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international / worker & community struggles and protests Saturday January 07, 2012 - 21:55 by Pól Ó Cionsalígh
 2 comments (last - monday january 09, 2012 - 14:13)
Got this from LabourStart yesterday. This is very disturbing and sinister, and it's not happening in some remote, tin-pot, 3rd World dictatorship!! This is happening in Europe! In Greece, a European Union (EU) Member. And what are the EU, who are so quick to blabber and bleat on about human right's abuses in Libya, Iran, Syria, and other places safely removed from Europe, doing and saying about this? Surprise! Surprise! Nothing, as it's the EU and their austerity policies that have led to this, and it wouldn't surprise me at all if the EU is orchestrating this behind the scenes as an attempt to smash Protests by the People and the Workers against their failed austerity policies. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / arts and media Saturday January 07, 2012 - 18:03 by Terence McSwiney
13 comments (last - tuesday march 06, 2012 - 01:30)  4 images  2 audio files
Very interesting discussion on Today PK (RTE Radio One) of how media misinformation, most of which originated during the 1981 H Block hunger strikes resurfaced during the release of state papers in 2012.
Allegations that:
- Bobby Sands told the Pope's representative that he would come off the hunger strike;
- that Raymond McCreesh's family forced him to remain on hunger strike;
- that the British agreed the substance of the prisoner's demands between the death of the fourth and fifth hunger striker;
are discussed, by journalist Eamon Mallie, historian Eamon Phoenix and 1981 prisoners' spokesperson Danny Morrison. ... read full story / add a comment 
mayo / environment Saturday January 07, 2012 - 17:15 by C
5 comments (last - sunday february 19, 2012 - 00:24) 6 images
Yesterday saw the first disruption of Shell's work of the New Year with a quickly organised protest called for 10am outside Bellanaboy. Overall Shell's work yesterday was stopped for 2 hours and in a further protest today (Saturday), work was stopped for a further 2 & 1/2 hours. ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday January 05, 2012 - 15:52 by Republican against attempted fascism
10 comments (last - thursday january 12, 2012 - 21:46)
Unofficial facebook organised counter protest by Irish republicans leads to demise of crappest attempt at far right movement in Europe ... read full story / add a comment 
international / miscellaneous Thursday January 05, 2012 - 13:46 by M31
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Left Wing Organisations and Libertarian Base Unions Call for an International Day of Action against Capitalism on March 31st, 2012 ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Tuesday January 03, 2012 - 00:52 by Justin Morahan
5 comments (last - friday january 06, 2012 - 10:30)
The monstrous crimes committed by President George W Bush (US) and Prime MInister Anthony Blair in their unjustified invasion of Iraq has not resulted in any action against them in the Hague.
In a tribunal in Malaysia, however, they have not been so lucky. ... read full story / add a comment |
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