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national / politics / elections Sunday October 02, 2011 - 16:25 by Groucho Marx
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Eoghan Harris tried to run the 1997 election through Derek Nally, former head of the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors. He tried to destroy the Mary McAleese campaign by using Nally. That is where Harris's description of McAleese as a 'Tribal Time Bomb' came from. The bomb blew up in Harris's face when Nally found out. He ditched Harris and his political playmate, John Cadden, when he found out that he was a patsy. Nally was an unusual policeman who challenged the Garda 'Heavy Gang' in the 1970s. The info is here: http://www.indymedia.ie/article/81368 Today, Harris wants to run the election through Gay Mitchell, see: ... read full story / add a comment 
international / arts and media Friday September 30, 2011 - 14:22 by Chicherin
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Marxism and Other Worlds: Fantasy and Sci-fi Speaker: James Turley, Communist Party of Great Britain. This speech was delivered at Communist University 2011. http://vimeo.com/29188003 ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday September 29, 2011 - 12:49 by pat c
An interesting article about the genuine and well founded fears of the Christian community in Syria. The possibility of a sectarian bloodbath is all too real. Just look at the example of Iraq. Also look at the Irish example: when loyalist demagogues in the six counties were rousing up Protestants against Catholics they also made sure that Protestant Socialists suffered in the pogroms. The same threat hangs over Syria. This is not a statement of support for Assad rather a reminder that if Assad goes and power falls into the hands of fundamentalists there is a risk of sectarian butchery. ... read full story / add a comment 
dublin / arts and media Tuesday September 27, 2011 - 17:49 by seedot
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The new season of Dole TV starts with this stormer of an episode. Whether its political hip hop, an analysis of Nama or the full series of Dotsy this is the best 20 minutes you can spend this week watching telly. And next week help make the show - [email protected] ... read full story / add a comment |
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