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national / animal rights Wednesday July 22, 2009 - 00:01 by Bernie Wright
 59 comments (last - sunday august 09, 2009 - 21:35)  7 images
People often ask Vegans- why is a vegetarian diet not sufficient if one wants to eliminate food that causes suffering to animals from their diet? Years ago Vegetarianism was a new concept but now it is mainstream. We have now progressed to a new level with Veganism as people embrace the concept in increasing numbers. The vast range of Soya and plant based products in Irish supermarkets accommodating diets free of animal products is increasing rapidly. ... read full story / add a comment 
kerry / worker & community struggles and protests Sunday July 19, 2009 - 07:33 by Fintán
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Jarvey's in Killarney have had recent success after a row with the National Park and Wildlife services over them refusing to get dung-catchers attached to their horses, which saw them being prevented from entering the park. Following a strike and picket which began on Tuesday morning the 14/07/2009, the Jarvey's received an interim injunction after a high court hearing on Friday last, which has suspended the wearing of the dung-catchers and has seen the Jarvey's returning to work as normal. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Saturday July 18, 2009 - 12:27 by anthony ravlich
Bottom-up rights are those rights excluded from UN human rights instruments because they were considered incompatible with neo liberalism and globalization. This pits a 'we are all in this together' establishment against the independent peoples e.g. small business, and the most disadvantaged. The discontented need to struggle to have these rights, which entail an ethical globalization, included in domestic and international human rights law. ... read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism Thursday July 16, 2009 - 16:30 by pat c
8 comments (last - tuesday december 08, 2009 - 21:08)
How low can they go? Well the lowest I've found is a cutback of €2.6 million in funding to local groups which are fighting against the ravages of drug addiction. Just what you would expect from a smug upper middle class toadie of the ruling class like Colm McCarthy. Colm McCarthy has declared War on the ordinary people of Ireland. The only suitable response is to declare War right back on him and his masters. ... read full story / add a comment
national / environment Monday July 13, 2009 - 22:52 by Ed
16 comments (last - thursday july 23, 2009 - 12:52)  2 video files  1 audio file
Recent events in Rossport fit into a long pattern of surveillance and harassment of campaigning groups by the "secret state" - as the record of Britain's MI5 shows. ... read full story / add a comment
international / environment Friday July 10, 2009 - 09:59 by Chekov Feeney
24 comments (last - sunday july 19, 2009 - 23:18)
In recent years climate change has loomed large in the public imagination. Scientifically, there is little doubt that it is a real threat to the future of human civilisation. The greenhouse effect has been known about since the early 19th century - gases in the atmosphere such as carbon dioxide, methane and water vapour trap heat from the sun, causing the climate of the planet to heat up over time. Probably the most spectacular known example of this effect in action is on Venus.As recently as the 1960s it was thought that Venus might have a climate that could support life. However, in 1962, a US space probe measured its surface temperature at 425°C. Billions of years ago, it had a climate similar to that of earth today – but a runaway greenhouse effect turned it into a ball of fire. ... read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests Thursday July 09, 2009 - 17:31 by Sean Edwards
With the coup d’état in Honduras, the spectre of the military dictatorship appeared again in Latin America. The entire continent, which remembers well its history of rule by “gorillas”, reacted with horror, especially the member states of ALBA (Bolivarian Alliance for America) led by Venezuela and Cuba. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday July 09, 2009 - 12:04 by Erich Muehsam
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Hands off People Of Iran sends solidarity greetings to protestors in Iran on 9th July. This day is the 10th anniversary of 18 Tir – when the Iranian state, under President Khatami violently put down a protest by students. The protest was initially against the suppression of a popular newspaper. Students were attacked in their university dormitories , as they were ransacked and set on fire by state forces. The reaction to the attack was overwhelming, with mass demonstrations taking place. The students became very radicalised and openly opposed the regime. Ayatollah Ali Khameneh’I ordered the movement to be crushed and President Khatami approved this decision. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / worker & community struggles and protests Wednesday July 08, 2009 - 17:34 by A
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Electricians go on strike in response to a two year employer strike on pay. Since 2007 (roaring property boom) employers have been witholding pay that is legally due to electricians. They are now looking for a 10 per cent pay cut. Employers and unions came to an agreement, the employers broke the agreement, they now refuse to negotiate and are looking for a collective 10 per cent pay cut. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Wednesday July 08, 2009 - 01:02 by Richard Whelan
A boat full of humanitarian supplies to the Gaza Strip was seized in international waters by the Israeli army in recent days, with 21 crew (two Irish included) being detained by Israeli authorities. Yet another blatant breach of international law, our Government and others in the West have turned a blind eye. Israeli robbery of Palestinian land through settlement continues, along with their "security" wall, boxing in the West Bank while simultaneously taking large chunks out of it. They have recently stopped letting schoolbooks in to the Gaza Strip, adding to the long list of basic items unavailable to it's long suffering population. It is time for us in the West to wake up to the suffering of our friends in Palestine, and to stand up to the bully that is Israel. It is morally reprehensible to continue to watch such horror take place any longer. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday July 08, 2009 - 00:25 by Gerry
Israel's Wall is illegal, as is its land and property theft ... read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests Tuesday July 07, 2009 - 22:59 by RSYM
The Republican Socialist Youth Movement is a working class revolutionary youth movement that stands in the proud tradition of Connolly, Costello, Marx and Lenin. We oppose all forms of exploitation and send our solidarity to the current workers of TEEU involved in industrial action. Victory to the workers! ... read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism Tuesday July 07, 2009 - 13:43 by Paddy Hackett
3 comments (last - wednesday july 08, 2009 - 20:05) 2 video files
Kieran Allen’s recently published book is called Ireland’s Economic Crash. It is a book cobbled together from a variety of sources. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Saturday July 04, 2009 - 20:39 by paul o toole
4th July Independence Sham ... read full story / add a comment
antrim / crime and justice Friday July 03, 2009 - 16:25 by Sean Matthews-personal capacity
4 comments (last - saturday july 04, 2009 - 17:56)
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
international / worker & community struggles and protests Friday July 03, 2009 - 04:10 by Xiomara Chamorro
Informative article on the march of Ingenio San Antonio and Compañía Licorera workers and main union leaders to reject discrediting campaign againsta Nicaragua Sugar Estates, Grupo Pellas and Flor de Cana boycott initiated by ANAIRC and UITA. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism Thursday July 02, 2009 - 18:46 by sarbedaran
Despite the brutality of Iran’s Islamic regime, protests continued in Tehran and many other cities two weeks after the upsurge began. They are on a much smaller scale than the first days, but it is extremely significant and inspiring that many youth and other people are determined to persist even in the face of gunfire, beatings, arrest and possibly torture. They are expressions of a broader popular rage that will not be easily quenched. ... 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
international / anti-war / imperialism Thursday July 02, 2009 - 12:05 by Rebels Yell
This analysis of the recent Red Cross Gaza report into the 22 day Israeli war (Jan '09) will be split into two parts. Only by understanding the extenuating circumstances that 1.4-1.5 million imprisoned people were subject too prior to the 22 day onslaught, can we fully comprehend it’s aftermath. You can subscribe via RSS from our site www.therebelsyell.com to receive the next installment! ... read full story / add a comment 
international / history and heritage Wednesday July 01, 2009 - 11:00 by iosaf
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Europeans were mostly responsible for the museum industry as much as the grand symphonic orchestras, opera and zoos. They used these things at first not out of any wish to educate nor illuminate in the laudable manner of contemporary interpretative centres but to solve three important 19th century bourgois problems. 1) how to gainfully employ people who really smellt bad but are now represented as Indiano Jones. 2) how to reclaim supposedly civilised history from the church of Rome. 3) how to offer vandals like Lord Elgin bequest options and subsequent relief from death taxes. ... read full story / add a comment |
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