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offsite link The Saker blog is now frozen Tue Feb 28, 2023 23:55 | The Saker
Dear friends As I have previously announced, we are now “freezing” the blog.? We are also making archives of the blog available for free download in various formats (see below).?

offsite link What do you make of the Russia and China Partnership? Tue Feb 28, 2023 16:26 | The Saker
by Mr. Allen for the Saker blog Over the last few years, we hear leaders from both Russia and China pronouncing that they have formed a relationship where there are

offsite link Moveable Feast Cafe 2023/02/27 ? Open Thread Mon Feb 27, 2023 19:00 | cafe-uploader
2023/02/27 19:00:02Welcome to the ‘Moveable Feast Cafe’. The ‘Moveable Feast’ is an open thread where readers can post wide ranging observations, articles, rants, off topic and have animate discussions of

offsite link The stage is set for Hybrid World War III Mon Feb 27, 2023 15:50 | The Saker
Pepe Escobar for the Saker blog A powerful feeling rhythms your skin and drums up your soul as you?re immersed in a long walk under persistent snow flurries, pinpointed by

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Public Inquiry
Interested in maladministration. Estd. 2005

offsite link RTEs Sarah McInerney ? Fianna Fail?supporter? Anthony

offsite link Joe Duffy is dishonest and untrustworthy Anthony

offsite link Robert Watt complaint: Time for decision by SIPO Anthony

offsite link RTE in breach of its own editorial principles Anthony

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Human Rights in Ireland
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offsite link Any Electrician Knows that Lego Bricks are Genderless, Not ?Heteronormative? Tue Feb 11, 2025 20:00 | Will Jones
Any electrician knows that Lego bricks are genderless, not 'heteronormative', because each can 'mate' with any other. Perhaps Science Museum staff should study to be electricians and actually make themselves useful.
The post Any Electrician Knows that Lego Bricks are Genderless, Not ‘Heteronormative’ appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Why All Parents Should Protest Against the Children?s Wellbeing and Schools Bill Tue Feb 11, 2025 18:14 | Elizabeth Dulley
Any parent can currently withdraw their child from school if they're unhappy. Labour's Schools Bill ends that right for many, giving local authorities a veto. That's why all parents should protest against this state power grab.
The post Why All Parents Should Protest Against the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Trump Signs Executive Order Demanding Return of Plastic Straws Tue Feb 11, 2025 15:39 | Will Jones
Donald Trump has signed an executive order?demanding a return to plastic straws, claiming their impact on marine life is limited and calling paper versions "ridiculous".
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offsite link The Covid Inquiry Calling the Vaccines ?Safe and Effective? is Like the Post Office Inquiry Calling ... Tue Feb 11, 2025 13:01 | Ben Kingsley and Molly Kingsley
The Covid Inquiry's presumption that the vaccines were safe and effective is like the Post Office Inquiry presuming that Horizon was reliable, say Ben Kingsley and Molly Kingsley. It compromises the entire enterprise.
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offsite link Donald Trump Threatens to ?Let All Hell Break Out? if Hamas Does not Release All Remaining Hostages ... Tue Feb 11, 2025 11:16 | Will Jones
Donald Trump has threatened to "let all hell break out" if Hamas does not return all the remaining Israeli hostages on Saturday in a potentially game-changing move.
The post Donald Trump Threatens to “Let All Hell Break Out” if Hamas Does not Release All Remaining Hostages on Saturday appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

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national / arts and media / opinion/analysis Tuesday December 09, 2003 16:41 by Cormac Cahill   text 2 comments (last - friday december 12, 2003 01:39)
In relation to the meeting of the Legal Advisory Group (LAG) at UCD last week in a bid to reform the libel laws in Ireland and also to debate the introduction of a press council, statutory or self-regulated. It is of the utmost importance to journalism in Ireland that the libel laws are reformed and a press council to suit this be implemented. read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice / press release Tuesday December 09, 2003 16:40 by Ailín   text 7 comments (last - thursday december 11, 2003 20:34)
"Republican Sinn Féin refutes in the strongest possible terms the attempt by the 26 County Justice Minister, Michael Mc Dowell to take our good name by attempting to associate our organisation with criminal activity, in a report carried on RTÉ radio's 'News At One' programme, today (Tuesday Dec 9). The only activity engaged in by Republican Sinn Féin and its members is legitimate political activity, as we have done for almost the past 100 years, the centenary of our foundation is in 2005." read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous / event notice Tuesday December 09, 2003 15:26 by Inaki
Date: 12 December 2003

Time: 7.30pm

Venue: Teachers Club (room 2) 64 Parnell Sq. West

The event will be a public presentation of the situation of the political prisoners currently being held in Spanish and French prisons as a consequence of the political conflict between the Basque Country and the Spanish State. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Tuesday December 09, 2003 02:42 by Chris Donoghue   text 2 comments (last - tuesday december 09, 2003 09:54)
As Irish troops prepare to enter Liberia some news companies in Ireland have portrayed the country as still being at war. This is untrue and positive steps are being taken everyday to maintain permanant PEACE in the West African State. read full story / add a comment
international / eu / opinion/analysis Monday December 08, 2003 19:43 by Anthony Coughlan   text 2 comments (last - thursday december 25, 2003 21:57)
"This is crossing the Rubicon, after which there will be no more sovereign
states in Europe with fully-fledged governments and parliaments which
represent legitimate interests of their citizens, but only one State will
remain. Basic things will be decided by a remote 'federal government' in
Brussels and, for example, Czech citizens will be only a tiny particle
whose voice and influence will be almost zero. ; We are against a European
superstate."

- Czech President Vaclav Klaus, Mlada Fronta Dnes, 29-9-2003 read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / news report Monday December 08, 2003 18:22 by Fintan Lane   text 2 comments (last - monday december 15, 2003 00:20)
I need to give some background to why this letter is dated. Fintan wrote and sent this letter out to me on December 2nd, to be put out before the blockade. It arrived in my letterbox today, December 8th. Other letters he has sent have arrived within 24 hours of sending. The prison censors must have made a conscious, politically motivated decision to delay the sending of this one, as it encourages people to attend December 6th and make it a success. I doubt that the delay is the fault of An Post, given the speed with which Fintan's other letters have been delivered. We know the blockade was indeed a success, but I thought it appropriate to post this letter up verbatim regardless, because we wouldn't want to buy into attempts to silence an anti-war prisoner. Instead, let's use this as fuel to spark the planning of the next blockade.
Deirdre Clancy (Pitstop Ploughshares). read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice / news report Monday December 08, 2003 17:28 by no verse today   text 5 comments (last - monday december 12, 2005 12:58)
with the words "I think the chapter of terrorism in Greece is finally over," Michalis Tsinisizelidis, political science professor at Athens University has led reaction to the long awaited trial in the wider english speaking world. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Monday December 08, 2003 16:34 by joe   text 4 comments (last - sunday december 14, 2003 00:51)
Deputy Joe Costello, has called on the government to withdraw the European Arrest Warrant Bill, 2003, the Committee and Report Stage of which is due to be completed in the Dail this week, following the discovery that two distinct and conflicting versions of the Bill had been published. read full story / add a comment
dublin / bin tax / household tax / water tax / press release Monday December 08, 2003 16:29 by pat c   text 9 comments (last - tuesday december 09, 2003 16:43)
Dublin Campaign Against the Bin Tax

Bertie Heckled in Bin Tax Protest

8th December 2003

The Dublin Campaign Against the Bin Tax today held a protest at Binns Bridge
in Drumcondra to highlight the ongoing opposition to the Bin Tax and double
taxation. read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous / press release Monday December 08, 2003 15:12 by Dermot Looney (Oifigeach Forbairt)
University College, Dublin Students' Union (UCDSU) is organising a picket of tonight's meeting of Dún Laoghaire / Rathdown County Council in protest at the 3-month delay in grant payments to UCD students. At the end of the college term last Friday, a significant number of students from the County region had still to receive grants that were initially meant to arrive in September. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism / news report Monday December 08, 2003 13:19 by Janus   text 47 comments (last - wednesday december 10, 2003 16:59)
Was chatting to a member of Ográ Sinn Féin over the weekend and I brought up the Coca-Cola boycott issue with him and some of the problems I had with the party’s stance on the issue.

He told me that the party had not had a policy stance on the matter when the referendum took place in UCD and so members were relatively free to take what stance they wished. He went on to claim that this was no longer the case and that at an Ard Comhairle meeting last week the Ard Comhairle had overwhelmingly voted to adopt a position of supporting the boycott campaign.

I expressed surprise at this making the point that there had been nothing in the media about it and no statements from the party on it. He could offer no explanation for this but he was very sure that the decision was taken.

So basically, I am looking to see if anyone else has heard the same thing and what effect does this have on those members of the party’s Ard Comhairle who openly opposed the boycott campaign? read full story / add a comment
national / eu / opinion/analysis Monday December 08, 2003 05:53 by EDN   text 3 comments (last - tuesday march 18, 2008 13:48)
(This may be not so much of Interest of Indymedia Ireland,but since peoples stay in other meber states of the EU and want's to visit Ireland,but their family is not 'EU' Visa rules applies stronger then enter any known faschist nations. It is shooking to believe Ireland is in the EU.Visa rules are more discriminationg then to enter the US with a Irak Passport!http://www.botschaft-irland.de/english/Default.htm read full story / add a comment
national / bin tax / household tax / water tax / opinion/analysis Monday December 08, 2003 02:30 by seedot
Tells the story of the bin in 3 acts - Past present and future.

The origin of the bin and where the right to have your bin collected came from, how after 175 years this right has been taken away and a comment on whats next for the BIn

It's the result of some legal research around the bin tax (thanks D) and links to the Article 133 material.

Collect All Bins - Restore the Act - Protect our environment read full story / add a comment
clare / anti-war / imperialism / news report Monday December 08, 2003 02:06 by Maratist
Report on the action at Shannon last weekend, plus irrelevant complaints about travelling back and forth, conspiritorial analysis to follow later...... read full story / add a comment
galway / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Monday December 08, 2003 00:25 by Orla Ni Chomhrai
There will be a general meeting of the Galway Alliance Against War in Richardson's Eyre Sq., on this Tuesday, 9 December, at 8.30 pm. The major items on the agenda are:

1) the imprisonment of Dr Fintan Lane, PRO of the Irish Anti-War Movement, for anti-war activity at Shannon,
and
2) a proposed major anti-war event in Galway on 1st February read full story / add a comment
dublin / bin tax / household tax / water tax / event notice Sunday December 07, 2003 23:57 by cabra dunard navan rd   text 1 comment (last - tuesday december 09, 2003 18:06)
anti bin tax benefit in voodoo lounge on friday 12th . 3 bands & dj incl. reggae band, king sativa. 5 euro & late bar. please support. read full story / add a comment
dublin / bin tax / household tax / water tax / news report Sunday December 07, 2003 21:17 by Emmett Farrell   text 17 comments (last - monday february 28, 2005 23:39)
The conference of anti-bin tax campaigns was the first opportunity since the charge was introduced in these council areas for the campaigns to meet and discuss strategy and tactics. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / news report Sunday December 07, 2003 20:35 by Dominic Carroll   text 24 comments (last - tuesday december 09, 2003 22:12)
The attempt to blockade Shannon Airport could be considered a qualified success. Credit is due to those who attended and those who worked to build the demo over a period of months. As with any anti-war event, there are identifiable pluses and minuses. read full story / add a comment
galway / anti-capitalism / event notice Sunday December 07, 2003 13:58 by John   text 1 comment (last - wednesday december 10, 2003 10:54)
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the death of this significant writer in the Irish language.

Probably because his depiction in Albert Power's Eyre Square statue, O Conaire has a folksy image nowadays, but he was a substantial character in his time

O Conaire was a trade unionist, a member of IRB and of IRA, and a founder of Galway Labour Party. He also wrote in defence of the Russian revolution, but evidently became disenchanted withe the Soviet state, for he described himself in later years as an anarchist and as a Trotskyist.

Friday's event will be held in the Conradh na Gaeilge building in Dominick Street, starting at 8. Contributors include actor, Diarmaid de Faoite: poet Rita Ann Higgins (O Conaire's successor as laureate of the dispossessed); and historians Aindrias O Cathasaigh and John Cunningham.

(Admission free; all welcome (Even if you don't know Irish, you'll understand half of the proceedings) read full story / add a comment
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