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offsite link The Saker blog is now frozen Tue Feb 28, 2023 23:55 | The Saker
Dear friends As I have previously announced, we are now “freezing” the blog.? We are also making archives of the blog available for free download in various formats (see below).?

offsite link What do you make of the Russia and China Partnership? Tue Feb 28, 2023 16:26 | The Saker
by Mr. Allen for the Saker blog Over the last few years, we hear leaders from both Russia and China pronouncing that they have formed a relationship where there are

offsite link Moveable Feast Cafe 2023/02/27 ? Open Thread Mon Feb 27, 2023 19:00 | cafe-uploader
2023/02/27 19:00:02Welcome to the ‘Moveable Feast Cafe’. The ‘Moveable Feast’ is an open thread where readers can post wide ranging observations, articles, rants, off topic and have animate discussions of

offsite link The stage is set for Hybrid World War III Mon Feb 27, 2023 15:50 | The Saker
Pepe Escobar for the Saker blog A powerful feeling rhythms your skin and drums up your soul as you?re immersed in a long walk under persistent snow flurries, pinpointed by

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Public Inquiry
Interested in maladministration. Estd. 2005

offsite link RTEs Sarah McInerney ? Fianna Fail?supporter? Anthony

offsite link Joe Duffy is dishonest and untrustworthy Anthony

offsite link Robert Watt complaint: Time for decision by SIPO Anthony

offsite link RTE in breach of its own editorial principles Anthony

offsite link Waiting for SIPO Anthony

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Human Rights in Ireland
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Lockdown Skeptics

The Daily Sceptic

offsite link Why All Parents Should Protest the Children?s Wellbeing and Schools Bill Tue Feb 11, 2025 18:14 | Elizabeth Dulley
Any parent can currently withdraw their child from school if they're unhappy. Labour's Schools Bill ends that right for many, giving local authorities a veto. That's why all parents should protest this state power grab.
The post Why All Parents Should Protest the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Trump Signs Executive Order Demanding Return of Plastic Straws Tue Feb 11, 2025 15:39 | Will Jones
Donald Trump has signed an executive order?demanding a return to plastic straws, claiming their impact on marine life is limited and calling paper versions "ridiculous".
The post Trump Signs Executive Order Demanding Return of Plastic Straws appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link The Covid Inquiry Calling the Vaccines ?Safe and Effective? is Like the Post Office Inquiry Calling ... Tue Feb 11, 2025 13:01 | Ben Kingsley and Molly Kingsley
The Covid Inquiry's presumption that the vaccines were safe and effective is like the Post Office Inquiry presuming that Horizon was reliable, say Ben Kingsley and Molly Kingsley. It compromises the entire enterprise.
The post The Covid Inquiry Calling the Vaccines “Safe and Effective” is Like the Post Office Inquiry Calling Horizon “Reliable” appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Donald Trump Threatens to ?Let All Hell Break Out? if Hamas Does not Release All Remaining Hostages ... Tue Feb 11, 2025 11:16 | Will Jones
Donald Trump has threatened to "let all hell break out" if Hamas does not return all the remaining Israeli hostages on Saturday in a potentially game-changing move.
The post Donald Trump Threatens to “Let All Hell Break Out” if Hamas Does not Release All Remaining Hostages on Saturday appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link The Devastating Ecological Carnage Wrought by Wind Turbines Tue Feb 11, 2025 09:00 | Chris Morrison
Evidence continues to grow that onshore wind turbines are causing heavy ecological carnage, with increasing concern focused on the removal of a vast tonnage of insect life, says Chris Morrison.
The post The Devastating Ecological Carnage Wrought by Wind Turbines appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

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'Beer Mats' gig , Saturday 17th October 2009 , Ballyfermot, Dublin.
dublin / history and heritage / event notice Tuesday October 13, 2009 15:20 by Sharon.   text 6 comments (last - sunday october 18, 2009 22:40)   image 3 images
'The Beer Mats' will be playing a gig in Ballyfermot on Saturday 17th October 2009. read full story / add a comment
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international / anti-capitalism / press release Monday October 12, 2009 03:33 by CIBCH   text 1 comment (last - wednesday october 14, 2009 15:28)   image 2 images
we are promoting a world campaign to boycott Chiquita which supports the Coup d'Etat in Honduras. It is very important to spread the word in these critical moments and to try to help the Resistence to defeat coup participants. read full story / add a comment
Celeste Augé
galway / arts and media / event notice Monday October 12, 2009 00:13 by Over The Edge   image 1 image
North Beach Nights presents an Evening of Poetry and Fiction with Celeste Augé, Maureen Gallagher, Gerry Hanberry and Hugo Kelly in The Crane Bar, Sea Road, Galway at 9 pm on Monday 19th October. read full story / add a comment
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international / environment / other press Sunday October 11, 2009 19:16 by Plebian   text 4 comments (last - monday october 19, 2009 16:21)   image 1 image
Recent research published in this week's New Scientist and The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, show that 'commons' communities would do a better job of managing forests than state control. Government control generally leads to enclosure (privatisation) and licensing rights for logging, or an expectation that the forest will not last leading to unsustainable exploitation.

Carbon storage potential is especially improved when community organisations and their institutions "incorporate local knowledge and decentralized decision making" to "restrict their consumption of forest products". read full story / add a comment
louth / environment / news report Sunday October 11, 2009 14:29 by Archbishop Michael Desmond Hynes OMD PhD   text 2 comments (last - sunday november 15, 2009 19:46)   image 1 image
We are planning our 2010 workshop on "Back to Basics - A plan for Survival" to be held in The Strand Hotel Omeath Co Louth Saturday 23rd January 2010 from 2 pm until 5.30 pm. At present we are finalizing our list of speakers having 14 confirmed to date they will speak. read full story / add a comment
national / animal rights / press release Sunday October 11, 2009 01:06 by Laura Broxson   text 35 comments (last - friday october 16, 2009 23:27)   image 1 image
CAFT Ireland - Coalition to Abolish the Fur Trade

*****PRESS RELEASE*****

3 YEAR PHASE-OUT BAN FOR FUR FARMING IN IRELAND


Contact CAFT Ireland spokesperson: Laura Broxson, 086 8729 444.

Saturday 10th October marked an historical victory for anti-fur campaigners across Ireland. Green Party members voted in favour for a new programme for government, which will see fur farming banned in Ireland within 3years. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / press release Saturday October 10, 2009 17:02 by Mairead Maguire   text 2 comments (last - sunday october 11, 2009 20:42)   image 1 image
Press release averring disappointment with the award of this prize to President Barack Obama read full story / add a comment
Leaflet to delegates
national / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Saturday October 10, 2009 16:05 by PBPA   text 8 comments (last - monday november 02, 2009 16:39)   image 2 images
The United Alliance Against Cuts, a new alliance of community groups, left and independent parties, trade unionists and workers today held a demonstration of around 100 people to lobby Green party members today.

The People Before Profit Alliance, Coca Cola workers currently on strike, the SIPTU-Community Sector, Shell to Sea activists, Socialist Workers Party, Socialist Youth and many others were present. read full story / add a comment
Mr spoke (mis spoke) from the Pallazo Chigi. - interesting decoration.
international / crime and justice / other press Saturday October 10, 2009 09:42 by prurience   text 1 comment (last - saturday october 10, 2009 10:33)   image 4 images
It's been quite some time since Berlusconi has done his baffoonery stage act at the official podium of his political office. We've seen Berlusconi on TV (his tv) at disaster sites, on foreign visits, at his football stadium, talking about his villa - but yesterday he yet again told journalists
"he is irreplacable"
"he is the most persecuted in history" - so many lawsuits. Thankfully he has the two thirds of a billion to pay damages against those who say he is corrupt. & his little slip of the tongue was precious.He confided that his wealth allowed him the fortune to defend himself and buy 200 million euros worth of judges. Oooooops. "l-a-w-y-e-r-s". Either someone got to his teleprompter or this is Caesar after the soothsayer shock.
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Poppy Field Patrol - copyleft = free to use
dublin / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Saturday October 10, 2009 01:14 by Michael Gallagher   text 1 comment (last - tuesday october 13, 2009 14:02)   image 1 image
A collaboration of the work of many photographers including serving and former soldiers, the main purposes of this exhibition is to help raise consciousness and awareness in the public of the opposition to wars, the plight of the people in war torn countries, the real reasons behind wars, the effects of war and also to show the situations soldiers find themselves in.
Many of the images come from war zones including Iraq, Afghanistan and Palestine.

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offaly / environment / feature Friday October 09, 2009 13:20 by Dave Donnellan   text 11 comments (last - monday november 30, 2009 10:31)   image 1 image   video 7 video files
The Climate Camp held recently in Shannonbridge, Co. Offaly highlighted the urgent need to address the issue of peat bogs in Ireland and the dangerous effect their exploitation by Bord na Mona and the ESB has on Climate Change. read full story / add a comment
Comh. Dessie Ellis (SF)
national / arts and media / news report Thursday October 08, 2009 23:01 by Darren J. Prior/Mac an Phríora   text 1 comment (last - thursday october 08, 2009 23:34)   image 4 images
www.myspace.com/armuinnamuice
www.bebo.com/armuinnamuice
www.nearfm.ie/podcast
www.near.ie read full story / add a comment
The Credit Crunch: An Islamic Perspective
dublin / anti-capitalism / event notice Thursday October 08, 2009 22:41 by UCD ISOC   image 1 image
The world was and still is over run by the financial crisis the swept the lands. Economies have collapsed, banks rates plummeted, business's fell, recessions have hit hard everywhere especially in Ireland. The world is still searching for an explanation and solutions to this disaster. read full story / add a comment
a poisonous chalice of attitudes and presumptions laced with just too easy to formulate moral outrage............hmmmm............take note & don't let the far right do this.
international / arts and media / opinion/analysis Thursday October 08, 2009 20:12 by gossip monger   text 2 comments (last - tuesday october 13, 2009 18:34)   image 2 images
European politics are no doubt scintilating for the average Irish citizen now Lisbon2 is behind us & our continuing place at the heart of Europe is assured. We expect the Dáil expense scandal which hints at as much outragous sociopathic graft & cheek as our rivals in the British parliament will keep us in the top rankings. We can read about Berlusconi unknowingly frolicking with prostitutes and cocaine traffickers and think it slightly pathetic that he imagined his pretty guests were up & gaggin for it. Now new scandal at the heart of Europe which alas, is in the process of being hijacked by the far right! Sarkozy's minister of Culture, Frédéric Mitterrand, who though son of the socialist president chose a rightwing career path, is at the heart of the EU. In the lead-up to a new set of agreements between France and Thailand to stem sex tourism, passages from the minister's 2005 biography describing the thrill of sex with young Thai boys are raising interest of both prurient and legitimate nature. read full story / add a comment
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dublin / arts and media / event notice Thursday October 08, 2009 18:44 by Kev   image 2 images
Once Concert - Two Cities

Friday 16th October, 7pm
Tripod, Harcourt St, Dublin 2
Entry: €15 - Book Here: http://www.pod.ie/ read full story / add a comment
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donegal / miscellaneous / event notice Thursday October 08, 2009 12:56 by Peadar   image 1 image
The 9th Peadar O Donnell Weekend Will take place from the 16th - 18th October.
Dungloe. Co Donegal ( the little red corner on the Island ;-) read full story / add a comment
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kildare / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Wednesday October 07, 2009 19:13 by Kev   image 1 image
On Tuesday 13th October, the IPSC Society in NUIM are proud to present activists from the Free Gaza Movement Caoimhe Butterly, Derek Graham and Ramzi Kysia. They will speak in NUI Maynooth, building support for the Irish boat set for Gaza at the end of October.

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Diamonds are forever: Mothers of the Believers
international / history and heritage / event notice Wednesday October 07, 2009 13:30 by RCSI ISOC   text 1 comment (last - wednesday october 07, 2009 13:32)   image 1 image   video 1 video file
A one day course for Brothers & Sisters that will exploring the lives of some of the greatest women of all time. It seeks to enlighten the hearts, minds and souls of students, youth, parents & elders in the West. It is through the wonderful examples of the Mothers of the Believers that we can achieve a correct and balanced understanding when approaching issues such as building the Islamic family, social life, working, parenting and raising children. read full story / add a comment
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dublin / animal rights / press release Wednesday October 07, 2009 12:58 by Bernie Wright   image 1 image
A controvercial exhibition starting tomorrow alerted the public to call AFAR when a photo of a live Greyhound wired up to act as a 'live medical device' was publicised. people feared the dog was to be confined to a plinth to display this possible future scenario at Dublins science Gallery for the next two months.
We contacted the organisers and have been assured that no live dog will be used. It was just for the photoshot.
However we urge people to express their strong opposition to the use of animals as medical devices or for experimentation. The expo facilitates and provides for comments to be displayed during this event.
A letter from the organisers follows.We in AFAR are glad that they are not using a dog in this instance. read full story / add a comment
Surely this is evidence of a sickened sociopathic mind?
national / history and heritage / other press Wednesday October 07, 2009 11:06 by € = £   text 5 comments (last - friday october 16, 2009 12:48)   image 3 images
The most mendacious and shameful of any of the Cinn Comhairlí to supposedly serve the Irish state is about to pass into history celebrated by Brian Cowen as someone who served Ireland well. Today's Irish Independent reveals that whilst celebrating Robbie Burns night in Scotland last January, John O'Donoghue claimed 1 sterling pound in expenses for a donation he had made through the goodness of his heart to UNICEF. As we most probably remember the average exchange rate for one sterling pound to one euro in January 2009 was a whopping 1.0768.You could probably have rounded those three farthings to a penny and lodged them in an AIB account with nobody asking questions. read full story / add a comment
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