Simple question Breandán- does the Clontarf branch have a right to appeal the expulsion decision (decided on in camera)?
If it does, what is it - if it doesn't, why not?
There certainly was no such right in West London - but as somebody said, that was a long time ago.
When the West London Branch was expelled it was a (crude but) simple case of them refusing to have O'Murchú's politics thrust down their throats - never any pretence that it was ever anything else.
Here is somewhat different, with large sums of money and property involved.
In the present climate here in Ireland, of corruption tribunals which go right to the top of the pile, is it not in the interest of CCE that justice is not only done, but is seen to be done, especially when much of the money in question comes out of the public purse?
So far, the whole affair has been conducted with the secrecy of a Freemason's Lodge, which indicates that the leadership appears to believe that they are not answerable to the membership on such an important decision as a branch expulsion (or maybe they feel that the subject isn't so important!!!.
Jim Carroll