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dublin / education Thursday December 04, 2008 - 13:50 by Jay
 23 comments (last - wednesday december 09, 2009 - 14:44)  5 images
Over 20 students from UCD have occupied the office of Paul Gogarty Green Party TD for Dublin Mid-West and Spokesperson on Education in Lucan Village. This is in protest at the increase in college registration fees to €1500 per year and the possible full re-introduction of fees. The occupation is organised by the campaigning group, Free Education for Everyone (FEE), and is part of a national day of protest across the country against fees organised by FEE. Protests are also planned in Cork and Galway today. ... read full story / add a comment
national / education Wednesday December 03, 2008 - 17:37 by Mark C
4 comments (last - monday december 08, 2008 - 20:00)
The recently launched "Doodle 4 Google" campaign is a slick method of promoting Google to school children, without their consent, and usually without the consent of their parents. It is a scheme that is heavy on Google brand recognition, but very low on curricular relevance; this is something that CCFE has come to expect from commercial schemes that are promoted in schools. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / animal rights Wednesday December 03, 2008 - 01:16 by Laura Broxson
47 comments (last - saturday december 13, 2008 - 04:51)
Don't let them get away with this! ... read full story / add a comment 
dublin / arts and media Tuesday December 02, 2008 - 21:19 by The Oh-Aissieux
3 comments (last - tuesday december 02, 2008 - 21:45) 10 images
Argentinian, Spanish and Italian as well as Irish participants provided a warm, international flavour at the latest innovative storytelling workshop in the Narrative Arts Club in Dublin on Sunday. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday December 02, 2008 - 15:03 by Academic
A Motion of Censure and No Confidence in the President of Dublin City University (DCU) was carried with a clear majority on Thurs Nov 20, 2008 following a secret ballot of all staff at the university organised by the representative for all staff, SIPTU. ... read full story / add a comment 
St. Michael’s Estate organised a protest at City Hall on Monday the 1st December at 6.00pm to coincide with the Dublin City Council meeting scheduled for 7.00pm where councillors will report to the City Council after their Boston ‘Junket’ to look at a housing project. Locals from St. Michaels Estate, O’Devaney Gardens and Dominic Street are protesting to show their anger at the Minister and Dublin City Council’s lack of action. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-war / imperialism Monday December 01, 2008 - 15:47 by Dave Donnellan
8 comments (last - thursday december 04, 2008 - 16:22)  1 video file
The anti-war singer Paul O'Toole has has recently launched a new music video called "Ali" ... read full story / add a comment
sligo / miscellaneous Friday November 28, 2008 - 22:23 by Ray
8 comments (last - friday december 19, 2008 - 20:33)
In a new twist in the ongoing dispute between members and officials of Sligo Borough Council, that has resulted in no borough council meeting having been held for four weeks. It has emerged that more than ten staff have lodged formal complaints with management alleging bullying and harassment by a member of the council. ... read full story / add a comment
national / environment Friday November 28, 2008 - 15:51 by Contaminated Crow
1 comment (last - saturday december 06, 2008 - 19:05)
Mainly waste this week ... read full story / add a comment
national / housing Friday November 28, 2008 - 14:40 by Paul Bowman
3 comments (last - wednesday march 18, 2009 - 08:19) 1 image 2 video files
The official story is that the origins of the current crisis lie in the collapse of the US subprime mortgage market - i.e. poor people not paying their mortgages. Although this may have been the trigger event, it is not the real cause. The real cause lies in pyramids not houses. Specifically the enormous debt pyramid built up by the Western countries, particularly those following the Anglo-saxon economic model - which, unfortunately for us, includes Ireland. ... read full story / add a comment 
clare / politics / elections Friday November 28, 2008 - 12:04 by Fine Girl
4 comments (last - sunday november 30, 2008 - 12:09) 1 image
Pat Breen, Fine Gael TD from Bunratty, showed that he's been listening to the lies about natural resources, and he believes them, when he spoke about Corrib in the Dáil. The sad thing is that his acceptance of the nonsense peddled by Shell and the Green Party means that instead of an opposition testing and challenging the government we have a docile and pointless group of placemen waiting for a chance to get into government simply to get a few things for their constituents and jobs for their friends. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / racism & migration related issues Thursday November 27, 2008 - 18:44 by Clandestina
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Since 11 November 15 migrants in Chania, Crete, Greece, active members of the Crete Forum of Migrants, have been on hunger strike, demanding the legal status they are eligible for, fighting for dignity and equal rights, for them and their families, for all migrants within Fortress Europe. ... read full story / add a comment
national / education Thursday November 27, 2008 - 09:55 by J.Carax
1 comment (last - saturday november 29, 2008 - 11:56)
On October 22nd, in the biggest show of student strength in many years, over 15,000 third level students marched through the streets of Dublin. They were united in their opposition to the Budget’s 67% College Registration Fee increase and Minister for Education, Batt O’Keefe’s threat to bring back full college fees by September 2009. Last month, he announced that the return of fees would raise €530 million in revenue at a family income threshold of €120,000. To his embarrassment, he later had to admit that these figures were wrong and that in fact the maximum revenue would be only €130 million. ... read full story / add a comment 
dublin / miscellaneous Wednesday November 26, 2008 - 16:14 by k
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Teachers, parents, schoolkids and residents have ben moounting weekly protests at Fianna Fail government whip, Pat Carey's clinic in Finglas Village every Thursday at 6.30pm. Join us there ... read full story / add a comment 
dublin / bin tax / household tax / water tax Wednesday November 26, 2008 - 14:06 by Paula Geraghty
8 comments (last - friday november 28, 2008 - 13:42) 5 images
Over a hundred people gathered to register their opposition to the continuation of the Bin Tax by Dublin City Council ... read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism Wednesday November 26, 2008 - 11:25 by Workers Solidarity
“This Budget serves no vested interest. Rather, it provides an opportunity for us all to pull together and play our part according to our means so that we can secure the gains which have been the achievement of the men and women of this country. It is, a Cheann Comhairle, no less than a call to patriotic action.” With these words, Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan concluded his Budget speech in the Dáil on Tuesday 21st October. Just a week later Lenihan and his colleagues were left in no doubt whatsoever what people thought of his ‘call to patriotic action’ ... read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous Tuesday November 25, 2008 - 20:49 by Nopasarambo
Solidarity Demo with arrested Anarchist attacks police station in Iceland ... read full story / add a comment 
dublin / arts and media Sunday November 23, 2008 - 17:10 by Paula Geraghty
1 comment (last - monday november 24, 2008 - 10:23) 9 images
Tales from the promised land is about what do you do when the promised changes don't come. ... read full story / add a comment 
mayo / environment Sunday November 23, 2008 - 17:04 by A
9 comments (last - wednesday november 26, 2008 - 20:58) 17 images
While Glengad and Shell issues have largely gone from the public eye, and indeed things have quietened down some what, that's not to say that stuff hasn’t been going on, it just doesn’t always make the media. The last few months have seen a few developments since the Solitaire left our shores. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression Sunday November 23, 2008 - 16:08 by @
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Greece – Commemoration day of the student revolt in 1973 turns to Riot ... read full story / add a comment |
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