Fred Logue
@fplogue.bsky.social
nothing was illegal, since there were no longer any laws #andacyclist. Born: 326 CO2 ppm 🙏
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The cynicism of this move is highlighted by the fact that it purports to implement the 2020 Review of the Administration of Civil Justice, which actually recognised the value of these actions:
January 6, 2026 at 5:39 PM
The cynicism of this move is highlighted by the fact that it purports to implement the 2020 Review of the Administration of Civil Justice, which actually recognised the value of these actions:
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The Irish government has just announced plans to gut judicial review by (amongst other things) narrowing locus standi so much that civil society groups won't be able to challenge illegal acts of public bodies. Amongst other things, this is clearly contrary to Articles 79 and 80 GDPR.
Minister Jim O’Callaghan publishes Civil Reform Bill to overhaul Judicial Review and streamline courts processes
www.gov.ie
January 6, 2026 at 5:31 PM
The Irish government has just announced plans to gut judicial review by (amongst other things) narrowing locus standi so much that civil society groups won't be able to challenge illegal acts of public bodies. Amongst other things, this is clearly contrary to Articles 79 and 80 GDPR.
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The legislation is mad.
All immigration Judicial Review will now be sent to Dublin Circuit Court? But just immigration, nothing else? A duty on Court Presidents to try and reduce the number of cases taken against the Minister whenever he asks them? It's like it's Jim's personal fiefdom.
All immigration Judicial Review will now be sent to Dublin Circuit Court? But just immigration, nothing else? A duty on Court Presidents to try and reduce the number of cases taken against the Minister whenever he asks them? It's like it's Jim's personal fiefdom.
Legislation which will overhaul the judicial review process has been published by Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan. He pledged that it would result in greater transparency and a more streamlined process
New legislation aims to overhaul judicial review process
Legislation which will overhaul the judicial review process has been published by the Minister for Justice.
www.rte.ie
January 6, 2026 at 5:03 PM
The legislation is mad.
All immigration Judicial Review will now be sent to Dublin Circuit Court? But just immigration, nothing else? A duty on Court Presidents to try and reduce the number of cases taken against the Minister whenever he asks them? It's like it's Jim's personal fiefdom.
All immigration Judicial Review will now be sent to Dublin Circuit Court? But just immigration, nothing else? A duty on Court Presidents to try and reduce the number of cases taken against the Minister whenever he asks them? It's like it's Jim's personal fiefdom.
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@fplogue.bsky.social telling it like it is.
'If these new cost rules get over the line, if you were to go to court and you win your case, it will still cost you hundreds of thousands of euros to correct a legal error made by a public body. And that’s just not fair, and it’s not affordable.'
'If these new cost rules get over the line, if you were to go to court and you win your case, it will still cost you hundreds of thousands of euros to correct a legal error made by a public body. And that’s just not fair, and it’s not affordable.'
The Government Do Not Want To Hear From You!
@fplogue.bsky.social on the shack
open.spotify.com/episode/1AsR...
@fplogue.bsky.social on the shack
open.spotify.com/episode/1AsR...
The Government Does Not Want To Hear From You!
open.spotify.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:59 PM
@fplogue.bsky.social telling it like it is.
'If these new cost rules get over the line, if you were to go to court and you win your case, it will still cost you hundreds of thousands of euros to correct a legal error made by a public body. And that’s just not fair, and it’s not affordable.'
'If these new cost rules get over the line, if you were to go to court and you win your case, it will still cost you hundreds of thousands of euros to correct a legal error made by a public body. And that’s just not fair, and it’s not affordable.'
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The Government Do Not Want To Hear From You!
@fplogue.bsky.social on the shack
open.spotify.com/episode/1AsR...
@fplogue.bsky.social on the shack
open.spotify.com/episode/1AsR...
The Government Does Not Want To Hear From You!
open.spotify.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:50 PM
The Government Do Not Want To Hear From You!
@fplogue.bsky.social on the shack
open.spotify.com/episode/1AsR...
@fplogue.bsky.social on the shack
open.spotify.com/episode/1AsR...
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Fred (the Divil himself) rejoined me to talk access to justice and how if the government gets its way (in breach of EU law) it’ll become the plaything of the already privileged. Listen 👇
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January 6, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Fred (the Divil himself) rejoined me to talk access to justice and how if the government gets its way (in breach of EU law) it’ll become the plaything of the already privileged. Listen 👇
podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/t...
podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/t...
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Things stepping up.
ICCL and Digital Rights Ireland have written to the Garda Commissioner calling for an urgent investigation of X.
ICCL and Digital Rights Ireland have written to the Garda Commissioner calling for an urgent investigation of X.
January 6, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Things stepping up.
ICCL and Digital Rights Ireland have written to the Garda Commissioner calling for an urgent investigation of X.
ICCL and Digital Rights Ireland have written to the Garda Commissioner calling for an urgent investigation of X.
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ICCL and Digital Rights Ireland are calling on An Garda Siochana to investigate X under the Child Trafficking and Pornography Act 1988, after its Grok AI chatbot generated non-consensual and sexualised deepfake images of children and women. Read more ➡️ www.iccl.ie/press-releas...
January 6, 2026 at 2:25 PM
ICCL and Digital Rights Ireland are calling on An Garda Siochana to investigate X under the Child Trafficking and Pornography Act 1988, after its Grok AI chatbot generated non-consensual and sexualised deepfake images of children and women. Read more ➡️ www.iccl.ie/press-releas...
"Is granny not going to be able to access family photos on Facebook any more because she doesn’t have a smartphone? It’s absurd.”
@tjmcintyre.com on government proposals for online age-verification and ID
www.independent.ie/irish-news/g...
@tjmcintyre.com on government proposals for online age-verification and ID
www.independent.ie/irish-news/g...
Government’s new digital ID plan for social media users will be illegal, claims expert
Legal and digital experts have labelled the Government’s new age-verification plans for social media as “intrusive”, “illegal” and an “expensive national embarrassment” waiting to happen.
www.independent.ie
January 6, 2026 at 7:34 AM
"Is granny not going to be able to access family photos on Facebook any more because she doesn’t have a smartphone? It’s absurd.”
@tjmcintyre.com on government proposals for online age-verification and ID
www.independent.ie/irish-news/g...
@tjmcintyre.com on government proposals for online age-verification and ID
www.independent.ie/irish-news/g...
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Access to justice in environmental matters is one of the core principals of the Aarhus Convention, if you believe that this should be maintained and should not become prohibitively expensive please respond to the public consultation that is currently open.
Financial barriers to environmental litigation are against the law, because protecting the environment is an important public interest.
The government now wants to make it super expensive (>€100,000) for ordinary people to go to court to protect the environment
Please read and take action 👇
The government now wants to make it super expensive (>€100,000) for ordinary people to go to court to protect the environment
Please read and take action 👇
January 5, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Access to justice in environmental matters is one of the core principals of the Aarhus Convention, if you believe that this should be maintained and should not become prohibitively expensive please respond to the public consultation that is currently open.
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These are our collective, environmental democratic rights which are being eroded here. If you're not worried about this, then you're clearly not paying enough attention.
Financial barriers to environmental litigation are against the law, because protecting the environment is an important public interest.
The government now wants to make it super expensive (>€100,000) for ordinary people to go to court to protect the environment
Please read and take action 👇
The government now wants to make it super expensive (>€100,000) for ordinary people to go to court to protect the environment
Please read and take action 👇
January 5, 2026 at 5:28 PM
These are our collective, environmental democratic rights which are being eroded here. If you're not worried about this, then you're clearly not paying enough attention.
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Impunity News: Government wants to change the law so that it can avoid paying costs for breaking the law.
You have to admire their chutzpah.
Consultation now open but not for long.
Details in this Fred thread🧵#law #accesstojustice #judicialreview #CourtOversight #impunity
You have to admire their chutzpah.
Consultation now open but not for long.
Details in this Fred thread🧵#law #accesstojustice #judicialreview #CourtOversight #impunity
To make environmental litigation affordable, the current rules is that if a case is won (i.e. the law has been broken) the public authority pays the costs to correct its own mistake but if the case is lost the applicant only has to pay its own costs.
January 5, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Impunity News: Government wants to change the law so that it can avoid paying costs for breaking the law.
You have to admire their chutzpah.
Consultation now open but not for long.
Details in this Fred thread🧵#law #accesstojustice #judicialreview #CourtOversight #impunity
You have to admire their chutzpah.
Consultation now open but not for long.
Details in this Fred thread🧵#law #accesstojustice #judicialreview #CourtOversight #impunity
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Here we go: shouty right wingers dominate correspondence. The silent majority remain silent. If we do one thing in 2026, let's all use our voices to make damn sure that ALL our elected representatives know our views. Let's bend the misinformation curve together!
Here we go: shouty right wingers dominate correspondence. The silent majority remain silent. If we do one thing in 2026, let's all use our voices to make damn sure that ALL our elected representatives know our views. Let's bend the misinformation curve together!
‘A silent majority’: MPs underestimate support for green policies, study reveals
Exclusive: From solar subsidies to meat taxes, minority rightwing voices appear to drown out the consensus
www.theguardian.com
January 5, 2026 at 1:10 PM
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Here we go: shouty right wingers dominate correspondence. The silent majority remain silent. If we do one thing in 2026, let's all use our voices to make damn sure that ALL our elected representatives know our views. Let's bend the misinformation curve together!
Here we go: shouty right wingers dominate correspondence. The silent majority remain silent. If we do one thing in 2026, let's all use our voices to make damn sure that ALL our elected representatives know our views. Let's bend the misinformation curve together!
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Our CEO, Gary Freemantle reflects on a year defined by progress, vigilance, and renewed national attention to Ireland’s environment & heritage. Never has An Taisce's role as guardian of Ireland's natural and built heritage felt more urgent or more visible.
www.antaisce.org/news/reflect...
www.antaisce.org/news/reflect...
Reflecting on 2025 and looking ahead at a new year of exciting projects at An Taisce
An Taisce CEO Gary Freemantle reflects on a year defined by progress, vigilance, and renewed national attention to Ireland’s environment and heritage. Never has An Taisce's role as guardians of Irelan...
www.antaisce.org
January 5, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Our CEO, Gary Freemantle reflects on a year defined by progress, vigilance, and renewed national attention to Ireland’s environment & heritage. Never has An Taisce's role as guardian of Ireland's natural and built heritage felt more urgent or more visible.
www.antaisce.org/news/reflect...
www.antaisce.org/news/reflect...
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The Department of Justice has just published a draft bill on police powers, which will rewrite Irish law on digital searches. This should be on the radar of tech firms as well as criminal lawyers. Quick preliminary blog post here: www.tjmcintyre.com/2026/01/gard...
Digital Searches in Ireland: Garda Powers Bill published
The Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration has just published a draft Garda Síochána (Powers) Bill , with huge implications for d...
www.tjmcintyre.com
January 5, 2026 at 5:05 PM
The Department of Justice has just published a draft bill on police powers, which will rewrite Irish law on digital searches. This should be on the radar of tech firms as well as criminal lawyers. Quick preliminary blog post here: www.tjmcintyre.com/2026/01/gard...
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Looking forward to listening to this podcast with @tonygroves.bsky.social and @fplogue.bsky.social on the Government's assault on the #ScalesOfJustice in Ireland.
👏 to Tony as always for shining a light in ghus further attack on #AccessToJustice #PublicAccountability #Environment #HumanRights
👏 to Tony as always for shining a light in ghus further attack on #AccessToJustice #PublicAccountability #Environment #HumanRights
New Access to Justice podcast just dropped. Accusing @fplogue.bsky.social of being the devil at the outset is yet another example of why laughing at your own jokes should be made a crime.
Full podcast here: www.patreon.com/posts/patron...
Full podcast here: www.patreon.com/posts/patron...
January 5, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Looking forward to listening to this podcast with @tonygroves.bsky.social and @fplogue.bsky.social on the Government's assault on the #ScalesOfJustice in Ireland.
👏 to Tony as always for shining a light in ghus further attack on #AccessToJustice #PublicAccountability #Environment #HumanRights
👏 to Tony as always for shining a light in ghus further attack on #AccessToJustice #PublicAccountability #Environment #HumanRights
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New Access to Justice podcast just dropped. Accusing @fplogue.bsky.social of being the devil at the outset is yet another example of why laughing at your own jokes should be made a crime.
Full podcast here: www.patreon.com/posts/patron...
Full podcast here: www.patreon.com/posts/patron...
January 5, 2026 at 3:38 PM
New Access to Justice podcast just dropped. Accusing @fplogue.bsky.social of being the devil at the outset is yet another example of why laughing at your own jokes should be made a crime.
Full podcast here: www.patreon.com/posts/patron...
Full podcast here: www.patreon.com/posts/patron...
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Call it decongestion pricing.
27 Million Fewer Car Trips: Life After a Year of Congestion Pricing www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
27 Million Fewer Car Trips: Life After a Year of Congestion Pricing www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Congestion pricing after one year: How life has changed.
How life has changed in the New York area, according to data on traffic, transit and the responses of 600 readers.
www.nytimes.com
January 5, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Call it decongestion pricing.
27 Million Fewer Car Trips: Life After a Year of Congestion Pricing www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
27 Million Fewer Car Trips: Life After a Year of Congestion Pricing www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Important thread on access to justice…
Financial barriers to environmental litigation are against the law, because protecting the environment is an important public interest.
The government now wants to make it super expensive (>€100,000) for ordinary people to go to court to protect the environment
Please read and take action 👇
The government now wants to make it super expensive (>€100,000) for ordinary people to go to court to protect the environment
Please read and take action 👇
January 5, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Important thread on access to justice…
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V important thread
The Government is consulting on rules to cap legal costs when you go to court and hold the state to account for breaking environmental law, they want you to pay €100s of thousands
If you think this is wrong, make your views known by emailing aarhus@dcee.gov.ie by 15 January
tinyurl.com/NPECons
If you think this is wrong, make your views known by emailing aarhus@dcee.gov.ie by 15 January
tinyurl.com/NPECons
Consultation on the regulation of costs payable in matters prescribed on foot of section 294 of the Planning and Development Act 2024 (Scale of Fees)
tinyurl.com
January 5, 2026 at 1:43 PM
V important thread
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The Government is consulting on rules to cap legal costs when you go to court and hold the state to account for breaking environmental law, they want you to pay €100s of thousands
If you think this is wrong, make your views known by emailing aarhus@dcee.gov.ie by 15 January
tinyurl.com/NPECons
If you think this is wrong, make your views known by emailing aarhus@dcee.gov.ie by 15 January
tinyurl.com/NPECons
Consultation on the regulation of costs payable in matters prescribed on foot of section 294 of the Planning and Development Act 2024 (Scale of Fees)
tinyurl.com
January 4, 2026 at 9:43 AM
The Government is consulting on rules to cap legal costs when you go to court and hold the state to account for breaking environmental law, they want you to pay €100s of thousands
If you think this is wrong, make your views known by emailing aarhus@dcee.gov.ie by 15 January
tinyurl.com/NPECons
If you think this is wrong, make your views known by emailing aarhus@dcee.gov.ie by 15 January
tinyurl.com/NPECons
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2025 saw a significant drop in environmental litigation in Ireland, read the🧵for the highlights or this handy infograhpic
January 5, 2026 at 10:34 AM
2025 saw a significant drop in environmental litigation in Ireland, read the🧵for the highlights or this handy infograhpic
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2025 goes down as the ~3rd-warmest year on record (based on ERA5).
Like in 2024, every single day this past year was warmer than the average of even the most recent reference period (1991-2020).
Like in 2024, every single day this past year was warmer than the average of even the most recent reference period (1991-2020).
January 4, 2026 at 5:38 PM
2025 goes down as the ~3rd-warmest year on record (based on ERA5).
Like in 2024, every single day this past year was warmer than the average of even the most recent reference period (1991-2020).
Like in 2024, every single day this past year was warmer than the average of even the most recent reference period (1991-2020).
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Interesting thread. Fred will be back on the Shack soon. Out ASAP.
Financial barriers to environmental litigation are against the law, because protecting the environment is an important public interest.
The government now wants to make it super expensive (>€100,000) for ordinary people to go to court to protect the environment
Please read and take action 👇
The government now wants to make it super expensive (>€100,000) for ordinary people to go to court to protect the environment
Please read and take action 👇
January 4, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Interesting thread. Fred will be back on the Shack soon. Out ASAP.