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national / housing / press release Wednesday November 04, 2015 23:27 by pbp
The lobbying activity of major corporations like Kennedy Wilson on rent controls should not be tolerated, according to Annette Mooney, the People Before Profit representative in Dublin Bay South. ‘There is a large rental sector in this constituency and we have already come across countless cases where people are being effectively evicted because they cannot pay exorbitant demands for rent rises. ‘Rent controls are clearly needed but we now discover that the global real estate company Kennedy Wilson is using economic leverage to influence Irish state policy. Kennedy Wilson is a huge US company that has become one of the biggest property owners in Ireland since the crash. read full story / add a comment
dublin / worker & community struggles and protests / event notice Wednesday November 04, 2015 23:21 by People's Movement
"Do not listen to those who say there is nothing you can do to the very real and large social and environmental issues of our time. A life of activism gives hope, which is a moral imperative in this work and in this world. You meet the nicest people, you help transform ideas and systems, and you commit yourself to leaving the earth in at least as whole a condition as you inherited it." -Maude Barlow, national chairperson of the Council of Canadians, addressing Trent University in June 2009 after being awarded an honorary doctorate of laws. Maude Barlow will be one of the speakers This meeting is an opportunity for trade unionists and all those concerned with democracy to learn exactly how CETA will damage our society and how we can all work together to apply pressure on our representatives in the EU Parliament to vote No to CETA read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Monday November 02, 2015 23:19 by Citizen Sane
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Herein we will focus on what seems to be a somewhat elaborate, albeit loosely organized, conspiracy (one hesitates to use the word as arguments are quickly dismissed as conspiracy theories) in the making in which a relatively large number of pro-Israeli factions (both students attending American campuses as well as outside organizations as well as outside monies)are attempting to manipulate and intimidate people so Americans relinquish their right to free speech on American campuses—that is the right to say critical things about peoples and organizations including Jews, Zionists and Israelis. read full story / add a comment
national / bin tax / household tax / water tax / news report Monday November 02, 2015 22:58 by aaa
The political trial of 18 people who delayed Joan Burton in her car began today. It is an escalation in the attempt to demonise and vilify an entire community for rejecting the Labour Party. Four AAA members were present in court, as part of the targeting of our own organisation by the Gardai and the establishment. On top of these charges, we have had permission to collect money door to door refused in two Garda districts, including Tallaght and there has been the revelations around Operation Mizen which has seen Gardai carry out surveillance on water charge activists including Paul Murphy TD. read full story / add a comment
dublin / arts and media / event notice Monday November 02, 2015 16:43 by Dublin Film Qlub
Dublin, 1916. The Irish volunteer army march singing “Óró Sé do Beatha ‘Bhaile”, a song about 16th century Irish chieftain Gráinne O’Malley… But who was she? read full story / add a comment
dublin / arts and media / event notice Monday November 02, 2015 16:22 by Dublin Film Qlub
Dublin, 1916. The Irish volunteer army march singing “Óró Sé do Beatha ‘Bhaile”, a song about 16th century Irish chieftain Gráinne O’Malley… But who was she? read full story / add a comment
dublin / arts and media / event notice Monday November 02, 2015 16:16 by Dublin Film Qlub
Dublin, 1916. The Irish volunteer army march singing “Óró Sé do Beatha ‘Bhaile”, a song about 16th century Irish chieftain Gráinne O’Malley… But who was she? read full story / add a comment
dublin / arts and media / event notice Monday November 02, 2015 16:09 by Dublin Film Qlub
Dublin, 1916. The Irish volunteer army march singing “Óró Sé do Beatha ‘Bhaile”, a song about 16th century Irish chieftain Gráinne O’Malley… But who was she? read full story / add a comment
dublin / arts and media / event notice Monday November 02, 2015 12:20 by Dublin Film Qlub
Dublin Film Qlub Season Six: FUNCTIONAL FAMILIES Our new season continues with... IGNORANT FAIRIES (Ferzan Ozpetek, 2001) Italian with English subtitles cast: Margherita Buy, Stefano Accorsi... read full story / add a comment |
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