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national / worker & community struggles and protests / opinion/analysis Wednesday May 03, 2006 18:39 by Lets come together   text 45 comments (last - sunday january 30, 2011 11:08)
The debate, discussion regarding left wing unity continues on this site, in the “left wing” political press, in the pages of Daily Ireland and in small meetings.

However this could be the most significant of all the moves so far.

The ATGWU and SIPTU have announced closer ties. The fact that the two largest unions on the island are getting closer together surely must inspire those who care about progressive politics on this island to try and work closer together.
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mayo / environment / other press Wednesday May 03, 2006 18:19 by Green Ink   text 1 comment (last - thursday may 04, 2006 22:25)
Full text of the TAG report available online. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / opinion/analysis Wednesday May 03, 2006 18:08 by thtiipwio[pww[e[eor[f   text 4 comments (last - thursday may 04, 2006 21:10)
According to Max Weber, the capitalist economy of the present day is an immense cosmos into which the individual is born and which presents itself to him at least, as an individual, as an inalterable order of things in which he must live. It forces the individual in so far as he is involved in the system of market relationships, to conform to capitalist rules of action. The manufacturer who in the long run acts counter to these norms will, just as inevitably be eliminated from the economic scene as the worker who cannot or will not adapt himself to them will be thrown into the streets without a job. read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice / opinion/analysis Wednesday May 03, 2006 16:49 by W. Finnerty.   text 3 comments (last - thursday may 11, 2006 22:41)
The Venice Commission, also known as the European Commission for Democracy through Law, is the Council of Europe's advisory body on constitutional matters.

It contributes to the dissemination of the European constitutional heritage, based on the continent's fundamental legal values - while continuing to provide “constitutional first-aid” to individual states. read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests / other press Wednesday May 03, 2006 15:32 by For a Workers International   text 9 comments (last - friday may 05, 2006 18:59)
Tools of Imperialism? You decide read full story / add a comment
dublin / animal rights / event notice Wednesday May 03, 2006 14:00 by John Carmody
Norway has again announced a kill for this year of 1052 and even to ARAN 1 is too many – there should be no killing full stop. Please join us for a peaceful protest outside the Norwegian Embassy which is also centrally located in Dublin city centre and remind the Norway ambassador that Ireland does NOT support the killing which is going to take place. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Wednesday May 03, 2006 11:36 by John Fairfax   text 10 comments (last - thursday may 04, 2006 12:40)
You can understand why government might want to quantify the demographic and social circumstances of the population. Without statistical data it would be impossible to allocate resources appropriately. read full story / add a comment
international / environment / news report Wednesday May 03, 2006 09:00 by Kathy Sinnott   text 5 comments (last - wednesday june 07, 2006 17:48)
Listening to the debate on privatising Aer Lingus, sometimes I wonder. Don't worry this is not going to be a column about Aer Lingus. I think there is one issue that is clear whether you like privatisation or not. Having a privately run Irish Aer Lingus connecting Ireland to the rest of the world is not what we will have 5 or 10 years down the line. We will have a formerly Irish airline bought by a newer and much richer airline for its prime airport piers and landing rights, flying wherever will make the most money.
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international / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Wednesday May 03, 2006 04:07 by Mikaela
I don't know how the government in all the different countries that we find ourselves in are acting when it comes to the Bird Flu, but I am sure that the situation here in Aotearoa (New Zealand) is in no way original. There was a mass send out of material a few months ago to all households on the both islands. In this material one would find information about the pandemic and how to protect oneself and one's family. There are regular announcements in the media regarding the flu, its symptoms, vaccinations, etc. I have no idea of how much this campaign is costing the people of this country. A campaign which as far as I can see is only creating more fear in a time when that is the last thing we need. Fair enough, if the Bird Flu was a pandemic, then it might be worth the effort. At this stage though there is no need to be afraid. And please, feel free to contradict me on this, educate me and enlighten me! read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / opinion/analysis Wednesday May 03, 2006 02:53 by JamesO'B.   text 1 comment (last - wednesday may 03, 2006 17:08)
According to ABN AMBRO Bank, Venezuela “has developed a reputation for fiscal responsibility and is seen as a stablizing influence in the markets of both Ecuador and Argentina.” read full story / add a comment
galway / arts and media / event notice Wednesday May 03, 2006 01:07 by Kevin Higgins
The Fiction Clinic, led by Susan Millar DuMars, is now meeting once a month. The meetings are held on the first Saturday of each month from 2-5pm. All welcome. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism / event notice Wednesday May 03, 2006 01:07 by Rising Youth
Rising Youth Candlelight Vigil read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism / press release Wednesday May 03, 2006 00:58 by Rising Youth
The 90th anniversary of 1916 has come and gone for the establishment. Lip service has been paid to our patriot dead and normal service has been resumed with the continuation of the politics of dependence and inequality. To those of us in Rising Youth, to many people in land and cross the globe, the proclamation of 1916 represents the struggle for independence, equality and democracy.

Please find attached a copy of Rising Youth's mission statement. We
publish this mission statement in the interests of furthering the debate re:1916 and Irish society today.

Is muidne,

Rising Youth/Aiséirí na nÓg

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national / worker & community struggles and protests / opinion/analysis Wednesday May 03, 2006 00:02 by Annie Shipsea   text 1 comment (last - friday february 13, 2009 22:42)
I’ve reflected hard on John Water’s latest ‘The Chorus’ column for Village (27 May – 3rd May) and concluded, on balance, that the guy has a gift for satire unparalleled in Ireland. ‘Why redistribution can help the wealthy’ (what a hoot!) is a piece that pretends to work its way, via a series of hilariously OTT caricatures and studiedly faux-academic analyses, to Waters’ windingly funny conclusion to his column:
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limerick / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Tuesday May 02, 2006 23:06 by interested   text 2 comments (last - sunday may 07, 2006 03:21)
Tommorrow morning Vice President Dick Cheney will visit shannon read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / other press Tuesday May 02, 2006 18:31 by ollie
WASHINGTON --Venezuela will expand its discounted oil program for poor New Englanders next winter under a politically sensitive new deal brokered by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, U.S. Rep. William Delahunt, D-Mass., and former Massachusetts congressman Joseph Kennedy read full story / add a comment
dublin / worker & community struggles and protests / press release Tuesday May 02, 2006 14:57 by Senator Mary White   text 3 comments (last - tuesday may 02, 2006 19:54)
The conference boasts a strong and diverse line-up. It will include Mr. Paul Murray, Head of Communications with Age Action Ireland who will discuss “Ageism in 21st Century Ireland”, and Councillor Éibhlin Byrne, Chairwoman of the National Council on Ageing and Older People, will speak on the topic, “Community Care versus Institutional Care”. Also speaking at the conference will be Professor Seamus Caulfield, formerly of UCD and lead archaeologist on the Céide Fields project in Co. Mayo read full story / add a comment
dublin / history and heritage / event notice Tuesday May 02, 2006 14:38 by Chris O Ralaigh
Hunger Strike Black Flag Vigil for 25th Anniversary of Francis Hughes read full story / add a comment
tyrone / miscellaneous / event notice Tuesday May 02, 2006 11:21 by Ogra Shinn Fein
There will be a 'Smash Political Policing Protest' in Omagh on Friday 5th May. read full story / add a comment
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