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international / public consultation / irish social forum / opinion/analysis Tuesday January 20, 2015 12:45 by Nuala
Conservative party clutching at straws in their desperation to avoid a hung parliament in May read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism / event notice Tuesday January 20, 2015 10:13 by Laurence Cox
The MA in Community Education, Equality and Social Activism is delighted to announce the details of John Holloway's public seminar, rescheduled from October. We think this will be of interest to many community activists and social movement organisers in these times of crisis and hope. read full story / add a comment
cork / environment / event notice Monday January 19, 2015 13:20 by Órla O'Donovan
In a context where offshore oil, gas, fish and even seaweed are increasingly being privatised and managed by global corporations, this seminar will address the efforts of small coastal communities to raise fundamental questions about the common good and ownership and care of our coastal ‘commons’. Drawing on their experiences of the Corrib Gas controversy, but also other community struggles in Ireland a further afield, it will be given by film-maker Risteard Ó Domhnaill (maker of The Pipe and currently working on Atlantic) and Rossport farmer Monica Muller. read full story / add a comment
national / education / press release Sunday January 18, 2015 00:07 by wp
Workers’ Party councillor Ted Tynan has said that it is time to replace two decades of lip-service on hospital overcrowding with immediate action to end the scandal of sick patients lying on trolleys in hospital corridors and wards. Cllr. Tynan said that the hospital trolley crisis, like the Winter Vomiting bug, had become an annual fixture and the stock answer from both the government and the HSE that it was a temporary crisis was an insult to the patients involved and their families. read full story / add a comment
dublin / arts and media / event notice Saturday January 17, 2015 23:54 by cpi
The Progressive Film Club Presents: 3 p.m. In a Different Place 3:15 p.m. Presi per il PIL ▶New Theatre (43 East Essex Street) A very interesting documentary, beautifully filmed, about “degrowth,” sustainability and self-sufficiency in response to consumerism and the recession. It features case studies of people from various parts of Italy who have forsaken the commercial life in cities to live in rural communities and also also looks at examples of city-dwellers trying to achieve more sustainable life-styles. The film accompanies them in their new daily lives, while interviews with experts such as economists help make sense of the decisions that have been made. ■ Directed by Stefano Cavallotto, Andrea Bertaglio, and Lorenzo Fioramonti. In Italian with English subtitles. Running times: 65 minutes. ■ Watch the trailer: www.presiperilpil.org read full story / add a comment
national / bin tax / household tax / water tax / press release Saturday January 17, 2015 22:50 by pbp
Brid Smith, a People Before Profit councillor, has condemned the role that RPS has been granted in the formulation of the Eastern–Midlands Draft Regional Waste Management Plan 2015-2021. ‘A draft waste plan was presented to Dublin City Councillors this morning which allows for greater centralisation in the management of waste. ‘The plan was based on research drawn up by the company RPS. This company has already had an undue influence in Irish policy making. Two of the directors of Irish Water have already come from this company. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Saturday January 17, 2015 22:34 by iawm
The Irish Anti-War Movement will hold its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Saturday 21st February 2015 in The Teachers Club Parnell Square Dublin starting at 11am. For details of who can attend and submit resolutions at the AGM see below. A full agenda will be available soon. read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Friday January 16, 2015 19:03 by June Kelly
Picolas Pitsos is an Executive member of Le Mouvement de la Paix, France's major peace movement with over 150 local groups, and one of the largest peace movements in Europe. He has been invited to Dublin by the Peace and Neutrality Alliance (PANA) and Irish CND to speak at a public meeting on Wednesday 21st January 2015 at 7.30pm in Connolly Books, 43 East Essex Street, Dublin 2. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism / press release Thursday January 15, 2015 17:44 by Rua
West Belfast opens a food bank after vicious Stormont cuts. read full story / add a comment
dublin / housing / event notice Thursday January 15, 2015 16:51 by Laurence Cox
Public talk by John Krinsky, City College of New York / New York City Community Land Initiative read full story / add a comment |
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