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Cathal Malone @cathalmalone.bsky.social · 15h

Not this again. It's already an offence to threaten & abuse people in a public place. It's about four different offences. The problem isn't the lack of law; it's lack of enforcement. (Cf. the UK making "stealing a pet" an offence, as if theft isn't already illegal)

www.thejournal.ie/bar-retail-s...

Union want Ireland to follow Scotland's lead in legislating for abuse of bar and retail staff

A survey of Mandate members has found that more than one in 10 workers has been assaulted at work.

www.thejournal.ie

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Shamim Malekmian @shamimmalekmian.bsky.social · 16h

Crazy that the Bar Council had to explain the "cab rank rule" in the context of Connolly. But the no discrimination part is also a strong message to those demonising immigration barristers.

Statement from the Council of The Bar of Ireland: The fundamental importance of an independent referral Bar

It is the duty of barristers to be independent and free from any influence, especially such as may arise from their personal interests or external pressure, in the discharge of their professional duties as barristers.

Barristers cannot discriminate in favour of or against any person availing, or seeking to avail, of the services of the barrister on the grounds of race, colour, sex, sexual orientation, language, politics, religion, nationality, national or social origin, national minority, birth or other status.

It is also the duty of barristers to accept instructions in any case in their area of practice. As a result, barristers should not be identified with their clients or their clients’ causes or suffer adverse consequences as a result of being so identified. This fundamental principle arises from the Code of Conduct of The Bar of Ireland and is recognised in the United Nations Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers and in the Council of Europe Convention for the Protection of the Profession of Lawyer.

The duty of barristers to accept instructions, sometimes referred to as the “cab-rank rule”, ensures that everyone is entitled to access to justice and is central to trust in the Irish legal system and the rule of law.

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Dean Buckley @deanbuckley.bsky.social · 16h

tax cheats cheat us all

The Ditch @wereontheditch.bsky.social · 18h

Fine Gael’s Heather Humphreys has avoided a property tax on her old constituency office after failing to declare she’s no longer entitled to an exemption.

For failing to make this declaration Humphreys could face criminal prosecution.

www.ontheditch.com/fine-gaels-h...

Humphreys has avoided a property tax on old office

She could face criminal prosecution under laws introduced when she was a government minister.

www.ontheditch.com

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Wendy Lyon @wendylyon.bsky.social · 18h

I wonder what Barry Ward would have to say about that

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Wendy Lyon @wendylyon.bsky.social · 22h

Maryland

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 1d

What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?

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Shamim Malekmian @shamimmalekmian.bsky.social · 1d

As the media lionises Hickey for his few days in detention, remember most ordinary political prisoners in Iran don't come out of jail to glory and Patreon subs, they come out to a ruined future, if they are lucky enough to come out in one piece.

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Gerry McBride @gerrymcbride.bsky.social · 1d

Niall Donald talking about how Jim Gavin ripped him off included the truest, most Irish statement I’ve ever heard in my life, like this absolutely would be what your friends would say to you in these circumstances

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Eyepatch Wolf but like spooky or a ghost or something @eyepatchwolf.bsky.social · 1d

The irish presidential election is basically now between "dog fighting transphobe" and "woman who destroys children in soccer matches"

I will be voting for Connoly in support of her war on childrens egos.

Lilith Ferreyra-Carroll @trasinscneach.bsky.social · 2d

Not going to share 'grift' but Heather Humphreys has just said that I'm a man and the gender recognition act should be changed. Please do not vote for or give a preference for her. Having someone as president who thinks this way would be absolutely awful for minorities #SpeirGorm

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John Barrington @johnbarrington.bsky.social · 1d

Jim O’Callaghan once represented Gerry Adams, imagine that, a barrister doing his job #Áras25

Josef O'Shea @josefoshea.bsky.social · 1d

Lawyer Represents Different Types of Clients Shocker

Lead; IRELAND WAS REELING LAST NIGHT AS IT EMERGED CATHERINE SO CALLED "CONNOLLLY" WAS ONCE A 'LAWYER' WHO 'REPRESENTED CLIENTS' AT SINISTER GATHERINGS KNOWN AS 'COURT CASES' - PAGES 1,2,3,4 etc etc

Catherine Connolly did ‘all types of work’ as barrister and represented banks during crash

Presidential election candidate says she was ‘obliged as a lawyer to act on behalf of variety of clients’

www.irishtimes.com

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Alan @apertum.ie · 1d

Cab rank rule should be taught in journalism schools. Along with a big module on units and dimensional analysis.

Donncha O’Connell @donnchalaw.bsky.social · 1d

Is there a barrel bottom that hasn’t been scraped yet in the determined drive to attack the character and professionalism of the Left candidate who’s doing well in polls? Of course Catherine Connolly BL acted for clients on a normal disinterested basis!

www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...

Catherine Connolly did ‘all types of work’ as barrister and represented banks during crash

Presidential election candidate says she was ‘obliged as a lawyer to act on behalf of variety of clients’

www.irishtimes.com

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The Foggy Jew @hmcevansoneya.bsky.social · 1d

So hang on the government line is now that the gardaí were aware that someone they deemed a potential security threat being let into Leinster House every day, but did nothing about it and told nobody?

This story has never made any sense, even less so now

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Wendy Lyon @wendylyon.bsky.social · 1d

VPN!

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Wendy Lyon @wendylyon.bsky.social · 1d

Here’s a two day old photo of me anyway, don’t think I’m doing bad for “~60” 🤣

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The Ditch @wereontheditch.bsky.social · 1d

Heather Humphreys is spreading misinformation that Oireachtas political staff need so-called garda clearance – they don’t, according to documents obtained by The Ditch

Alan Shatter joined in – posting a fake document on X purporting to be official policy

www.ontheditch.com/heather-hump...

Humphreys spreading misinformation about Oireachtas vetting

Humphreys’s former party colleague and ex-justice minister Alan Shatter has also joined in.

www.ontheditch.com

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Shamim Malekmian @shamimmalekmian.bsky.social · 1d

At a council meeting, amendment highlights messy politics around planning exemptions for asylum shelters “It was a little bit ill-informed, but they were in a rush to, you know, counterbalance Mr Pepper,” says independent Councillor Mannix Flynn. Read more here www.dublininquirer.com/at-council-m...

At council meeting, amendment highlights messy politics around planning exemptions for asylum shelters

“It was a little bit ill-informed, but they were in a rush to, you know, counterbalance Mr Pepper,” says independent Councillor Mannix Flynn.

www.dublininquirer.com

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Wendy Lyon @wendylyon.bsky.social · 1d

Misogynist too

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Wendy Lyon @wendylyon.bsky.social · 1d

You could at least mention he got my age wrong 🤣

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Izzy Kamikaze @izzykamikaze.bsky.social · 2d

Why are certain "journalists" (yes, I'm looking at you, Irish Times) uncritically reporting Maria Steen's repeated assertions that independent candidates have been "blocked" from the presidential ballot.

The current frontrunner is an independent candidate.

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Reacher from the Jack Lagoon @daltondeschain.com · 2d

It's not that I won't vote for Gavin Newsom if he's the presidential candidate. It's that if the Democratic Party chooses him, then they are communicating to me that they actively do not want my vote, and believe they don't need it. I will simply honor their wishes

LGBTQ Nation @lgbtqnation.com · 2d

Gavin Newsom vetoes gender education bill, declines to sign other trans protections - buff.ly/MTUAV85

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Anne-Marie @amflynn.bsky.social · 2d

I wish someone would *actually* cancel Maria Steen

The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 2d

Maria Steen calls for presidential election to be cancelled over Jim Gavin’s departure

Conservative campaigner missed out on required signatures to make the ballot

www.irishtimes.com

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Wendy Lyon @wendylyon.bsky.social · 2d

One of her TERF pals was head of gender studies at TCD until recently 🙄

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Wendy Lyon @wendylyon.bsky.social · 2d

Dunno, “everyone else was doing it” didn’t work too well as a defence for Gavin not registering his tenancy

Wendy Lyon @wendylyon.bsky.social · 2d

Not sure that the best strategy is one that implicates Connolly as well

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Sam Levin @samtlevin.bsky.social · 3d

NEW: Christian legal group Alliance Defending Freedom "deceived" the Supreme Court + "profoundly misrepresented" LGBTQ+ research, according to scholars cited by ADF.

Quoted experts speak out about ADF's "distortions" + "false evidence" in major case, on deck tomorrow, to revive "conversion therapy"

Christian group ‘deceived’ supreme court about LGBTQ+ research, cited scholars say

Exclusive: Experts say Alliance Defending Freedom, arguing to revive conversion therapy, ‘profoundly misrepresented’ their work in case threatening trans and queer youth

www.theguardian.com

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Tanja Bueltmann @tanjabueltmann.net · 2d

I say this with the bluntness it requires: they will get people murdered if this continues. This is not just populism anymore either: it’s completely unhinged and a deliberate choice that does endanger lives. I am not saying this lightly at all.

Screenshot of an Express article; it says: Robert Jenrick lists 30 'activist judges' he vows to axe in war on UK's open border

In a bold move, Robert Jenrick is set to unveil a controversial plan targeting what he calls 'activist' judges, at the Conservative Party conference.

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