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antrim / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Thursday January 19, 2012 18:31 by Pepe Escobar
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Let's start with red lines. Here it is, Washington’s ultimate red line, straight from the lion’s mouth. Only last week Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta said of the Iranians, “Are they trying to develop a nuclear weapon? No. But we know that they're trying to develop a nuclear capability. And that's what concerns us. And our red line to Iran is do not develop a nuclear weapon. That's a red line for us.” How strange, the way those red lines continue to retreat. Once upon a time, the red line for Washington was “enrichment” of uranium. Now, it’s evidently an actual nuclear weapon that can be brandished. Keep in mind that, since 2005, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei has stressed that his country is not seeking to build a nuclear weapon. The most recent National Intelligence Estimate on Iran from the U.S. Intelligence Community has similarly stressed that Iran is not, in fact, developing a nuclear weapon (as opposed to the breakout capacity to build one someday). read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Thursday January 19, 2012 01:58 by Declan Cullen
4 comments (last - friday january 20, 2012 22:51)
The international banks are pushing for a war in Iran big time because they don't have a Central Bank in Iran, in the same way as they didn't in Libya, .............. read full story / add a comment
international / gender and sexuality / other press Thursday January 19, 2012 00:35 by Maryam
Women strike back against the medieval muslim molestersEgyptian women lashing out at morality police, quite literally. Vigilante gangs of ultra-conservative Salafi men have been harassing shop owners and female customers in rural towns around Egypt for “indecent behavior,” according to reports in the Egyptian news media. But when they burst into a beauty salon in the Nile delta town of Benha this week and ordered the women inside to stop what they were doing or face physical punishment, the women struck back, whipping them with their own canes before kicking them out to the street in front of an astonished crowd of onlookers. . read full story / add a comment
dublin / education / press release Wednesday January 18, 2012 23:00 by Gregor Kerr
Teachers from Dublin DEIS schools have welcomed the publication by the Department of Education & Skills and the Educational Research Centre of a report which shows that “…the DEIS programme is having a positive effect on tackling educational disadvantage…” and that “…improvement is taking place in the learning achievements of pupils in DEIS primary schools…” They have called on the Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairi Quinn, to announce an immediate reversal of all cuts in the light of this report, and have announced that the planned DEIS schools protest will proceed this Thursday in the absence of such a clear announcement. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Wednesday January 18, 2012 19:55 by RSF
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Stormont 'Justice Department' deneying a Republican prisoner compassionate parole to attend his father’s funeral exposed the inhumanity of the British Prison service when dealing with Republican prisoners. read full story / add a comment
national / environment / event notice Wednesday January 18, 2012 19:02 by Sue Anthony
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Sea Shepherd Ireland will be holding an Information Session for new Onshore Volunteers on 27th June 2012. read full story / add a comment
international / environment / event notice Wednesday January 18, 2012 18:57 by Sue Anthony
Sea Shepherd Ireland have a number of volunteers and supporters in Northern Ireland and we will be holding our first Volunteer Information Session on 19th April 2012. If you wish to know more about Sea Shepherd please come along to our talk in the Carrickfergus Sailing Club on 18th April 2012 at 8.00pm. read full story / add a comment
national / environment / event notice Wednesday January 18, 2012 18:49 by Sue Anthony
Sea Shepherd Ireland will be holding its first Onshore Crew information Session in Cork in on 31st March 2012. read full story / add a comment
national / environment / event notice Wednesday January 18, 2012 18:42 by Sue Anthony
Sea Shepherd Ireland, will be holding an onshore crew information session our first at NUIG. read full story / add a comment
national / environment / event notice Wednesday January 18, 2012 18:34 by Sue Anthony
Sea Shepherd Ireland, will be attending the Dive Ireland Show 2012, North City Hotel, Dublin on 3rd & 4th March 2012. We will have an information stand and much more for volunteers, so please drop in for a chat. read full story / add a comment
cork / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Wednesday January 18, 2012 17:35 by Cathal Larkin
From this week's UCC Express, the Newspaper of Cork University. It doesn't have an online edition. read full story / add a comment
national / politics / elections / opinion/analysis Wednesday January 18, 2012 10:22 by Andrew
The idea that calling for a referendum is a good strategy for winning significant reforms often crops up in campaigns. It seems logical, as a referendum is a chance for the population to directly make a decision on the issue to hand. But the reality is that the demand for a referendum is seldom, if ever, the best way to build a struggle for a reform. Here are five reasons why: read full story / add a comment
international / environment / opinion/analysis Wednesday January 18, 2012 05:59 by alf.co
Greed prompts ship owners to offer more daring and more spectacular voyages for their customers like the promise to view Venice at sunrise from the decks, a major promotional asset. read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice / opinion/analysis Tuesday January 17, 2012 15:42 by PAW
We Need To Be the Change that we want, we can complain all day long but that will achieve nothing, we need to take direct action against these bullies, these criminals, if we are too scared to do it for ourselves then we should do it for our children, any parent worth their salt would do whatever it takes to protect their child and that is exactly how we need to see this situation, what are we doing to protect our kids from what is being taken from them now and what will be increasingly taken from them as they grow up? read full story / add a comment
national / public consultation / irish social forum / opinion/analysis Tuesday January 17, 2012 14:11 by Declan Cullen
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Could someone please tell me who the present government serves? They have attacked people on social welfare, on low pay, the middle class, small businesses, the blind, the old and their pensions and carers, the disabled, children with special needs.................... read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Tuesday January 17, 2012 12:22 by Paul Gavan
SIPTU have called on the government to intervene to prevent the closure of an award winning Community Employment Scheme read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Monday January 16, 2012 21:35 by JIm Travers
3 comments (last - friday january 20, 2012 20:23)
It would appear that new rules and regulations introduced by government are designed for the purpose of securing revenue for the state rather that resolve problems of law and order. Take for example RSA who-ha, who-ha that gets great press, lots of photo shots and then nothing. Within a short period of time all is forgotton and what was supposed to make a difference (regulations regarding learner drivers, taxi drivers ect, ect) is swept aside and left on the shelf to gather dust. And this applies right across all sections of Irish society where the band plays, colour lights flash in all their splendour, as suited gentlemen take the bows and then move on to more public eye catching events leaving everything as it was in the first place. read full story / add a comment
derry / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Monday January 16, 2012 13:24 by Pól Ó Cionsalígh
Seeing 'Bloody Sunday' on UTV last night reminds us of one of the worst Crimes of The Troubles when 13 Civilians were killed and 14 injured by the British Army in Derry on January 30th, 1972. No British Officer or Soldier was ever charged over Bloody Sunday. 40 years on the fight for justice goes on. Bloody Sunday not forgotten. May all the victims of Bloody Sunday Rest In Peace. read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / other press Friday January 13, 2012 23:37 by theDetail.tv
PATRICIA Campbell worked as a nurse in the Belfast Trust for over 10 years, with a career that spanned a quarter of a century. However, ever since a minor accidental misdemeanour resulted in her dismissal, she has been engaged in an uphill battle to hold her employers to account. read full story / add a comment
dublin / environment / event notice Friday January 13, 2012 16:51 by Tadhg Ó Cruadhlaoich
BILINGUAL WORKSHOP ON MAKING BRIGID'S CROSSES.
Date: Wednesday 1st February 2012 [13.00 - 15.00]
Venue: Connolly Books, 43 East Essex Street, Dublin 1
All welcome -free workshop - refreshements and Fair Trade (Tea/Coffee)
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