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international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Friday July 20, 2012 23:34 by Yassamine Mather
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Yassamine Mather examines the excuses used by ‘leftwing’ supporters of the Iran Tribunal and finds them wanting. In particular she finds their comparison the Lenin and the Bolsheviks agreeing to board a German sealed train for Petrograd in 1917 to be risible. Lenin got on that train to Finland station in order to help lead a working class revolution, not to further German war aims. Full text at link. Debates about the Iran Tribunal - convened to put the Islamic regime in the dock for its massacre of 5,000-10,000 political prisoners in 1988 - continues to occupy a prominent place in the publications and websites of the Iranian left, both in exile and to a lesser extent inside Iran itself. In a sense it is true that, given the current situation in Iran - not least the disastrous consequences of what the US calls “comprehensive sanctions” - this is a small, irrelevant issue. After all, this week alone another 400 workers lost their jobs in Iran’s main car manufacturer, Iran Khodro, as a direct consequence of sanctions: Malaysia, under pressure from the US, pulled out of a contract. It is also true that sanctions are not the same as cluster bombs, but their effect on the Iranian working class can be devastating nevertheless. read full story / add a comment
offaly / arts and media / event notice Friday July 20, 2012 16:00 by Tadhg Ó Cruadhlaoich
These films have either being made by local filmmakers or have a local interest read full story / add a comment
offaly / arts and media / event notice Friday July 20, 2012 15:54 by Tadhg Ó Cruadhlaoich
short films have either being made by local filmmakers or have a local interest read full story / add a comment
dublin / education / event notice Friday July 20, 2012 12:40 by LASC
Two weeks for the LASC Spanish and Portuguese Courses!!!! read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Friday July 20, 2012 01:09 by pat c
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The Israelis were quick to assert that Iran and Hezbollah were responsible for the Bulgarian bombing.But now it emerges that Mehdi Ghezali, a jihadist who spent two years in Guantanamo was the likely culprit. But things are murky. Who was he really working for? CIA? MOSSAD? Don't rule out a false flag operation with Mehdi thinking he was working for a Jihad group when in fact his masters were really CIA/MOSSAD. Fulltext at link. Bulgarian media have reportedly identified the man responsible for blowing up the bus with Israeli tourists on Wednesday as Mehdi Ghezali, a jihadist who spent two years in Guantanamo. US officials responded there is “no evidence” that it was him. Ghezali’s name was revealed by Times of Israel newspaper, who cited local Bulgarian media sources. But later the story grew murkier, with ABC reporting that Bulgarian officials denied that Ghezali was behind the attack. Swedish agency TT says it has received similar refutals from security services in Stockholm. NBC later said that US officials also had no information linking Ghezali with the terrorist act. None of the countries have issued an independently verified statement. read full story / add a comment
dublin / animal rights / event notice Thursday July 19, 2012 16:04 by ALiberation
ALiberation have held demonstrations to ban the use of animals in circuses and to highlight that Dublin City Council land is used since last Saturday and will continue to do so till the circus leaves on the 22nd July. read full story / add a comment
dublin / animal rights / event notice Thursday July 19, 2012 15:06 by ALiberation
ALiberation have held demonstrations to ban the use of animals in circuses and to highlight that Dublin City Council land is used since last Saturday and will continue to do so till the circus leaves on the 22nd July. read full story / add a comment
dublin / animal rights / event notice Thursday July 19, 2012 14:59 by ALiberation
ALiberation have held demonstrations to ban the use of animals in circuses and to highlight that Dublin City Council land is used since last Saturday and will continue to do so till the circus leaves on the 22nd July. read full story / add a comment
dublin / animal rights / event notice Thursday July 19, 2012 14:50 by ALiberation
ALiberation have held demonstrations to ban the use of animals in circuses and to highlight that Dublin City Council land is used since last Saturday and will continue to do so till the circus leaves on the 22nd July. read full story / add a comment
dublin / animal rights / event notice Thursday July 19, 2012 14:26 by ALiberation
ALiberation have held demonstrations to ban the use of animals in circuses and to highlight that Dublin City Council land is used since last Saturday and will continue to do so till the circus leaves on the 22nd July. read full story / add a comment
dublin / animal rights / event notice Thursday July 19, 2012 14:25 by ALiberation
ALiberation have held demonstrations to ban the use of animals in circuses and to highlight that Dublin City Council land is used since last Saturday and will continue to do so till the circus leaves on the 22nd July. read full story / add a comment
dublin / animal rights / event notice Thursday July 19, 2012 13:52 by ALiberation
ALiberation have held demonstrations to ban the use of animals in circuses and to highlight that Dublin City Council land is used since last Saturday and will continue to do so till the circus leaves on the 22nd July. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / event notice Thursday July 19, 2012 12:44 by Eugene Mc Cartan
The next public meeting will take place on Saturday 28th July in Connolly Books: read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-capitalism / event notice Thursday July 19, 2012 00:50 by James Connolly Soviet
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This Friday, June 20th, Ned Keenan's Comedy Club will host some of the best Irish comedians, who are performing at the world famous Edinburgh Comedy Festival. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Wednesday July 18, 2012 17:07 by Martin O'Sullivan
On Monday 23rd July at exactly 09:30 People with a vision impairment and their supporters will send Hundreds of texts to the press officer of Irish Rail to announce to Irish rail that they are not happy with the persistent poor quality or lack of audible announcements on Irish trains Please help us flood the inboxes of Barry Kenny (Manager of Corporate Communications, Iarnród Éireann) 0872381224 And Jane Cregan (Corporate Communications Executive, Iarnród Éireann) 0868531098 with a message loud and clear we will not stand for this situation. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Tuesday July 17, 2012 23:14 by pat c
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Clinton does a duet on the drums of war with Netanyahu as they plot a strike against Iran.The US have introduced new sanctions against 11 Iranian companies allegedly involved in defence projects. Sanctions are war by another means. Full text at link. During her visit to Israel yesterday, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton renewed the threat of a US attack on Iran. After meeting with top Israeli leaders, she declared: “We will use all elements of American power to prevent Iran developing a nuclear weapon.” That obviously includes America’s massive military firepower. read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Monday July 16, 2012 16:13 by Paul Gavan
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SIPTU members have welcomed the decision of the Department of Social Protection to partially restore material and training funding to Community Employment (CE) schemes. read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice / press release Sunday July 15, 2012 20:50 by Leo Malone
On Wednesday 11th July 2012 further truths were revealed regarding endemic corruption in the planning process. The Mahon tribunal revelations were only the tip of the iceberg and did nothing to resolve some serious issues. Minister Phil Hogan has a lot of work to do to clean up the planning process. in fact the minister for justice will also need to make sweeping changes too. read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / news report Sunday July 15, 2012 19:30 by italy calling
The Italian High Court confirmed on Friday 13th July the sentences for the 10 activists on trial for crimes of “devastation and looting” during the G8 summit in Genoa in 2001. While some of the sentences have been slightly reduced, all 10 activists have been declared guilty of devastation and looting crimes against private property (for a little historical insight on this charge have a look at my previous article). read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Saturday July 14, 2012 19:01 by pat c
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Out of the fog of misinformation the truth begins to emerge. Full text at link. Reports of scores of deaths in the Syrian village of Tremseh Thursday, in the course of violent clashes between government forces and opposition militia, have been seized upon by the United States and its allies to ramp up their campaign to overthrow the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. In a press statement issued Friday, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton asserted that the Syrian regime had carried out “yet another massacre,” claiming there was “indisputable evidence that the regime deliberately murdered innocent civilians.” read full story / add a comment |
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