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Photo: PA    Tony Blair
international / eu / other press Tuesday July 21, 2009 13:51 by Sheilanagig   image 1 image
If the Lisbon Treaty passes in Ireland, the EU will be ruled by the likes of Tony Blair if France and England have their way. read full story / add a comment
antrim / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Monday July 20, 2009 16:48 by Workers Solidarity Movement   text 9 comments (last - wednesday july 22, 2009 15:10)   image 1 image   audio 7 audio files
The Workers Solidarity Movement and Anarchist Communist Discussion Group in Belfast, organised a successful day of discussions and workshops last Saturday in the Belfast Unemployed Centre tackling issues such as fighting fascism and racism from a class perspective, anarchist organisation and our vision of a free, classless, post-capitalist society.

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dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Monday July 20, 2009 14:52 by Kev (words) - TD (a/v)   text 1 comment (last - tuesday july 21, 2009 11:49)   image 4 images   video 2 video files
As part of the international Cultural Boycott of Israel campaign, on the evening of Sunday 19th July, members and supporters of the IPSC gathered outside the O2 Arena in the Dublin Docklands and distributed leaflets to concert goers, asking Leonard Cohen not to carry on with his scheduled tour finale in Tel Aviv. read full story / add a comment
No Fanfare at Billboard Unveiling
galway / eu / news report Sunday July 19, 2009 13:10 by Galway Observer   text 6 comments (last - wednesday august 12, 2009 21:28)   image 4 images
An anonymous group appears to have launched an expensive billboard campaign in Galway against the Lisbon Treaty.

Clearly no expense was spared to capture a highly visible on Galway's coast road to Oranmore.
Every picture tells a story. read full story / add a comment
Resist to win, Roll over and Lose!! Jarveys show the way..
kerry / worker & community struggles and protests / opinion/analysis Sunday July 19, 2009 07:33 by Fintán   text 7 comments (last - tuesday october 20, 2009 02:49)   image 1 image
Jarvey's in Killarney have had recent success after a row with the National Park and Wildlife services over them refusing to get dung-catchers attached to their horses, which saw them being prevented from entering the park. Following a strike and picket which began on Tuesday morning the 14/07/2009, the Jarvey's received an interim injunction after a high court hearing on Friday last, which has suspended the wearing of the dung-catchers and has seen the Jarvey's returning to work as normal.

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national / eu / press release Saturday July 18, 2009 19:06 by Patricia McKenna   text 3 comments (last - monday july 20, 2009 10:40)   image 1 image
The Green Party’s decision to support the Lisbon Treaty and backtrack on its long standing campaign for a more democratic EU will be more of a hindrance than a help to the Yes side. The voters would currently not buy a used car from the Green Party let alone a rejected treaty. The party leadership has shown that once part of the so-called ‘accepted political establishment’ they turn their back on their principles read full story / add a comment
This Serica map shows their licenced blocks, and (oddly) shows the Corrib pipeline in place.
national / environment / news report Saturday July 18, 2009 14:35 by AM   text 15 comments (last - tuesday december 08, 2009 17:27)   image 1 image
Serica, the British energy company, has found oil in the Slyne basin, off the west coast of Ireland.

Under current licencing agreements, all oil found in Irish waters will belong exclusively to the finder, with no royalty payable to the people of Ireland. All exploration and development costs will be claimed back before tax is paid. Minor changes to the licencing terms, brought in by Eamon Ryan in 2007, won't apply to this find.

In a Reuter's interview last year, Paul Ellis, the company's chief executive, said of the Irish exploration: "They are look-a-like prospects to Shell's Corrib prospects, and are attractive partly due to the tax rate in Ireland." read full story / add a comment
For years it was thought Alice Guszalewicz posing as Salome, Wilde's religious play was in fact Oscar being a girlie
international / gender and sexuality / other press Friday July 17, 2009 22:42 by + "ora pro nobis"   text 2 comments (last - saturday july 18, 2009 10:46)   image 2 images
Those interested in Roman Kathurlick affairs will this last week have noted how the pontiff and german shepherd, Joseph Ratzinger, Benedict XVI snubbed Berlusconi during the G8 bash in Italy but managed to give Obama a cuddle despite the former being anti-abortion, anti-contraception, anti-cell-stem research (& simply into good looking young girls) & the latter being a protestant.

Then the Pope went off on holidays to get out of Rome which is a smelly and oppressive place during the summer months & broke his wrist, an incident reported throughout the global catholic interest press. But at the same time the official Vatican newspaper decided to "rehabilitate" Oscar Wilde. read full story / add a comment
Colm McCarthy
national / miscellaneous / other press Friday July 17, 2009 22:33 by Plebian   text 6 comments (last - wednesday december 16, 2009 22:27)   image 1 image
[here's an interesting profile on Colm McCarthy from the Phoenix, and published here in the national interest]
ECONOMIST Colm McCarthy has been selected as the man to make sensible, ie swingeing, cuts in public expenditure as chairman of the Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure (‘An Bord Snip Nua’). But as ministers agonise about the wisdom of even allowing the public to know what’s in McCarthy’s report, there is no debate about McCarthy’s credentials or judgment in these matters. read full story / add a comment
Eamonn Ceannt :1881-1916.
dublin / history and heritage / event notice Friday July 17, 2009 19:38 by Sharon.   text 1 comment (last - sunday july 26, 2009 21:53)   image 2 images
Republican Sinn Féin has organised a commemoration for Eamonn Ceannt , to be held in Crumlin , Dublin , on Sunday 26 July 2009. read full story / add a comment
kildare / miscellaneous / event notice Friday July 17, 2009 12:53 by Joanne   text 1 comment (last - friday july 17, 2009 13:49)   image 1 image
Kildare Shell to Sea are having a protest on Sat 25th of July, 2-3PM, at the Topaz Garage (formerly Toughers) on Edward Street in Newbridge.

All Welcome bring placards, banners, leaflets etc

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galway / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Friday July 17, 2009 08:18 by Margaretta D'Arcy   text 8 comments (last - monday july 20, 2009 10:14)   image 3 images

Michael Clifford's piece from The Sunday Tribune (12th July) is a serious misrepresentation of our 27th-June Shell2Sea street-meeting in Galway. read full story / add a comment
Protest 1 o clck at the Hilton Hotel in Charlemont Dublin2 (hotel marked by the H)
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Thursday July 16, 2009 17:13 by Dublin Shell to Sea   text 6 comments (last - wednesday july 29, 2009 15:46)   image 12 images
The Green party are holding a special convention on the Programme for Government and the Lisbon Treaty this Saturday. The convention is on in the Hilton hotel at Charlemont Place, Dublin 2.
Dublin Shell to Sea are holding a protest outside the convention at 1 o clock.

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Breda with the support of her Siptu colleagues. She has been working at the Custom House for five years.
national / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Thursday July 16, 2009 14:42 by Paula Geraghty   image 10 images
Pickets close Department of Environment for business to defend cleaning contract jobs. read full story / add a comment
Jaegerstaetter 3: Culley Palmer, Jim Dowling, Bryan Law
international / anti-war / imperialism / press release Thursday July 16, 2009 14:30 by MLK House   text 15 comments (last - monday july 27, 2009 11:07)   image 15 images   audio 1 audio file
Seven anti-war activists entered the Shoalwater Bay military training area in central Queensland during joint US-Australian Talisman Sabre exercises. The seven remain in the area and are presently moving towards the ‘live fire’ areas with the intention of shutting down the exercises. They remain undetected by Australian Defence Force Security and the Qld Police guarding the area. read full story / add a comment
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national / worker & community struggles and protests / feature Thursday July 16, 2009 12:27 by Joe Higgins MEP   text 2 comments (last - thursday july 16, 2009 13:20)   image 1 image   video 1 video file
Here Joe Higgins, the Socialist Party MEP for Dublin, talks about the recent electricians´ strike, the disgusting attacks on it by the bosses and media, and how we can all learn from their suyccess of the electricians.

You would think from reading some newspaper articles and editorials that workers go on strike to deliberately wreak havoc on whichever sector they work in, or on society in general.

Take the 10,500 strong electricians strike last week. "Strike flies in the face of reason" pompously declared an editorial in a daily newspaper. An economic commentator went one better, calling the strike "insane and delusional". Former Minister of State and current Chief Executive of the Construction Industry Federation, Tom Parlon outshouted them all when he said that "we cannot let the lunatics be in charge." read full story / add a comment
L-R:  Deaglán de Bréadún (Chair) - Richard Boyd Barrett (IAWM) - Richard Waghorn (Daily Mail journalist) - Robert Faucher (Chargé d’Affaires, US Embassy).
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Thursday July 16, 2009 01:30 by Michael Gallagher   text 5 comments (last - thursday july 16, 2009 18:47)   image 10 images
Images 1-9 © Michael Gallagher read full story / add a comment
Siptu Official Strike
dublin / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Tuesday July 14, 2009 22:11 by Paula Geraghty   text 1 comment (last - wednesday july 15, 2009 09:45)   image 4 images
On Monday 13th July at 1pm the People Before Profit Alliance organised a protest in support of 13 contract cleaners who were unlawfully dismissed by the private contractor in the Custom House. read full story / add a comment
Johnny Cash Tribute Night
dublin / animal rights / event notice Tuesday July 14, 2009 20:02 by Irish Vegan Society   text 3 comments (last - friday july 17, 2009 12:54)   image 2 images
A great night is in store on the 16th of July for all fans of Johnny Cash. 7 bands will play a number of Johnny Cash songs. Proceeds will go towards the Irish Vegan Society. read full story / add a comment
Saying a bad word about St.Bono might render you liable for prosecution under the Republic’s new Blasphemy Law?
dublin / anti-capitalism / other press Tuesday July 14, 2009 18:27 by Anti-hypocrite   text 2 comments (last - thursday july 16, 2009 18:54)   image 4 images   video 1 video file
"U2 now have their heads inserted so far up their anterior orifices it’s doubtful they’ll ever succeed in uncorking themselves. Does it not occur to them that the reason there might be a new resentment of the rich on this island is that we have just seen the mass of the people ripped off, homes lost, jobs destroyed, wages slashed, to save the sin-crinkled skin of the hoodlums who have run the economy into ruin? I suppose not" In his Counterpunch article Geldolf doesn't escape the withering contempt of scourge of hypocrisy Eamonn McCann ... read full story / add a comment
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