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antrim / miscellaneous Monday May 20, 2013 - 13:51 by RNU PRO
 6 comments (last - sunday may 26, 2013 - 15:42)  4 images  1 video file
Óglaigh na hÉireann yesterday (17th May) claimed responsibility through the media for a gun and bomb attack on British Police operating in the Twinbrook area of West Belfast. An attack which by all accounts forced a panicked PSNI unit to scramble along the ground for cover before retreating from the area altogether, albeit only for a few hours. ... read full story / add a comment 
antrim / history and heritage Wednesday September 26, 2012 - 14:02 by J Keegan
9 comments (last - tuesday april 23, 2013 - 13:22) 1 image
The 28th September 2012 will be the centenary of the Ulster Solemn League and Covenant against Home Rule. Far less well known is the ‘Alternative Ulster Covenant’, signed in October 1913 by some twelve thousand Protestants from County Antrim in support of Home Rule and against partition. The Alternative Covenant was written by Rev JB Armour and Roger Casement. A Public Talk on the Alternative Covenant will be held on 3rd October in the Belvedere Hotel, Denmark Street, Dublin, at 7pm. Speakers to include Rev David Frazer and Bill O'Brien. All Welcome. (See http://www.indymedia.ie/article/102491 ) A historical pamphlet discussing not only the Alternative Covenant but also what James Connolly predicted would be a ‘carnival of reaction’, north and south, will be launched on the night. ... read full story / add a comment
antrim / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday September 04, 2012 - 14:42 by John McAnulty
3 comments (last - saturday september 08, 2012 - 03:29)
Observers of the north of Ireland are from time to time caught by surprise when the reality of life here contradicts their belief in a steady progress towards normality. Such a moment came outside a Catholic church in Belfast. A 12th July demonstration by one band playing a hate song went viral on Facebook and led to restrictions on further band processions outside the church. The decision of Orange order bands to break the Parades Commission ruling about marching and playing outside the Church was accompanied by unrestrained expressions of sectarian hatred more or less unlimited in the depths of bigotry that were unleashed. ... read full story / add a comment
antrim / anti-war / imperialism Thursday January 19, 2012 - 18:31 by Pepe Escobar
5 comments (last - saturday june 22, 2024 - 08:55)
Let's start with red lines. Here it is, Washington’s ultimate red line, straight from the lion’s mouth. Only last week Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta said of the Iranians, “Are they trying to develop a nuclear weapon? No. But we know that they're trying to develop a nuclear capability. And that's what concerns us. And our red line to Iran is do not develop a nuclear weapon. That's a red line for us.” How strange, the way those red lines continue to retreat. Once upon a time, the red line for Washington was “enrichment” of uranium. Now, it’s evidently an actual nuclear weapon that can be brandished. Keep in mind that, since 2005, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei has stressed that his country is not seeking to build a nuclear weapon. The most recent National Intelligence Estimate on Iran from the U.S. Intelligence Community has similarly stressed that Iran is not, in fact, developing a nuclear weapon (as opposed to the breakout capacity to build one someday). ... read full story / add a comment
antrim / worker & community struggles and protests Tuesday November 15, 2011 - 21:11 by Sean Matthews
The sixty million payoff to prison officers in Northern Ireland could be much better spent on addressing the causes of crime such as poverty, social deprivation and prison rehabilitation. Prison officers who served during the Troubles could walk away from their jobs with packages of more than £120,000 plus pension as part of a £60m redundancy programme aimed at ‘modernising’ the service.
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antrim / rights, freedoms and repression Monday August 24, 2009 - 13:56 by Davy Carlin
Giving succour to the racists.
The DUP’S Sammy Wilson has recently accused anti racism groups of exaggerating the scale of racism to access public funding. Mr Wilson stated that ‘these charges of racism were always coincided with the holding out of the hand for more money for the organisations which were dealing with the issue’ and referred to the situation as ‘an anti racism industry’. ... read full story / add a comment
antrim / crime and justice Friday July 03, 2009 - 16:25 by Sean Matthews-personal capacity
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The refusal by British Justice Secretary Jack Straw to grant the great train robber Ronnie Biggs parole exposes the extent of injustice and corruption which underpins the class system. ... read full story / add a comment
antrim / worker & community struggles and protests Thursday July 02, 2009 - 12:21 by Belfast Branch
The recent racist attacks in Northern Ireland against migrant workers are an indictment of the status-quo which thrives on blaming minorities for the problems inherent in capitalism. It is the political class and sections of the tabloid press who constantly provide the ammunition for racist attacks. ... read full story / add a comment
antrim / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday June 18, 2009 - 14:14 by Davy Carlin
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In Solidarity ... read full story / add a comment
antrim / worker & community struggles and protests Monday June 15, 2009 - 15:21 by Davy Carlin
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Racist attacks on Lisburn Rd Belfast Questions need to be answered by police Accusations of ‘police inaction’ and ‘feeding misinformation’ to media ... read full story / add a comment
antrim / miscellaneous Sunday April 19, 2009 - 15:57 by Sean Matthews-personal capacity
If truth be told, should we be surprised by revelations in recent weeks concerning the expenses of ‘our’ politicians? ... read full story / add a comment
antrim / worker & community struggles and protests Sunday March 29, 2009 - 15:07 by Sean Matthews- personal capacity
The outburst of condemnation from liberal commentators against the recent property damage to Sir Fred Goodwin’s privileges is nothing new. Indeed, for once they got a taste of their own medicine... ... read full story / add a comment
antrim / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday November 12, 2008 - 17:11 by Sean Matthews (PC)
Despite the collaboration between the British Government and the DUP preventing the extension of the 1967 Abortion Act to the north the struggle for women's right to choose continues….. ... read full story / add a comment 
antrim / worker & community struggles and protests Thursday November 06, 2008 - 14:29 by Sean Matthews (Personal Capacity)
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Text of talk from Belfast WSM educational ... read full story / add a comment 
While the rest of us are coming to terms with a deepening recession, growing house repossessions, stagnation in rises and steep rise in the cost of living. In the face of a so-called downturn in the housing market and credit crunch, the wealthy in the form of parasitic property developers and speculators expect to be bailed out by the Government for their calculated era in borrowing too much from Banks and leading to first time buyers ... read full story / add a comment 
antrim / worker & community struggles and protests Sunday August 10, 2008 - 16:23 by Sean Matthews(personal capacity)
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When it comes to ‘spin’, ‘bling’ and ‘mantra’ Sinn Fein are masters in disguise and a mouthpiece of New Labour ... read full story / add a comment
antrim / gender and sexuality Sunday July 27, 2008 - 20:42 by Belfast WSM
3 comments (last - monday august 04, 2008 - 13:50)
“Where pride once mobilised, it now marshals that consensus as our anger and frustration into a range of diversionary shopping opportunities. The battle is no longer about(if it ever has been) equality and acceptance, but liberation and simply survival as human beings against a system galloping towards the abyss.” ... read full story / add a comment 
antrim / miscellaneous Sunday July 20, 2008 - 18:41 by Sean Matthews(personal capacity)
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spot the difference? ... read full story / add a comment 
antrim / miscellaneous Saturday July 19, 2008 - 16:41 by Conor Loughran
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Personal reflection and glimpse of life on benefits in Belfast ... read full story / add a comment
antrim / worker & community struggles and protests Thursday April 03, 2008 - 12:04 by Defend Pat Lawlor
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Pat Lawlor, Nursing Convenor at the Royal Victoria Hospital Belfast is currently 'under investigation' by the National Executive of UNISON. Pat's alleged 'crime' is that he spoke out in support of striking classroom assistants and for daring to criticise the actions of the leadership of UNISON. During the classroom assistants strike, Pat did what any decent trade unionist should have done - publicly supported workers on strike. The regional leadership of UNISON refused to do so. Their actions actually undermined the classroom assistants pay and conditions. Because Pat chose to express solidarity with workers in struggle, he now faces disciplinary action being taken against him. He may even be expelled from UNISON. ... read full story / add a comment |
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