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national / consumer issues Friday February 20, 2015 16:29 by missing our buses already 6 comments (last - tuesday may 12, 2015 00:10)
Just three weeks ago the National Transport Authority (NTA) officially started the tendering for 2016 of initially 10% of Dublin Bus routes and a further 10% of all Bus Eireann routes with most of the routes in Waterford City, and a number of Dublin commuter routes are to be privatised. In the original plan a number of Cork City routes were to go but these will probably happen later. This process has been the culmination of a relentless effort by Fine Gael (FG) in the present government and their predecessors and fellow Neo-Liberal ideologists, Fianna Fáil (FF) in the last government where they have consistently pushed for the break up of both Dublin Bus and Bus Eireann so that it can be handed over to their friends in the private sector to run on a profit basis. The NTA is used as a sort of cloak of respectability to give the impression that they will actually be a regulator with teeth of which we know very few regulators have any teeth, with the banking regulator during the Celtic Tiger coming to mind, plus many other examples and the function of NTA is really for propaganda value to convince the middle class. However this whole scheme is about ideology and is NOT about competition but about privatisation. Related Links: Prices rises are on the way for public transport users... | Joe Higgins TD seeks topical issue debate tomorrow in Dáil on Bus Eireann strike | Government to fund private bus companies! - Jobs, wages & services under threat | Rivermeade residents wage war to defend the 40B bus
national / consumer issues Thursday November 24, 2011 11:12 by Paul Gavan
Fair Hotels is an initiative of hotel workers employed in Fair Hotels throughout Ireland and trade union representatives. Hotels listed on www.fairhotels.ie were invited to participate in the Fair Hotels campaign by their own staff and their staffs' representatives. Each of the hotels listed on www.fairhotels.ie has agreed to participate. Our objective is to support and promote quality employment in the hotel industry in Ireland.
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national / consumer issues Wednesday April 13, 2011 06:38 by Michael O'Callaghan 14 comments (last - wednesday february 12, 2014 22:36)
• Scientists accuse European Food Safety Authority of corruption and fraud Related Links: FF reverse Irelands position to pro-GM during last days in office. Fianna Fáil Decision on GM food is dangerous and foolhardy | Gathering Momentum: Stop GM! all Island meeting | European Commission exceeding its powers to approve more GM crops: | EU citizens should not be force-fed GM food — Former Chair, European Food Safety Authority | Two Governments call for Ireland to become GM-free zone | Bio Technology and G.M.O.s sponsored by the Irish tax payer | Call for Government's Chief Scientific Adviser to resign | And this scientist advises FG - Irish biotech scientist's fraudlent pro-GM paper slammed by leading experts Irish Greens amazing u-turn on GM feed External Links: www.gmfreeireland.org/
national / consumer issues Thursday March 12, 2009 12:37 by Andrew 25 comments (last - saturday april 04, 2009 11:46)
This evening (Wed 11th March), after the news of the 30 day sentence imposed on 55 year old Shell to Sea protester Maura Harrington filtered through, supporters converged on the gates of Mountjoy prison. By the time the van carrying Maura came into view over 30 supporters were waiting at the prison gates, matched by a similar number of Gardai.
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national / consumer issues Saturday February 28, 2009 09:25 by Workers Solidarity 9 comments (last - monday march 23, 2009 20:05)
There is no money left in Ireland. At least that’s what you might think after listening to Brian Cowen, Enda Kenny, IBEC and the parade of capitalist economists and pundits who parrot this nonsense. Yes, we are heading into a deep recession but guess who is expected to pay the cost?
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The Government has no problem finding money to bail out bankers and speculators, it’s only when cash is needed for special-needs teachers, the sick, or to improve run-down schools and hospitals that nothing can be found. The attack on pay and pensions is a class struggle by employers and the government against working people. |
Sun 01 Dec, 04:09 The Insanity Moves Up Another Notch as EU Legalises Use of Crushed Insects in Foods Jan 18 22:20 0 comments You read that right. The EU has done all the legal work to allow crushed and powdered insects -namely house Crickets to be mixed in with all sorts of food ingredients and a soon as next week, Jan 24th it can start being used in foods like breads, pastas, soups, meats, snacks, chocolates, beers and a whole host of products. Tesco in the push to Cashless Society: Tesco barring store entry to people who refuse club... Oct 27 21:08 0 comments Tesco is pushing card to usher in the cashless technocratic society and they are a key pillar of that effort. Once the cashless society is here then the corporate and banking elite will have full control over everything you do. Time to reject this future. In recent days Tesco has ramped up its tactic so much so that the Irish Council for Civil Liberties has begun to take notice and have written a letter to Tesco CEO. World's Second Largest Hydroxychloroquine Plant in Taiwan Blows Up Jan 07 21:32 0 comments One of the biggest scandals of the COVID Plandemic is the needless deaths of hundreds of thousands of people who died needlessly because the FDA refused to issue off-label emergency use for hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), a safe drug whose patent ran out years ago, and that thousands of doctors around the world have used effectively, often with a 100% success rate, in treating COVID patients. Underreported Causes Of Covid-19 Deaths In US, France, Netherlands, Germany Etc Nov 20 03:53 0 comments The filthiest places in any country are the slaughterhouses. Animals are defecating and urinating in terror. Their blood spills everywhere. How Ticketmaster Plans to Check Your Vaccine Status for Concerts Nov 12 23:19 1 comments It was announced on Monday by BillBoard the music industry website that Ticket Master is rolling out a system whereby you will have to prove you were vaccinated before you could go to any concert organised by them. Ticket Master control probably close to 60% of all concert sales in the USA and Europe. States Tackle Student Debt and For-Profit Colleges Rise Jul 12 22:06 0 comments Washington, DC - As Democratic presidential candidates debate student debt, States attempt to tackle what they see as a debt problem impacting their economies. HSE appoints ‘insider’ Tony O’Brien as new director. May 11 22:13 1 comments Flashback to a July 28th, 2012 media report: Fruitarianism: Healthy or Hazardous? Jun 21 13:36 0 comments We all know that fruit is good for us. Recent studies suggest we should be eating up to ten portions of fruit and veg each day. But how much is too much? ESB 63 power outages since 2007 Oct 01 09:48 3 comments ESB does not patrol power lines or check transformers and only change them when the horrendous gales force the ESB to do so Irish Cancer Society supports Big Pharma in coverup of appalling effects of Gardasil / HPV... Aug 18 22:49 0 comments The Irish Cancer Society are organising two talks to promote the unsafe HPV vaccine and thereby are implicated in promoting this dangerous vaccine. The talks are titled: 'The HPV Vaccine – Warts And All' and will take place in Galway on August 23 and Cork on August 24. Ireland: Obesity, the “Western Diet” and the Global Food Challenge Aug 23 19:31 0 comments Recent reports have suggested that Ireland is set to become the most obese country in Europe. Government campaign to sabotage Dublin Bus and Bus Eireann bus services through privatisat... Feb 20 16:29 6 comments Just three weeks ago the National Transport Authority (NTA) officially started the tendering for 2016 of initially 10% of Dublin Bus routes and a further 10% of all Bus Eireann routes with most of the routes in Waterford City, and a number of Dublin commuter routes are to be privatised. In the original plan a number of Cork City routes were to go but these will probably happen later. This process has been the culmination of a relentless effort by Fine Gael (FG) in the present government and their predecessors and fellow Neo-Liberal ideologists, Fianna Fáil (FF) in the last government where they have consistently pushed for the break up of both Dublin Bus and Bus Eireann so that it can be handed over to their friends in the private sector to run on a profit basis. The NTA is used as a sort of cloak of respectability to give the impression that they will actually be a regulator with teeth of which we know very few regulators have any teeth, with the banking regulator during the Celtic Tiger coming to mind, plus many other examples and the function of NTA is really for propaganda value to convince the middle class. However this whole scheme is about ideology and is NOT about competition but about privatisation. Maternity Group calls for review into Maternity Services as Budget 2015 continues to ignor... Oct 07 15:16 0 comments The Association for Improvements in the Maternity Services Ireland (AIMS Ireland) are demanding an immediate response from the Government in budget 2015 on calls for a review into patient safety and appropriate care models in Irish maternity services. Alzheimer's, Senility, Dementia: Caused by Meat, Fish, Alcohol, Aluminum, Mercury Etc Jan 25 19:25 1 comments
Did fluoridation cause the current dental health crisis? Dec 11 23:15 0 comments By mistakenly focusing on the drug fluoride, since 1945, dentists missed the opportunity to reduce tooth decay by promoting tooth-required nutrients such as calcium, Vitamins A, C and D. Could the current tooth decay epidemic in the US be attributed to that blunder? Eddie Hobbs Backs 'Service Provider' Facing Charges Of Fraud. Number Of Complaints Set To... Nov 01 18:22 56 comments In May 2013 TV Star Eddie Hobbs' Company, Brendan Investments, publicly backed Metro Property Group in Detroit following news reports of a multi-million dollar lawsuit filed in Federal Court against Metro.The statement, published on Brendan Investments website, claimed that Metro Property Group had been transparent with them and they had no cause for concern. Irish Labour Party Budget Tells Youth Phuk Off and Don't Come Back Oct 15 20:25 8 comments I couldn't help but notice, the difference in one of Ayman Al Gilmore's old parties alternative budget and his government's budget today. He is obviously a me feiner, riding the Irish working class and feeding off old comrades wounds but then that's the story of Ireland, isn't it? The Labour party have no shame have they? They are an obvious gang of fatbarsturds, who people are stupid enough to vote for and are prime meat for a revolution! Anyway here's a summary: Know your Enemy Irish Labour Fatbarsturds Oct 02 09:50 5 comments George W Bush economic adviser Dr Pippa Malmgren, speaking in Dublin yesterday, said Ireland faces 20 years of “no growth,” because of the European Central Bank She was speaking at a Davy Stockbroker conference in Dublin, saying Ireland should leave the euro and devalue the punt. Of course Irish politicians on the Euro gravy train will disagree. Creating false hope and unemployment. Mar 24 20:32 2 comments The enthusiasm of people at a recent business offer presentation in the Dublin hotel was contagious. The queues for foreign jobs at a job fare was the opposite. A constant contagion of exploitation of those in need is evident in offers for opportunities offered. Job offers implied following training, the costs invested and the disappointment following discovering it to be not quite accurate have lead to increases in suffering and stress. The promise of cheap holidays and earnings from investing in this hope is growing tiresome. Cannabis Medicine to be Legalized Sep 12 01:15 2 comments The Irish Department of Health says it hopes to bring legislative proposals this year or early next year to enable cannabis-based medicine to be prescribed in the Irish free state. They should hurry up and save al lot of people an awful lot of pain. Experts have advised that Sativex contains a cannabis extract which “is a valid treatment option”. It took them awhile didn't it. like hundred years late maybe. "Sativex is used for the relief of symptoms of multiple sclerosis patients and other ailments. It is already available on prescription in British Occupied Ireland. Going Viral: Moors' Law for Oil says $7 a gallon gasoline in '17 Aug 20 21:51 8 comments Moore's Law for transistor count is ending, but now there's Moors' Law for oil and it says gasoline -- US national average -- will be $7 in 2017 as oil reaches $120 a barrel. The law is named for Kent Moors, a professor Duquesne U. Specifically, the price of oil and the number of cars in China, which drives it, double every 5 years. These murderous prices change everything in society. Water fluoridation - €4 million down the drain every year Mar 04 17:28 13 comments Successive Irish governments have overseen the fluoridation of public water supplies since the practice commenced in 1964. This form of mass medication is supposed to benefit the nation's teeth. End Fuel Poverty! Dec 20 12:00 0 comments It’s January. It’s freezing. Christmas emptied the coffers and now the bills are starting to bite. As the government cuts the eligibility period for the Fuel Allowance, it’s time to tell the government that we’ve had enough! Fair Hotels Video Nov 24 11:12 0 comments Fair Hotels is an initiative of hotel workers employed in Fair Hotels throughout Ireland and trade union representatives. Hotels listed on www.fairhotels.ie were invited to participate in the Fair Hotels campaign by their own staff and their staffs' representatives. Each of the hotels listed on www.fairhotels.ie has agreed to participate. Our objective is to support and promote quality employment in the hotel industry in Ireland. Perineal Injury and Maternity Practices in Ireland Oct 17 14:58 1 comments Pelvic floor injury is not a given in childbirth. Mums can stack the odds in their favour of emerging from childbirth whole, healthy and intact. Petition of Support: Reinstate Waterbirth as an option for women birthing in Ireland. Oct 15 11:25 0 comments The Association for Improvements in the Maternity Services Ireland (AIMS Ireland) has been informed that a review committee will meet next week to discuss the future of Waterbirth in Ireland. Dublin Food Co-op – Violence complaints still unresolved 6 months on Sep 12 15:58 12 comments Exactly six months ago today, the board of directors of Dublin Food Co-op received a written complaint of ‘physical assault’ and ‘violently aggressive behaviour’ on its premises. Most of them seem to have been running away from it ever since. AIB Bondholders Jul 31 15:11 4 comments With the government set on continues the destruction of the Irish Economy. I just thought a list of some of those lovely Bondholders who are milking us dry should be published. Why are we still paying? Jul 31 14:22 0 comments With the Fine Gael / Labour government now annoucing that Carbon Tax will probably be increased in December 2011 budget is it not now time to revisted the whole "Humans are heating planet" nonsense in greater detail? Has violence triumphed at Dublin Food Co-op? Jun 12 19:36 4 comments Today marks three months since the Dublin Food Co-op received a complaint of ‘physical assault and violent aggression’ on the premises. Despite the seriousness of the charge, the directors’ collective response was feeble in every respect, leaving those who reported the incident out in the cold. more >> |