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national / crime and justice Monday June 27, 2011 - 03:20 by Skippy
It has now been revealed that the order of nuns who ran the notorious Magdalene laundry in Drumcondra were receiving thousands of pounds through wills and legacies during the period while hundreds of women and young girls were forced to work six days a week for no pay and no pension. On a number of occasions they had radio appeals made on their behalf by several priests. ... read full story / add a comment
international / environment Friday June 24, 2011 - 13:25 by Dahr Jamail
How bad are the effects of Climate Change? Dahr Jamail supplies some answers. Full story at url. The rate of ice loss in two of Greenland's largest glaciers has increased so much in the last 10 years that the amount of melted water would be enough to completely fill Lake Erie, one of the five Great Lakes in North America. West Texas is currently undergoing its worst drought since the Dust Bowl of the 1930s, leaving wheat and cotton crops in the state in an extremely dire situation due to lack of soil moisture, as wildfires continue to burn. Central China recently experienced its worst drought in more than 50 years. Regional authorities have declared more than 1,300 lakes "dead", meaning they are out of use for both irrigation and drinking water supply. Floods have struck Eastern and Southern China, killing at least 52 and forcing the evacuation of hundreds of thousands, followed by severe flooding that again hit Eastern China, displacing or otherwise affecting five million people. ... read full story / add a comment
international / eu Friday June 24, 2011 - 02:32 by Transparencyfirst
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After a three-year legal battle an Irish lawyer, Ciaran Toland, has forced the release of a 2008 internal report into MEP expenses. The European Court of Justice has ruled that there was an "overriding public interest in disclosure". ... read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism Thursday June 23, 2011 - 09:39 by Red Banner
Issue 44 of Red Banner is available now €2 / £1.50 from bookshops or the address above ... read full story / add a comment |
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