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In the Dáil on 15 November 1994, Reynolds summarised the report he had received from
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Whelehan should have turned a blind eye to the case. Whelehan expressed regret for "the upset, the sadness and the trauma which was visited on everybody involved", but felt he had a duty to uphold the Constitution, and that only he had
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normally prohibit former judges from working in a court of a level the same as or lower than the court on which they sat. In
Whelehan's case, this would have meant he could not work in any court, as the President of the High Court is
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to replace him. In early 1994, when the government was considering forthcoming judicial appointments, Whelehan expressed an interest in becoming
President of the High Court and a Judge of the High Court. This was opposed by
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629:"Former Judges of the Supreme Court"
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545:. Routledge. pp. 97–122.
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