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national / anti-capitalism Monday February 28, 2011 - 18:10 by John Cornford
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The UNITE trade union has called on Labour to resist the lure of coalition with Fine Gael and opt instead to lead a ‘game changing’ opposition coalition of the left. “This election was about change,” said UNITE Regional Secretary Jimmy Kelly. “Part of the change was unequivocal; the removal of Fianna Fáil from power, but the rest is now in the hands of the Labour Party leadership.” “The people did not vote for a Fine Gael overall majority. Their policies on privatisation, austerity and income cuts did not attract eno ugh support and should not now be facilitated by the tired old fallback of coalition with Labour.” ... read full story / add a comment 
national / rights, freedoms and repression Saturday February 26, 2011 - 14:24 by PRO
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In recent days Oglaigh na hEireann the dissident republican group warned it would not tolerate “acts of treachery” — meaning any information passed to police that could lead to the arrest of its members. At the heart of the story is the issue of community co-operation with the PSNI. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Friday February 25, 2011 - 18:56 by Yassamine Mather
For Immediate Publication. On February 22, a one-day general strike against the Iranian regime closed down Kurdish towns and cities. In Mahabad anti-government protestors torched a truck belonging to the Revolutionary Guards, who opened fire, wounding at least four people. There are reports of demonstrations and protests from Bukan, Sardasht, Sanandaj, Saqez, Marivan, Kermanshah and Kamyaran. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / rights, freedoms and repression Friday February 25, 2011 - 11:41 by Ardoyne Republican
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Contrary to recent comments made by senior members of Sinn Fein and its friends in CARA, the Greater Ardoyne Residents Collective are still active and planning for the forthcoming Loyalist marching season. ... read full story / add a comment 
tyrone / worker & community struggles and protests Wednesday February 23, 2011 - 23:27 by PRO
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The community sector is being urged to sit up and take action to prevent it being seen as an easy target by both the Assembly and Westminster when the budget cuts are finalised. The call came at a public meeting in Omagh on Thursday night (17th February) organised by trade union SIPTU, which addressed how vulnerable the community sector will be to the budget cuts. The crowd was made up of a cross section of local councillors, community group and resident association representatives from the Omagh area. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / arts and media Wednesday February 23, 2011 - 17:12 by Niall Flaherty 1 attached file
This 4-part course is ideal for individuals who are interested in building portfolio websites to include e-Commerce, social-media and are search-engine optimised. Pay securely now via Paypal to reserve your place. What does the course cover? 1. Get your site online (domain-name and hosting) 2. Publish your content (using wordpress as a CMS) 3. Sell and promote your work (ecommerce and social media) 4. Optimise your site for search engines (SEO and Google Analytics) ... read full story / add a comment
national / politics / elections Tuesday February 22, 2011 - 13:47 by saoirse
In a statement the President of Republican Sinn Féin Des Dalton called for a spoil vote campaign in the forthcoming 26-County election to highlight the need for a radical and revolutionary change to the political system: ... read full story / add a comment 
international / worker & community struggles and protests Tuesday February 22, 2011 - 13:39 by IWSN
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Gholam-Reza Khademizadeh, the head of the Supreme Association of Labour Associations (SALA), has announced that 43 per cent of Iranian workers live under the poverty line. This is a big admission by the leader of one of the Iranian regime’s bogus so-called labour organisations. Fathollah Bayat, the leader of another fake pro-regime organisation, the Union of Contract Workers, has gone even further by saying that 85 per cent of urban households live below the absolute poverty line! ... read full story / add a comment |
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