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dublin / consumer issues Sunday June 05, 2005 - 17:55 by A. Kaffir   text 23 comments (last - monday november 20, 2006 - 13:24)
I'm leaving for Italy.

I can't take anymore of this. ... read full story / add a comment
if heaven is not my home,Bertie will look after me.
national / politics / elections Saturday June 04, 2005 - 15:21 by John McDermott   text 1 comment (last - sunday june 05, 2005 - 11:58)   image 1 image
I want to get out of this place. ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Saturday June 04, 2005 - 13:01 by Sean Crudden
It is interesting to consider in the abstract some of the principles which may apply to community development work and to see how these ideas sit with our own organisations. ... read full story / add a comment
international / eu Thursday June 02, 2005 - 18:27 by SP Member   text 6 comments (last - friday june 03, 2005 - 11:16)
Despite the comments by German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder following the defeat of the EU constitution in France and Holland, the German political establishment is in crisis.

The potential now exists for the establishment of a new broad left formation. ... read full story / add a comment
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dublin / environment Thursday June 02, 2005 - 17:31 by via stunned   text 7 comments (last - sunday june 05, 2005 - 23:04)   image 2 images
international / anti-capitalism Thursday June 02, 2005 - 01:36 by paul o toole   text 20 comments (last - wednesday june 08, 2005 - 02:51)   image 1 image
Bono's answer to a question about his friend Tony Blairs attack and murder of 100,000 Iraqi people at the Meteor awards in dublin last year...anyone can make a mistake.... ... read full story / add a comment
Truth tellers or mouthpieces for 'Official' Sources?
national / arts and media Wednesday June 01, 2005 - 16:21 by saoririseoir   text 17 comments (last - sunday june 12, 2005 - 04:18)   image 1 image
The best television and newspaper ratings go to light entertainment. Looking at the news, it’s easy to understand why. It’s nicer to feel happy, albeit brain-dead, than depressed and powerless; though the two are not mutually exclusive. Most of us take for granted the whole concept of ‘news’, so much so that the question ‘what is news?’ almost seems ridiculous. Yet, when we reflect honestly on the unaccountable agenda-setting power of news editors over everyday conversations in parks, pubs, the canteen etc., we can only conclude that news has a tremendous influence over the thought of the public, and the question becomes more obvious, as does its variant; ‘who decides what’s news?’ News editors are deciding what we should think is important, and in doing so, defining each of our situations for us, as well as the situation of the World around us. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-war / imperialism Wednesday June 01, 2005 - 06:27 by Astrid Essed   text 3 comments (last - wednesday june 01, 2005 - 11:04)
The publication of the photographs of Saddam Hussein by the Sun is not only a flagrant violation of the 3th Geneva Convention, it also violates the human right on dignity of every prisoner of war, regardless of the crime ... read full story / add a comment
cork / miscellaneous Tuesday May 31, 2005 - 22:29 by Niall Meehan   text 14 comments (last - wednesday february 22, 2006 - 18:36)   image 1 image   4 attached files
A history of the discussion on this matter can be found on the following web pages:
What Is The Dispute about Kilmichael and Dunmanway really about?
Response to History Ireland Interview: Peter Hart replies on Tom Barry and Kilmichael (but not Dunmanway)
Audio Report: 'Political Culture in Cork' - a talk by Brian Murphy
Peter Hart interview with Brian Hanley from History Ireland

... read full story / add a comment

international / arts and media Tuesday May 31, 2005 - 20:54 by Back seat poet
Poetry Ireland reclaimed from the hands of the ivory tower dwellers and Arts Council acolytes!!!!!! ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday May 31, 2005 - 20:17 by b Duggan   text 7 comments (last - wednesday june 01, 2005 - 23:37)   image 1 image
I was watching a news article on RTE 30th May 2005 about drunken street violence in Dublin. It rekindled a question that has always been in my mind, "what about an alternative to alcohol". It is clear that Irish citizens desire some kind of recreational substance, the most socially accebtable being alcohol. ... read full story / add a comment
international / eu Sunday May 29, 2005 - 19:29 by Eoin Dubsky   text 16 comments (last - saturday june 11, 2005 - 01:31)   image 3 images
Everyone in the house is getting ready to go out and vote. Polling stations in our area (Bagneux, one of the last two Communist towns left in Paris's former "red belt" suburbs) are closing at 9 or so. Nina and I (we're engaged - did I say?) are then off for a non-party with some friends. I can't vote here, but I've been following some of what others have been saying here, and would like to share a few observations with you. ... read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice Sunday May 29, 2005 - 15:48 by Thomas Gorman   text 23 comments (last - tuesday may 31, 2005 - 20:26)
Having become alarmed at the rising crime rate more than two years ago I decided to build a website to highlight the problem.
In that time almost nothing has been done to address the problem. How much more mayhem do we have to put up with before our elected representatives finally get around to doing their jobs? ... read full story / add a comment
international / eu Saturday May 28, 2005 - 13:21 by Anthony Coughlan via imcer   text 6 comments (last - monday may 30, 2005 - 01:41)   image 1 image
Two false statements on the EU Constitution in today's Irish Times - ... read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous Saturday May 28, 2005 - 11:24 by Sean Crudden   text 2 comments (last - wednesday june 01, 2005 - 19:35)
The following passage may appear to be a string of non-sequiturs. That's just the punctuation. It is in fact a (slightly banal) list of reasons why people volunteer to take part in community development and other altruistic, organised and unpaid activity and work. ... read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests Saturday May 28, 2005 - 09:57 by Sean Crudden   text 4 comments (last - sunday june 05, 2005 - 02:08)
In what way does the personal agenda of each member of the professions affect the course and shape and quality of the lives of their clients? Perhaps it does not matter what motivates the professional or what way s/he thinks? ... read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media Saturday May 28, 2005 - 02:31 by Floatilla   text 10 comments (last - thursday april 01, 2021 - 03:33)
I thought this might be of interest for assorted lefts. I've written this article for a music fanzine in my own area, but it certainly has political relevance, especially for fans of the German industrial metal group. The politics of Rammstein have been debated for years, but those who I have spoken with have always been a little unsure of the actual stance of the band. Hopefully this article will go towards clearing this debate up in some ways. Any constructive criticism is appreciated. ... read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice Friday May 27, 2005 - 14:59 by james   text 63 comments (last - saturday may 06, 2006 - 04:07)   image 2 images
Garda killings are sanctioned and encouraged by the state. ... read full story / add a comment
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national / environment Friday May 27, 2005 - 14:24 by Rearranged   image 3 images
No to long boring tracts
3 pictures, 3 moments ... read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice Tuesday May 24, 2005 - 15:40 by Dermo   text 36 comments (last - sunday may 29, 2005 - 17:28)
Marx said that religion was the opium of the people but sport has eclipsed man's fascination with the supernatural. Football is the heroin of sport. I can remember the first time I stood with my father on a terrace and watched men chase a bag of wind around a field. I still can be found standing on those steps in all sorts of weather. ... read full story / add a comment
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