FF District Judge resurrects Oliver Cromwell tactics

**fluffybiscuits** · 12-09-2012, 03:30 PM

Originally Posted by homer

I havw witnessed some traveller's rows. That Judge's description is fair comment.

Ask Phil Hogan's brother

I've also witnessed junkies knocking the bollox off each other on Talbot St and lets not forget the youngfella who had the crap beat out of him at Club Annabel...

**Andrew49** · 12-09-2012, 03:43 PM

Originally Posted by homer

I havw witnessed some traveller's rows. That Judge's description is fair comment.

Ask Phil Hogan's brother

I've witnessed worse violence (some sadistic) and none of it was perpetrated by Travellers. And I've yet to hear judge tear into these sadistic monsters .... mainly because these sadistic monsters, unlike Travellers, remain the Untouchables in Irish society.

**fluffybiscuits** · 12-09-2012, 10:41 PM

Originally Posted by Andrew49

I've witnessed worse violence (some sadistic) and none of it was perpetrated by Travellers. And I've yet to hear judge tear into these sadistic monsters .... mainly because these sadistic monsters, unlike Travellers, remain the Untouchables in Irish society.

Very well put Andrew. I can see Homers point but its fairly moot, violence is known across all divides of the social strata. From D4 heads to those whom are in the bottom rungs of the social ladder, violence can afflict anyone. Rather than the judge looking at it as being some issue confined to some ethnic group, he should have looked at the issue and asked himself why are the fighting and what are the aggrevating factors (drugs, alcohol being two of the most common). How a man like that ended up being a judge is beyond me with idiotic statements like that. Can nothing be done to remove him from the bench of can Pavee Point take a case against him and get him thrown out on his ear?

**Slim Buddha** · 13-09-2012, 07:13 PM

Just another symptom of an utterly failed system - allowing village idiots from the former ruling Traitors Party to be judges. Sick, sick, sick!!

**homer** · 13-09-2012, 09:16 PM

Slim Buddha

I know Seamus Hughes - he was a very successful solicitor, and was a state solicitor before he was appointed to the bench.

He lives in Westport, selected by the Irish Times as the best town in Ireland in which to live. It is a town rather than a village, and there are no idiots there.

With respect you should not post such derogatory remarks about someone you obviously do not know.

I don't know what prompted his remarks, but many of the defendants in District Courts are no angels, and are often, too often, travellers.

Look at the photographs of Phil Hogan's brother after being attacked by a group of travelllers. Neanderthals would be a mild term for that gang.

**Slim Buddha** · 13-09-2012, 10:03 PM

Originally Posted by homer

Slim Buddha

I know Seamus Hughes - he was a very successful solicitor, and was a state solicitor before he was appointed to the bench.

He lives in Westport, selected by the Irish Times as the best town in Ireland in which to live. It is a town rather than a village, and there are no idiots there.

With respect you should not post such derogatory remarks about someone you obviously do not know.

I don't know what prompted his remarks, but many of the defendants in District Courts are no angels, and are often, too often, travellers.

Look at the photographs of Phil Hogan's brother after being attacked by a group of travelllers. Neanderthals would be a mild term for that gang.

YOu may be right. But I make no apology for associating people attached to, promoted by, benefitted by and advanced by Fianna Fail in a derogatory manner. This is a party of Traitors, the scum of the country and enemies of the Irish people. If he was one of them, he should be treated accordingly.

**Andrew49** · 14-09-2012, 09:51 AM

Originally Posted by homer

Slim Buddha

I know Seamus Hughes - he was a very successful solicitor, and was a state solicitor before he was appointed to the bench.

He lives in Westport, selected by the Irish Times as the best town in Ireland in which to live. It is a town rather than a village, and there are no idiots there.

With respect you should not post such derogatory remarks about someone you obviously do not know.

I don't know what prompted his remarks, but many of the defendants in District Courts are no angels, and are often, too often, travellers.

Look at the photographs of Phil Hogan's brother after being attacked by a group of travelllers. Neanderthals would be a mild term for that gang.

Hughes is a public figure mostly on the basis of his actions, his outlandish statements and certain derogatory remarks he's made. The controversies he is embroiled in should not be used to tarnish the judicial community as a whole. I know plenty of judges and as a whole they are quite decent and respectable.

If the only people coming before Hughes in court are from the Traveller community then questions need to be asked on the administration of justice (from Gardai to the DPP) in Hughes' area. Mayo itself seems to have lawbreakers in the thousands and I'm sure residents of Westport make up a proportion of those lawbreakers .... LINK - 10,000 householders warned to pay charge or face court - It will be interesting to hear this particular judge's demonisation of those Mayo householders who continue to break the law!

**DCon** · 05-10-2012, 07:50 AM

The publication of one's name is now deemed punishment enough for sexual attacks

Judge Martin Nolan freed car dealer Aidan Farrington, aged 45, who abused his two adult nieces on three separate occasions, saying the publication of his name was punishment enough.

The Rape Crisis Network Ireland has criticised the decision and said the case highlighted the need for sentencing guidelines.

Judge Nolan said the abuse was very serious but "the seriousness of the assaults themselves do not mandate a custodial sentence". He ordered that Farrington’s name could be reported in the media after hearing the victims had no problem with this.

"This will be a punishment in itself. He will be rightfully held in public odium for what he has done."

Farrington, of Iona Drive, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, pleaded guilty to sexually abusing one niece in 1995 in his mother’s home and abusing another in 1998 in his own house and again in 2001 in a Kilkenny hotel.

The first incident happened after the then 22-year-old victim was on a work night out which Farrington also attended. She was staying in her grandmother’s house where Farrington resided.

He came into the room, pulled down her underwear and performed oral sex on her as the victim lay there crying. When he stopped he said sorry and said: "I must have been sleepwalking." The next day he begged her not to tell anyone.

In 1998 another niece was babysitting her cousins in Farrington’s house. The next morning he called the 18-year-old into his bed, asking for "a cuddle" and began to touch her genitals.

http://www.irishexaminer.com/archive...rm-209976.html