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offsite link In Welcoming Trump, Let Us Remember Henry VIII Fri Jan 24, 2025 19:00 | Joanna Gray
We're all feeling a little giddy after the inauguration, but let us remember to put not our trust in princes, says Joanna Gray. After all, Thomas More effused at the coronation of Henry VIII, and look what happened to him.
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Back in 2022 and 2023 when Covid travel restrictions and vaccine passports were all the rage Dr Roger Watson published his country-by-country guide. Now, in 2025, he takes a look to see if any are still at it.
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offsite link A Golden Age for American Meritocracy Fri Jan 24, 2025 14:15 | Darren Gee
The second Trump Presidency has already dissolved hundreds of DEI programmes and looks set to herald a new golden age of American meritocracy. It's a movement America and the world are hungry for, says Darren Gobin.
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offsite link Think Tank?s Net Zero Survey Concludes the Public is the Problem Fri Jan 24, 2025 13:10 | Ben Pile
The Social Market Foundation has carried out a survey on public attitudes to Net Zero and concluded that the "uninformed" and reluctant public are the problem. Why else would they say no to heat pumps?
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international / anti-capitalism / other press Tuesday November 01, 2005 22:24 by AWTW
The AWTWNS packet for the week of 31 October 2005 contains three articles, all in this file. They may be reproduced or used in any way, in whole or in part, as long as they are credited. To subscribe, go to AWTWNS read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Tuesday November 01, 2005 21:05 by Dominic   text 3 comments (last - sunday november 27, 2005 00:14)
The cultural significance of Stan Tookie Williams alone is huge, even if I believed in the death penalty (which I don't) I would let this man live out his years.

His anti-gang work during his 26 1/2 years in prison has been huge, for this reason alone I would be comfortable paroling him now (releasing him).

As it stands he is set to be executed on the 13th of December... read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Tuesday November 01, 2005 15:14 by Michael Finnegan   text 5 comments (last - monday november 14, 2005 19:00)
Venue: The Teacher's Club / Club na Muinteori, Dublin.

Date: 24th November 2005 from 8.00pm. read full story / add a comment
mayo / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Tuesday November 01, 2005 13:01 by Ed
Minister Dempsey's handling of the mediator appointment allowed a very distorted picture of the process to result. There are many questions to be asked as yet in this regard. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Monday October 31, 2005 23:33 by 1964   text 3 comments (last - tuesday november 01, 2005 19:41)
Article Raises Questions About Vietnam War
By KATHERINE SHRADER, Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON - The National Security Agency has been blocking the release of an article by one of its historians that says intelligence officers falsified documents about a disputed attack that was used to escalate the Vietnam War, according to a researcher who has requested the article. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Monday October 31, 2005 22:05 by Coilín ÓhAiseadha   text 1 comment (last - friday november 04, 2005 22:14)
The Danish civil disobedient, Ulla Røder, has written a summary of events in Denmark, including the delivery of a declaration of support for the Pitstop Ploughshares activists to the Irish embassy in Denmark.

Ulla herself will be in court in Denmark this week for the conclusion of a case against her and four other activists who last November held a demonstration in the Danish parliament against Denmark’s continued participation in the war in Iraq. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism / press release Monday October 31, 2005 17:48 by Andrew   text 18 comments (last - wednesday november 09, 2005 13:57)
The Workers Solidarity Meeting held its Autumn 2005 conference over the October bank holiday weekend. National conference is the decision making body of the WSM – it does everything from agree the collective political positions of the WSM to decide what mechanisms we use to make decisions. read full story / add a comment
national / arts and media / news report Monday October 31, 2005 17:47 by Sean Crudden   text 2 comments (last - tuesday november 01, 2005 12:50)
An audience of 300+ people heard a breath-taking recital by Wofgang Holzmair on Sunday afternoon in the great hall in The Royal Hospital, Kilmainham. read full story / add a comment
national / eu / opinion/analysis Monday October 31, 2005 16:58 by Mago   text 16 comments (last - wednesday august 30, 2006 13:24)
http://www.welfare.ie/publications/sw108.html

I find European Commission working too slow in this issue; anti-discrimination groups and unions don't seem to me to be taking it seriously enough, the general public is uninformed. At best, people show not much interest.
This is part of a complaint about the implementation of the Habitual Residence Condition by the Irish Government. Let me know what you think. read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Monday October 31, 2005 15:23 by Ploughshares Defence Group
Tuesday
8.30 am-Anti-War Vigil at TheSpire, O'Connell
9.15 am-Peace Walk to Court
10.30 am-Court 23
Cross Examination of Ciaron O'Reilly continues read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Monday October 31, 2005 13:56 by Gerry   text 8 comments (last - thursday november 03, 2005 03:02)
LABOUR leader Pat Rabbitte has been summoned to appear before a Complaints Committee of his own party.

It is the first time in the history of the State that a party leader will be investigated by his own party. If the complaint by a councillor, which accuses him of "acting in a manner unbecoming of a Labour Party leader" is fully upheld, he could face suspension or even expulsion. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Monday October 31, 2005 12:23 by pat c   text 2 comments (last - monday october 31, 2005 16:24)
national / consumer issues / opinion/analysis Monday October 31, 2005 12:14 by Tracy Donegan   text 5 comments (last - thursday december 13, 2007 10:37)
Still a routine procedure in many Irish hospitals learn how you can reduce your chances of getting an episiotomy. read full story / add a comment
international / environment / other press Monday October 31, 2005 01:00 by Terry   text 2 comments (last - saturday november 12, 2005 15:25)
This story describes how after World War II, millions of tonnes of nerve gas weapons were dumped at sea off the US. Apparently now it is beginning to wash up and much of the containers would be corroded by now.

Also worth noting, but NOT covered in the news report is that there are millions of tonnes of munitions (incendinary bombs -phosphorous ) dumped in the Irish Sea between the UK and the Isle of Man and a few years back, some of it washed up off Wicklow and Wexford.

The munitions were supposed to be dumped in some relatively deep trench there, but an investigation that took to people who worked on the ships say they often didn't bother go out all the rate and the stuff got dumped in shallow water too.
This probably applies in the US case too -below read full story / add a comment
antrim / anti-capitalism / opinion/analysis Sunday October 30, 2005 22:55 by Banker   text 1 comment (last - monday october 31, 2005 12:28)
The rich, and beaurocrats of Rio de Janeiro wish to bulldoze 100 year old favelas, home to 1.1 million of Brazils poor.
20 % of the population of Rio de Janeiro live in the favelas.
The favela shantytowns were hand built 100 years ago by the poor as makeshift homes. 68year old Glorinha Rogue Ariano has lived there all her life, where she has raised her 14 children.'What will I do? sleep in the road? read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Sunday October 30, 2005 18:18 by Dr. Coilín Oscar ÓhAiseadha
A CIA plane used to abduct suspected terrorists for torture in other countries landed in Copenhagen in March.

Frank Aaen, Danish MP for the Red-Green Alliance, party spokesperson on defence issues and member of the Foreign Policy Committee, is calling the Conservative Danish foreign minister to explain what the plane was doing in Copenhagen.

According to the Norwegian paper Aftenbladet, the foreign minister originally refused to put a stop to overflights of CIA abduction planes, stating that they were not in contravention of Danish law. He has recently told the American authorities that Danish airspace may not be used for purposes that are in contravention of international conventions. [But who knows how the US will interpret that?]

The article below is a translation from an article by the Danish wire service, Ritzau. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / other press Saturday October 29, 2005 19:05 by R. Isible   text 33 comments (last - tuesday may 30, 2006 20:19)
Ed Horgan (retired commandant Irish Army) has, according to a report in the Irish Independent, called for armed Gardai to patrol the streets to counter the threat of Al Qaeda. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Saturday October 29, 2005 16:16 by cleaves
Bush has announced that Libby is “innocent until proven guilty”, one law applies to disgraced officials while another to the Australian, David Hicks (and many others) who have been denied even the most basic human rights (while they rot for years in illegal detention centres around the world). Should we cite the flagrant double standard or rest in the assurance that a glaring hypocrisy and double standard would not pass unnoticed? read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / other press Saturday October 29, 2005 16:11 by Ailish Walsh   text 3 comments (last - monday october 31, 2005 13:34)
Chris Johnson of Australia grabs Matty Forde of Ireland during yesterday's second and final test of the International Rules Series at the Telstra Dome in Melbourne. Johnson was sent off during the game in which the Australians came in for strong criticism for some high tackling. The Australians won the game and took the series 163-106. read full story / add a comment
national / history and heritage / event notice Saturday October 29, 2005 12:59 by cmurray
an invitational by Martin Cullen TD
to Dublin Castle, 1/11/05, 2pm
to see his Strategic Transport Plan. read full story / add a comment
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