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About this domain

Plain statements about what this site is, what it is not, and on whose behalf it speaks.

I. Non-commercial

This site does not sell anything to its readers. It carries no advertising, runs no affiliate links, accepts no sponsored placements, and operates no donation channel. The content exists for its own sake. The domain and its archive are themselves available to acquire, on the terms set out in section VI.

II. Non-affiliation

The personal name Justin Barrett is shared by a number of living people, in different countries and different fields. This domain is not operated by, on behalf of, or in association with any specific person of that name. Nothing on this site is intended to represent any such person, to act as their public profile, or to redirect contact addressed to them. The site is, in particular, not associated with the American developmental psychologist Justin L. Barrett or with any organisation he is affiliated with.

The site does maintain an editorial position, set out openly: the substantive pages are an editorial reference on the Irish far-right activist of this name, drawn entirely from publicly accessible reporting and statutory rulings, with each claim linked to its source. That is editorial work; it is not the same as representation.

III. Editorial

The text on this site is written by the editor. Where opinion is offered it is identified as opinion. Factual claims are drawn from publicly accessible reporting in Irish and international newspapers of record (The Irish Times, RTÉ News, The Journal, the Irish Examiner, The Phoenix, the Irish Post, the Sunday World, The Times of Israel), from Wikipedia where it functions as the most accessible aggregator of multiple primary reports, from public statutory rulings (the Electoral Commission of Ireland), from publicly available election results (ElectionsIreland.org and the Oireachtas Library), and, in two cases, from public statements made by the subject himself or by the deputy who succeeded him as party leader. Each factual claim is followed by a hyperlink to the supporting source. No quotation has been fabricated.

Where the satirical voice of the site sharpens — section headings such as "Achievements (a partial list)", or the giant-numeral scoreboard of the 2004 → 2021 → 2024 trajectory — the satire is structural: the underlying facts are sourced and accurate; the comedy is what the facts, set side by side, do. No invented claim is offered as fact and no opinion is offered as anything other than opinion.

Corrections of fact, supplied with a public source, are welcome and may be sent to info@justinbarrett.ie. They will be read; they will be acted on where they are right.

IV. Legal posture

The site is published in reliance on the defences provided by the Defamation Act 2009 (Ireland): truth (s.16), honest opinion based on stated facts (s.20), fair and reasonable publication on a matter of public interest (s.26), and qualified privilege in respect of statutory rulings. The subject of the substantive pages is a public figure who has founded a registered political party, stood in three European Parliament elections and a Dáil by-election, given press interviews for over twenty years, and has, on the public record, been the subject of a published Electoral Commission ruling. Coverage of his public conduct, sourced to published reporting and statutory record, is on any reading a matter of public interest.

V. Image credits

All images used on this site are public domain (by age) or Creative Commons-licensed, and are sourced from Wikimedia Commons. Full credits, in the order images appear:

• Saint Justin Martyr by Theophanes the Cretan — fresco at Stavronikita Monastery, Mount Athos, 16th century. Public domain by age. Used on the homepage and the forename entry. Source: Wikimedia Commons.
• Bayeux Tapestry — plate from Charles Stothard's engravings (1820s). Public domain by age. Used on the surname entry to illustrate the Norman / Anglo-Norman context. Source: Wikimedia Commons.
• Elizabeth Barrett Browning — Victorian-era portrait. Public domain by age. Used on the Notable Barretts entry. Source: Wikimedia Commons.
• Leinster House, 1911 — photograph. Public domain by age. Used on the dossier and on the SS-uniform page to caption the November 2023 SS-uniform incident on the Leinster House steps. Source: Wikimedia Commons.
• Béal na Bláth, Co. Cork — photograph of the crossroads where Michael Collins was killed in August 1922. Used on the Clann Éireann entry to illustrate the August 2024 rally held there. Site photograph.

If any image is subsequently reclassified by Wikimedia Commons or by the underlying rights-holder we will replace it. Concerns about the use of any image may be sent to info@justinbarrett.ie and will be acted on within a working week.

VI. Acquisition of the domain

The domain justinbarrett.ie and its editorial archive are available to acquire. Enquiries, including offers, may be sent to info@justinbarrett.ie. They will be read; they will not necessarily be answered.

The domain is not available to the subject of the substantive pages, to any organisation he leads or has led, or to anyone acting on behalf of either. No approach will be made to them, and none will be entertained from them. Any acquirer is expected to keep the archive to the same sourcing standard, or to take it down; it is not offered as a vehicle for anything else.