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national / eu Friday June 01, 2012 - 20:00 by D Martyn   text 35 comments (last - friday august 10, 2012 - 08:59)
Like lambs to the slaughter the Irish people ratified the Fiscal Stability treaty by a yes vote of 60.3%. Even members of the parties advocating the yes vote admitted fear and confusion were among the reasons why Irish people gave into the demands of the government. As they threw around buzz words such as stability, growth, investment and threatened a harsher budget if the treaty wasn’t ratified, it’s no surprise their school yard bully tactics won out. ... read full story / add a comment
national / animal rights Thursday May 31, 2012 - 10:10 by Bernie .Wright   text 7 comments (last - wednesday june 06, 2012 - 12:07)   image 2 images   video 1 video file
COCK FIGHTING IN IRELAND: INFORMATION NEEDED
The AOHS has received information that a Cock fighting event will be held in Ireland this coming Saturday, 2nd June 2012. We were told that it will be organised by some of the Travelling Community. It is apparently well known by blood sports enthusiasts in the area.
The area is Tipperary/ Waterford, near the border. The alleged event we are told is apparently to be put on utube.
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national / miscellaneous Wednesday May 30, 2012 - 23:36 by Tom Stokes   text 8 comments (last - monday june 04, 2012 - 17:20)
There are fools who decry history as if it was irrelevant to the present or the future. Here is an extract from a piece my late father wrote in 1969 on the subject of the drive towards membership of the EEC, now the EU. Relevant? I certainly think it is, in the context of the vote we are going to cast, or not cast, or cast unwisely, on May 31st. ... read full story / add a comment
Hare coursing: Being kept alive by financial sponsorship
international / animal rights Monday May 28, 2012 - 11:17 by Ban Hare Coursing in Ireland   image 3 images
We wonder if you could help us win a crucial battle in the ongoing campaign against cruel hare coursing in Ireland.

As the campaign to persuade the Irish government to ban hare coursing continues, financial sponsorship is keeping this horrific practise alive.
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galway / anti-war / imperialism Sunday May 27, 2012 - 22:48 by Galway Alliance Against War
GAAW SUPPORTED PEACE EVENT

DON’T EVER FORGET: THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND IS AT WAR
IRISH TROOPS & GARDAÍ OUT OF AFGHANISTAN!
US MILITARY OUT OF SHANNON!

SUNDAY 10th JUNE BETWEEN 2-3PM

PEACE VIGIL ORGANISED BY SHANNONWATCH AT SHANNON AIRPORT
(PLEASE ASSEMBLE AT ROUNDABOUT BEFORE AIRPORT)

CONTENTS

1. Revisiting the Lisbon Treaty
2. The Irish Military & the Turf Dispute
3. Contrasting Quotations: A Proverbial Week in Politics or Labour in Opposition and then in Government?
4. The Silent Closure of the Irish Embassy in Iran
5. Reader’s Email
6. News from the USA: War Vets Throw Back Medals at NATO Summit – plus 2 must-see video clips: 4-Star General Wesley Clark --USA will attack 7 countries in 4 years
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international / miscellaneous Wednesday May 23, 2012 - 11:43 by italy calling
Last Saturday morning a bomb exploded outside the vocational college for young women “Morvillo-Falcone” in the Southern city of Brindisi, killing a teenage girl, Melissa Bassi, and severely wounding several other classmates. ... read full story / add a comment
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national / history and heritage Tuesday May 22, 2012 - 20:51 by Bernardo   image 1 image
In the run up to our 21st birthday celebrations, Anti-Fascist Action Ireland are undertaking a major historical survey of the Irish Far-Right from 1945 – 1991. ... read full story / add a comment
national / eu Tuesday May 22, 2012 - 13:01 by O.O'C.
The European Stability Mechanism is a crisis fund that comes at the price of €11 billion for Ireland, that EU countries will be able to gain access to should they ratify the Fiscal Treaty. But will it be a handy insurance policy for Ireland - or an economic straitjacket? ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism Sunday May 20, 2012 - 12:56 by Patrice Faubert
L'argent est le vecteur de l'inhumanité... ... read full story / add a comment
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national / miscellaneous Sunday May 20, 2012 - 09:20 by Costas A.   text 6 comments (last - wednesday may 23, 2012 - 18:25)   image 2 images
Standing with one foot in Ireland and the other foot in Greece and having an interest and a natural curiosity for all "things", I listen, watch and follow events that take place in both countries regarding all aspects of human life, social-political-economical and not only. ... read full story / add a comment
national / eu Saturday May 19, 2012 - 18:28 by simple fisherman   text 6 comments (last - monday may 21, 2012 - 10:41)
As a simple fisherman I was forced to leave England because our fishing industry was destroyed by the European Union and to come to your lovely country to find work. I am hoping to help out on a campaign to save Ireland's Fish and to point out the hard lessons your English brothers learned and which may be of some small assistance to Irish fishermen. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / education Thursday May 17, 2012 - 11:54 by Diarmuid Haughian   text 9 comments (last - sunday may 20, 2012 - 18:18)   video 3 video files
The Irish educational system is currently failing to provide equal chance, equal access and share to graduate employment opportunities with global employers in Ireland. There seems to be a cultural over-reliance on the English language in Irish society, a lack of awareness importance of being multi-lingual at an early age and language learning time in the classroom is spent on compulsory Irish.
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national / eu Friday May 11, 2012 - 10:01 by Sonya Oldham   text 3 comments (last - friday may 11, 2012 - 14:07)
Formal objection to the governments 'information' leaflet which we believe contravenes the mcKenna judgement. The introduction clearly shows a bias towards a Yes vote and contains many disputable claims which are not facts. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday May 09, 2012 - 17:41 by Anthony Ravlich
An ethical approach to human rights, development and globalization to replace neo liberalism is seen as the way to address lack of open government, many human rights omissions leading to mass neglect and the suppression of 'bottom-up' development in New Zealand. The mass purging of 'tall poppies', the 'crushing and isolation' of those at the bottom of the social scale and terrible social outcomes for many children were seen as a consequence of the hegemonic ambitions of a bi-cultural bureaucratic elite wanting to ensure no bottom-up challenges to top-down control. ... read full story / add a comment
God himself could not sink this ship!
international / anti-capitalism Wednesday May 09, 2012 - 11:09 by BrianClarke   text 8 comments (last - thursday may 10, 2012 - 17:46)   image 3 images   video 2 video files
" God himself could not sink this ship!"


After the British Holocaust visited on Ireland in 1845 which cost the lives of millions( I use the word MILLIONS, carefully researched) of Irish lives, from 1848 to 1950 almost another six million people left Ireland. It has continued ever since, its called ethnic cleansing by some, forced emigration by others and "see another part of the world" by an Irish minister of the current fascist Government in Ireland. The result is that most of the real Irish are overseas and whats left on the small island today is a poor spiritless mostly imitation of anything Gaelic or free. ... read full story / add a comment

national / eu Monday May 07, 2012 - 01:23 by O.O'C.   text 3 comments (last - tuesday may 15, 2012 - 09:15)
“The Member States whose currency is the euro may establish a stability mechanism to be activated if indispensable to safeguard the stability of the euro area as a whole. The granting of any required financial assistance under the mechanism will be made subject to strict conditionality.”
- Proposed amendment to Article 136 TFEU of the EU Treaties by which the 27 EU Member States authorize the 17 Member States of the euro currency area to establish a Stability Mechanism ... read full story / add a comment
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national / rights, freedoms and repression Saturday May 05, 2012 - 23:36 by RNU Activist   image 1 image
A History of Felon-Setting:

Felon-Setting has a long and not very honorable place in Irish history. British imperialists have used various tactics to impose their rule in Ireland for centuries. Demonisation, Criminalisation and Felon-Setting has played a massive role in attempting to isolate Republicans from their communities. ... read full story / add a comment
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national / eu Wednesday May 02, 2012 - 02:48 by Darcy   text 11 comments (last - wednesday may 09, 2012 - 15:42)   image 2 images   video 1 video file
BUT WHAT HAPPENS IF WE VOTE NO?

COULD IRELAND’S ACCESS TO A FUTURE BAILOUT FROM THE ESM RESCUE FUND BE PUT AT JEOPARDY BY THAT DECISION?

This is the so-called ‘Blackmail Clause’ contained in Article 136 of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) Treaty. ... read full story / add a comment
national / eu Tuesday May 01, 2012 - 09:27 by Sonya Oldham   text 1 comment (last - wednesday may 02, 2012 - 15:59)
Does the Fiscal Compact Treaty Deal with the Cause of the Crisis? What Caused the Crisis? The collapse of the Irish banking system was principally caused by a failure of regulation and the reckless lending practices of the Irish and European banking system.
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national / eu Monday April 30, 2012 - 20:02 by O.O'C.   text 8 comments (last - tuesday may 08, 2012 - 18:47)
TO:
Professor Colm McCarthy
Department of Economics
UCD
Dublin 4

Sunday 29 April 2012

Dear Colm,

I am writing to you to make some points arising from your comments on the so-called Fiscal Treaty and the referendum on it on RTE’s Morning Ireland last Tuesday morning. ... read full story / add a comment
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