In Germany a new party, WASG has been formed. Over recent months there has been an idelogical battle for the future of the party. Two sister parties of Irelands two main left parties are at the heart of the discussion. could this be what we could be looking forward to in the future here? read full story / add a comment

A British helicopter has been shot down in Basra. An unknown number of British soldiers have been killed. In follow up "disturbances" British soldiers killed 5 Iraqis including 2 children.

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Dressed in his black fatigues, webbing and ammo pouches and wielding a box fed M249 SAW light machine gun in front of a desert landscape Mr. Zarqawi sure looks the part! read full story / add a comment

Public meeting on Shannon airport, Iran and Iraq read full story / add a comment

Hi everyone,

Sorry about the delay on these. I know some of the topics might be invalid by this stage, but here they are anyway. read full story / add a comment

New legislation proposed in the US would turn 11 million undocumented immigrants into felons and build and 2000 mile (3,200km) security fence along the US-Mexico border. The author and sponsor of this legislation; F. James Sensenbrenner, senior Republican of Wisconsin happens to be the heir to the Kimberly Clark family fortune. Some tips for the conscientious buyer... read full story / add a comment

The Scoialist Party of England and Wales stood 19 candidates in the local elections in England on May 4th. The results are as follows: read full story / add a comment

Committee established in 2005 is yet to do a days work while Department of Justice deny that it is any of their responsibility read full story / add a comment

An investigation of government and Garda Siochana policies on bullying and harrassment within the Gardai read full story / add a comment

The Draft LAP does not address SUSTAINABILITY !

There was NO PUBLIC PARTICIPATION !

It's more than likely ILLEGAL !!
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An unique opportunity to workshop fundamentalism will be provided by the Interfaith Roundtable to the people of Ireland. Some world renowned international scholars will join them in what seems to be planned to be a very, very interesting day in Blanchardstown, Dublin 15. read full story / add a comment

Recent events in Iraq, Denmark, Paris and many other countries demonstrate the power of conviction as a motivator for action. When that conviction lacks the mollifying factor of “perspective” it can motivate actions that are destructive for the person and the community at large. read full story / add a comment

The family of Bobby Sands will today not be participating in Sinn Fein plans to mark the 25th anniversary of the IRA man's death.

The hunger striker's relatives are reported to have decided on a private commemoration in favour of any of the 'official' events to mark what is one of the biggest days in the republican calendar.

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The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) has strongly endorsed new legislation that puts the country’s 14 Institutes of Technology on a more equal footing with the seven universities for managing their own affairs and realising opportunities for growth. read full story / add a comment

Just when you thought the idiot President (Americans please note) couldn’t top his previous efforts at pure imbecility, he does it again! Bush, responding to the verdict handed down to small fry terrorist, Moussaoui, stated that, “Moussaoui got a life sentence, that means he will spend the rest of his life in jail.” [Doh!] Would the real leaders of the United States please show your faces because hiding behind this cretin is becoming tedious. We would all like to know who really is determining the course of the nation since the Zionists, Wolfowitz and Perle, have jumped ship. [Remember their (now failed) plan to safeguard Israel by duping the US into invading Iraq and eliminating Saddam after the missile attacks on Tel Aviv). Israel now faces a more horrendous nightmare as a direct result of the failures in Iraq. ‘O, what tangled webs’!] read full story / add a comment

Report on last two days of spin coming from Shell and the state, as well as details of upcoming gathering in Rossport Solidarity Camp. read full story / add a comment

Irish Republican Information Service (no. 64)
Teach Dáithí Ó Conaill, 223 Parnell Street, Dublin 1, Ireland
Phone: +353-1-872 9747; FAX: +353-1-872 9757; e-mail: [email protected]
Date: 1 Bealtaine / May 2006 read full story / add a comment

Galway Arts Centre offers classes in poetry and fiction writing for all age groups read full story / add a comment

The recent controversy concerning names not included on the voting register prompted me to ask how democratic are our elected representatives?
!. People can personate and vote more than once.
2.People who believe themselves to be registered are turned away from the polling booths or told their vote is in Tipperary or whatever and who go away without casting their vote.
Since fewer and fewer people vote and Governments are elected with smaller and smaller majorities then how many of us vote or more importantly don't vote for them.
Remember they make descisions that affect our lives from everything from how much you pay to get rid of your rubbish to how long you spend on a plastic chair in a hospital A & E not directly mind but by not providing enough money for those services.
So Don't whinge and decide I won't vote because they're all crooks (I'm sure a lot of them are) But then VOTE AGAINST rather than for.
If you are dissillusioned with a particular party or individual politician don't just not bother to vote VOTE AGAINST them.
Vote for any independent candidate or party standing agaimst them.
Vote for the guy standing on the pot holes or the lDog poo on the street ticket, vote for the person in the Gorilla suit but VOTE otherwise the people who want the current policies of Look after the Rich (Mainly the Rich themselves and some poor fools who think being able to put a deposit on a crumbling pile on the Costa Brava puts them in the Bill Gates bracket) They will romp home again for another constipated five years of more of the same so
Get Registered and VOTE AGAINST. Try it it's more fun than you think. read full story / add a comment

The sale of Aer Lingus via flotation on the stock market was given the green light by Irish Transport Minister, Martin Cullen, on Wednesday, 5th April. All but a quarter of the national airline will shortly be up for grabs to the highest bidder. read full story / add a comment