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international / worker & community struggles and protests / opinion/analysis Saturday February 09, 2013 18:36 by Caoimhghin Ó Croidheáin
 15 comments (last - saturday march 09, 2013 07:11)
The recent bonds-for-notes overnight legislation read full story / add a comment
dublin / crime and justice / opinion/analysis Thursday February 07, 2013 13:26 by anon
8 comments (last - friday february 08, 2013 21:07)
SPANISH chef lost his sense of taste and had his skull reinforced with screws after being struck with a golf club and wooden samurai sword in a savage street assault. Jorge Roca (40), from Valencia in Spain, insisted he still loves Ireland and Cork despite the unprovoked attack that left him fighting for his life. Shane Cotter (20) of Annmount Cross, Friars Walk, Cork, who has 49 previous convictions, was jailed for three years for assault causing serious harm. ''Danny O'Brien (20) of Brandon Court, Dillons Cross, Cork, who produced the golf club used by Cotter to attack Mr Roca and who has 84 previous convictions, was jailed for 18 months for violent disorder. The Spaniard told the Irish Independent he was disappointed with the sentences. "I am not a judge. I am a chef. But that was not really very good," he said. Cotter later told Gardai: "I wanted to do damage. I was in a temper. I wanted to kill him." http://www.independent.ie/irish-news...-29053631.html read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Thursday February 07, 2013 11:19 by scott huminski
Catholic torture of a political activist now before U.S. high court. Huminski v. Mercy Gilbert Mecical Center. Court papers reveal an unholy alliance between Sheriff Joseph Arpaio, Federal Judge Frederick Martone (both life-long Catholics) and a Catholic Church hospital network, Dignity Health, and their efforts to silence a critic of the racist sheriff with an attempted murder and torture at a Catholic hospital, Mercy Gilbert Medical Center, Gilbert, Arizona. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Tuesday February 05, 2013 20:13 by Diarmuid Breatnach
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As the Irish Council for Civil Liberties have abrogated their role in defending democratic civil rights, at least with regard to the right to protest, can the Left in the Dail step into the breach and play an important progressive role? Or will it allow political sectarianism and self-interest to narrow its vision? read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / other press Tuesday February 05, 2013 11:33 by Latin America Solidarity Centre
This is an opportunity for LASC members, volunteers, friends and community groups to exhibit photos of Ireland and Latin America during Latin America Week 2013. The title of the exhibition is: “Digging at the Heart of Mother Earth” read full story / add a comment
dublin / arts and media / event notice Monday February 04, 2013 17:06 by Dublin Film Qlub
Hard-hitting prison drama with stunning performances read full story / add a comment
national / housing / press release Monday February 04, 2013 11:03 by Anti Eviction Taskforce
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The Anti Eviction Taskforce (AET) have written to all Government Ministers across all political parties on behalf of all distressed mortgage holders in Ireland today, delivering a mandate to bring a motion before the Dáil to ban eviction in Ireland. This letter will arrive on the desks of all Ministers on February 4th 2013. To explain the logic behind this mandate: The Government and Financial institutions continue to ignore the issue of distressed mortgages, which is resulting in much family distress, family break-up and, in some cases, suicide. While, as yet, eviction is not an everyday occurrence, it is only a matter of time before eviction becomes common place. This threat, along with the inaction by both the Government and Financial Institutions to devise credible resolution is disabling distressed mortgage holders and resulting in impasse. read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous / event notice Sunday February 03, 2013 17:33 by Seomra Spraoi
Dublin's autonomous social centre, Seomra Spraoi is holding its first Bakery on Thursday 7th, 5pm. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Thursday January 31, 2013 13:43 by Elric
1 comment (last - tuesday february 05, 2013 20:23)
Russia has also issued warnings about the Israeli attack on Syria. Full texts at links. Iran has threatened Israel, warning there would be “serious consequences” for a reported attack on a research center in Damascus. Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian said Tel Aviv would face repercussions for the Israeli airstrike against a scientific research center in Jamraya, rural Damascus, the semi-official Fars news quotes him as saying. Syrian Ambassador to Lebanon Ali Abdul-Karim Ali says Damascus has "the option and the surprise to retaliate." He gave no details on when the retaliation would be, only saying that the relevant authorities would be tasked with preparing for it. ... http://rt.com/news/iran-israel-syria-consequences-171/ read full story / add a comment
dublin / environment / event notice Tuesday January 29, 2013 23:42 by Laurence Cox
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Pub quiz for S2S organised by NUIM Community Education, Equality and Social Activism and UCD Equality Studies read full story / add a comment
national / environment / news report Tuesday January 29, 2013 23:10 by T
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Last Thurs 24th Jan 2013, the Irish and British governments agreed on a memorandum of understanding for energy trading between Ireland and the UK. This will pave the way for the export of Wind Energy to the UK. This would likely make use of the electric interconnector completed last year between the UK and Ireland although it may need additional cables. The wind resource in Ireland is probably greater than what the Irish electrical grid can cope with and hence the idea is that the surplus wind energy can be exported to the UK which has a far larger electrical demand than here and could probably take every watt exported. Unfortunately it seems that there is a bit more to this though the official green good news because apparently there are plans by a number of companies to erect up to 2,300 wind turbines in the Midlands of Ireland. Is blighting our landscape for the UK the way to solve the energy problem? read full story / add a comment
international / environment / other press Monday January 28, 2013 12:17 by Ceres
The Independent, the UK daily, in an exclusive report by Steve Connor said a section of the super-rich linked to fossil fuel industry back climate crisis deniers. The report headlined “Billionaires secretly fund attacks on climate science” said: A secretive funding organization in the US that guarantees anonymity for its billionaire donors has emerged as a major operator in the climate "counter movement" to undermine the science of global warming. read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests / press release Sunday January 27, 2013 21:45 by Elric
2 comments (last - thursday january 31, 2013 23:08)
Blacklisting of workers is a `National scandal' and the scandal is that it has gone on for so long and not enough was done by those shouting the loudest now. Millions of people would be forgiven for thinking that the illegal blacklisting of over 3,000 construction workers has suddenly been discovered. Yet it has been the worst kept secret for over two decades that those who spoke up with concerns for Health and Safety on construction sites or defended wages and conditions were punished and denied employment. Brave people paid a heavy price as each year, each month, each day brought more discrimination - more lives were being wrecked, houses lost to repossession, stress induced ill health, heart attacks and even worse. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Sunday January 27, 2013 21:24 by Remembering Dolours
Candlelit black flag vigil for Dolours Price Monday, 7pm O'Connell bridge, Dublin All welcome read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism / press release Sunday January 27, 2013 20:51 by SP
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The Socialist Party has ended its membership of the ULA. We do so with regret as we initiated the negotiations that led to the ULA and are genuine in our preparedness to work with others on the left in a respectful, democratic and principled fashion. read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Sunday January 27, 2013 20:38 by An Drighneán Donn
There will be a candle lit black flag vigil on O'Connell Bridge, Dublin, at 7pm on Monday. read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-capitalism / event notice Saturday January 26, 2013 17:35 by Fred Engels
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Friday Rally:Austerity – weapon not policy 7:30 – 10pm, Liberty Hall, Eden Quay, Dublin1 Chairperson: Paul Murphy MEP Speakers: Jimmy Kelly (UNITE) Cllr Ruth Coppinger (Socialist Party & anti-property tax campaigner) Owen Jones (Author of ‘Chavs: The demonisation of the Working Class)’ Andros Payiatsos (Greek Socialist) Tommy Sheridan (Scottish Socialist) read full story / add a comment
dublin / education / event notice Thursday January 24, 2013 20:26 by Gareth Stack
Free Learning Festival in Dubzland Venue (in Seomra Spraoi.), February 25th - March 2nd. We're offering a tonne of free workshops and lectures, and we'd like you to be involved, either as a participant, volunteer or in running a workshop or talk. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Thursday January 24, 2013 16:45 by Republicans against British normalisation
Protest against British Army display at 'tradfest', this Saturday, Templebar read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / opinion/analysis Wednesday January 23, 2013 23:08 by Gale Vogel
6 comments (last - saturday february 02, 2013 17:37)
Every moment is valuable. We can make more money, we can never make more time. That we waste this vital resource in so many ways is a shame. We waste it when it is free, we waste it when it costs. We waste it in futile debate about solutions to problems, some of which never were. We waste it through broken promises. We waste it by trying to buy it, by trying to give it away or sell it. Sometimes, the most valuable thing we can do is to sit still for a moment. Take stock, life is not a race. There is no urgency, and most certainly money is not the real priority that we have today. It is also certain that money is not the solution. read full story / add a comment |
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