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international / anti-capitalism Wednesday February 14, 2007 - 22:49 by AXNC
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Latest development for the troubled energy giant in what is rapidly becoming a year of bad news is that the Nigerian election may be fought on plans to nationalise the country's natural resources. It seems to be an emerging pattern that as energy becomes scarce, states don't like the idea of their oil and gas being sold or (in some cases) given away to transnational companies like Shell. It seems unlikely, but who knows what is going to happen, maybe the general election in Ireland will be fought on similar issues. On a day when the minister for justice is moaning about the cost of tribunals, and asking why the money spent there can't be used for parts of the economy which are underfunded like the Health Service, perhaps some smart candidate will start to question why the 51 Billion euro that the Corrib and associated fields are worth could not be used to fund something useful for the Irish economy. Maybe even a tribunal of inquiry into the giveaway itself. ... read full story / add a comment
tipperary / environment Wednesday February 14, 2007 - 22:06 by MediaWatch
Residents of Ireland’s first eco-village in Cloughjordan, Co Tipperary, have been told by the local council they must pay €160,000 to meet their social and affordable housing requirements. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Wednesday February 14, 2007 - 12:29 by finch
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The Australian Prime Minister, John Howard, has managed to gain some international attention after his hysterical attack on presidential candidate, Barack Obama. The seasoned Australian politician knowingly stated that a victory for Obama OR the Democrats would be a victory for al-Qaeda, “I mean, if I we're running al-Qaeda in Iraq, I would put a circle around March 2008 and pray as many times as possible for a victory not only for Obama but also for the Democrats”. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Tuesday February 13, 2007 - 23:10 by tom eile
3 comments (last - friday april 06, 2007 - 23:22)
April has been chosen because Bush's ally ,Tony Blair, has said it will be the last month in office for him. The US is confident that its Patriot missiles will be capable of protecting allies in the region from retaliation. The Global Research article quoting anonymous sources is by Ahmed Al-Jarallah ,Editor in Chief of the Arab Times ... read full story / add a comment 
national / miscellaneous Tuesday February 13, 2007 - 18:20 by Dermot L
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The most recent issue of Left Tribune, the national magazine of Labour Youth, is now available online at http://www.labour.ie/download/youth/pdf/Left_Tribune_Fe...7.pdf ... read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice Tuesday February 13, 2007 - 16:11 by anon
1 comment (last - tuesday march 20, 2007 - 16:34)
IRELAND has put off signing a UN treaty that bans governments carrying out forced disappearances and jailing people in secret. The treaty criminalises anybody involved in the CIA secret renditions and forces countries to prosecute those involved. The US has said it will not ratify it. Britain, Germany, Italy and Spain have also refused to sign. They have all been associated with the CIA’s kidnapping of terror suspects and with Ireland will be named in a European Parliament report tomorrow. ... read full story / add a comment
mayo / rights, freedoms and repression Monday February 12, 2007 - 15:48 by Andy
Following the preliminary decision of the Environmental Protection Agency to grant a licence to Shell for a gas terminal at Bellanaboy, now follows the news that Shell has sought what are termed 'pre-application discussions' under the new Strategic Infrastructure Act to clarify procedures for lodging an application : This Act came into force at the end of January and Shell lodged its application for talks just days later on 8 February and "it is understood the impact of the new act is that any pipeline from the shoreline to any terminal requires the sole permission of An Bord Pleanála" (RTE news) ... read full story / add a comment
international / sci-tech Monday February 12, 2007 - 15:19 by R. Isible
1 comment (last - tuesday february 13, 2007 - 19:03)
Gillian McKeith is a popular TV quack whose books on health and nutrition are avidly consumed by a gullible public in the UK. Due to a grassroots efforts by bloggers the author of the book most borrowed from UK libraries in 2005/6 "Dr. Gillian McKeith's You Are What You Eat Cookbook", has been forced to stop misleadingly calling herself a doctor. ... read full story / add a comment 
roscommon / anti-capitalism Monday February 12, 2007 - 14:34 by Paddy Murphy
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The Irish Times is reporting that RAF/Baader-Meinhof gang member, Brigitte Mohnhaupt, after 24 years in jail would be released on five years probation on March 27. Brigitte, 57, was arrested in 1982 and sentenced to five life sentences for her role in the killings of leading German figures including industrialist Hanns Martin Schleyer, Dresdner Bank head Juergen Ponto and federal prosecutor Siegfried Buback. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous Monday February 12, 2007 - 01:12 by David Collins
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A brief notice about a small web-based project which aims to facilitate free sharing of goods, and free provision of services. ... read full story / add a comment |
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