Gavin Elliott

Practising barrister based in Dublin, Ireland. Environmental, Housing and Climate Justice. Born 335.42 ppm. He/Him.

BlueSky: @sgelliott.net

[Ellen O'Doherty @EllenODoherty]

I'm not sure it’s a good application of feminism to suggest working class men can’t oppose rent hikes against the most marginalised communities in the city

[The Ditch @wereontheditch]

Ivan Yates used his media training company to also lobby both Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil TDs – including junior minister Niall Collins – in hotel meetings on behalf of an energy company that wanted advice on getting “a favourable planning decision”.

https://t.co/TqIxve5dUg

[Gavin Elliott @sgelliott]

@kieransopinion Don't worry, I voted - so I'll make the decision for him.

[Gavin Elliott @sgelliott]

@caulmick We have something of an answer. She reassures us that she never spoke up about repossessions or tracker mortgages in the Dail.

https://t.co/8YPDb2609b

[Christina Finn @christinafinn8]

Asked by @thejournal_ie if she declared her status as a credit union manager and defaults on mortgage cases when speaking in the Dail about repossessions or the tracker mortgage scandal, HH said: ‘I never stood up in the Dail and spoke about any of those things, I can assure you’

[Gavin Elliott @sgelliott]

@caulmick @HeatherH In fairness when she was manager of cootehill credit union they didn't take enforcement actions against home owners. At least I assume they didn't? Surely the media would have told us if they did?

[Gavin Elliott @sgelliott]

Martin seems to misunderstand the European Union. I think every European leader would agree that the EU wants actively engaged citizens, not obedient uncritical subjects.
https://t.co/BJrsZvgGkW

[Gavin Elliott @sgelliott]

@mattcarthy @OCallaghanJim At section 18.

[Gavin Elliott @sgelliott]

@mattcarthy @OCallaghanJim Well said. The principle that lawyers should not be identified with their clients is protected in human rights instruments including the UN Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers. A human rights instrument that Fine Gael seems to have issue with.

https://t.co/oGm0UWTlj1

[Gavin Elliott @sgelliott]

@Trickstersworld @GaryGannonTD @paddycosgrave @FineGael @jgeoghegantd In fairness to Barry Ward he seems to understand the obligations and ethical requirements of his profession. Not sure his party colleagues do.

https://t.co/vGEamv9nF3

[Gavin Elliott @sgelliott]

I don't often get viscerally annoyed by things politicians say, but a Fine Gael Minister attempting to take the high ground over home repossessions has done it.

[TheJournal.ie @thejournal_ie]

Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Fine Gael's Helen McEntee both launched attacks on Catherine Connolly today.

Although Martin's was more veiled, McEntee accused Connolly of hypocrisy as she raised questions on her role in aiding banks in repossessions
https://t.co/Y1YGi4RgmR

[Jennifer Whitmore TD @WhitmoreJen]

Humphreys says she ‘abhors animal cruelty’ - How is this possible while she also supports fox hunting and hare coursing? Both these statements can't be true.

https://t.co/k0v0eTmd1C

[Frances Black @frances_black]

Thank you @irishcongress for calling out the shocking claims of the business lobby regarding the Occupied Territories Bill. This is a modest measure, the bare minimum under int law. We should not be trading and profiting from war crimes!
https://t.co/3qzZPoRpxI

[Gavin Elliott @sgelliott]

@jazzybabycat I'm very sorry for your loss.

[Gavin Elliott @sgelliott]

@ChrisPenderKE "In the foreigner a Christian sees not simply a neighbour, but the face of Christ Himself, who was born in a manger and fled into Egypt, where he was a foreigner, summing up and repeating in His own life the basic experience of His people"

Erga migrantes caritas Christi.