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national / miscellaneous Friday February 08, 2008 - 18:38 by Cian Prendiville
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In January’s Finance Bill VAT on condoms was lowered slightly from 21% to 13.5%. Any reduction should be welcomed, the crucial question is why, given the problems with STIs, is there VAT on condoms, or indeed why are they not free? ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Thursday February 07, 2008 - 23:00 by mickeymouse
Former USI officer Steven Conlon recently published a piece in the irish times calling for USI to be made a statutory body with compulsory membership for all students unions ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Wednesday February 06, 2008 - 21:15 by Simon
Last year a Belfast anarchist travelled to the West Bank to work with the International Solidarity Movement and Palestinians and wrote this report on his impressions of the Palestinian struggle. “The South African apartheid regime never engaged in the sort of repression Israel is inflicting on the Palestinians. For all the evils and atrocities of apartheid, the government never sent tanks into black towns. It never used gunships, bombers, or missiles against black towns or Bastustans. "What we are witnessing in the occupied territories- Israel’s penal colonies- is the invisible and daily killing of the sick and wounded who are deprived of medical care, of the weak who cannot survive in the new poverty conditions, and those of us who are approaching starvation” (Ronnie Kasrils, S.Africa’s minister of water affairs, Al Ahram Weekly, p175). ... read full story / add a comment
international / eu Tuesday February 05, 2008 - 12:07 by jim cairns
Vote No! ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Sunday February 03, 2008 - 21:45 by paul o toole
be afraid, be very afraid...ha!, ha! ... read full story / add a comment 
international / arts and media Saturday February 02, 2008 - 11:38 by C Murray
4 comments (last - monday february 04, 2008 - 12:00) 2 images
'Dictionary of War is a Collaborative Platform for creating 100 concepts on the Issue of War to be invented and arranged by scientists, artists, theorists and activists at four public two day events in Frankfurt, Munich, Graz and Berlin.' The Novi Sad edition/collaboration took place on the 25th and 26th of January. http://dictionaryofwar.org ... read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests Thursday January 31, 2008 - 19:38 by Gregor Kerr
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When Irish Ferries launched their new €50million vessel in Dublin Port on Tuesday 29th January, 400 guests from the tourism, freight and shipping sectors attended the naming ceremony. How many of them, I wonder, took a moment as they quaffed their champagne and nibbled on their canapés to ponder on the news revealed by International Transport Workers Federation inspector, Ken Fleming, that the workers who would be manning the ferry will be paid as little as €4 per hour? ... read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice Tuesday January 29, 2008 - 13:40 by C Murray
2 comments (last - wednesday january 30, 2008 - 14:48)
In the wake of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences Bill) 2006; as amended in 2007, two expert committees were set up to look at :- The issue of consent , to which interest groups were invited to make submission; and in the wake of that a committee was set up under the chairmanship of Mary O Rourke (Senator) to look at amending the Constitution. Latest news on the issue of Protection is that the State may postpone the Referendum now until 2009, because they do not (nor do the opposition) want the two Referenda to coincide and create confusion for the voter. The Government had discussed holding a referendum on Protection on the same day as the Lisbon Treaty Vote. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / arts and media Saturday January 26, 2008 - 19:51 by C Murray
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This is the last week of the annual Turner Exhibit in the National Gallery's Print Room. The blurb on the boards describes the provenance of the bequest and the agreement between the estate of the collector and the Scottish and Irish galleries. We only exhibit the Turner's in their climate control cases during the month of January, this is largely because they are drawings and washes of landscapes and are fragile. The light is weakest at this time of year in Dublin and conducive to a visit. ... read full story / add a comment 
mayo / arts and media Thursday January 24, 2008 - 20:23 by Rudiger
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Shell recently launched another cynical attempt to buy off opposition to their Corrib Gas project by offering grants to community groups that will be closest to Bellanaboy and their proposed raw gas pipeline. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / history and heritage Thursday January 24, 2008 - 10:19 by Terry
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Meath, Heritage Capital of Ireland? Balloon is Full of Hot Air in more ways than one. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / anti-capitalism Tuesday January 22, 2008 - 21:40 by Mark A. Nolan
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The healthcare system, upon which people in Ireland depend, is an apartheid system. Simply put, some lives are worth more than others. Rare attempts at reform have been stymied by historic, chronic underspending and vested interests. This legacy has forced the vast majority of working people to take out private health insurance and has laid the foundations for a neo-liberal push towards an American-style system of private medicine. ... read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media Tuesday January 22, 2008 - 03:30 by wageslave
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Immortal technique. A breath of fresh air in a choking corporate musical gangsta bling wasteland Play some for the kids near you! ... read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice Monday January 21, 2008 - 23:07 by Portia
Many readers will ask- what on Earth is this person on about?? Of course the Government wants to stop violence!!!!!!!! Does it really?? No, that is propaganda. Violent men and women are rewarded by the system in secret courts not open to the public. Secret courts are supposed to keep the childs identity secret.!! That is not what is being kept secret at all. Rather- it is the corruption of the state agents, lawyers, judges etc that is kept hidden. ... read full story / add a comment
national / housing Friday January 18, 2008 - 15:41 by as do many other small builders
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I'm sitting here in a wee village with row upon row of empty houses in sight. The rumour is less than 10% have sold. They're building even more. If I was them buildermen I'd give up and go home or take them diggers and go digging for gold in the mountains. The shit is hitting the fans BIGTIME. They'll try to paper over the cracks until after the EU constitution referendum but I don't think they'll succeed. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday January 17, 2008 - 13:53 by Paul Kinsella
This is personal with me! Without going into detail, I personally know people who are very ill, and who could die if they don't get check-up, examinations, tests and treatment soon. Of course, if they have money, they will get seen to straightaway. It's not right! That's why it's good to see that the Dublin Council of Trade Unions (DCTU) have launched a Campaign Against The Health Cuts. Full details in the main article below. ... read full story / add a comment
international / public consultation / irish social forum Wednesday January 16, 2008 - 11:11 by Nessa
Nessa Ní Chasaide argues that the World Social Forum Global Day of Action provides an opportunity to bring a global movement home ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Monday January 14, 2008 - 23:58 by Seamus Power.
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Institutionalised religion is concerned in retaining control: the reality of power is more important than the prospect of exploring multiple realities. Anything new or different raises the alarm bells. The words of church officials come from dogma not from the heart, influenced by tradition, not intuition. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Monday January 14, 2008 - 23:49 by Seamus Power.
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Politicians are at the forefront in creating a new world, but will they slip further into their world of power and deceit ? ... read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice Monday January 14, 2008 - 11:33 by Geoffrey Cooling
9 comments (last - wednesday january 30, 2008 - 19:24)
We need real and workable measures to deal with our drug problems, mandatory prison time for users is at least one option, while legalization is another. Let us at least start the debate. ... read full story / add a comment |
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