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international / eu / opinion/analysis Tuesday June 24, 2008 12:13 by IshtarCelt
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This Referendum had a majority turnout of the electorate. The reason the Nice treaty could be put to a re-vote is because there wasn't a majority turnout. So the Lisbon treaty can't be put to a re-vote. read full story / add a comment
dublin / arts and media / event notice Tuesday June 24, 2008 11:07 by 5M2 Art Project
5M2 Art Project Saturday 5th - 3pm - 11pm Sunday 6th July - 12 noon - 9pm read full story / add a comment
international / eu / other press Monday June 23, 2008 19:14 by John Meehan
Voters in the Republic of Ireland drove a stake through the heart of the Lisbon Treaty, a rewrite of the European Union Constitution, in a Referendum which took place on June 12 – The result was announced on Friday June 13 2008. No campaigners made this a memorably unlucky date for EU boss Jose Manuel Barroso and his gang of privateers and wannabe military adventurers – a ruling class élite still smarting from its 2005 European Union Constitution referendum defeats in Holland and France. The No side won with 862,415 votes (53.4%) against 752,451 (46.6%) for the Yes of the 1,621,037 people who voted (turnout was 53.1%). read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / press release Monday June 23, 2008 18:49 by Dave Butler
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An Injunction has been granted by the High Court to prevent the Labour Court from varying the Registered Employment Agreement that is in force in the Electrical Contracting Industry until such time as its validity is proven. NECI claims the agreement is not valid as employer parties to the agreement represent only an estimated 10% of the employers in the industry. The proposed increase will cost each employer employing an electrician for 39 hour week, €71,062.24 per year .This includes Pension, PAYE/PRSI,Holiday pay. This cost does not include safety training, safety equipment or safety clothing being provided. read full story / add a comment
dublin / eu / event notice Monday June 23, 2008 17:38 by MichaelY
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Teachers Club - 11.00 - 14.00 hours All welcome read full story / add a comment
international / gender and sexuality / other press Monday June 23, 2008 16:21 by pat c
Amnesty International believe that womens rights activists in Iran are at risk of torture. Please send appeals to the Iranian President and judiciary. Full text at link. Mahboubeh Karami, journalist and women’s rights defender, was arrested by plain clothed security forces on 13 June.The bus that Mahboubeh Karami was on travelled past Mellat Park, Tehran shortly after a demonstration had been held there. 200 other people are known to have been arrested in connection to the demonstration. Amnesty is not aware of any violence on the part of the protesters. The current whereabouts of all are unknown and they are at risk of torture or other ill-treatment. read full story / add a comment
galway / arts and media / press release Monday June 23, 2008 15:29 by Admin
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Last weekend’s downpours failed to dampen the spirits of the hundreds of people who gathered for the inaugural Galway summer solstice festival ‘Saoire na Sraide’. The festival, organised by Galway Community Arts, was designed to celebrate the longest day of the year and featured a street carnival, live music and street theatre and a range of children’s activities. read full story / add a comment
international / gender and sexuality / other press Monday June 23, 2008 15:11 by pat c
A woman has been arrested in Iran. Her "crime"? Publicising the fact that she had been sexually harrassed. Full text at link. A female student in the Iranian city of Zanjan who alleged she was sexually harassed by a senior male lecturer - triggering a massive demonstration by her fellow students - has herself been arrested. The nature of the charge against the woman - who said she was molested by the vice-chancellor of the university - is unclear, but the local prosecutor is reported to have said that publicising certain crimes is worse than the crimes themselves. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Monday June 23, 2008 00:26 by Labour Youth
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Labour's youngest local election candidate, Dermot Looney has joined with Cllr Eric Byrne to call for the voting age to be lowered to 16 for Local and European elections. read full story / add a comment
dublin / animal rights / event notice Sunday June 22, 2008 18:40 by Laura Broxson
Show your support for animal rights, join us on Saturday! read full story / add a comment
international / eu / opinion/analysis Sunday June 22, 2008 18:05 by paul o toole
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The governments 'eventual response' will respect the outcome of the election read full story / add a comment
national / gender and sexuality / news report Sunday June 22, 2008 14:46 by BalconyTV
An estimated 3,000 people turned in Dublin yesterday for the annual Gay Pride parade. read full story / add a comment
clare / politics / elections / press release Sunday June 22, 2008 00:19 by Clare RSF
The disparity between the yes and no votes cast in Clare in the Lisbon Treaty must be clarified, a spokesman for Republican Sinn Fein said today. Paddy Kenneally from Crusheen said that there is no listing of how individual polling stations voted and only a final figure was sent to Dublin where the result was announced. read full story / add a comment
cork / anti-capitalism / event notice Saturday June 21, 2008 21:18 by Joe Moore
After Lisbon, after the no vote victory, the need for a real alternative. Public meeting Thursday next 26th June, at 8.00pm in the Victoria Hotel, Patrick St, Cork. Speaker, Richard Boyd Barrett. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Saturday June 21, 2008 17:44 by Seán Ó Murchú
THREE LARGE Union Jacks flew from Cork City Hall yesterday over the busts of Lord Mayors McCurtain and McSwiney — a sign of how far Ireland has come, said former British prime minister John Major. read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Friday June 20, 2008 21:19 by Maggie, Global Women's Strike
The sixth conference of the World Archaeological Congress to be held in Dublin is hosting US military speakers and a session co-organised by the US military read full story / add a comment
international / racism & migration related issues / opinion/analysis Friday June 20, 2008 19:46 by Eanna Dowling
Bolivian President has published his concerns about the EU's Return Directive. This Directive sets out a policy on returning illegal immigrants to their home countries allowing a standardised detention period of 18 months. This article incorporates Morales's article in full, provides a critique; compares Ireland's immigration position with Bolivia and documents some developments in agreeing the Return Directive. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Friday June 20, 2008 18:48 by pat c
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Yassamine Mather continues her analysis of Political Islam. Here she illustrates how the left both in Iran and Internationally had illusions in the Tehran government. Full text at link. The defenders of Iran’s islamic regime, including those on the international left who maintain illusions in the radicalism of political islam, refer to Iran’s foreign policy, especially in the first decade of its existence after the 1979 uprising, as a sign of anti-imperialism within the islamic movement. But they are silent about Iran’s foreign policy during Irangate or in support of US policy during the invasion and occupation of Afghanistan and Iraq. read full story / add a comment
international / eu / other press Friday June 20, 2008 18:36 by Chekov
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A new detailed look at the Lisbon treaty campaign, the European Context, the significance of the vote, the media coverage and why the campaign went the way it went. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Friday June 20, 2008 18:31 by pat c
Chris Strafford reports on the HOPI School which had sessions on Women, Sanctions, Working class in Iran, National Minorities and 1979. Full text at link. Hopi chair Mark Fischer opened the event by explaining that Hopi’s message has found a “resonance” in the workers’ movement. Two important unions, PCS and Aslef, have affiliated, proving the majority of the Stop the War Coalition leadership wrong. At both conferences the delegates found Hopi’s principled stand - against imperialist war, against the theocratic regime - was not too complex, but blindingly obvious. Mark reminded comrades of the growing threat of imperialist attacks on Iran, either directly from the USA or from its regional watchdog, Israel. read full story / add a comment |
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