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national / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday June 02, 2005 - 22:43 by Michelle Clarke
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The French have excelled. People started reading books, thinking, and voting. The Dutch followed on. What will happen in Ireland? Will there be another No vote election not be acceptable to Govt . Let us recall, the 'machinery' kicked in another strategic vote....and apathy and people beckoned to the call of the Master!!! Will it be the same this time....Do we really need to waste money on holding an 'Election' as a form of token gesture. Where are the Watchdogs? Who has the teeth? Why aren't Corrupt Practices not made a criminal offence? What about the scandalous loopholes in those who pay tax and more importantly the Equitable Amount. I ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Thursday June 02, 2005 - 22:05 by Jay shaft
Interview with a soldier deploying to Iraq for the second time. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Thursday June 02, 2005 - 17:49 by Dusty
- Revenue Commissioners take very few prosecutions against serious tax evaders. - It also found that the SSIA scheme is costing the government nearly €300m more than expected. - PAC urges return of Gaeltacht grant ... read full story / add a comment
national / racism & migration related issues Thursday June 02, 2005 - 16:36 by notagain
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A seven-year-old boy has been left behind in Tralee, Co Kerry, after his parents and four-year-old brother were sent back to Romania as part of a mass deportation late last night. Full story on RTE ... read full story / add a comment
national / eu Thursday June 02, 2005 - 16:07 by A. Niall Retentive
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''If all the traffic data covered by the proposal did indeed have to be stored, the network of a large Internet provider would, even at today's traffic levels, accumulate a data volume of 20 - 40 000 terabytes. This is the equivalent of roughly four million kilometres' worth of full files, which, in turn, is equivalent to 10 stacks of files each reaching from Earth to the moon.'' ... read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice Thursday June 02, 2005 - 11:36 by Betty
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'The report also found that the system for reporting major incidents through Garda Headquarters to the Department of Justice is unsatisfactory.' ... read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media Thursday June 02, 2005 - 05:59 by Steve Peacock
The U.S. Special Operations Command will spend up to a half-billion dollars over the next five years to develop pre-packaged media products for distribution to foreign news organizations and audiences, according to government planning documents obtained by IMC-Binghamton. ... read full story / add a comment
international / politics / elections Thursday June 02, 2005 - 02:19 by knowing my ancestor was a pirate & so Too am I.
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The Centre for Sociological Studies is one of those institutes of influence in the democratic systems which we have evolved in the European tradition since mostly embracing peace and putting aside our most ancient animosities to each other. It does opinion polls. In any society where the percentage of abstentionist votes is as pivotal to the security of centre parties who rule by little more wit than chasing economic indicators in the globalised free market post thatcher/reagan neo-liberal U$ project, Opinion Polls Count. Polling opinion pays. 1,594 completed interviews between 29/4/05 and 11/5/05. ... read full story / add a comment |
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