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national / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Thursday December 16, 2004 22:13 by Peter Quinn
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The Partition of Ireland did not create a peaceful state as what was hoped by the British. There was serious tension in the North in the 20’s and 30’s and the Unionists consolidated their state. There were several stringent measures taken in to end IRA action. Many Nationalists believed that the border would be re-fixed so that they could live in the Irish Republic however this never materialized and the Unionists dissolved Nationalist majority councils and took over their power. In 1921 and 1922 Proportional Representation (PR) was ended in General and Local Elections and although this broke the Government of Ireland Act, the British took no action. Nationalists walked out of Stormont in 1922 after the Unionists got rid of PR and the Unionists then re-drew the council ward boundaries. read full story / add a comment
dublin / bin tax / household tax / water tax / news report Thursday December 16, 2004 22:10 by Indy Council Corr
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Budget passed in South Dublin by 16 votes to 3. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Thursday December 16, 2004 21:20 by jac
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Dahr Jamail's Iraq Dispatches read full story / add a comment
antrim / miscellaneous / event notice Thursday December 16, 2004 17:03 by Jon Glackin
Street Seen Sleeping Bag Appeal Street Seen, Northern Irelands very own Homeless paper, will be launching their Xmas Sleeping bag appeal Monday 20th December at 4pm at the Bandstand, Cornmarket in association with Queens University and many of Belfast’s Homeless Agencies We are appealing for sleeping bags, warm clothes and food to be donated at the Bandstand, Cornmarket between 4pm and 6pm on Monday 20th December, all items will be directly given to those most in need by street outreach teams from the Welcome Centre, Homeplus, Simon Community and the East Belfast Mission.... Entertainment will be provided by local buskers and street performers; all are encouraged to support this important appeal in any way they can. Items can also be donated at Phoenix Records, The Haymarket Arcade, Royal Avenue read full story / add a comment
cork / bin tax / household tax / water tax / news report Thursday December 16, 2004 16:41 by james
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Cork city council effectively abolished the waiver system on Monday night. They also decided to charge people who produce no waste 255 euro per year. read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous / event notice Thursday December 16, 2004 16:16 by Cian FNB
FOOD NOT BOMBS hold a benefit in Dalymount Park tonight (THursday 16th) Dalymount park is in Phibsboro and is the home of Bohemians Football Club. The admission is 1 kilo of dried food eg. rice, pasta, pulses, spices etc. THis will help FooD Not BOmbs build up a staple of food we can't skip. There will be DJS playing all night and the booze is really cheap. It starts at eight. THe bar in Dalymount is just off the Cabra Rd. ITs a side alley that you follow up and the entrance to the bar is on our left. See ya there. Cian! read full story / add a comment
antrim / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Thursday December 16, 2004 16:07 by Davy Carlin
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Democratic Centralism? In this short piece I will give a frank {point – based }summary of my experiences of Democratic Centralism {DC}. This shall be done from the position of having being both in a DC organisation and working closely with others from similar DC organisations. read full story / add a comment
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national / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Thursday December 16, 2004 15:02 by Dan
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Latest issue of Irish Socialist Network publication Leftline, contains articles on Iraq, water charges, the Labour Party and the Easter Rising read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Thursday December 16, 2004 13:35 by Justin Morahan
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Mordechai Vanunu has been elected Rector of Glasgow University. He won 1033 student votes with John Ross Beattie, the runner-up, getting 793 votes. University students claimed that they wanted Vanunu as Rector to show that they support basic human rights, and that they oppose weapons of mass destruction. In a press release, Annie Vaz says that Mr Vanunu will hold office for three years, representing the students in diverse ways, which can include chairing the University Court. The Rector's participation in events is entirely voluntary and depends on their own availability and choice. The role is principally as spokesperson and representative for student issues. The Rector is not active in University strategy or policy-making. Mordechai Vanunu is at present living in Jerusalem under virtual house arrest since his release from Ashkelon prison last April. He had spent almost 18 years there, eleven and a half of them in solitary confinement. read full story / add a comment
louth / miscellaneous / other press Thursday December 16, 2004 12:39 by Brian Vernon
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Victor Makarov once spied for Britain from the heart of the KGB, spending five years in a labour camp after he was caught. After MI6 helped him defect to this country, he hoped for a new and prosperous beginning in the nation for which he had risked his life. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Thursday December 16, 2004 11:47 by pat c
A former technician who was jailed for 18 years for leaking Israel's nuclear secrets has been elected rector of Glasgow University. Mordechai Vanunu, 50, will hold the post for three years. Students said they voted for him to show their support for human rights and opposition to nuclear weapons. Previous incumbents include Winnie Mandela, Benjamin Disraeli and TV presenter Johnny Ball. The current rector is comedian Greg Hemphill. read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / other press Thursday December 16, 2004 11:36 by pat c
16 December: Sir William Petty, an eminent political economist, died in 1687. He was the first to demonstrate the labour theory of value. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Thursday December 16, 2004 08:02 by Qnas
by Robert Fisk The Independent [UK] December 15, 2004 Baha Mousa, 26, was working as a hotel receptionist in Basra 14 months ago when British troops surrounded the building and arrested seven men. They were taken to a British base and were reportedly hooded and beaten. Two days later, Mousa was dead. His family was given $3,000 in compensation and rejected a further $5,000. What they wanted was justice. Yesterday, after more than a year of official stonewalling, his relatives won a 'historic' ruling to force the MoD to hold an independent inquiry. Will the truth now be known? read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-war / imperialism / news report Wednesday December 15, 2004 22:40 by Pit Stop Ploughshares Defence
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*Please cut and paste and forward appeal to anyone or lists who may be interested. **Please download "Join Us In Dublin" poster on the following link http://allotherplaces.org/etc/cw5/update/ ....photocopy and display wherever possible! read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Wednesday December 15, 2004 19:50 by chat cat
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No, no, really, this is for catching terrorists. Give me a break. The neo-cons are scared of their own shadows. read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Wednesday December 15, 2004 17:20 by john throne
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The Other America. BP, US Steel and other corporations bribed the politicians of Indiana to reassess their tax base and reduce their tax liability. The reduction of taxes that followed was then passed onto the taxes on the homes of working class people. 200,000 families are now estimated to be in danger of losing their homes. But a fight back is under way. Cant't Pay Won't Pay with the the bottom line being that nobody will loose their home. These are the main ideas of the campaign. The tactics are mass fight to win action exposing the politicians and the corporations and their corrupt rotten system. Over 130 people met to launch this campaign in Hammond Indiana on monday night. The success of last night's meeting far surpassed anything could have been hoped for. Over 130 residents came out to the meeting in bitter cold temperatures of 20 below. The campaign is under way. John Throne. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Wednesday December 15, 2004 13:29 by cleaves
The model of rule (government in the hands of the few) hasn’t changed since the Pharaohs of ancient Egypt! Eliminating the voice of the people at the community level is a mistake. If community leaders – elected by the people and representing the people at all times – were able to keep our leaders in check and in accord with the wishes of the majority we would prevent government taking a course that nearly half the population oppose. In this way government’s actions would truly reflect the wishes of the majority or be adjusted in a balanced compromise when necessary. To allow a government to rule unchecked for a number of years is the height of folly. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / other press Wednesday December 15, 2004 13:11 by cleaves
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The observations and re-actions of various ‘experts’ to events in the Ukraine amuse some analysts. Did anyone expect the US not to intervene, do leopards change their spots? Have we all forgotten that the US government is merely a pawn of Corporate Capitalism? If it wasn’t an orange scarf it may just as well have been pink – let’s not miss the ‘forest for the trees’ (and in some cases the veins of the leaves.) read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / other press Wednesday December 15, 2004 12:25 by iosaf
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France has ordered the TV station which is closely associated with terror groups to stop broadcasting to France tomorrow by tomorrow morning. The decision has been made after continuous abuse of satelite communication and trans-national media rules, norms and values. The decision follows an earlier confiscation of their hardware by the US security forces. read full story / add a comment |
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