Four Courts Doors: Waiting for Term’s End

A message went out this week to members of the Law Library (barristers to the likes of you and I) for them to collect their security cards, as the Courts Service was intending to implement their grand plan of access restriction for the Four Courts buildings. Then the next day another message was passed on from the Courts Service not to come and get the cards after all.

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London

As I waited for a bus on Amiens St this evening, I heard sirens and, a few seconds later, saw police motorcycle outriders flank a green Army Bomb Disposal Unit trunk on it's way south. My first thought was "probably just a false alarm, people are a bit jumpy after London".

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London Chaos

The Web is slowing down. I've only seen it do this a few times. And the most exteme time was as everyone tried to get news of what was happening in New York.

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Four Courts Doors- OPW write back

I received a registered letter yesterday from the OPW dated 24 June 2005 as follows. Ref: A473/66/6Re: Four Courts:- Objection to Part 9 Planning ConsultationDear Mr McGarrI acknowledge receipt of your letter with regard to the above and I herewith return your payment of twenty euro as there is no obligatory charge in such instances.

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Corrib Gas Field: Questions for Mr. Dempsey

In the context of the jailing of five Mayo men for contempt of court I have today delivered an open letter to Mr Noel Dempsey, Minister for Communications Marine and Natural Resources. It seeks 21 points of information, including the release of documentation, persuant to Council Directive 2003/4/EC. The full text of this letter is available to read on Tuppenceworth.

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