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offsite link Call Bearded Trans Colleagues Women, NHS Staff Told Thu Mar 06, 2025 19:38 | Will Jones
NHS staff have been ordered to treat trans colleagues with beards as women and use female pronouns in training materials that also claim gender-neutral toilets promote "equality".
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Scotland's last oil refinery is to close with the loss of more than 400 jobs despite assurances from Keir Starmer and Ed Miliband, giving the lie to claims about Net Zero jobs and a "just transition".
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After years of watching the Tories fight a losing battle with the Blairite Blob, Keir Starmer becomes a victim of it as well as he finds himself powerless to stop the Sentencing Council create a two-tier justice system.
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international / anti-capitalism Tuesday March 24, 2009 - 18:20 by Michael Gallagher   text 2 comments (last - thursday march 26, 2009 - 06:47)   image 2 images
Former AIB internal auditor Eugene McErlean has said the Financial Regulator knew about overcharging by the bank in 2001, but had later given the false impression that it only became aware of it in 2004.

http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0324/aib.html
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international / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday March 24, 2009 - 14:24 by Michael Gallagher   text 8 comments (last - thursday march 26, 2009 - 16:53)
Jerusalem – Ma’an – A woman and journalist were among those beaten by Israeli troops during a press conference held by the parents of critically wounded American peace activist Tristan Anderson Monday afternoon.

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Megaphone Boy
national / worker & community struggles and protests Tuesday March 24, 2009 - 11:03 by Caoimhghin Ó Croidheáin   image 1 image
Merrion Square South, Dublin ... read full story / add a comment
Holylands needs shared future (but not too many taig students, please) - Henry McDonald Newsletter 23 March 2009
national / arts and media Monday March 23, 2009 - 13:22 by Skibbereeen Eagle   text 17 comments (last - sunday april 19, 2009 - 13:28)   image 3 images
The man the Newsletter calls “the respected journalist Henry McDonald,” the Newsletter's Ireland correspondent - sorry, mistake, the Guardian's Ireland correspondent - calls students who drank a lot on St Patrick's Day 'Catholic/nationalist'. What's more, they are 'rural', shock horror. Ticks all the prejudicial boxes - cannot be allowed.

But how does Henry know?

It's easy: 'judging from the Gaelic football and Glasgow Celtic shirts, as well as the names of those the PSNI decided to arrest'.

Would the Guardian publish this type of drivel about the Notting Hill carnival? No because in that case it would be racist. In this case it is merely sectarian, while claiming not to be. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Sunday March 22, 2009 - 20:56 by Tom Shelley   text 9 comments (last - wednesday april 15, 2009 - 05:46)
There's a post on my blog that I wanted to bring to people's attention. It's at http://devlin-mcaliskey.blogspot.com/2009/03/sell-outs-sinn-fein-good-friday.html ... read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests Sunday March 22, 2009 - 20:38 by RTÉ   text 14 comments (last - tuesday march 24, 2009 - 18:52)
international / worker & community struggles and protests Sunday March 22, 2009 - 19:33 by Chicherin   text 2 comments (last - monday march 23, 2009 - 11:09)
As well as opposing Imperialist aggression towards Iran it is also important to support those Anti-Imperialist forces which are struggling against the reactionary Iranian Regime. Full article at link.

Down with the Imperialists & Mullahs!
Support the Women, Workers and Students!


The level of repression against radical activists and voices of opposition to the Islamic Republic in Iran has increased in the recent weeks. Activists from the students’, women’s and workers’ movements, as well as those from national and religious minorities, have all suffered violent attacks and arrests. Eight labour activists from the Haft Tapeh sugarcane factory union in southern Iran have been detained by the intelligence ministry, including Ali Nejati, the president of the board of directors of the Haft Tapeh Sugar Cane Company Workers’ Syndicate, who was arrested on March 8. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Sunday March 22, 2009 - 19:21 by pat c
War may be politics by other means but HOPI believe that Sanctions against Iran are War by other means. Here is a report of the launch of the campaign. Full text at: http://hopidisc.blogspot.com/2009/03/hopi-campaign-laun....html

On March 16, Hands Off the People of Iran kicked off its Smash the Sanctions campaign with a press conference in the House of Commons. John McDonnell MP, Jenny Jones (Green Party member of the London assembly) and Hopi chair Yassamine Mather addressed the meeting. ... read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests Friday March 20, 2009 - 13:14 by Blacbloc   text 1 comment (last - friday march 20, 2009 - 14:43)
Public services wrecked, thousands thrown out of work, tax increases of every sort for working people, levies, fees, cut backs of every stripe and STILL the government is favouring property developers and property owners. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Tuesday March 17, 2009 - 14:23 by SD Webmaster
Socialist Democracy website returns. ... read full story / add a comment
Symbolic 10 extra patients from Nenagh Hospital. There was also a group in Clare jerseys representing the 13 coming from Ennis Hospital, and a welcoming committee from Limerick. Photo by: David Hayes
limerick / miscellaneous Monday March 16, 2009 - 23:00 by CRPHS Limerick   image 1 image
The following is a press release of the Campaign for a Real Public Health Service, distributed today at a publicity stunt at the Regional Hospital, Limerick organised jointly by CRPHS, Nenagh Hospital Action Group and Ennis Hospital Development Committee. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Friday March 13, 2009 - 10:26 by Miriam Cotton   text 3 comments (last - thursday march 26, 2009 - 16:13)
A somewhat delayed review of HB's book - a terrific read and interesting account of one of the most successful NVDAs in Ireland. ... read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice Tuesday March 10, 2009 - 16:49 by ruari bear starts a feud   text 2 comments (last - monday march 16, 2009 - 03:24)
Today the Belfast magistrate covering the request for an extradition order on high-profile ETA member and sometime hunger striker Iñaki De Juana Chaos concurred, after four months consideration, that the slogan read out in his name at a rally of supporters on his release from prison constituted an incitement to terrorist action & real continuity in the ongoing spiral of violence which mars all hope of the Basque people to enjoy increased autonomy, independence or their own seat at the United Nations ... read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests Monday March 09, 2009 - 14:46 by ICTU Watch   text 1 comment (last - monday march 09, 2009 - 14:48)   video 4 video files
Up to 150,000 people took to the streets of Dublin on February 21, in the biggest public protest and demonstration seen in the capital in 30 years.

ICTU have uploaded 4 videos on YouTube from it's day of action from February 21st day of Action ... read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice Sunday March 08, 2009 - 17:13 by macavity   text 21 comments (last - wednesday march 11, 2009 - 19:48)   video 1 video file
Because of what is perceived to be at stake (a peace process which is widely acknowledged to have brought, rather than bringing, to an end an internecine conflict of extraordinary savagery and duration) - it is not surprising that the killing of 2 British army soldiers in an attack which also 2 civilian pizza delivery employees threatened - has moved from breaking newswires to front page position across not only European and US media but globally.

Already there are over 200 news reports in Spanish langauge media across the South American continent with some titles and news agencies also providing background sections on "The Troubles" and linking to the condemnatory statement this afternoon by Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams. ... read full story / add a comment
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mayo / environment Saturday March 07, 2009 - 21:54 by I T reader   image 1 image
Throughout the Corrib gas conflict there have been various offers and attempts at mediation. ... read full story / add a comment
Bob Doyle Commemoration
dublin / anti-capitalism Saturday March 07, 2009 - 10:45 by Caoimhghin Ó Croidheáin   text 1 comment (last - saturday march 07, 2009 - 15:39)   image 1 image
Bob Doyle (1916-2009) Commemoration
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national / anti-capitalism Thursday March 05, 2009 - 16:35 by Red Banner   text 1 comment (last - monday march 09, 2009 - 05:32)
Red Banner: a magazine of socialist ideas
Issue 35 out now
€2 / £1.50 ... read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism Thursday March 05, 2009 - 12:51 by Drodzhe   text 2 comments (last - monday march 09, 2009 - 22:49)
Here is the full text of Noel Dempsey's speech to the Fianna Fáil Ard Fheis, in which he explains that -

-Fianna Fáil had no idea that bankers, builders and developers were running wild with the possibilities of the unregulated economy.

-If they had known about the corruption and endemic and dishonesty, they would have done something about it, but just because these people were funding their election campaigns, playing golf with them, loaning them their holiday homes etc, does not mean that they were aware of where the money was coming from.

-It could be much worse.

-It will get worse.

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dublin / worker & community struggles and protests Thursday March 05, 2009 - 10:48 by d.farrell
Ive been an operator in the industry for 8yrs now on a full time basis.I obtained my taxi as a consequence of deregulation.Prior to that my interest in entering the industry was dampened by two facts 1.It was not possible to apply for a spsv test application if already in employment and 2.The extortionate price put on a privately sold spsv licence(IR65,000)at the time.

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