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Sunday Business Post 18th Oct 2009

Drowning in a Financial Storm Sunday Business Post (Full Text) 18th October 2009 A Chara, Like a ship in stormy seas our banking system almost capsized. Now the government wants to hoist the sails once again regardless of the prevailing conditions. Even garbage can grow green shoots. It appears that stating the obvious that NAMA is […]

Madam President – Nama is Unconstitutional

Madam President – Nama is Unconstitutional 26th September 2009 Madam President, I would like to draw your attention to the NAMA legislation and why I believe it is repugnant to the constitution and as such, under article 15.4 of the constitution, should be referred to the Supreme Court to test its constitutionality. According to a […]

There is More to Society Than Economy

There is More to Society than Economy 6th March 2009 A Chara, The Irish papers are filled with news on banking scandals & economic decline while the real fundamental issues are being overlooked and remain unaddressed: 1. Our political system is corrupt, compromised and lacks the courage for real change. Opposition politicians can be seen supporting […]

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𝐍𝐨 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐀𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐈𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝To the House of the Oireachtas,The indiscriminate surveillance of social media, email, mobile phones, computer equipment, internet, etc., poses a serious threat to the rights of the individual and the proper functioning of democracy, as well as empowers organised crime to carry out criminal activities and pervert the rule of law, including compromising government officials and targeting those who speak out against the status quo.As an individual whose privacy is under attack, and has been subjected to a prolonged period of harassment, intimidation, death threats, attempts at criminal entrapment, house break-ins, property damage; interference in business, mobile phones, email, online data, social media, websites, postal, legal and financial, including the purchase of my family home and thwarting of financial transactions; death and disappearance of pets, interference overseas, sabotaging of social activities and illegal surveillance, etc., (since speaking out against corruption in 2009, and raising concerns about election interference with An Garda Siochana), I am deeply concerned about the unwarranted surveillance of law abiding citizens, the potential for mass surveillance in Ireland, and the uncontrolled use of state resources, in conjunction with organised crime, to target law abiding citizens (given the fact I have made repeated, documented complaints over many years to local law enforcement and government agencies with no formal investigation ever taking place. The brazenness of these acts, and the very clear sense of impunity from those committing them, sends a clear message by example to the ordinary person, not to upset the status quo as their lives will be ruined if they do so, with no help whatsoever from law enforcement or government agencies.)𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡e 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐚𝐰 𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐣𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞, 𝐝𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐧 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐚 𝐒𝐢𝐨𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐚, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐲 𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐭. We demand assurance that monitoring of personal digital equipment is strictly limited to situations necessitated by criminal activities and only targets legitimate individuals with fool proof measures in place to monitor and record all such activity. We also seek confirmation that there is no special task force within An Garda Síochána assigned with the harassment or intimidation of any nominated person within the state. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝟖 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬, 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐈𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞, 𝐢𝐭'𝐬 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐮𝐧𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 (𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞). In this digital age where personal data can be easily accessed and misused, we need fool proof controls on surveillance practices to prevent abuse, particularly as we enter the age of Artificial Intelligence where daily surveillance of all citizens becomes a distinct possibility. A fully transparent system will not only protect our rights but also enhance trust between citizens and law enforcement agencies.𝐋𝐞𝐭 𝐮𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐮𝐧𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞; 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐧 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐚 𝐒í𝐨𝐜𝐡á𝐧𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐚𝐰 𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐧𝐬.The time to act is now as AI becomes more powerful. Reassurance’s will not protect civil rights or democracy, nor prevent surreptitious abuse. Signed,The Irish People***************************************************Please ensure to verify your signature for this petition by email. Otherwise, your signature will be removed and not be counted. This petition will be handed to the joint committee of public petitions and to an Taoiseach upon completion. 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭. Written and submitted by Albert D Byrne ... See MoreSee Less

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Albert D Byrne

4 weeks ago

National Holocaust Museum AmsterdamI recently visited the Dutch National Holocaust Museum in Amsterdam.Since childhood I have been very aware of WWII (thanks to the BBC TV series ‘The World at War’) and the Holocaust but back then no mention was made of life after the war ended for survivors of the Holocaust, which this exhibit highlights. The Jewish survivors of WWII in the Netherlands became stigmatised for having been persecuted, as did many of those who went to the newly founded state of Israel who were sometimes referred to as 'SOAPS'. When someone is dehumanised it seems to add a stigma regardless. It’s also quite chilling to see that the Nazi’s made lists (see below) of the numbers of Jews in each European country including Ireland, which remained neutral throughout the war. These lists were part of the discussions held by Nazi command in seeking a final solution.As a child I naively believed all the shocking lessons of the war would be ingrained in the human psyche but in fact it’s the small minority who are impervious to such lessons and frankly don’t care, who are the threat (along with a frightened or indifferent society) which is why we need to maintain robust political institutions.There can be no justification for the denigration and dehumanisation of any group of people. These are the lessons we need to inculcate into the national psyche. ... See MoreSee Less

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2 months ago

The case made at the ICJ by the Irish AG is one we can all be proud of and was well received by the Arab world. It left no stone unturned. I hope this same spirit of justice for all also extends to our own people. ... See MoreSee Less

Israel Has Exceeded Reasonable Use Of Force, Says Ireland At ICJ Hearing | Dawn News English

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Ireland presented its perspective at the ICJ Advisory Opinion Hearings on Israeli Practices and Policies in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Mr. Rossa Fan...

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Albert D Byrne

2 months ago

The death and destruction of Gaza is heart breaking and exemplifies the heart and soul of the far right. There can be no doubt as to the true nature of this war as Palestinian institutions, hospitals and cultural sites are wiped from the map while ordinary people are mowed down in the street as they scramble for food to stave off starvation.Needless to say what happened on Oct 7 '23 was deplorable and completely reprehensible but it cannot justify what is now taking place. One cannot be used as a justification for the other. ... See MoreSee Less

How Israel has destroyed Gaza’s schools and universities

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All schools in Gaza have been shut and no university has survived Israel military’s more than 100 days of onslaught.

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8 months ago

Black Male Cat Missing since August 15th Chippedfrom Short Cut / Riverside / 28 Bridge Street Ardee If you have a stray black cat in your possession from around this time: Please contact Albert on 087 6662800 ... See MoreSee Less

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