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offsite link Trump Compares Starmer?s Britain to Communist China in Podcast Wed Mar 05, 2025 15:30 | Dr Frederick Attenborough
President Trump compared Keir Starmer's UK to Communist China after the Government ordered Apple to give it backdoor access to users' encrypted data. This isn't far-fetched, says Frederick Attenborough: it exposes us all.
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offsite link French Navy Refuses to Rescue 60 Migrants From Dinghy Filling with Water Off French Coast ? and Inst... Wed Mar 05, 2025 14:07 | Will Jones
French navy officers refused to rescue 60 migrants on a cramped boat filling with water off the French coast ? and instead radioed and asked UK Border Force to come and take them to Britain.
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offsite link Vance?s Message to Europe: Give Up the Information War and Get the Hell Out Wed Mar 05, 2025 12:00 | Will Jones
If European states don't want to be treated as enemies of the US they're going to have to retreat from the war they've been waging on behalf of Washington's old regime and disarm their censorship machines, says N S Lyons.
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offsite link A Diplomatic Dust-Up for the Ages Wed Mar 05, 2025 09:00 | Ramesh Thakur
Trump's art of the deal always has been to ask for everything, judge the point at which the other party has made his final offer and then take what he can get, says Ramesh Thakur. That's what he's doing with Ukraine.
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offsite link Meet the Immigrants Sending Their Children Back to Africa Because London is Too Dangerous Wed Mar 05, 2025 07:00 | Steven Tucker
African immigrants in London are now sending their children off to boarding school in Ghana and Sierra Leone to escape London's deadly black gang-culture. England it seems is no longer a safe country, says Steven Tucker.
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antrim / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Saturday February 21, 2004 12:47 by s.fleming   text 6 comments (last - tuesday august 31, 2004 04:22)
psychiatry's answer to mental health problems is psychiatric drugs which they believe help to correct the 'patient's' brain chemistry or bio-chemical imbalance. Critical psychiatry seeks a more holistic approach seeing personal/interpersonal, social and environmental contexts as the origins of severe mental distress. Psychiatric drugs with their damaging effects on the individual and the genetic hypothesis that psychiaty operates behind have failed and must be replaced with a new social and holistic model which can truly help people. read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / news report Saturday February 21, 2004 11:10 by Australian newspapers   text 1 comment (last - saturday february 21, 2004 18:04)
A quick insight into the underlying causes of the Redfern (Sydney) Aboriginal riots. If you wish to receive this kind of news regularly as email write to Trudy Bray at [email protected] and tell her Diet sent you. read full story / add a comment
limerick / crime and justice / event notice Friday February 20, 2004 15:54 by Mama
Owen Rice is still on hunger strike in Limerick Prison where he is be unjustly held.

Owen is not receiving his full privileges and is being threatened that his visiting rights will be removed if he stays on hunger strike. read full story / add a comment
louth / environment / event notice Friday February 20, 2004 15:30 by Sean Crudden
The routine February meeting of Cooley Environmental and Health Group will be many faceted and will probably set a busy and full agenda for this small but innovative group for the rest of 2004 and beyond. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Friday February 20, 2004 15:24 by copywhat?   text 14 comments (last - tuesday february 24, 2004 14:37)
international / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Friday February 20, 2004 14:03 by Colm Breathnach
A demonstration will be held outside the department of Taoiseach, Merrion Square on Monday 23rd Feb 2004 between 12 - 2 pm to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the deportation of the entire Chechen nation to Siberia on the orders of Stalin. The protest will highlight the massive human rights violations being perpetrated by Russian occupation forces in Chechnya, under the cover of 'the war on terror'. read full story / add a comment
galway / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Thursday February 19, 2004 23:55 by John Cunningham
Denis Halliday and Stephen Cleghorn are the speakers at a major public meeting in An Taibhdhearc on Saturday night, 8 pm to 10 pm. The meeting is a joint initiative of the Galway Alliance Against War and of the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign branch. read full story / add a comment
international / eu / news report Thursday February 19, 2004 22:24 by Fergus
Britain is pushing for maximum liberalisation.
Germany has already made labour market and social security changes - with last years cuts in jobless benefits, incentives for low-wage jobs and extra health charges.
The French plan to reform the social security system this Autumn but fear fierce public opposition.

Meanwhile, the front page of todays Irish Times claims that Germany, France and Britain were talking about "protecting social welfare systems for future generations". read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / news report Thursday February 19, 2004 20:35 by barry   text 5 comments (last - saturday february 21, 2004 18:55)
On the 17th of January some 50 people who have been active in the anti-war movement in Ireland came together for an informal meeting in Taylors bar in Galway. read full story / add a comment
limerick / crime and justice / event notice Thursday February 19, 2004 17:13 by Joe Sheehan
Owen Rice is still on hunger strike in Limerick Prison where he is be unjustly held.

Owen is not receiving his full privileges and is being threatened that his visiting rights will be removed if he stays on hunger strike. read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-war / imperialism / press release Thursday February 19, 2004 16:01 by Dublin Catholic Worker
As we await trial for our nonviolent disarmament of a US Navy war plane, we continue to oppose Irish complicity in this war. We invite you to join us on the streets as we journey through trial and the consequences. read full story / add a comment
international / eu / opinion/analysis Thursday February 19, 2004 15:24 by seedot   text 5 comments (last - sunday february 22, 2004 10:20)
Bin Collection, Aer Rianta, An Post, CIE, FAS, Bord Failte, ESB - all of these bodies have their futures discussed at the Article 133 meetings. When we want to know what's behind 25% of bus routes being introduced, or the push behind service charges we HAVE to think about these meetings. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Wednesday February 18, 2004 18:27 by Eoin Dubsky   text 22 comments (last - monday june 14, 2004 19:58)
When searching the internet for for Irish mobile phone "location based services", I perchanced upon a webpage on the "02" site offering spying services to employers (http://web.o2.ie/portal/business/enhanced_business_solutions/location_based_services/). Its a shame too that the only function they have found for this technology is for surveillance. read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Wednesday February 18, 2004 18:18 by Seán
12 a Chloig – Front Square,
Coláiste na Tríonóide, ag mairseáil ar
An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtra

Thursday 19th Feb.

12 o’clock – Front Square,
Trinity College, marching on to Dept. of Foreign Affairs read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Wednesday February 18, 2004 17:20 by Anthony   text 1 comment (last - friday february 20, 2004 15:40)
Meeting to discuss anti-war activity in Ireland read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Wednesday February 18, 2004 16:45 by Seán   text 1 comment (last - thursday february 19, 2004 22:06)
Déardaoin 19 Feabhra.

12 a Chloig – Front Square,
Coláiste, ag mairseáil ar An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtra

Thursday 19th Feb.

12 o’clock – Front Square,
Trinity College, marching on to Dept. of Foreign Affairs read full story / add a comment
national / consumer issues / press release Wednesday February 18, 2004 15:27 by President   text 2 comments (last - wednesday february 18, 2004 17:54)
Young Fine Gael President William Lavelle has today asked CIE to introduce a new €5 national travel card for students of 3rd level colleges outside Dublin.

Lavelle states: "CIE are ripping-off students of 3rd level colleges outside Dublin by obliging them, when buying a national travel card, to pay an extra €10 for a discount card for Dublin Bus & Rail services, even though they may never use Dublin Bus or Rail. read full story / add a comment
dublin / bin tax / household tax / water tax / opinion/analysis Wednesday February 18, 2004 14:30 by Owen Deere   text 153 comments (last - friday november 26, 2004 10:13)
I've been trying to work out who will be listed as anti-bin tax local election candidates.
I'm not making any comment on whether this is a waste of time, just merely trying to ascertain who is likley to be the candidate in each ward. Below is the list I have compiled. I'm not sure that this is accurate. I'm only going on previous announcements. That's where you come in. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / news report Wednesday February 18, 2004 12:11 by Gearoid O Loingsigh   text 3 comments (last - monday february 23, 2004 08:51)
Here follows an open invitation to go to Colombia and see the situation for yourselves. It is called by the coke workers union and the CUT. read full story / add a comment
national / politics / elections / news report Wednesday February 18, 2004 11:27 by The European   text 9 comments (last - monday february 23, 2004 13:15)
Yesterday on RTE Prime Time Minister Cullen rejected a call for hardcopies of elertonic votes at future elections as well as giving the project more time to have a proper independent commission prepared to ensure proper conduct of the elections. read full story / add a comment
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