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national / rights, freedoms and repression Friday August 18, 2006 - 15:29 by rory
Students’ Unions' treatment of workers should be condemned Two students’ unions have been sharply criticised in recent weeks for the treatment of their staff. ... read full story / add a comment
antrim / worker & community struggles and protests Friday August 18, 2006 - 11:33 by Roger C
The shamefull farce of the SEELB budget continues. The Department of Education through the appointed "Hitmen" Commissioners are pushing ahead with their despicable agenda of cuts and closures. ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Friday August 18, 2006 - 10:27 by Chris Murray
 16 comments (last - saturday december 09, 2006 - 11:26)  1 image
This summer , the tribunals damning of Garda behaviour in Abbeylara, In the Morris Tribunal and the annual scree of reports by government appointed committees ensure that the old aversion to ensuring humane treatment of prisoners, children in care and citizens in trauma is part of this right-wing governments modus operandi. The annual reportage of below-standard and inhumane treatment of the vulnerable in our society is drained, leaked and given media attention in the absence of the Dail and after the outrage: 'a storm in a tea-cup' the well-furnished TD's can return to the hallowed halls of Kildare Street, assured of it's vote majority . ... read full story / add a comment
national / arts and media Monday August 14, 2006 - 05:58 by Majik
3 comments (last - wednesday august 16, 2006 - 12:14)
Sunday Independent stirs up a bit of fear with sensationalist and incorrect reporting. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / crime and justice Sunday August 13, 2006 - 22:15 by Dynamoshels
2 comments (last - monday august 14, 2006 - 10:39)
As i walked away from a thouroughly entertaining game between Shelbourne FC and Cork City at Tolka Park last Friday, the whole evening was soured when I came face to face with the sickening reality of shambolic policing. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / history and heritage Saturday August 12, 2006 - 02:01 by Kevin Murphy
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As the hypocritical farce which was the 26 county states dishonest attempt to misrepresent and hijack the anniversary of the Easter Rising fades for another year the real work of reclaiming the republic for the people carries on in the background . The National 1916 commemoration Committee was founded in 2001 with the express purpose of commemorating and remembering the ideals , aims and sacrifice of the 1916 rising in a dignified and fitting manner as the 100th anniversary of this momentous event draws ever nearer . It is essential Irish people are made aware of the yawning gulf between the aims of 1916 and the reality of the corrupt, servile neo-colonial 26 county state , which stands in fundamental opposition to everything 1916 was about - the sovereign ownership of Ireland, its territory and resources, by the people of Ireland . With the ongoing foreign occupation of our northern territory , the theft of our national resources - gas , oil and the imminent privatisation of our water resources in the north , the use of Shannon to facilitate mass murder , kidnap and imperialist ventures throughout the globe it can be stated quite honestly that Ireland today remains a subjugated land , outside of the ownership of the Irish people . Irish sovereignty in all its forms has been cast aside by native capitalists in ignnominious servitude to foreign masters and landlords . The National 1916 Commemoration Committee urges all Irish citizens to stand against these multiple usurpations of our sovereignty , to reject the states hypocritical ceremonies in future and stand with them in commemorating the ideals and aims of 1916 . It is essential this debate is kept alive and as part of our attempts to do so we present this article examining the motivations and aims of the 1916 leaders . ... read full story / add a comment
mayo / environment Wednesday August 09, 2006 - 15:40 by Ruth
1 comment (last - tuesday august 22, 2006 - 15:32)
Detail of the destruction of the natural environment which will happen if Shell’s proposed pipeline and refinery is not stopped by people power. ... read full story / add a comment
mayo / environment Wednesday August 09, 2006 - 15:29 by Terry
1 comment (last - saturday august 12, 2006 - 01:40)
With a press release in one hand and a baton in the other, will they take power in Mayo? An analysis of recent developments in the Corrib gas conflict, particularly the Cassells report, as we can see public relations overdrive and preparations for repression going hand in hand. ... read full story / add a comment
Geologist view on Oil Exploration in Ireland ... read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media Saturday August 05, 2006 - 00:14 by Bucko
16 comments (last - tuesday december 25, 2007 - 18:23)
This is a parody of a U2 song, spurred by Bono's involvement in the purchase of a video game company that contracts with the US military, and is about to release a video game based on mercenaries taking over the nation of Venezuela. ... read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism Thursday August 03, 2006 - 09:52 by GuantanamoJoe
3 comments (last - thursday august 17, 2006 - 12:47)
Has anyone noticed how an increasing number of national projects are now managed by proxy on behalf of the State? Increasingly, the service providers are US headquartered multinational "consultancy companies", with interests divergent across a broad spectrum of "engineering services", "environmental consultancy", "construction" etc. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Thursday August 03, 2006 - 00:09 by Kieran Walsh
7 comments (last - tuesday august 08, 2006 - 11:36)
Folks, Pat Rabbitte, Leader of the Labour Party said some not very nice things about me on a recent visit to Limerick. I dont have the full copy of the text but his comments were mostly about my indiscipline regarding various comments i have made about the state of Labour movement, my opposition to the mullingar accord, etc etc etc Hope its ok to publish my response here. I have sent same to local media ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Monday July 31, 2006 - 14:24 by hopesfire
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what are we coming to ... read full story / add a comment
national / environment Monday July 31, 2006 - 05:51 by cool j
11 comments (last - thursday august 03, 2006 - 22:38)
The following is based on accounts I recieved from many local people in the Erris region of how thanx to inference from Noel Dempsey and others, the mediation process became hi-jacked by a small but noisy group of Shell apologist's who are well known locally for their contempt for local peoples legitimate concerns about the current projects affect on there health, safety and the local terrestrial and Marine environment. It goes some way to explain certain bizarre findings in the Cassels report , such as the lie that the project has the backing of the majority of local people etc. when the the truth one finds from visting the area is obviously quiet the opposite ... read full story / add a comment
national / environment Sunday July 30, 2006 - 21:46 by Dolours
The train's rolling stock and interior :dated. The exterior: over the carriage couplings, new paint-work, inside each one had a leak, which wet all luggage of passengers. The Bathrooms: smelly and small. No trolley, food car or facilities to heat bottles, change diapers, breast feed. No facilities for disposing hygenically of sanitary equipment. Exacberated by a 25 minute delay outside Heuston. Intending greeting parties waited and left, as the board lit up 'on time' and then the Castlebar train vanished off the board. This is travelling, Celtic Tiger style. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-capitalism Sunday July 30, 2006 - 20:32 by iosaf
15 comments (last - wednesday august 02, 2006 - 14:02) 5 images
"what if everyone who opposed the USA united?" That has been a question for a very long time, it has found a few answers through the end of the war & immediate post war period (1944-1950) when it first became apparant that the US led recipe for neo-liberal imperialist and globalised hegemony just might turn out worse than the 19th century European imperialist order. It brought the world through the cold war superpower camps, to then be countered by the Sino-Soviet split, It brought a young and charismatic Fidel Castro to the UN to appeal for a non-aligned block to then be countered by time. But the question has never really resolved and is being asked again, most recently in Tehran this weekend where the President of Oil producing Venezuela is meeting with the prime minister of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. They share much in common - they've both written open letters to Bush. They're both into sport, Chavez favours baseball whereas Mahmoud is a soccer fan. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-war / imperialism Sunday July 30, 2006 - 16:57 by A
15 comments (last - tuesday august 01, 2006 - 19:01)
The Pitstop Ploughshares have never had an easy ride with the mainstream media. From the lies broadcast about the nonexistant assault on the Garda in the hangar. To the oft reported fabrication that the Irish taxpayer was picking up the "US2.5 million for repairs to the warplane. The powerful defense testimony was largely censored form the Irish media. Now the battle of the myths rages post-trial Alos a frightening repsonse form the White House to the jury's acquittal in Dublin. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Sunday July 30, 2006 - 00:40 by Seán Ryan
1 comment (last - sunday july 30, 2006 - 01:17)
Bush apologises to Tony for shipping Bunker Busters through Britain without permission last week. This week he ships more munitions through Britain having received permission. ... read full story / add a comment
international / history and heritage Saturday July 29, 2006 - 20:48 by john throne
I am very sad to hear about Ted Grant. I met him first in the late 1960's and from him I came to understand the basics of marxism. He defended the method of marxism throughout the entire difficult period of the post war period. In particular he defended the orientation to the mass organizations of the working class and the struggle for the revolutionary program within the working class. This laid the basis for maintaining a working class orientation and analysis and program in Ireland where I lived over many of these difficult years. I have great memories of Ted explaining his ideas at meetings and conferences and in discussions. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / sci-tech Friday July 28, 2006 - 22:35 by James O'Brien
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I picked up Frans de Waal’s latest offering as I’m interested in human evolution and a book which promised to discuss the behaviour of the common chimpanzee, its sister species the bonobo, together with humans promises insights into the biological underpinnings of empathy, aggression, sexuality and the like. ... read full story / add a comment |
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