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antrim / miscellaneous Sunday October 03, 2004 - 23:10 by never trust the rich
 7 comments (last - saturday december 18, 2004 - 13:18)
Class politics storyline hits coronation street as working class scholarship pupil Katy webster is bullied by rich snobs at her snooty new grammar school.'apparently toffs can smell poverty a mile off'', and have realised Katy's humble background. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Saturday October 02, 2004 - 12:06 by Sean Crudden
6 comments (last - saturday october 09, 2004 - 03:37)
A look at possible new emphases (for better or for worse) in public policy in a few key areas. ... read full story / add a comment
international / environment Saturday October 02, 2004 - 01:45 by Brent Herbert
The following is a brief discussion of the extent and potential impact of America's forest dieback in the immediate future, as well as a discussion of the various causes and scenarios which describe the impact of forest loss on human civilization and the planetary ecosystem. ... read full story / add a comment
sligo / rights, freedoms and repression Saturday October 02, 2004 - 00:09 by s.fleming
9 comments (last - tuesday august 22, 2006 - 12:21)
The medicalisation of human behaviour as disease or illness must be challenged ... read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media Tuesday September 28, 2004 - 16:37 by Michael Hennigan
6 comments (last - thursday september 30, 2004 - 14:44)
Robert Shortt currenty a business correspondent at RTE, is to succeed the current incumbent Carole Coleman as the station's Washington Correspondent. Is an expatriate posting justified when areas of the world such as Asia and Africa generally go unreported? ... read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests Tuesday September 28, 2004 - 12:15 by Al
Education in the North –an update End of Industrial Action Following a meeting between the main teachers’ unions and Education Minister Barry Gardiner, industrial action which had hoped to bring about teachers’ 2002 pay parity claim has now officially ended. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Monday September 27, 2004 - 14:52 by Dorothy
54 comments (last - sunday october 17, 2004 - 01:02)
In every presidential campaign, there is an issue, which rises to the surface and dominates the debate. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression Monday September 27, 2004 - 07:07 by Astrid Essed
2 comments (last - monday september 27, 2004 - 14:35)
Seen in the light of the in februari 2003 restarted conflict in Darfur, by which by the military conduct of the governmental troops and the Janjaweed-militia's 50.000 civilians were killed and 1 million were expelled, the sending of UN-Peacetroops is of the greatest importance ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Monday September 27, 2004 - 02:24 by pc
34 comments (last - sunday october 10, 2004 - 01:25)
A clampdown on Dublin's niteclubs is on the way. The move, which is set to come into effect on Wednesday, will force all niteclubs to close 1.30am. Ireland's EUR500 million nightclub industry, which employes more than 2,000 people in Dublin alone, is planning to mount a campaign to oppose it. ... read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice Saturday September 25, 2004 - 20:32 by Sean Dowling
6 comments (last - sunday january 09, 2005 - 00:23)
Contact Al Jazeera to try to Save Hostage ... read full story / add a comment 
cork / rights, freedoms and repression Friday September 24, 2004 - 16:31 by David McCarthy
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Resolving the Traveller accommodation crisis is a matter of urgency and one of primary concern in combating discrimination. The negative public perception of Travellers is reinforced daily by the sight of families living on roadside sites with no sanitation, water, electricity, refuse disposal, or facilities to dispose of liquid waste. The local authorities collectively are the only agents of change who can help improve the position of Travellers through co-ordinated action to address the human rights problems of Travellers by resolving their most basic need of shelter. TVG makes the case to Cork County Council to take the appropriate actuion as part of its Traveller Accommodation Programme 2005 to 2008. ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday September 23, 2004 - 16:29 by No Masters
2 comments (last - sunday september 26, 2004 - 01:49)
Education is not accessible to all in society. A blatant fact. I challenge anybody who thinks on the contrary to this. The reasons for this inequality are abundant. The main reasons are predominantly due to broader social and economic inequalities created and maintained by the present government. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / miscellaneous Thursday September 23, 2004 - 15:07 by DUP Supporter
15 comments (last - sunday september 26, 2004 - 03:45) 1 image
It’s great to see the Ulster Unionist Party recruiting in UCD – or so I thought until I realised the Union Jack bedazzled stand was actually that of Young Fine Gael! I guess they’re really taking Bruton’s comments about reaching out to England and re-joining the Commonwealth seriously! ... read full story / add a comment
national / environment Wednesday September 22, 2004 - 01:41 by paulc
3 comments (last - wednesday september 22, 2004 - 17:11)
Critical Mass Cork and Dublin see events for details.
A report with video and photos of last months (monthly) critical mass.
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international / anti-war / imperialism Monday September 20, 2004 - 20:37 by Randall Krucher
33 comments (last - wednesday october 06, 2004 - 12:43) 2 images
I am a committed anti-war activist and would like nothing better than to see Bush hurled from a cannon from the White House lawn. But don't bet on it. I'd say Kerry is Bush's dream opponent. ... read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests Monday September 20, 2004 - 13:37 by Liberty Hall Langer’
19 comments (last - saturday june 25, 2005 - 20:28)
Opinion piece on the IWU ... read full story / add a comment
international / politics / elections Sunday September 19, 2004 - 23:50 by john mcdermott
2 comments (last - monday september 20, 2004 - 22:35)
Only people protest can stop them... ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Sunday September 19, 2004 - 14:50 by Michael Hennigan
1 comment (last - sunday september 19, 2004 - 17:38)
Last June, during the voting on the referendum on citizenship, an exit poll of 3.300 voters which had been commissioned by RTE Radio, found that 36% of yes voters at 166 polling stations agreed that the main reason for their vote was because 'the country is being exploited by immigrants.' Another 27% had agreed with the statement that 'there are too many immigrants in the country.' It may surprise some of those voters who believe that immigrants (the bulk of whom are here on approved work permits) are costing us lots of money, that we are still receiving large transfers from the European Union. ... read full story / add a comment
national / politics / elections Sunday September 19, 2004 - 02:38 by john mcdermott
The Luas has crashed,and Bertie will re-open the damaged fiasco/700 million euro toy train,. a few days before his major re-shuffle.Question is will this venture be a goldmine for the legal profession or will Mary Harney curb their avarice? ... read full story / add a comment
louth / consumer issues Saturday September 18, 2004 - 18:21 by Sean Crudden
29 comments (last - saturday september 25, 2004 - 16:34)
Will the Church transform itself or will it decay and allow a phoenix to arise from the ashes? ... read full story / add a comment |
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