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The Daily PollGARDA COMMISSIONER MARTIN Callinan says he is seeking legal advice over the proposed appearances of two garda whistleblowers at the Public Accounts Committee next week.
Whistleblowers
However, speaking today on RTE Radio One’s Morning Ireland, Independent TD Shane Ross said the whistleblowers have “every right to express a view, an opinion and give evidence in public”. He said he thought the PAC was a “democratic forum” where the penalty points controversy should be aired.
In light of this week’s revelations and the opposing viewpoints, we want to know what you think in today’s poll: Should the garda whistleblowers be brought before the PAC?
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Religious beliefs should be kept within the privacy of the home.
@Leadóg: Same with liberalism.
@specialsue: I disagree. Liberalism is based on real life, religion on fairy tales.
@Leadóg: you have proof of this?
@Seamus Mac: Read the old testament and tell me its not pure fantasy.
@Leadóg: that wasn’t what i asked.
@Seamus Mac: Why are you so against the removal of the reference to blasphemy in the Constitution?
@Seamus Mac: you can’t prove a negative. There is a teapot orbiting the sun. Prove it wrong.
@Seamus Mac: you have a holiday entitlement at work yeah? Liberalism.
@Kian: i didn’t say anything about liberalism.
@tel: maybe there is
@CrabaRev: because it’s a waste of time & money. It’s being done because it annoys atheists.
Vote no to keep separation of church and state. The government shouldn’t have the right to attack the sincerely held religious beliefs of those who elected them and pay their salaries. Catholic and proud, no apologies.
@specialsue: if you believe in separation of church and state, how do you feel about the church having control over most of the school and hospitals in this country?
@Tweety McTweeter: Nothing stopping the government setting up their own schools and hospitals. The church built these institutions and managed them for decades. Now somehow it’s the church being interfering by running the schools and hospitals they have always run, that the government showed no interest in until recently.
@specialsue: No thanks. I value freedom of speech not theocracy.
@Daniel Donovan: Hate speech isn’t free speech. It’s wrong to use slurs against racial groups, why not religious groups?
@Tweety McTweeter: specialsue is an especially poor troll. You’re wasting your time pointing out the obvious flaws and contradictions in their posts.
@specialsue: “interfering” is the appropriate word. No better establishment can beat them on that.
@specialsue: You should look up the Scientology policy of fair gaming and then see if you feel the same way…
@specialsue: “The government shouldn’t have the right to attack the sincerely held religious beliefs of those who elected them and pay their salaries. Catholic and proud, no apologies.”
This will be the people voting to remove the stupid law, I can’t wait to see it gone.
@specialsue: Emmm..Not so sure about that. The country was on it’s knees post – independence and so the church was in an ideal position to fill that vacuum having gone pretty much unchallenged for decades and perhaps centuries, British interference and opposition accepted, for better or worse, depending on your view. Regarding religious convictions or lack thereof, noone should have to apologise for their views on religion.
@specialsue: if they run all these institutions without touching kids, selling babies or murdering babies then people might have a different view. Personally I think it’s about time any sort of religion was kept private.
The website to check if you are registered is appalling
@Ross Fehily: I am registered, and it took me ages to find myself on the check the register yolk.
@Ross Fehily: all you have to do is put in your name and address (and not use a space at the end)
I have no understanding of apathy towards voting.
@2thFairy: Same pal, its funny that you always hear people complain about things and when you ask do they vote and its always the same “whats the point, nothing ever changes”.
@2thFairy: Maybe you didn’t have the experience of voting for a Social Democrat who switched to a party you’ve never voted for not long after he was elected.
How can some voters not be apathetic with those shenanigans?
I’ll be voting for Gemma Doherty
I was registered, voted in every referendum and election for the past 16 years but checked there and it says im not registered. Bit odd that, id recommend everyone who is registered to double check to confirm it.
Phukin Jayzz
Likely to be perceived as 9.8 toxic (but only 1.2 as spelt)
- will the Journal recalibrate this scale if the old blasphemy is given the ok?
I’m being extorted for PRSI, USC (Bank Bail Out Tax), Family home tax and work tax aka Income tax. For some reason, I got this letter through the door from the state on blasphemy.
Total bullshit the taxpayerpaid full stop
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