Gavin Elliott
@sgelliott.net
Non-practising barrister based in Dublin, Ireland. Environmental, Housing and Climate Justice.
Born 335.42 ppm. He/Him.
Born 335.42 ppm. He/Him.
If Fianna Fáil knew about Jim Gavin in advance then it'll be clear that being a dodgy landlord wasn't an issue for them.
It was being a dodgy landlord and getting caught that was the issue.
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It was being a dodgy landlord and getting caught that was the issue.
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Draft review reveals Fianna Fáil was alerted to Jim Gavin rental issue ahead of nomination
A draft Fianna Fáil review says Chambers was directly informed of a potential tenant dispute involving Jim Gavin before his selection
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December 11, 2025 at 12:28 PM
If Fianna Fáil knew about Jim Gavin in advance then it'll be clear that being a dodgy landlord wasn't an issue for them.
It was being a dodgy landlord and getting caught that was the issue.
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It was being a dodgy landlord and getting caught that was the issue.
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The Department of Housing now offers helpful advice on how to deal with the consequences of their generational failure.
“A very bad joke”, “embarrassing”, “patronising”, “dystopian”, and “tone deaf” are some of the words that have been used to describe a video from the Department of Housing advising people on moving back in with their parents.
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Government video on how to cope with moving back in with parents slammed as 'dystopian'
“Is this Waterford Whispers?,” was the immediate reaction from one Opposition TD.
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December 8, 2025 at 8:24 PM
The Department of Housing now offers helpful advice on how to deal with the consequences of their generational failure.
Hopefully this is the beginning of the end of the long search for closure that Lisa Dorrian's family have endured.
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Lisa Dorrian: Man arrested on suspicion of 2005 murder
Lisa Dorrian was last seen alive in the early hours of 28 Feburary 2005 in Ballyhalbert in County Down.
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December 8, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Hopefully this is the beginning of the end of the long search for closure that Lisa Dorrian's family have endured.
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A surprising result, given the recent full throated attack on access to justice from the government and media.
Perhaps people are protective of their rights and don't want them diluted at the behest of developers?
Perhaps people are protective of their rights and don't want them diluted at the behest of developers?
December 7, 2025 at 7:01 PM
A surprising result, given the recent full throated attack on access to justice from the government and media.
Perhaps people are protective of their rights and don't want them diluted at the behest of developers?
Perhaps people are protective of their rights and don't want them diluted at the behest of developers?
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Harry McGee, on the IT politics podcast, just asserted that the recent drones seen around Zelenskyy’s visit were military grade weapons launched from within the Irish state by foreign agents. There’s no evidence for any of this, it’s absolutely unhinged.
December 7, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Harry McGee, on the IT politics podcast, just asserted that the recent drones seen around Zelenskyy’s visit were military grade weapons launched from within the Irish state by foreign agents. There’s no evidence for any of this, it’s absolutely unhinged.
What's the opposite of Impostor syndrome?
Liz Truss has announced that she is launching her own podcast.
The shortest-serving UK prime minister said the "deep state and their allies in media and politics" tried to "destroy" her, but now she's back. jrnl.ie/6894018
The shortest-serving UK prime minister said the "deep state and their allies in media and politics" tried to "destroy" her, but now she's back. jrnl.ie/6894018
'I'm back': Liz Truss launches new show that promises to 'take on the deep state'
The former UK prime minister is making her comeback three years after her shambolic premiership.
jrnl.ie
December 5, 2025 at 1:27 PM
What's the opposite of Impostor syndrome?
Irish authorities asked to investigate Microsoft over alleged unlawful data processing by IDF
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Irish authorities asked to investigate Microsoft over alleged unlawful data processing by IDF
Move follows Guardian revelations of Israel’s mass surveillance of Palestinians using Microsoft cloud
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December 4, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Irish authorities asked to investigate Microsoft over alleged unlawful data processing by IDF
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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So it seems the claim of 30% increase in judicial review in 2025 was based on the number to 26 June & *a guess* at a number for July to Dec (which wasn’t fact checked & is wrong)
.. & that erroneous claim is the entire justification for govt plan to limit access to the courts #Speirgorm #Planning
.. & that erroneous claim is the entire justification for govt plan to limit access to the courts #Speirgorm #Planning
December 4, 2025 at 3:25 PM
So it seems the claim of 30% increase in judicial review in 2025 was based on the number to 26 June & *a guess* at a number for July to Dec (which wasn’t fact checked & is wrong)
.. & that erroneous claim is the entire justification for govt plan to limit access to the courts #Speirgorm #Planning
.. & that erroneous claim is the entire justification for govt plan to limit access to the courts #Speirgorm #Planning
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Cruelty is anhedonic. It rarely delivers the euphoria promised because, in the abstract, what feels righteous and joyful inevitably reveals itself to be sordid and small. Then it's "No not like that". "No not enough". "No the real battle, the forever war to make this feel good starts now". Forever.
Note how these awful people are getting exactly the exclusions of children that they demanded and *that still isn’t enough for them*: they demand everyone be delighted about it and kiss their arses for being brilliant.
December 4, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Cruelty is anhedonic. It rarely delivers the euphoria promised because, in the abstract, what feels righteous and joyful inevitably reveals itself to be sordid and small. Then it's "No not like that". "No not enough". "No the real battle, the forever war to make this feel good starts now". Forever.
Perhaps understandably overshadowed by the other motion, but the proposal to rename the Diamond Park would have been an incredible tribute to both Terence Wheelock and the ceaseless efforts of his family to have justice.
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‘Deep disappointment’ after proposal to rename park after Terence Wheelock also withdrawn
The proposal to name a park after 20-year-old Terence Wheelock was withdrawn alongside a proposal to change the name of Herzog Park in Rathgar.
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December 1, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Perhaps understandably overshadowed by the other motion, but the proposal to rename the Diamond Park would have been an incredible tribute to both Terence Wheelock and the ceaseless efforts of his family to have justice.
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www.thejournal.ie/proposal-to-...
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Bangor pastor blesses far-right killers www.thecanary.co/global/world...
Bangor pastor blesses far-right killers
A Bangor pastor has sparked outrage after blessing far-right thug vigilantes, calling Islam “evil” and framing hate as holy duty
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November 28, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Bangor pastor blesses far-right killers www.thecanary.co/global/world...
Asylum seekers could pay up €1,000 per month to live in tents.
Absolutely vile behaviour from a government, so enmired in their goal of creating misery for asylum seekers, that they have decided to monetise it.
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Absolutely vile behaviour from a government, so enmired in their goal of creating misery for asylum seekers, that they have decided to monetise it.
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Government approves sweeping changes to asylum and citizenship rules
Tánaiste Simon Harris pushed back on the idea the government was becoming a landlord by making asylum seekers pay for accommodation.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Asylum seekers could pay up €1,000 per month to live in tents.
Absolutely vile behaviour from a government, so enmired in their goal of creating misery for asylum seekers, that they have decided to monetise it.
www.thejournal.ie/justice-mini...
Absolutely vile behaviour from a government, so enmired in their goal of creating misery for asylum seekers, that they have decided to monetise it.
www.thejournal.ie/justice-mini...
The Tanaiste said if it “doesn’t end” it allows a “vacuum to develop” which could be filled with far-right “populists”.
Strange how the government bends over backwards to accommodate the concerns of the far-right but not the far-left.
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Strange how the government bends over backwards to accommodate the concerns of the far-right but not the far-left.
www.thejournal.ie/justice-mini...
Government approves sweeping changes to asylum and citizenship rules
Tánaiste Simon Harris pushed back on the idea the government was becoming a landlord by making asylum seekers pay for accommodation.
www.thejournal.ie
November 26, 2025 at 3:48 PM
The Tanaiste said if it “doesn’t end” it allows a “vacuum to develop” which could be filled with far-right “populists”.
Strange how the government bends over backwards to accommodate the concerns of the far-right but not the far-left.
www.thejournal.ie/justice-mini...
Strange how the government bends over backwards to accommodate the concerns of the far-right but not the far-left.
www.thejournal.ie/justice-mini...
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A deeply depressing read. The poor child at the heart of all this, and her family. This is where the panic merchants are bringing us.
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Looking for answers to ‘case closed’ following troubling events at a girls’ football match in Cavan
On a Friday in August, a WhatsApp message describing troubling events at a girls’ football match began to spread in Cavan GAA circles. It read:
m.independent.ie
November 23, 2025 at 4:28 PM
A deeply depressing read. The poor child at the heart of all this, and her family. This is where the panic merchants are bringing us.
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Parnell Street is proof enough of this. Without the immigrant community it would be a wasteland, with the immigrant community it's lively and a pleasant place to be.
I live in (what I think I'm correct in saying is) the most diverse constituency in the whole country - Dublin Central, D1 - *and* I'm old enough to remember what this place was like before significant immigration, and the idea that immigration hasn't been good for this country is fucking laughable
November 21, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Parnell Street is proof enough of this. Without the immigrant community it would be a wasteland, with the immigrant community it's lively and a pleasant place to be.
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🔖 Must read
“On Environmental Democracy & the Collisons’ “Abundance-Verse”
a fact-packed response by Dr Andrew Jackson, UCD ..to the fact-free claims of John Collison’s Irish Times essay #Planning #Housing #Speirgorm @ucddublin.bsky.social @andrewlrjackson.bsky.social
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“On Environmental Democracy & the Collisons’ “Abundance-Verse”
a fact-packed response by Dr Andrew Jackson, UCD ..to the fact-free claims of John Collison’s Irish Times essay #Planning #Housing #Speirgorm @ucddublin.bsky.social @andrewlrjackson.bsky.social
elajucd.com/2025/11/21/o...
On Environmental Democracy and the Collisons’ “Abundance-Verse”
Andrew Jackson 21 November 2025 I. Introduction A clamour of praise greeted John Collison’s “how to get Ireland moving” Op-Ed following its publication in the Irish Times on 25th October: the Irish…
elajucd.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:28 PM
🔖 Must read
“On Environmental Democracy & the Collisons’ “Abundance-Verse”
a fact-packed response by Dr Andrew Jackson, UCD ..to the fact-free claims of John Collison’s Irish Times essay #Planning #Housing #Speirgorm @ucddublin.bsky.social @andrewlrjackson.bsky.social
elajucd.com/2025/11/21/o...
“On Environmental Democracy & the Collisons’ “Abundance-Verse”
a fact-packed response by Dr Andrew Jackson, UCD ..to the fact-free claims of John Collison’s Irish Times essay #Planning #Housing #Speirgorm @ucddublin.bsky.social @andrewlrjackson.bsky.social
elajucd.com/2025/11/21/o...
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CJEU, environmental law
New judgment: Ireland is in breach of numerous provisions of EU law on water pollution - curia.europa.eu/juris/docume...
New judgment: Ireland is in breach of numerous provisions of EU law on water pollution - curia.europa.eu/juris/docume...
CURIA - Documents
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November 20, 2025 at 10:10 AM
CJEU, environmental law
New judgment: Ireland is in breach of numerous provisions of EU law on water pollution - curia.europa.eu/juris/docume...
New judgment: Ireland is in breach of numerous provisions of EU law on water pollution - curia.europa.eu/juris/docume...
It's hilarious to think of Enoch Burke on the run, unless going to show up at some foreign airport claiming asylum due to religious oppression in Ireland.
Having said that, maybe him being some other nation's problem wouldn't be the worst.
Having said that, maybe him being some other nation's problem wouldn't be the worst.
Gardaí have been unable to locate Enoch Burke after twice calling to his house yesterday to imprison him for contempt of court.
A High Court judge ordered the former teacher's return to prison on Tuesday.
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A High Court judge ordered the former teacher's return to prison on Tuesday.
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Gardaí can't find Enoch Burke after calling to his house to imprison him for contempt of court
Burke was ordered back to prison by the High Court on Tuesday.
jrnl.ie
November 20, 2025 at 2:27 PM
It's hilarious to think of Enoch Burke on the run, unless going to show up at some foreign airport claiming asylum due to religious oppression in Ireland.
Having said that, maybe him being some other nation's problem wouldn't be the worst.
Having said that, maybe him being some other nation's problem wouldn't be the worst.
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Among other topics, we discuss the sale of children in care.
They're worth roughly £100k each. The profit you can extract by sending them across the country to the cheapest housing in derelict places, cutting them off from all hope and contact, is off the scale. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xx6...
They're worth roughly £100k each. The profit you can extract by sending them across the country to the cheapest housing in derelict places, cutting them off from all hope and contact, is off the scale. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xx6...
How To Platform Socialist Ideas Through Billionaire Owned Channels | George Monbiot | Zack Polanski
YouTube video by Bold Politics with Zack Polanski
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November 20, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Among other topics, we discuss the sale of children in care.
They're worth roughly £100k each. The profit you can extract by sending them across the country to the cheapest housing in derelict places, cutting them off from all hope and contact, is off the scale. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xx6...
They're worth roughly £100k each. The profit you can extract by sending them across the country to the cheapest housing in derelict places, cutting them off from all hope and contact, is off the scale. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xx6...
It's pleasing to see the High Court taking such a robust line not only with Enoch Burke, but with is family members who have engaged in a concerted attempt to undermine the functioning of the courts.
![An screenshot of a quote from the High Court judgment in [2025] IEHC 635
2022/4507P - Wilson's School v Enoch Burke which says:
"there is a prima facie case that
Dr. Isaac Burke, Mrs. Martina Burke, Ms. Ammi Burke, and Mr. Enoch Burke, have all committed a form of criminal contempt of court known as contempt in the face of the court. I will therefore
now send this matter to the President of the High Court and request the Attorney General to prepare the appropriate application to the President of the High Court in respect of these matters"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:6zs5dzbj465nby4rnixpzims/bafkreic444cmfaygsxgt4qklqj4xulgfvqxdjmt3ahxsqeovpx3ian77je@jpeg)
November 18, 2025 at 5:33 PM
It's pleasing to see the High Court taking such a robust line not only with Enoch Burke, but with is family members who have engaged in a concerted attempt to undermine the functioning of the courts.
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“He accused the Dáil of being the only forum in Ireland where it was not discussed” well when your party (and Labour) were running the Dáil the International Protection Bill was guillotined before it could be fully debated
Tánaiste Simon Harris has said Labour TD Conor Sheehan calling him a populist is an attempt from the left to “caricature” him and “shut me down”. jrnl.ie/6875778
Simon Harris says the left are ‘trying to caricature me’ on migration
Labour TD Conor Sheehan said he believes the Tánaiste is ‘quite populist’.
jrnl.ie
November 15, 2025 at 1:58 PM
“He accused the Dáil of being the only forum in Ireland where it was not discussed” well when your party (and Labour) were running the Dáil the International Protection Bill was guillotined before it could be fully debated
Simon Harris edging perilously close to claiming he's being 'cancelled' by the left because of his views on immigration.
November 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Simon Harris edging perilously close to claiming he's being 'cancelled' by the left because of his views on immigration.
"The problem with targets is that we keep missing them, so we're moving to a vibe based estimate of the numbers of houses we need to build."
“Why is there no annual targets in this plan?”
“Because we are focused on activation,” Minister for Housing James Browne says.
“We want to get away from yearly targets,” he adds.
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“Because we are focused on activation,” Minister for Housing James Browne says.
“We want to get away from yearly targets,” he adds.
@thejournal.ie
November 13, 2025 at 1:17 PM
"The problem with targets is that we keep missing them, so we're moving to a vibe based estimate of the numbers of houses we need to build."