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national / environment / news report Tuesday January 29, 2013 23:10 by T
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Last Thurs 24th Jan 2013, the Irish and British governments agreed on a memorandum of understanding for energy trading between Ireland and the UK. This will pave the way for the export of Wind Energy to the UK. This would likely make use of the electric interconnector completed last year between the UK and Ireland although it may need additional cables. The wind resource in Ireland is probably greater than what the Irish electrical grid can cope with and hence the idea is that the surplus wind energy can be exported to the UK which has a far larger electrical demand than here and could probably take every watt exported. Unfortunately it seems that there is a bit more to this though the official green good news because apparently there are plans by a number of companies to erect up to 2,300 wind turbines in the Midlands of Ireland. Is blighting our landscape for the UK the way to solve the energy problem? read full story / add a comment
international / environment / other press Monday January 28, 2013 12:17 by Ceres
The Independent, the UK daily, in an exclusive report by Steve Connor said a section of the super-rich linked to fossil fuel industry back climate crisis deniers. The report headlined “Billionaires secretly fund attacks on climate science” said: A secretive funding organization in the US that guarantees anonymity for its billionaire donors has emerged as a major operator in the climate "counter movement" to undermine the science of global warming. read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests / press release Sunday January 27, 2013 21:45 by Elric
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Blacklisting of workers is a `National scandal' and the scandal is that it has gone on for so long and not enough was done by those shouting the loudest now. Millions of people would be forgiven for thinking that the illegal blacklisting of over 3,000 construction workers has suddenly been discovered. Yet it has been the worst kept secret for over two decades that those who spoke up with concerns for Health and Safety on construction sites or defended wages and conditions were punished and denied employment. Brave people paid a heavy price as each year, each month, each day brought more discrimination - more lives were being wrecked, houses lost to repossession, stress induced ill health, heart attacks and even worse. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Sunday January 27, 2013 21:24 by Remembering Dolours
Candlelit black flag vigil for Dolours Price Monday, 7pm O'Connell bridge, Dublin All welcome read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism / press release Sunday January 27, 2013 20:51 by SP
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The Socialist Party has ended its membership of the ULA. We do so with regret as we initiated the negotiations that led to the ULA and are genuine in our preparedness to work with others on the left in a respectful, democratic and principled fashion. read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Sunday January 27, 2013 20:38 by An Drighneán Donn
There will be a candle lit black flag vigil on O'Connell Bridge, Dublin, at 7pm on Monday. read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-capitalism / event notice Saturday January 26, 2013 17:35 by Fred Engels
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Friday Rally:Austerity – weapon not policy 7:30 – 10pm, Liberty Hall, Eden Quay, Dublin1 Chairperson: Paul Murphy MEP Speakers: Jimmy Kelly (UNITE) Cllr Ruth Coppinger (Socialist Party & anti-property tax campaigner) Owen Jones (Author of ‘Chavs: The demonisation of the Working Class)’ Andros Payiatsos (Greek Socialist) Tommy Sheridan (Scottish Socialist) read full story / add a comment
dublin / education / event notice Thursday January 24, 2013 20:26 by Gareth Stack
Free Learning Festival in Dubzland Venue (in Seomra Spraoi.), February 25th - March 2nd. We're offering a tonne of free workshops and lectures, and we'd like you to be involved, either as a participant, volunteer or in running a workshop or talk. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Thursday January 24, 2013 16:45 by Republicans against British normalisation
Protest against British Army display at 'tradfest', this Saturday, Templebar read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / opinion/analysis Wednesday January 23, 2013 23:08 by Gale Vogel
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Every moment is valuable. We can make more money, we can never make more time. That we waste this vital resource in so many ways is a shame. We waste it when it is free, we waste it when it costs. We waste it in futile debate about solutions to problems, some of which never were. We waste it through broken promises. We waste it by trying to buy it, by trying to give it away or sell it. Sometimes, the most valuable thing we can do is to sit still for a moment. Take stock, life is not a race. There is no urgency, and most certainly money is not the real priority that we have today. It is also certain that money is not the solution. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / opinion/analysis Tuesday January 22, 2013 06:04 by Alexander Selkirk
It's their party, and they'll cry if they want to: read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Monday January 21, 2013 21:26 by Elric
Read about the late Aaron Swartzs association with WikiLeaks. Full text at link. In a series of tweets, WikiLeaks disclosed that deceased Internet activist and Reddit co-founder Aaron Swartz may have contributed to the organization and had even been in contact with Julian Assange. WikiLeaks said it was divulging this information “due to the investigation into the Secret Service involvement with #AaronSwartz.” Swartz, who committed a suicide on Jan. 11, was arrested two years ago for breaking and entering into an MIT storage closet and accessing an Acer laptop that he programmed to download millions of scholarly articles from the JSTOR database. The Secret Service took charge of the Swartz investigation two days before his arrest and provided the prosecution with information that led to its harsh pursuit of the 26-year-old. read full story / add a comment
dublin / worker & community struggles and protests / event notice Monday January 21, 2013 19:25 by ICTU
Seminar - Making the Case for Decent Work 24 January 2013 Making the Case for Decent Work - Seminar - Registration - 9.30am Advance registration for this event is essential to guarantee a place. read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice / press release Monday January 21, 2013 19:02 by CPIR
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Statement of the Communist Party of the Irish Republic: Deformed Justice from Two Deformed States read full story / add a comment
cork / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Monday January 21, 2013 16:48 by Irish Volunteers Commemorative Organisation
IRISH WAR OF INDEPENDENCE EXHIBITION/ DISPLAY The Irish Volunteer Commemorative Organisation is happy to announce an exhibition, and display on Saturday, March 23, 2013. This year 2013,marks the 100.th anniversary of the foundation of The Irish Volunteers. The event will take place at the Middle Parish Community Centre, Grattan Street,Cork city.It is centrally located, public car parking is across the road. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Monday January 21, 2013 10:43 by Solidarity
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This past Saturday marked 7 months since Julian Assange entered the Ecuadoran embassy in London http://tinyurl.com/b5wv2s6 seeking asylum from U.S. persecution. The embassy remains surrounded 24/7 by British police. Anti-war & human rights activists maintain a daily vigil 2pm-5pm. Yesterday photo http://tinyurl.com/ad4jgj2 read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism / other press Monday January 21, 2013 03:57 by lefty
Scandalous situation. Charity shops belonging to altruistic organisations such as St Vincent De Paul and Oxfam, helping the disadvantaged are expected to pay thousands in rates while the cushy offices of the Taoiseach, currently screwing the disadvantaged, are totally exempt. read full story / add a comment
national / eu / other press Monday January 21, 2013 03:39 by lefty
Interesting story in the independent regarding the promissory notes. The government is so worried that they have assembled a crack team of expensive lawyers (paid for by the people) to act against the interests of the people. Noonan, attendee of the last bilderberg meeting is apparently hopping mad that his new banking friends in Europe may have a problem getting all the billions of our money on time, which might require emergency legislation. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Sunday January 20, 2013 14:33 by Elric
Larry Everest shows that Sanctions are War by other means. Sanctions are Weapons of Mass Destruction. Full text at link. The U.S. claims that its sanctions are only aimed at Iran 's government—the Islamic Republic—and its top leaders. But because the U.S. and its big power allies (Germany, France, Britain and other European countries) are sanctioning and embargoing Iranian banks, they have crippled Iran's ability to pay for urgently needed imports—including medicines—and halted many shipments. In addition, many drugs and needed chemicals aren't getting into Iran thanks to the banning under the sanctions of "dual-use" chemicals with possible military applications. "Hundreds of thousands of Iranians with serious illnesses have been put at imminent risk by the unintended consequences of international sanctions, which have led to dire shortages of life-saving medicines such as chemotherapy drugs for cancer and bloodclotting agents for haemophiliacs," Guardian UK . read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism / other press Friday January 18, 2013 22:02 by lefty
In case you missed them, here are two provocative videos featuring Max Keiser and others. One from Kilkennomics festival where Bill black and Max tell it as it is to a squirming Pat Rabbitte, and a post mortem on Max's own show with Stacy Herbert, where the lies and deceptions of Michael Noonan are laid bare. read full story / add a comment |
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