Author Archives: Edward McGarr
Filth
They have meaning only to medical practitioners and health care managers willing to delude themselves that they can avoid shouldering responsibility for such infections in the absence of being confronted with a video or other visual record (and therefore, presumably unchallengeable) of the mechanism of infection.
Shut Up!
As part of their reply, in rejecting the criticism, they refer to the absolute privilege they were entitled to if they had chosen to make their disclosures in the Dail. They make the point they did not avail of this (on the basis that it might have been an abuse of the privilege).
A Personal Fighting, Flying, Machine for every Citizen?
Ryanair is not popular. For this writer, itâs enough to remember traveling to Venice and being dropped in Treviso. It was the âarrangementâ? for the return flight that left everything to be desired.
In Mussolini’s Garden
One of the most influential ideas in Ireland is the belief that the State is superior to the citizen.
The Long Vacation
Following a long-standing tradition, the Supreme Court, the High Court and the Circuit courts are on holiday.
The RIAI Contracts
At the time I made no reference to its terms. I do now. It is badly written. It is a challenge, for instance, to find the provision under which the Main Contractor is obliged to make payment to the sub-contractor (Clause 11).
The Parliamentary Draftsman (2)
Who will interpret the confused, inarticulate replies? (Some, at least, will be such).
The Parliamentary Draftsman
The people who draft legislation are unusual. The job is difficult and requires long training, experience and talent. Inevitably, mistakes are sometimes made.