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Those "dreadful" women

Post 1

Is mise Duncan

Last week a judge turned down an application from a nightclub for an extension to their licensing hours in part because of the "dreadful women" that such an extension attracts. I am intrigued - do tell us about this!


Those "dreadful" women

Post 2

Paranoid Android

Yes, Judge Garavan is quite a character, sitting in on one of his courts can be quite entertaining (or scary, depending on your viewpoint), he likes the sound of his voice and will tell his opinions to anyone listening. Being a Judge, people are forced to listen unfortunatley.

Heres an article about what he said in the Irish Independent:
http://www.independent.ie/2000/206/d07g.shtml
one from the same day in the Irish Times:
http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/front/2000/0725/fro3.htm

And an editorial from the Irish Times from two days later, about the great amusement the Judges comments caused in the "more sophisticated" Dublin
http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/opinion/2000/0727/opt3.htm


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