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national / miscellaneous Friday November 07, 2003 - 11:53 by Daithí
 42 comments (last - saturday december 27, 2003 - 21:33)
You would think, with all the work that he has done with unions and for people with disabilities etc. that this TD would be in favour of a measure designed to protect the health of workers - whether they work in bars or otherwise. But yet we see him standing up in the Dail to speak against the tobacco regulations. Not only this, but he also tried to claim that most cancer deaths were caused by other factors! Now it is true that the Government are using this issue as a distraction from the mess they are making of the health service - and also that anti-cancer measures need a lot of work - but seeing him try and belittle the cancer-causing properties of tobacco smoke is disgusting; it reads like a script written by the tobacco industry. ... read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous Thursday November 06, 2003 - 23:52 by Robert Looby
1 comment (last - friday november 07, 2003 - 00:18)
Newly discovered material from communist Poland archives gives an insight into how authorities seek to undermine opposition groups by exploiting differences between radicals and moderates. This can involve government support for (ousted) moderates. ... read full story / add a comment
Dublin Council of Trade Unions may adopt 1 of a number of strategies about the Anti bin tax campaign
dublin / bin tax / household tax / water tax Thursday November 06, 2003 - 15:09 by DCTU insider
16 comments (last - tuesday november 18, 2003 - 01:15)
There are 4 possible decisions that may energe from next Tuesday night's DCTU meeting in Liberty Hall. Let me outline briefly these below and which I think is the most likely that the DCTU will embrace next Tuesday night. ... read full story / add a comment
cavan / anti-capitalism Tuesday November 04, 2003 - 21:15 by R
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The following poem appeared like a light of hope and reality in last Thursday’s Anglo Celt, a conservative Cavan based newspaper. The author, ‘Rhymin’ Simon’ provides a weekly platter of poetry and medicine to those of us who just don’t identify with the usual Fianna Fail shite that local Ireland is forced to digest. All hail Rhymin’ Simon and remember: the smallest candle can drown out all the darkness in the world. Now – get localising! ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous Monday November 03, 2003 - 20:44 by Trinity Insider
62 comments (last - tuesday november 11, 2003 - 22:12)
Trinity SP plan to prevent BNP from speaking in TCD ... read full story / add a comment
national / politics / elections Sunday November 02, 2003 - 19:42 by John McDermott
17 comments (last - monday april 05, 2004 - 13:02)
Fianna Fail are an unscrupulous ,immoral ,and totally ruthless in pursuit of revenues/taxes with which to continue the iniquitous division of our society into" the haves" and "the havenots" ... read full story / add a comment |
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