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offsite link Anneliese Dodds Resigns Over Starmer?s Decision to Slash Aid Budget Saying it Looks Like Following i... Fri Feb 28, 2025 15:30 | Will Jones
Anneliese Dodds has quit as International Development Minister over?Keir Starmer's decision slash the foreign aid budget by 40%?to pay for higher defence spending, saying it looks like following in Trump's footsteps.
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offsite link Send Parliament Sailing Off on its Barge to France and Let the USA Buy the UK Fri Feb 28, 2025 13:30 | James Alexander
With news that Parliament could decamp to a barge on the Thames, Prof James Alexander has a radical suggestion: cut its moorings and send our politicians sailing off to France and see if Trump would like to buy the UK.
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offsite link Net Zero is Dying Around the World But the Diehards Live on Helped by Vast Amounts of Chinese Coal Fri Feb 28, 2025 11:21 | Chris Morrison
The EPA has asked the US Government to declassify CO2 as a dangerous pollutant. Net Zero is dead, says Chris Morrison ? but the diehards live on, helped by vast amounts of Chinese coal.
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offsite link How the Blob ?Works? Fri Feb 28, 2025 09:00 | Ben Pile
If you want a snapshot of how the Blob works, look no further than David Miliband. Once a Labour Minister, now paid ?1m a year running a 'charity' that receives millions from the UK Government. Nice work if you can get it.
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offsite link In Episode 29 of the Sceptic: Eugyppius on the German Elections, Eric Kaufmann on Whether Rishi Suna... Fri Feb 28, 2025 07:00 | Richard Eldred
In Episode 29 of the Sceptic: Eugyppius on the German elections, Eric Kaufmann on whether Rishi Sunak is English and Chris Bayliss on what's behind migrant terror attacks.
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In what is for many perhaps an unsurprising development, this shadowy hate-figure known only as 'BlackPope' was seen to enter the Hynes Building in Galway (a major State cash-dispensing institution).
national / anti-war / imperialism Wednesday January 21, 2004 - 18:08 by Anti-War 'Internal Security' Communiqué   text 15 comments (last - thursday january 29, 2004 - 01:48)   image 12 images
A man who has for some time been under suspicion of collaborating with the State against War Activists was finally caught red-handed yesterday - here is the breaking story: ... read full story / add a comment
In the first hit, the City of Activists AdBusters went Thermonuclear, with a new plan for pre-emptive world peace. The boring old government propaganda to "get a crappy FAS 'job'" was replaced with a splendid new slogan which will challenge and inspire to
galway / crime and justice Wednesday January 21, 2004 - 16:46 by Miss Nomer   text 11 comments (last - friday december 16, 2005 - 18:51)   image 2 images
Today AdBursters done some Akaido, as it were, on JCDecaux's Twin Towereens of Capitalism to bring some fresh, non-commercial ideas to Gallweegians and those further afield. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / bin tax / household tax / water tax Wednesday January 21, 2004 - 14:19 by pat c   text 8 comments (last - friday september 01, 2006 - 21:37)
Bin campaigners slam High Court Ruling, plan Appeal

Dublin Campaign Against the Bin Tax has strongly criticised today?s High
Court decision in a case brought by three Finglas residents regarding the
fairness and legality of the imposition of bin charges. The case centred
around the ?polluter pays? principle and challenged the legality of the
imposition of a set bin charge which did not take account of the volume
of waste produced. ... read full story / add a comment
FILLAWELLY FOR BAM
dublin / miscellaneous Wednesday January 21, 2004 - 13:16 by dunk   text 7 comments (last - wednesday july 18, 2007 - 14:35)   image 2 images
massive earthquake happened
we are doing something to help
will you get involved

26th of December an earthquake hit the city of Bam in Iran. 40,000 people have died and many many more are in desperate need of help.

here in Ireland we have organised the FILLAWELLY WANDER. a sponsored walk around the 25 miles of Dublin Bay on Saturday 31st January and Sunday 1st February 2004.

we hope as many people as possible will get involved
will you? ... read full story / add a comment
national / consumer issues Tuesday January 20, 2004 - 16:22 by rayo   text 5 comments (last - tuesday january 20, 2004 - 21:48)
Labour Party Spokesperson on the Environment, Deputy Eamon Gilmore, has accused the government of “siding with property developers rather than first time house buyers” following the publication of statistics yesterday showing the average house price in Dublin now tops EU 300, 000. ... read full story / add a comment
national / politics / elections Monday January 19, 2004 - 18:31 by Des Derwin   text 2 comments (last - monday february 02, 2004 - 00:20)
Dublin Shop Steward Challenges Union Establishment again.

SIPTU Candidate calls on Union to stop fearing the fight and get fully behind its members in Aer Rianta and CIE. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Monday January 19, 2004 - 15:38 by rayo   text 6 comments (last - wednesday january 21, 2004 - 17:58)
A more wide reaching and inclusive programme of action is needed to bring more students from disadvantaged areas into our third level education system,” the Labour spokesperson on Education in Seanad Eireann, Senator Joanna Tuffy has said following revelations made in a Higher Education Authority report. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Sunday January 18, 2004 - 23:22 by Catriona Ruane   text 13 comments (last - tuesday january 20, 2004 - 18:15)
4 Irish parliamentarians Niall Andrews, MEP, FF, Sean Crowe, T.D, Sinn Féin, Senator Mary White, FF and Caitríona Ruane, MLA SF travel to Colombia next week to seek justice for the three Irishmen Niall Connolly, Martin McCauley and Jim Monaghan. They will be joined by US lawyer Steve McCabe. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Sunday January 18, 2004 - 11:10 by Indymedia Ireland Editorial Group   text 25 comments (last - sunday january 18, 2004 - 03:09)   image 3 images
This page contains information on updated websites, new issues of journals and newspapers, videos available on the net etc. It is being published on a trial basis this week, and will remain high on the newswire as a "sticky" article. ... read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism Friday January 16, 2004 - 22:46 by Peter Doran   text 5 comments (last - tuesday january 20, 2004 - 14:17)
The Green Party leader in Northern Ireland, Dr John Barry has tackled the Sinn Fein and SDLP leaderships for their decision to address the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. ... read full story / add a comment
international / environment Friday January 16, 2004 - 17:39 by Pippa   text 2 comments (last - tuesday january 20, 2004 - 16:19)
Do you want to do more in your own daily life to make a difference to the environment? Learn more about natural cleaning products, or how to reuse items you'd normally throw away. Maybe you want ideas on saving water, or reducing your energy bills, or want to share some of your own resourceful ideas!

If so, a new group has been set up for people exactly like you! To join or find out more, go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/do-your-bit/
or send a blank email to [email protected] ... read full story / add a comment
cork / environment Friday January 16, 2004 - 15:45 by Cork WP   text 3 comments (last - saturday january 17, 2004 - 01:37)
The Workers' Party has said the decision of An Bord Pleanala to give the go-ahead for the proposed hazardous waste incinerator at Ringaskiddy showed contempt for the concerns of local people. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Friday January 16, 2004 - 15:41 by SIPTU member   text 1 comment (last - friday january 16, 2004 - 16:30)
Strike action is not inevitable if workers concerns are addressed says SIPTU President Jack O'Connor ... read full story / add a comment
international / environment Friday January 16, 2004 - 15:21 by allen   text 11 comments (last - monday january 19, 2004 - 15:14)
Pointing out that, after narcotics and arms, the trade in wild animals is the most valuable illegal trade, Dublin Labour MEP Proinsias De Rossa this afternoon urged the European Commission to take a range of integrated actions to halt the hunting and trading of wildlife meat for human consumption, also known as ‘bushmeat’. Mr. De Rossa said that both EU and national development aid policies must be ‘conservation audited’ to ensure that they supported the efforts of local governments to eliminate the hunting and trading of wild animals, while also assisting local communities to obtain other affordable sources of protein.

Mr. De Rossa has authored a report on the trade in bushmeat passed in the European Parliament today. ... read full story / add a comment
antrim / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday January 14, 2004 - 14:24 by matt   text 8 comments (last - saturday may 02, 2015 - 19:35)
Sinn Féin to hold urgent discussions on Racist Attacks

South Belfast Sinn Féin Assembly member Alex Maskey along with party colleague Stiofan Long will hold urgent discussions with representatives of the ethnic minority communities in Belfast tomorrow to discuss ongoing racist attacks. The meeting will take place with the Multi Cultural Resource Centre, 9 Lower Crescent, Belfast at 1pm.

Speaking today Mr Maskey said:

" Those of us in political leadership have a duty to stand with ethnic minority communities in the face of what is an ongoing campaign being waged by loyalist gangs against them.

" Tomorrow's meeting is part of an ongoing engagement between Sinn Féin and the representatives of the ethnic minority communities. We will be listening to their concerns and together trying to work out practical steps to bring about an end to the current campaign of racist attacks, particularly in South Belfast." ... read full story / add a comment
national / politics / elections Tuesday January 13, 2004 - 14:32 by Seán   text 48 comments (last - thursday january 22, 2004 - 11:19)
Ógra Shinn Féin is to launch a nationwide campaign calling for voting rights to be extended to citizens in the Six Counties for the Irish presidential election. ... read full story / add a comment
leitrim / miscellaneous Monday January 12, 2004 - 19:00 by rayo   text 2 comments (last - tuesday july 06, 2004 - 12:46)
Once again Manorhamilton and the North Leitrim area have been ignored and forgotten by Government, said Labour representative Mr Gabriel McSharry when he referred to the fact that none of the proposed decentralised jobs announced by Minister McCreevey on Budget day, will go to North Leitrim ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression Sunday January 11, 2004 - 17:19 by Johnny X
Start the new year with a letter to a prisoner ... read full story / add a comment
galway / eu Sunday January 11, 2004 - 17:05 by Orla Ni Chomhrai   text 1 comment (last - sunday january 11, 2004 - 17:21)
There will be a press conference happening in the Imperial Hotel, Monday the 12th of January between 12pm and 1pm (possibly spilling over into the lunch hour). This will be to voice concerns over certain aspects of EU and Irish government policies, in advance of the EU ministers visit to Galway later that week. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / arts and media Friday January 09, 2004 - 19:38 by pat c   text 2 comments (last - monday january 12, 2004 - 19:14)
The first exhibition in Ireland by sculptor Martin Puryear opens to the public at the Irish Museum of Modern Art on Wednesday 21 January 2004 and continues until 9 May. "Martin Puryear" comprises a selection of characteristically large-scale, enigmatic, semi-abstract sculptures, dating from 1997 to 2001, presented alongside a selection of large, limited-edition prints from 2001 and 2002. ... read full story / add a comment
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