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national / arts and media Tuesday July 10, 2007 - 21:11 by ipsiphi
 3 comments (last - friday july 13, 2007 - 17:46)
In the last while attention on this site has been brought yet again to the suicide crises & adjacent mental health issues amongst our young. We've read much & been directed to yet other sites and resources who like most of us want to do our bit to tackle the problem. There seems to be growing concensus that the nasty hard approach just isn't working. Yet we've still got some work to do in appraising what that means & how it ought influence contemporary anarchist & friends activism, conversation, chit-chat & attitude. It goes without saying the judicial, penal & educational policies and frameworks of both the Irish state & Irish society have a role to play. But lest we get diverted into learning a list of "warning signs" & "indicators" of those dealing with the various psychological or emotional challenges which may lead to suicide I thought to bring it back to primary school. S-p-e-l-l-i-n-g. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Monday July 09, 2007 - 14:14 by Ed
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The failed terrorist attacks in the UK have prompted another debate about the causes of such violence – and the ways to end it. Anyone who seeks to lay some of the blame at the door of western governments must expect a torrent of abuse from right-wing commentators and the “Cruise missile Left”, reinforced by a useful collection of house Muslims and renegade jihadists keen to put the spotlight on factors within the Muslim world that are beyond the influence of US / UK elites. ... read full story / add a comment
national / history and heritage Monday July 09, 2007 - 01:57 by Aoife Kavanagh
4 comments (last - sunday july 22, 2007 - 12:14)
In 1941 a bill was brought before the Dail which would make trade unions pay for licences to negotiate on behalf of their members. Without a licence workers and their unions could be sued by employers for loss of profits if they went on strike. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / crime and justice Monday July 09, 2007 - 01:32 by W.
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Recent arrests of protestors, both north and south of the border, has shown that political policing is alive and well within our society. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / environment Monday July 09, 2007 - 00:44 by Chekov Feeney
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For the first time in their history, the Irish Green party is in government. The deal that they struck with Fianna Fail has been criticised in many quarters as a “sell-out” – and with some justification, since the Greens have changed sides on the issue of Shannon airport’s use by the US military, the conflict between Shell and the residents of Rossport and the decision to route the M3 motorway through the lucratively re-zoned lands of Fianna Fail supporters, who happen to live near Tara. On these, and other issues, the Greens switched, overnight, from a position of opposition, to jobs in a government that is implementing them - with force when necessary. ... read full story / add a comment
national / public consultation / irish social forum Thursday July 05, 2007 - 18:15 by iosaf
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No-one has put a street value yet on the 110 kids seized by lifeguards and customs guards today off the Dun Laoighaire coast. Nor has the Taoiseach made a facine statement to the Dail on the increase in irresponsible use of leisure craft in our waters. But analysts like me are quick to point out the links on safety issues as the suicide prevention exercise organised by the Royal St George Yachtclub under the smokescreen title "junior regatta" occured on the same day 11 teachers ran rather than walked down the stairs of the National musem of Natural History causing it to collapse. Ambulances were obviously stretched to the limit and headshots today went untreated. ... read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media Tuesday July 03, 2007 - 16:39 by Owen Bruton
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After George Galloway's appearance another Respect member has joined the Big Brother house. Carole Vincent is a member of the Socialist Workers' Party and was a candidate in the 2006 local elections. She has entered the house as she "wants to bring important issues to the public" ... read full story / add a comment 
national / environment Monday July 02, 2007 - 10:47 by stacyh
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As predicted nearly three years ago by Max Keiser in the Ecologist Magazine, "Ryanair in a Tailspin" (Ecologist, October 2004), Ryanair's share price has been falling big time this year due to what the company concedes is successful environmental campaigns. ... read full story / add a comment
antrim / miscellaneous Sunday July 01, 2007 - 15:46 by Ernesto Lynch
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New Sinn Fein police march protestors. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-capitalism Thursday June 28, 2007 - 19:46 by Heather.
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We do not know if the new improved EC Constitution which will be voted in 2008 includes a 'God Clause' but we do know that the good German Doctor Kues has plans for the women of the EU, which is to promote the equality agenda through rediscovering the traditional family. This should make the Poles and the Right wing Irish who collude so diffidently in the oppression of women remarkably happy. http://www.eu2007.de or -www.eu2007.de: ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Wednesday June 27, 2007 - 11:16 by paul o toole
2 comments (last - thursday july 05, 2007 - 01:37)
And good riddance ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Monday June 25, 2007 - 18:25 by Sheldon
The Iraq war was won and lost a long time ago. Now it's time to get out and go home. Like Vietnam the United States is fighting an enemy that will not give up. Like Vietnam the US is fighting an enemy on their home turf. Like Vietnam more and more Americans are turning against the powers that be that got us into this war. Unlike Vietnam we won the war and now comes the cost. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / environment Saturday June 23, 2007 - 20:00 by Dublin 9
1 comment (last - wednesday january 18, 2012 - 00:53)
This is very serious and something has to be done about this hideous proposed Planning Application on the grounds of the Kilmardinny and Super Valu on Lorcan Avenue in Santry. Many of these apartments that they want to build are 6 storeys high in an area which has always been a 2 storey area. Naturally the residents of the area, especially those most effected by this proposed development, those on Lorcan Avenue and Lorcan Grove are vehemently opposed to this on a number of grounds; including; but not limited to; increased traffic, noise and pollution, reduced water pressure, loss of light and lack of privacy, and are preparing to fight this very strongly. Now this particular version of this Planning Application has been declared invalid, but from all the information available, they are going to reapply again very soon with the exact same plans. Click on the link below and read the full information on this Planning Application below as well and see for yourself the huge size of this. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / miscellaneous Thursday June 21, 2007 - 17:35 by Ógra B
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Peader de Bluit Tá seanfhocal ciallmhar sa Gaeilge a deir, "Mol an óige agus tiocfaidh sí". Tá nath ábharaín éagsúil ag an gluaiseacht seo áfach. Is minic na laethanta go gcloistear á rá, "Mol an Ógra agus tiocfaidh siad". Tá an meoin seo ag fás le tamaill agus an t-aos óg sa gluaiseacht ag iarraidh tógáil, agus béim a cur ar pholaitíocht óige. Sé sin le rá go mbeadh inchur níos mó ag an t-aos óg, todhchaí na gluaiseachta agus na tíre, i gcúrsaí ar leith. ... read full story / add a comment
international / sci-tech Wednesday June 20, 2007 - 12:45 by R. Isible
11 comments (last - friday june 29, 2007 - 19:17)
YouTube (now owned by Google) have launched what they say are "localized" versions for 9 countries: Brazil, Japan and seven EU countries including Ireland. The Irish version appears bizarrely to be localised in English. ... read full story / add a comment
national / environment Tuesday June 19, 2007 - 11:57 by Guy de Cervens
12 comments (last - saturday june 23, 2007 - 11:14)
The Green Partys new minister for Energy, Communications and Natural Resources expresses a desire for a debate on nuclear power generation in Ireland. ... read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism Tuesday June 19, 2007 - 11:34 by paul o toole
8 comments (last - wednesday june 20, 2007 - 12:04)
RTE(Refuse to Tell the Electorate ) do it again ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Tuesday June 19, 2007 - 00:51 by Coilín ÓhAiseadha
2 comments (last - monday june 25, 2007 - 18:03)
In a recent interview published in the Washington Post, former US secretary of state Colin Powell said that the US "didn't have enough troops" in Iraq to restore order following the ill-fated US-led invasion. In saying this, Powell is not revealing anything, but in fact concealing plausible accounts of American soldiers actively inciting Iraqis to plunder public buildings at the time of the invasion. ... read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism Monday June 18, 2007 - 23:44 by Coilín ÓhAiseadha
While journalists writing on the front page of the Irish Times have reproduced the Department of Foreign Affairs' official line that the US military traffic at Shannon is taking place under a mandate from the United Nations, a close look at UN Security Council Resolution 1483 shows that there is more plausibly a mandate for Ireland to opt out of the US war of occupation in Iraq, because this has created conditions of persistent instability and insecurity there. ... read full story / add a comment
national / history and heritage Saturday June 16, 2007 - 23:16 by Guy de Cervens
17 comments (last - thursday june 28, 2007 - 10:04)
What is taking place as regards Tara is only the first act of deceit by the Green Party, SINCE starting to prop up Berties Government. ... read full story / add a comment |
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