroy for the way Mr Barron’s death was handled and his family’s treatment in the years that followed. They also want a … Continue reading “Barrons sue State after nine years of suffering”