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national / worker & community struggles and protests Friday February 24, 2012 - 12:13 by SIPTU Community Campaign
The Irish Congress of Trade Unions has criticised spending cuts in the community and voluntary sector as “short-sighted and ultimately self-defeating.” Launching a new study on the impact of cuts – Downsizing the Community Sector – Congress General Secretary David Begg said it was clear many of the cuts were taking place “below the radar and out of the spotlight. But their impact is enormous. In many communities these cuts are eroding the social fabric, eating away at what binds those communities together,” he said. ... read full story / add a comment
national / eu Tuesday February 21, 2012 - 01:04 by O.O'C.
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The Government seems determined to push ahead in the next few months with the ratification of two important treaties: the “Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union” and the revised “Treaty on the European Stability Mechanism.” The two treaties would make member-states of the euro zone into regimes of economic austerity, involving deeper and deeper cuts in public expenditure, increases in indirect taxes, reductions in wages, sustained liberalisation of markets, and the privatisation of public property. ... read full story / add a comment
national / eu Friday February 17, 2012 - 10:47 by Gregor Kerr
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The fiscal treaty, as agreed by EU governments, is clearly an austerity treaty and will impose serious levels of economic and financial pain on Irish workers for years to come. In his blog ‘Notes On The Front’ Unite economist Michael Taft says “The Government, in signing the Fiscal Treaty, has effectively committed itself to introducing up to €6 billion more in tax increases and spending cuts in the medium-term, over and above what it has already planned”.[1] The prospect of such an approach is horrific and should shock all of us into action. Unless this is resisted we can expect even further tax increases, wage cuts and a slashing of all public services over the next couple of years. ... read full story / add a comment
national / bin tax / household tax / water tax Thursday February 09, 2012 - 18:18 by Glen Clifford
This post is a quick response to an SWP internal members bulletin, which was presumably leaked by one of their members - available to read here: http://tomasoflatharta.com/2012/02/09/kubla-heard-from-...else/. It gives an insight to the real views of the SWP on a number of issues including the ULA and the CAHWT. I want to take up some of their points relating to the Household tax campaign, which I object to and to offer what I think is the real situation with the campaign. ... read full story / add a comment
galway / anti-war / imperialism Wednesday February 08, 2012 - 22:33 by Galway Alliance Against War
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The regular bulletin from the Galway Alliance Against War ... read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday February 07, 2012 - 11:20 by BrianClarke
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international / anti-war / imperialism Monday February 06, 2012 - 22:07 by Declan Cullen
Will the victims of 9/11 ever receive justice? ... read full story / add a comment
national / environment Monday February 06, 2012 - 13:51 by Declan Cullen
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CANCER RATE INCREASE AND FLUORIDE. ... read full story / add a comment
national / eu Friday February 03, 2012 - 09:31 by Declan Cullen
2 comments (last - saturday february 04, 2012 - 10:27)
The people of this nation are is fed up with the corruption, lies and theft that is ongoing in this country and carried out by our so - called leaders, and rightly so. But now with all the aforementioned becoming more apparent, the people of this nation should now understand WHY this really happened in .............. ... read full story / add a comment
international / gender and sexuality Thursday February 02, 2012 - 02:53 by Gary Guy
2 comments (last - tuesday february 07, 2012 - 12:22)
Predictable lamestream media reviewers had little to say about how The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo is rife with current political, sociological, technological and religious implications. The movie is about a 24-year-old, gothic-punk-looking, cyberspace hacker, with an issue with men who have histories or sexual or violent predation. She is on a mission to right the world of a few rapists and killers. This is not a standard movie review. Plenty reviews already exist on the Internet for you to get the gist of the story and its characters. This critique is strictly in regards to the movie and is more about interesting political and social commentary in relation to the movie and some of its reviews. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / animal rights Tuesday January 31, 2012 - 08:29 by Ban Hare Coursing Now!
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We hope politicians of all parties who oppose the savagery of hare coursing will support the Private Members Bill that Dail Deputies Maureen O’ Sullivan and Clare Daly intend to move shortly. ... read full story / add a comment 
dublin / environment Tuesday January 24, 2012 - 11:32 by Vincent Byrne
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Dublin is still reeling from its boom period and the cacophony of high-flown plans it threw up. Now that it's all over, how do the various projects stand up? ... read full story / add a comment
national / environment Monday January 23, 2012 - 23:50 by Charlie Williams
The following open letter concerning hydraulic gas fracturing in Ireland was recently sent to the Pat Rabbitte, Minister for Communications, Energy & Natural Resources. Several other people have written to the minister and have received no reply. This is an important issue because it concerns contaminating the land and water for the benefit of just a few over the rights and interests of many and protection of the environment. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism Sunday January 22, 2012 - 10:54 by Luke Eastwood
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Tracing the origins of the spread of a toxic and unsustainable ethos which is now global ... read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous Saturday January 21, 2012 - 17:01 by Rob Brotherton
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Hi all, I am a PhD researcher with the University of London, conducting research into the psychology of conspiracy theories. I have a short survey online at the moment, for which I am seeking participants. I need as wide a range of people to take part as possible. If you could spare around 15 minutes to fill in the survey I would be hugely appreciative. ... read full story / add a comment
national / environment Friday January 20, 2012 - 11:36 by Red Squirrel
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Dwindling Red Squirrel population ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Thursday January 19, 2012 - 19:19 by J. C. Phelan
3 comments (last - monday january 23, 2012 - 17:15)
The Biological Weapons Convention meets amidst allegations that the US has violated the treaty ... read full story / add a comment
antrim / anti-war / imperialism Thursday January 19, 2012 - 18:31 by Pepe Escobar
5 comments (last - saturday june 22, 2024 - 08:55)
Let's start with red lines. Here it is, Washington’s ultimate red line, straight from the lion’s mouth. Only last week Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta said of the Iranians, “Are they trying to develop a nuclear weapon? No. But we know that they're trying to develop a nuclear capability. And that's what concerns us. And our red line to Iran is do not develop a nuclear weapon. That's a red line for us.” How strange, the way those red lines continue to retreat. Once upon a time, the red line for Washington was “enrichment” of uranium. Now, it’s evidently an actual nuclear weapon that can be brandished. Keep in mind that, since 2005, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei has stressed that his country is not seeking to build a nuclear weapon. The most recent National Intelligence Estimate on Iran from the U.S. Intelligence Community has similarly stressed that Iran is not, in fact, developing a nuclear weapon (as opposed to the breakout capacity to build one someday). ... read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism Thursday January 19, 2012 - 01:58 by Declan Cullen
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The international banks are pushing for a war in Iran big time because they don't have a Central Bank in Iran, in the same way as they didn't in Libya, .............. ... read full story / add a comment
national / politics / elections Wednesday January 18, 2012 - 10:22 by Andrew
The idea that calling for a referendum is a good strategy for winning significant reforms often crops up in campaigns. It seems logical, as a referendum is a chance for the population to directly make a decision on the issue to hand. But the reality is that the demand for a referendum is seldom, if ever, the best way to build a struggle for a reform. Here are five reasons why: ... read full story / add a comment |
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