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national / eu / opinion/analysis Wednesday September 09, 2009 13:18 by Johnfitz
A little thought would enable most to see that ending competition (war or commercial warfare in which the strongest, wealthiest, most devious etc generally win) is the imperative if we want a just & peaceful world. Those of us who blame “the system"- capitalism, communism, socialism or religions of any persuasion have been misled. The system is what those in power make it regardless of what it's called. Stalin, Hitler, Pol Pot, or their ilk control, dominate, terrorise, kill,even their own as well as the enemy to achieve their ends. Gandhi, MLKing or Christ would never use such methods because they loved humanity even their "enemies" read full story / add a comment
cork / environment / event notice Wednesday September 09, 2009 13:05 by Tracy W
Cork's follow-up Climate Camp meeting, September 17th read full story / add a comment
antrim / arts and media / event notice Wednesday September 09, 2009 12:07 by Steve McDonagh
Famous for portraits of celebrities like Kate Moss, renowned photographer Rankin has joined forces with Oxfam Ireland to bring the faces of those caught up in the war zones of DR Congo to Belfast. The exhibition will run until 28/09/09 at the city hall. read full story / add a comment
national / arts and media / press release Wednesday September 09, 2009 11:57 by Steve McDonagh
Oxjam is Oxfam Ireland’s month-long music festival held in venues across Ireland where thousands of music events are put on by ordinary people in schools, clubs, front rooms and pubs. read full story / add a comment
national / housing / other press Wednesday September 09, 2009 11:22 by Stoph
Respond! spokesperson Aoife Walsh asserts that many buyers are unable to access mortgage finance as it is not in the interests of the banks to lend to those seeking mortgages less than €150,000. read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice / opinion/analysis Tuesday September 08, 2009 21:15 by I. Greene
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By all accounts it appears that members of the Gardai were not truthful in their dealings throughout Michael McKevitt’s case. The latest conflicting evidence between two senior Garda officers certainly warrant an immediate investigation to identify if flawed evidence also contaminated the civil case in Belfast, resulting in a double miscarriage of justice. read full story / add a comment
donegal / miscellaneous / event notice Tuesday September 08, 2009 20:06 by Danny Brown
Rally against the proposed NAMA legislation read full story / add a comment
dublin / eu / event notice Tuesday September 08, 2009 15:59 by PBP
Dublin Central PBP is hosting a Fundraising Table Quiz for the No to Lisbon Campaign read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Tuesday September 08, 2009 15:58 by amnesty1
“It’s less than a year since our television screens were taken over by images from the Gaza conflict,” said Amnesty International Ireland Executive Director Colm O’Gorman. “But no-one has been held accountable for the slaughter of over 1,400 Palestinians in Gaza, or the terrifying rocket attacks on southern Israel. read full story / add a comment
international / animal rights / other press Tuesday September 08, 2009 15:03 by Dorothy Gale
The cops who as usual took the side of the Hunt went a tad too far this time and have ended up coughing up a tidy sum to rhe Hunt Sabs. This will help in future anti Hunt activities. Full story at link. Eleven anti-hunt protesters have been given a total of £38,300 in damages from Derbyshire Police.The force made the out-of-court settlement after admitting its policing of a demonstration in January 2008 was heavy handed. Lawyers said protesters had been wrongfully arrested and imprisoned after they had peacefully followed the Meynell and South Staffordshire Hunt. No charges were brought against the Hunt Saboteurs Association members. read full story / add a comment
dublin / arts and media / event notice Tuesday September 08, 2009 10:47 by Eli Mcbett
SAT NIGHT 12th/ SUN DAWN 13th SEPTEMBER 2009 @ THE SHED - LINDY HOP DANCERS DAWN doors: 2.30 a.m. ends: 6 a.m. This is event is part of the LINDY EXCHANGE's INTERNATIONAL GATHERING OF LINDY HOP DANCERS THIS IS A CLOSED EVENT. TO PARTICIPATE YOU NEED TO REGISTER TO LINDY EXCHANGE EVENT at www.dublinlindyexchange.com read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / news report Tuesday September 08, 2009 10:16 by Workers Solidarity
During his recent visit to Dublin, Workers Solidarity took the opportunity, over “bad coffee”, to chat to 93 year old Roma Marquez Santo about some of his experiences of the Spanish revolution. In 1936 Roma was a metal worker and a member of both the UGT trade union and the POUM, an anti-Stalinist communist party. read full story / add a comment
national / history and heritage / other press Tuesday September 08, 2009 00:46 by kbranno
national / eu / press release Monday September 07, 2009 22:56 by PRO
The Workers Solidarity Movement(WSM) has called for a No vote in the Lisbon referendum, referring to it as “a treaty for the rich”, and claiming that “people in Ireland can do a lot better than a choice between the clowns in the Dáil or those in Brussels”. read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests / opinion/analysis Monday September 07, 2009 20:53 by Paddy Hackett
The nationalization of the banks of the economy of a country is basically a nationalist policy. Nationalism and the nationalization of the banks are one and the same. read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice / event notice Monday September 07, 2009 17:44 by malakabeza
The coming 11th of September will mark one year and 10 months since the fascist soldier Josue Estebanez de la Hija murdered our friend and comrade Carlos, read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous / event notice Monday September 07, 2009 17:14 by Malachy Steenson
Meeting against Cuts read full story / add a comment
national / arts and media / event notice Monday September 07, 2009 17:03 by Ciara
Garden compost, and obliquely compost makers, forms the subject matter for this exhibition. read full story / add a comment
national / environment / news report Monday September 07, 2009 16:36 by Contaminated Crow
Detention of fishing vessels, two quarries, a telemast, a pet crematorium and an airport runway extension read full story / add a comment
dublin / arts and media / event notice Monday September 07, 2009 16:30 by Seven Towers Agency
Phantom FM DJ Steve Conway, Oran Ryan, Ross Hattaway and Eamonn Lynskey among the Dublin readers in Cassidy's Bar Westmoreland St read full story / add a comment |
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