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national / miscellaneous Wednesday January 05, 2005 - 04:28 by Peter Quinn
 44 comments (last - thursday february 03, 2005 - 20:09)
In August 1984 the Dublin Governments Minister for Justice gave the oration at Beal na nBlath at the site where Michael Collins was killed by anti-treaty IRA men. Noonan told the crowd that they should follow Michael Collins as an example (I'm not sure if many of you are into selling out your country, but whatever floats your boat I suppose). During this speech he was also rebutting the legitimacy of the Provisional IRA however the question has to be asked, whats the difference? Many people claim the 'Old IRA' and the PIRA are completly different and chastise the PIRA at every chance you get and glorify the Old IRA when it suits. It is time for a reality check. Well lets look at Collins, the perfect example. ... read full story / add a comment
sligo / rights, freedoms and repression Monday January 03, 2005 - 19:35 by sean fleming
11 comments (last - thursday july 06, 2006 - 12:41)
'anti-psychotic' drugs continue to be prescribed to the elderly in Ireland despite the knowlege of the Irish Medicines Board concerning their fatal effects ... read full story / add a comment
international / consumer issues Sunday January 02, 2005 - 06:38 by Ross Getman
3 comments (last - sunday january 02, 2005 - 22:54)
Soda should be eliminated from public schools. ... read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media Saturday January 01, 2005 - 18:57 by O brien
42 comments (last - friday january 07, 2005 - 22:00)  4 images
a quick reminder of the common ground between (in no particular order) the Pope, The King of Spain, The Queen of the United Kingdom, The President of Russia and President Chirac. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Saturday January 01, 2005 - 02:17 by Jack Russell
2 comments (last - wednesday january 12, 2005 - 22:15)
Let's Go Back to 2004...... One morning the Pimpernel woke up and decided 'I am going to be a socialist'........ ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism Thursday December 30, 2004 - 20:32 by SP member
70 comments (last - tuesday may 24, 2005 - 00:06)
The island of Diego Garcia, apparently as vulnerable as many other islands in the Indian Ocean escaped without any casualties. It just happens to have a US Air Force base on it, which is directly linked to the US Pacific Command in Hawaii which knew about the earthquake hours before the tsunamis hit the islands shores. Even half an hour’s warning gives enough time to get away from the wave. As An expert on hazard research wrote in the Independent: “Forethought and practical action can make the difference between a natural event and a natural disaster”. ... read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice Thursday December 30, 2004 - 13:16 by Edward Horgan
2 comments (last - monday january 10, 2005 - 21:33)
The Unlawful war in Iraq has killed over 100,000 people, and injured up to one million. Disease related to the war will kill even more. Who should pay for this huge liability? Given the level of human suffering it may seem pointless discussing compensation, but financial penalties may be one way of forcing the perpetrators of mass murder for greed and financial gain to reconsider what they have done. ... read full story / add a comment
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 |
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