{"id":60482,"date":"2026-04-09T12:28:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T11:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/listenagain.org\/?p=60482"},"modified":"2026-04-09T12:28:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T11:28:10","slug":"2026-the-rule-of-law-in-ireland-is-stagnant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/listenagain.org\/?p=60482","title":{"rendered":"2026 The Rule of Law in Ireland is stagnant"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7116\"><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/nearfm\/neararchive.org\/upload\/NST-2026-04-09-002.mp3\" title=\"Play\" onclick=\"return powerpress_embed_html5a('7116','http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/nearfm\/neararchive.org\/upload\/NST-2026-04-09-002.mp3');\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/listenagain.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/powerpress\/playbutton-443.png\" title=\"Play\" alt=\"Play\" style=\"border:0;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/nearfm\/neararchive.org\/upload\/NST-2026-04-09-002.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/listenagain.org\/?powerpress_pinw=60482-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/nearfm\/neararchive.org\/upload\/NST-2026-04-09-002.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"NST-2026-04-09-002.mp3\">Download<\/a> ()<\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/listenagain.org\/?feed=podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-30287\" 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https:\/\/listenagain.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/NorthsideToday-300x213-1-300x213-1-300x213-1-300x213-1-300x213-1-300x213-1-300x213-1-300x213-1-300x213-300x213-1-300x213-1-300x213-300x213-300x213-1-300x213-1-300x213-90x64.jpg 90w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-60483\" src=\"http:\/\/listenagain.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/download-3-300x78.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"78\" srcset=\"https:\/\/listenagain.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/download-3-300x78.png 300w, https:\/\/listenagain.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/download-3-170x44.png 170w, https:\/\/listenagain.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/download-3-90x23.png 90w, https:\/\/listenagain.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/download-3-370x96.png 370w, https:\/\/listenagain.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/download-3.png 441w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><img 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https:\/\/listenagain.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Untitled-design8.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Ronan Kennedy<\/i><\/b><b>, <\/b><b><i>Senior Policy Officer, Oireachtas Liaison and Democratic Freedoms, ICCL (<\/i><\/b><b>Irish Council for Civil Liberties)<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">talked to <\/span><b><i>Mercedes L\u00f3pez <\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">about<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">the 2026 report on the current <\/span><b><i>Rule of Law in Ireland<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/i><b><i>and Europe.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>1st Broadcast 9th April 2026<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iccl.ie\/\">https:\/\/www.iccl.ie\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ronan Kennedy, Senior Policy Officer, Oireachtas Liaison and Democratic Freedoms, ICCL (Irish Council for Civil Liberties) talked to Mercedes L\u00f3pez 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