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dublin / politics / elections / opinion/analysis Wednesday October 08, 2014 17:50 by Paddy Hackett
 7 comments (last - sunday october 12, 2014 10:29)
The rhetoric by the Sinn Fein, the Anti Austerity Alliance and the People Before Profit Alliance featuring on RTE's Prime Time programme amounts to nothing but illusion. Their election candidates showed no understanding of the need for revolution. Their rhetoric suggested that capitalism can be managed or reformed to the benefit of the working class by effectively taxing the rich and not the working class. Indeed the entire show confined itself to suggestions as to how to reform capitalism in one way or another. In that way the participants sought to effectively defend the capitalist system. Essentially all contributors were essentially advocating bourgeois politics. If the Socialist Party and the Socialist Workers Party were genuinely revolutionary they would have challenged RTE and its other contributors by advocating the need for revolution. read full story / add a comment
national / consumer issues / press release Tuesday October 07, 2014 15:16 by AIMS Ireland
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. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / press release Sunday October 05, 2014 22:10 by shannonwatch
Shannonwatch welcomes the visit to Shannon Airport by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions. The visit which took place on October 2nd was a follow-up to a petition by Shannonwatch earlier this year. The petition called for the Government to investigate the use of Shannon Airport and Irish airspace for the transit of US armed troops, munitions and other war material, as well as for the refuelling of CIA-associated aircraft involved in extraordinary rendition. During their visit to Shannon, representatives of the Committee met with members of the Gardai including Chief Superintendent John Kerin and with airport officials before meeting again with Shannonwatch. They were informed that about 40,000 US troops had gone through Shannon so far this year. However Shannonwatch understands that airport officials said that US troops were not essential to the economics of Shannon Airport as they contribute relatively little, and that civilian passengers contribute far more with shopping, car parking and so on. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / opinion/analysis Thursday October 02, 2014 23:32 by Paddy Hackett
Parties such as the SP, SWP and Sinn Fein are essentially no different from each other nor from Fine Gael, the Labour Party and Fianna Fail. They are all bourgeois nationalist parties competing for power within the capitalist system. Reformism is still alive and well and embedded within the Irish working class movement. read full story / add a comment
international / gender and sexuality / opinion/analysis Wednesday October 01, 2014 19:56 by john throne
We are all familiar with the monstrous crimes that have been carried out by the Catholic hierarchy in Ireland, the slave labor in the Magadlene prison laundries, the physical and sexual abuse in the children's prisons.The victims have to be given compensation. Not by the taxpayers but from the vast wealth of the Catholic church. More generally responsibility has to be allotted for this. Responsibility lies with different forces, the Catholic hierarchy, the Irish capitalist class, but also the members of the Catholic church. John Throne. read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous / event notice Wednesday October 01, 2014 14:17 by Occupy Everywhere
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Solidarity with the demonstrations and resistance in Hong Kong read full story / add a comment
national / gender and sexuality / event notice Wednesday September 24, 2014 12:46 by Eilis
After-party for the 3rd March for Choice: come to Filmbase where there will be tea, coffee and cakes. You’ll be able to hang out with other amazing pro-choice people and activists, participate in our interactive workshop, speak or listen at the Speak Out and enjoy live music and DJs til late. read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous / event notice Tuesday September 23, 2014 21:37 by msf
Dr. Gabriel Fitzpatrick, Chairperson of Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) will give a talk about his recent experience in Sierra Leone. The talk will take place on Thursday 25th September at the Royal College of Physicians Ireland, 6 Kildare Street, Dublin 2. Doors open at 6.30pm and the talk will commence promptly at 7pm. read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice / press release Monday September 22, 2014 23:36 by IPRT
The Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT), Ireland’s leading penal reform campaign organisation, has today (Wednesday, 17 September 2014) warmly welcomed the publication of the final report of the Strategic Review on Penal Policy as a blueprint for a fairer and more effective penal system. IPRT endorses the vast majority of the recommendations, and urges the Minister for Justice and Equality to consider their implementation in full. IPRT will closely shadow the implementation of the Review Group’s recommendations, to ensure that Ireland’s criminal and penal policy meets its stated goal of making Ireland “a safer and fairer place.” read full story / add a comment
kildare / education / event notice Monday September 22, 2014 14:44 by Tadhg
A short first aid course to help you in an accident or other emergency. read full story / add a comment
national / bin tax / household tax / water tax / other press Sunday September 21, 2014 03:28 by Jay
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Irish Water have resorted to recruiting private military contractors..... Pathetic nasty people... http://www.gumtree.ie/a-drivers-security/dublin/special...75909 read full story / add a comment
dublin / crime and justice / event notice Wednesday September 17, 2014 00:04 by Integrity Ireland
Integrity Ireland is a citizens - driven network and support group set up to tackle corruption within this state, particularly within the legal profession, An Garda Sochna, and statutory oversight bodies. Wednesday, September 17th 2014 @ 6.00pm Topic for discussion: Effective tactics against corruption, collusion & cover - ups read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice / press release Tuesday September 16, 2014 23:27 by Thumper
Republican Network for Unity shine a light on the revolving door policy of the PSNI regarding ex-RUC officers.
15 years ago the Patten Report consigned the RUC to history and ushered in a new accountable police force, or so we were led to believe. Instead, the people of the 6 counties received an MI5 controlled militia with a revolving door for ex-RUC gunmen. Today (16th September) Drew Harris was appointed as deputy chief constable of the PSNI. Just like his senior George Hamilton, who was appointed chief constable earlier this year, Drew is an ex-RUC officer who was involved in a force that thoughtlessly used shoot-to-kill and oversaw collusion at the highest level read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Tuesday September 16, 2014 23:01 by People's Movement
The Dail Resumes on 17th September at 2.30pm. We need ANGRY people at the Dail on that day to welcome back the traitors. When we say ANGRY we mean ANGRY. Because if you are not angry you are not suffering. Wed Sep 17 2014 at 11:30 am Dáil Éireann, Leinster House, Kildare Street, Dublin, Ireland read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Tuesday September 16, 2014 13:14 by KM
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The Ukrainian parliament has approved laws on special status for the Donetsk and Lugansk Regions, as well as amnesty for those participating in the hostilities. The special status law has received 277 ‘yes’ votes from a total of 450 MPs, while the amnesty law was approved by 287 parliamentary members. The session of the Verkhovna Rada is underway during which MPs are to ratify an agreement with the EU. The law on the special status of Lugansk and Donetsk Regions guarantees the right to use and study Russian or any other language in Ukraine. It also states that local elections are to take place in the regions on December 7 read full story / add a comment
international / education / other press Monday September 15, 2014 22:42 by T
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The tragedy of September 11, 2001, goes far beyond the deaths of those who died in the towers and the deaths of firefighters and first responders who succumbed to illnesses caused by inhalation of toxic dust. For thirteen years a new generation of Americans has been born into the 9/11 myth that has been used to create the American warfare/police state. The corrupt Bush and Obama regimes used 9/11 to kill, maim, dispossess and displace millions of Muslims in seven countries, none of whom had anything whatsoever to do with 9/11. read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice / opinion/analysis Sunday September 14, 2014 12:06 by political hostage
As the case of Michael McKevitt continues to alert media attention it must be borne out that there has been a significant degree of prejudice surrounding everything about the case over many years. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism / other press Friday September 12, 2014 11:15 by Red Banner
Issue 57 of Red Banner: a magazine of socialist ideas is out now €2 / £1.50 from bookshops or the address above read full story / add a comment
tipperary / public consultation / irish social forum / event notice Sunday September 07, 2014 22:27 by p2p
The conference in Cloughjordan Ecovillage Tipperary on Friday 12th and Saturday 13th Sept has a number of talks & discussions throughout which are either free or a donation is requested. The Friday talk is: The Commons And Community A talk and public interview with Michel Bauwens, Belgian integral philosopher and Peer-to-Peer theorist, moderated by Professor Peadar Kirby, resident of Cloughjordan Ecovillage. €5 suggested donation (pay on the door) read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Saturday September 06, 2014 18:48 by Magheri
This is the story of Riccardo, a Friend a Father a Son a Husband. he was florentine and died in his city asking for help read full story / add a comment |
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