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national / anti-capitalism Tuesday October 13, 2009 - 16:44 by Gavin Gleeson
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The Greens and Fianna Fáil have "negotiated" a deal whereby a €225 flat tax will be levied on every household, regardless of income. The levy is expected to generate nearly €300 million a year in revenue. ... read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous Monday October 12, 2009 - 22:59 by Philip O' Rourke
1 comment (last - monday october 19, 2009 - 12:18)
Music is a big influence on everybodys lives, weather we like it or not. ... read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice Monday October 12, 2009 - 12:48 by Sean Matthews- personal capacity
Early this year, members of Belfast WSM and ex Black Panther Ashanti Alston met representatives from Concerned Families against Drugs (CFAD) ... read full story / add a comment
national / eu Saturday October 10, 2009 - 13:49 by ud
6 comments (last - saturday october 17, 2009 - 11:14)
The Green Party which consists mostly of a parliamentary section and a grassroot will continue to support FF through whatever budget cuts FF deem necessary to the Irish economy without question until 2012. it really turns the spotlight onto FG's failure to capture anybody's imagination save the uber-blonde professional politician types that hang out round Mr Kenny. Yesterday 09/10/09 Minister Gormley believed that he had the media in thrall from 9am-9pm with his crack negotiating team comprised of Boyle, White and Ryan. White is notable in that in her first joint budget with FF she stood and applauded cuts to old people, she is thus not very bright (low wattage). ... read full story / add a comment 
international / arts and media Thursday October 08, 2009 - 20:12 by gossip monger
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European politics are no doubt scintilating for the average Irish citizen now Lisbon2 is behind us & our continuing place at the heart of Europe is assured. We expect the Dáil expense scandal which hints at as much outragous sociopathic graft & cheek as our rivals in the British parliament will keep us in the top rankings. We can read about Berlusconi unknowingly frolicking with prostitutes and cocaine traffickers and think it slightly pathetic that he imagined his pretty guests were up & gaggin for it. Now new scandal at the heart of Europe which alas, is in the process of being hijacked by the far right! Sarkozy's minister of Culture, Frédéric Mitterrand, who though son of the socialist president chose a rightwing career path, is at the heart of the EU. In the lead-up to a new set of agreements between France and Thailand to stem sex tourism, passages from the minister's 2005 biography describing the thrill of sex with young Thai boys are raising interest of both prurient and legitimate nature. ... read full story / add a comment |
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