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.
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?
The judge sort of addressed that albeit indirectly.
November 18, 2025 at 6:18 PM
The judge sort of addressed that albeit indirectly.
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.
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.
Tomorrow I will be voting for Catherine Connolly.
October 23, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Tomorrow I will be voting for Catherine Connolly.
I mean, it's just objectively odd that fox hunting and FG's defense of it has become an issue in this election.
October 21, 2025 at 5:44 PM
I mean, it's just objectively odd that fox hunting and FG's defense of it has become an issue in this election.
Via Niall O'Loughlin on twitter.
(www.caricatures.ie/2025/03/27/d...)
(www.caricatures.ie/2025/03/27/d...)
October 21, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Via Niall O'Loughlin on twitter.
(www.caricatures.ie/2025/03/27/d...)
(www.caricatures.ie/2025/03/27/d...)
Saying 'I never stood up in the Dail and spoke about repossessions or the tracker mortgage scandal' may not make the point you think you're making.
October 20, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Saying 'I never stood up in the Dail and spoke about repossessions or the tracker mortgage scandal' may not make the point you think you're making.
AI has its uses to be fair.
October 20, 2025 at 3:06 PM
AI has its uses to be fair.
He's right, and that principle is protected in international human rights instruments including the UN Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers.
An international human rights document that the Humphreys campaign doesn't seem to agree with.
www.ohchr.org/en/instrumen...
An international human rights document that the Humphreys campaign doesn't seem to agree with.
www.ohchr.org/en/instrumen...
October 19, 2025 at 6:19 PM
He's right, and that principle is protected in international human rights instruments including the UN Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers.
An international human rights document that the Humphreys campaign doesn't seem to agree with.
www.ohchr.org/en/instrumen...
An international human rights document that the Humphreys campaign doesn't seem to agree with.
www.ohchr.org/en/instrumen...
As Catherine Connolly said during the week....
October 11, 2025 at 10:31 PM
As Catherine Connolly said during the week....
Very decent of Micheál Martin to acknowledge that the tenant who lost the money, and not just Fianna Fáil, might be a victim too.
October 11, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Very decent of Micheál Martin to acknowledge that the tenant who lost the money, and not just Fianna Fáil, might be a victim too.
Full statement from the Bar Council in the other place.
October 9, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Full statement from the Bar Council in the other place.
The principle that a lawyer should not be identified with their clients is fundamentally to the rule of law and is protected in international human rights instruments.
Worryingly, It's also a principle that the current government don't believe in.
www.thejournal.ie/bar-council-...
Worryingly, It's also a principle that the current government don't believe in.
www.thejournal.ie/bar-council-...
October 9, 2025 at 11:35 AM
The principle that a lawyer should not be identified with their clients is fundamentally to the rule of law and is protected in international human rights instruments.
Worryingly, It's also a principle that the current government don't believe in.
www.thejournal.ie/bar-council-...
Worryingly, It's also a principle that the current government don't believe in.
www.thejournal.ie/bar-council-...
This is the worst possible answer. Just staggering in its awfulness.
Short of dramatically pulling a cloak over his face with a sinister guffaw, I'm not sure how he could have done worse.
Short of dramatically pulling a cloak over his face with a sinister guffaw, I'm not sure how he could have done worse.
October 5, 2025 at 7:27 PM
This is the worst possible answer. Just staggering in its awfulness.
Short of dramatically pulling a cloak over his face with a sinister guffaw, I'm not sure how he could have done worse.
Short of dramatically pulling a cloak over his face with a sinister guffaw, I'm not sure how he could have done worse.
A permanently relevant tweet.
October 5, 2025 at 2:15 PM
A permanently relevant tweet.
Large swathes geographically are outside the RPZs, but the vast majority (85%ish+) of tenancies are covered.
June 8, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Large swathes geographically are outside the RPZs, but the vast majority (85%ish+) of tenancies are covered.
There are several attitudes towards Christmas, some of which we may disregard: The social, the torpid, the patently commercial....
The cultivation of Christmas trees by T. S. Eliot.
The cultivation of Christmas trees by T. S. Eliot.
December 23, 2024 at 3:45 PM
There are several attitudes towards Christmas, some of which we may disregard: The social, the torpid, the patently commercial....
The cultivation of Christmas trees by T. S. Eliot.
The cultivation of Christmas trees by T. S. Eliot.
Since it appears to be the talk of the town recently, it should be remembered that the Social Democrats may only enter into government with the permission of 2/3 of the membership.
December 4, 2024 at 1:47 AM
Since it appears to be the talk of the town recently, it should be remembered that the Social Democrats may only enter into government with the permission of 2/3 of the membership.
This seems like a nicer place, so here's a photo of my cat, Alice.
November 15, 2024 at 1:14 AM
This seems like a nicer place, so here's a photo of my cat, Alice.
There are 4,561 homeless children in the state.
In a few weeks you will be able to do something about that.
They can't vote, but you can.
Lend them your vote and elect people for whom every homeless child is a scandal and who have credible plans to make that number zero.
In a few weeks you will be able to do something about that.
They can't vote, but you can.
Lend them your vote and elect people for whom every homeless child is a scandal and who have credible plans to make that number zero.
November 13, 2024 at 7:56 PM
There are 4,561 homeless children in the state.
In a few weeks you will be able to do something about that.
They can't vote, but you can.
Lend them your vote and elect people for whom every homeless child is a scandal and who have credible plans to make that number zero.
In a few weeks you will be able to do something about that.
They can't vote, but you can.
Lend them your vote and elect people for whom every homeless child is a scandal and who have credible plans to make that number zero.
