The spirit of Madison, and not his ghost
Rights matter when their exercise is unpopular. It is easy to exercise a right when no-one else objects. It is when some-one else objects, and seeks to prevent its exercise, that the right to do so Continue Reading
Quinns and Gowns – Contempt and Respect
A little late (because of the rebuild and ongoing redesign of the blog, on which all comments are gratefully appreciated) I want to focus on a busy week for the Irish Supreme Court. The week before Continue Reading
Combating Cyberbullying – updated
Further to my post on fighting anonymity with anonymity: open justice and cyberbullying and the tragedies of Amanda Todd, Ciara Pugsley, and Erin Gallagher, RTÉ news reports that a national youth Continue Reading
Points for Law on the second round
The Central Applications Office (logo left) processes all applications to first year undergraduate courses in the country's various third level institutions. Offers are made for places on courses Continue Reading
Points for Law
The Central Applications Office (logo left) processes all applications to first year undergraduate courses in the country's various third level institutions. Those institutions inform the CAO of the Continue Reading
The Quinns’ “outrageous” Contempt – punitive and coercive orders in the High Court
I joined Jim Fitzpatrick (Economics Editor, BBC Northern Ireland) on George Lee's The Business on RTÉ Radio 1 on Saturday morning to discuss Friday's contempt proceedings against Seán Quinn, Seán Continue Reading
The Irish Constitution places a premium on honest and fearless debate and trusts in the power of argument and debate and reasoned discussion
The words in the rather long title to this post are taken from today's decision of Hogan J in Doherty v The Referendum Commission IEHC 211 (06 June 2012). It is nothing less than a tour de force in Continue Reading
Snarking the Hunt – III – Teaching and Learning vs Research
The third session of Thursday's CAVE Seminar (pdf) on the National Strategy for Higher Education (the Hunt Report) divided into two workshops, one on Research (facilitator: Dr Aiden Seery (TCD); Continue Reading
Hi there! Thanks for dropping by. I'm Eoin O'Dell, and this is my blog: Cearta.ie - the Irish for rights.
