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national / arts and media Wednesday December 29, 2004 - 14:15 by Michael Hennigan
 1 comment (last - friday december 31, 2004 - 11:28)
In a world of 24/7 news, there is often a failure to provide both useful information and to focus on significant issues. We in Ireland needn't look beyond our own front yard. ... read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice Tuesday December 28, 2004 - 18:25 by Ravenaeus
2 comments (last - thursday january 13, 2005 - 23:45)
The founders of the Republic of the United States laid out the charged against King George...and here they are. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday December 28, 2004 - 12:38 by iosaf
1 comment (last - wednesday december 29, 2004 - 19:27)
As many Irish parents enjoyed their christmas giving presents to their offspring, I presume they felt secure that their innocence may allow them to grow, to enjoy "a good education" to become participative in their society, to the betterment of themselves.and maybe (hopefully) others as well. And on the way naturally rebellion. and little knocks. and studying hard or not at all. ... read full story / add a comment
national / public consultation / irish social forum Monday December 27, 2004 - 17:43 by Cathal Campbell-Shaw
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A paper on the subject entitled “The origins of the Irish Travellers and the genetic structure of Ireland” concludes that “the Travellers are undoubtedly of Irish ancestry, due to their proximity to the centroid. Furthermore, the Travellers clustered with several heterogeneous counties in Ireland, including Wexford and Westmeath. Therefore, these data support that the origin of the Travellers was not a sudden event; rather a gradual formation of populations. Indeed, the Travellers probably originated with craftsmen and artisans forced to leave their monasteries (Crawford 1975). Later, their population grew as they were joined by various Irish groups that were forced to leave their homes because of various calamities and political upheavals (i.e. the potato famine and the repression of British occupation) (Crawford 1975). However, the timing of the Traveller origin is not certain and may have predated the historical period (e.g. Ni Shuinear 1996).” ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Sunday December 26, 2004 - 05:59 by Robert Ted Hinds
5 comments (last - tuesday december 28, 2004 - 14:30)
WWI is perhaps my most morbid curiosity where history is concerned. Though one could argue that the beginning of the industrial military complex began with the American civil war, in which major advances in repeating arms, rifled barrels, and cannons were made, the carnage itself was not industrialized until what has come to be known as "The Great War." ... read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media Friday December 24, 2004 - 22:21 by ah go on!
1 comment (last - friday december 31, 2004 - 23:53)
Happy Holidays, coz we know lots of you aren't Christmas believers. And we know you "solstice" types are still in party mode. and then Happy New Year. we'll call it 2005. coz it makes sense. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Friday December 24, 2004 - 00:05 by Jack Russell
9 comments (last - saturday january 01, 2005 - 21:41) 1 image
Phone Call from Boston...........the state of Irish Government. Time for a review of PD foundation pledge almost 20 years ago............Let's draft the 2005 Resolutions and be interactive with Government.......!!!! ... read full story / add a comment
antrim / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday December 23, 2004 - 17:50 by Davy Carlin
3 comments (last - tuesday february 14, 2006 - 18:33)
Dear friends, We would like to thank you for all your support for the Street Seen initiative taken recently to collect sleeping bags and warm clothes for homeless persons. The initiative itself was helped in part also by the large media coverage we got from the newspapers - radio and television as so to publicise and cover it. Although Street Seen is only on its second issue its print is 10,000 copies. The publication affords space to those who may not find space afforded elsewhere for their stories, poetry etc as well as providing an avenue for more established writers to put out their message. ... read full story / add a comment
antrim / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday December 23, 2004 - 17:47 by Davy Carlin
2 comments (last - monday january 03, 2005 - 15:00)
Dear friends the end of the year for the ARN started of as it ended with activists taking a firm stand against racist attacks and racism. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday December 22, 2004 - 18:56 by john petrovato
35 comments (last - friday january 14, 2005 - 00:55)
Bethlehem today is little more than a sleepy town. But not the same sleepy town it was 2000 years ago. After 4 years of military incursions, oppression, and violence, the town remains beseiged. Frequently the town is put under “curfew”, meaning that the residents are not allowed to leave their homes. More frequently, roadblocks and checkpoints are placed in and around the town to make travel to and from Bethlehem nearly impossible. Under such conditions, it is not surprising that the town expects very few tourists and visitors during the holidays. Rather than being greeted on the street, we are asked by young children in Bethlehem for help in finding missing relatives, taken by Israeli forces. Refugee camps have sadly become permanent fixtures, with United Nations relief replacing Christmas spirit. Army green seems to be the color of this Christmas season, with coils of barbed wire trimming the roads and alleys. ... read full story / add a comment
international / consumer issues Wednesday December 22, 2004 - 12:00 by i remember
3 comments (last - thursday december 23, 2004 - 23:09)
As I watched the annual Televised lottery numbers taken from the drum this morning by little orphan children, and the first prize awarded to a ticket whic had been bought in the Catalan Town of "Sort" which translates to the english "Luck", I thought about the concept of luck as one of the other writers of the collective in the last days as wondered about "Belief". ... read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism Tuesday December 21, 2004 - 13:30 by Terry
4 comments (last - thursday december 23, 2004 - 23:52)
An investigation into the Suas ‘development education’ course and the whole issue of World Bank window dressing. See also: http://www.indymedia.ie/newswire.php?story_id=68015 ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism Tuesday December 21, 2004 - 13:25 by Terry
5 comments (last - wednesday december 22, 2004 - 23:00)
Backgrounder on the social origins of world hunger and on the policies of the I.M.F. and World Bank. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Tuesday December 21, 2004 - 00:29 by An Púca
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George bush recieves this coveted award for the second time. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / miscellaneous Sunday December 19, 2004 - 19:33 by Sean Crudden
11 comments (last - friday january 21, 2005 - 22:25) 1 image
"The law is an ass." How can we distinguish what is authentic and genuine in the dense snow of pretence, pretension, ostentation pouring down on us from the hallowed halls of the media, politics, the professions, and the law as well as the gnomes of commerce? ... read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice Saturday December 18, 2004 - 15:17 by Michelle Clarke
8 comments (last - friday march 11, 2005 - 17:41)
The Home Secretary, Mr. Blunkett chose to resign. There is a need to re-focus in line with characteristics of integrity, justice, equality and honour.........Administratively the vulnerable in Irish society are not being protected - nb the hospital/pension issue at present. ... read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism Friday December 17, 2004 - 00:16 by Appeal
9 comments (last - friday january 14, 2005 - 09:26)
Ever since the major disarmament actions in Jan/Feb 2002 there has been an Irish military presence at Shannon Airport. Their mission? To ensure the unfettered use of the airport by the US military. Each day that Irish soldiers guard US military flights they are accessories to America's criminal wars. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Thursday December 16, 2004 - 22:13 by Peter Quinn
1 comment (last - saturday december 18, 2004 - 19:48)
The Partition of Ireland did not create a peaceful state as what was hoped by the British. There was serious tension in the North in the 20’s and 30’s and the Unionists consolidated their state. There were several stringent measures taken in to end IRA action. Many Nationalists believed that the border would be re-fixed so that they could live in the Irish Republic however this never materialized and the Unionists dissolved Nationalist majority councils and took over their power. In 1921 and 1922 Proportional Representation (PR) was ended in General and Local Elections and although this broke the Government of Ireland Act, the British took no action. Nationalists walked out of Stormont in 1922 after the Unionists got rid of PR and the Unionists then re-drew the council ward boundaries. ... read full story / add a comment
antrim / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday December 16, 2004 - 16:07 by Davy Carlin
19 comments (last - wednesday december 29, 2004 - 16:05)
Democratic Centralism? In this short piece I will give a frank {point – based }summary of my experiences of Democratic Centralism {DC}. This shall be done from the position of having being both in a DC organisation and working closely with others from similar DC organisations. ... read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism Thursday December 16, 2004 - 15:02 by Dan
55 comments (last - sunday march 27, 2005 - 14:05)
Latest issue of Irish Socialist Network publication Leftline, contains articles on Iraq, water charges, the Labour Party and the Easter Rising ... read full story / add a comment |
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