Author Archives: Edward McGarr
MRSA Conference (2)
This is the MRSA collection, having regard to the conference in Trinity college tomorrow. HERE and HERE and HERE and HERE and HERE and HERE
Ireland and the Aarhus Convention
Ireland is in fact a signatory to the Aarhus Convention. The European Union is also a signatory. Consequently, EU environmental law is already driving the âimplementationâ? of the Convention.
Liars
The world should be alerted to something styled The Global Deception Research Team; hence this post. After all, global deception is a serious matter. It would be nice to think that we could uncover it all in one place or by one action. For me, the alert came from reading the UK newspaper âThe Guardianâ? of 12th June 2007. Readers can access the Research HERE, for a day, for US$35.00, or they can read on. Lawyers, as a body, tend […]
Personal Injury – Fishing Industry
For Employers’ duties see HERE Fishermen are engaged in one of the most dangerous occupations of any group. On United Kingdom figures, their occupational mortality is exceeded only by mine workers at the coalface. Generally, they are twice as likely to die in the course of their work as a person working on land. Put another way, again on United Kingdom figures, fishermen have an annual risk of 1 in 500 of being killed in the course of their work. […]
Calculated
If, in the light of the above, a patient contracts an MRSA infection, is it not clear, subject to rebuttal evidence, that the hospital has failed to protect the patient?
Alphabets
Readers may note a link to this site, and some comments on posts, entered in cyrillic typeface. I have, currently no control over that link and intend to sever the link when I can. Edward McGarr
Legal Aid
State provision of health care probably precedes State legal aid, although arguably it should not.
MRSA and Ireland’s Euro Health Consumer Index score
In 2006 the Euro Health Consumer Index put Ireland second from the bottom in a ranking of European states on the delivery of health care to its citizens. Was this a Pass mark for Ireland? Ireland subscribes to the concept of failure and applies it to its citizens in, for instance the Leaving Certificate examination now underway. What of Ireland’s health care system? How do we know if it is failing? More correctly, how do we know that Ireland has […]
Constituencies Constitutional Challenge – Judgement Delivered
THE HIGH COURT RECORD NO. 2819P/2007 Between CATHERINE MURPHY and FINIAN McGRATH Plaintiffs And THE MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, HERITAGE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT, IRELAND AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL Defendants 7th June 2007 1. The High Court (Clarke J.) delivered reserved judgment in the action this 7th June 2007. The judgement was read out by the judge; the written copy will become available shortly. The following is a concise synopsis of the essential points of the judgement. (Readers should note […]
Constituencies Constitutional Challenge – Reserved Judgement
THE HIGH COURT RECORD NO. 2819P/2007 Between CATHERINE MURPHY and FINIAN McGRATH Plaintiffs And THE MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, HERITAGE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT, IRELAND AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL Defendants 6th June 2007 1. The High Court (Clarke J.) will deliver reserved judgment in the action at 1.45 pm tomorrow, 7th June 2007.