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international / miscellaneous Thursday September 30, 2010 - 17:38 by Ronoc
The views of the Swedish Finance Minister, published in Dagens Industri(Todays Industry), well renowned Financial Paper....

"State of the Irish economy is very serious, "said Finance Minister Anders Borg, who on Thursday and Friday meet his EU colleagues in Brussels." ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-capitalism Wednesday September 29, 2010 - 18:19 by various   text 3 comments (last - monday october 04, 2010 - 19:44)
Up to 1,500 workers (Irish Times estimate) marched from Anglo-Irish Bank to the Dáil at lunchtime today. For a lunchtime event with very little publicity it was a surprisingly good turnout. The ICTU leaders had only planned for a stunt to get themselves on the TV news, their original idea was that a couple of hundred union officials and activists would provide a backdrop for David Begg or Jack O'Connor delivering a soundbite. ... read full story / add a comment
Hommage à Haiti
dublin / arts and media Sunday September 26, 2010 - 20:46 by Caoimhghin Ó Croidheáin   image 1 image
Ionad an Phiarsaigh––THE PEARSE CENTRE,
The Ireland Institute, 27 Pearse St, Dublin 2

01 – 764 4644 * [email protected]

‘Making Cents’ is a new series of oil paintings examining the daily existence of people making a living in the worst working conditions in the global economy. ... read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism Thursday September 23, 2010 - 15:12 by Anne Mc Shane
Anne Mc Shane writes on the deepening Economic Crisis, Biffos travails, fightback and the need for a new Marxist Party. Full text at link.

Enormous instability remains the key feature of the political and economic situation in Ireland. The crackdown on public spending is far from over as the government continues to borrow billions from international lenders. A draconian budget is planned for December to compel the working class to pay off the enormous interest on national debt. ... read full story / add a comment
national / politics / elections Tuesday September 21, 2010 - 15:11 by Cat Penny   text 6 comments (last - wednesday september 29, 2010 - 10:33)   image 1 image   video 1 video file
In a break from tradition, RTE Television showed a funny political sketch last night, raising doubts about the stations commitment to bore everyone in Ireland into emigrating. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Sunday September 19, 2010 - 19:43 by Maryam Namazie   text 2 comments (last - monday september 20, 2010 - 03:24)   video 1 video file
Maryam Namazie spoke at the anti Pope rally in London on Saturday. Maryam makes clear that the struggle against religious obscurantism is going to continue. Full text at link.

We choose humanity whilst the pope, Ahmadinejad and Islamists choose religious dogma at the expense of humanity. The pope complains of ‘aggressive secularists.’ Well they haven’t seen anything yet. We’re going to push them back. We want to – demand to - live in the 21st century. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / housing Sunday September 19, 2010 - 17:42 by Wayne Flanagan Tobin   text 8 comments (last - tuesday march 18, 2014 - 16:33)
A Poem on Homelessness in Dublin. ... read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media Sunday September 19, 2010 - 15:33 by Hibernian Scribe   text 1 comment (last - thursday september 23, 2010 - 21:18)
Conor Lenihan was due to launch John J.May's self-published book The Origin of Specious Nonsense which challenges the theories of Charles Darwin. ... read full story / add a comment
The march ended with a rally outside Downing Street
international / rights, freedoms and repression Saturday September 18, 2010 - 19:45 by pat c   image 2 images
Thousands have come out to protest against the Pope in London. Victims of abuse by clergy, Humanists, Atheists, Anarchists,Socialists, Liberals, LGBTQs, Feminists; all varieties of progressives were present to give the finger to the Panzer Pope. Full text at link.

Peter Tatchell who has a track record of opposing other dictators such as Mugabe said:

"This is not an attack on Catholic people or the Catholic faith. We are critical of certain policies of the Pope.
When he says no woman is fit to be a priest, that's an insult to the whole of female humanity.
When he says a husband must not use a condom to protect his wife from infection - even if he has HIV - that's irresponsible."
... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Wednesday September 15, 2010 - 00:10 by V for vendetta   text 5 comments (last - saturday september 18, 2010 - 16:25)   video 1 video file
The US has been recently pressuring arab countries not to press for Israel to join the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). Why is this such a big deal for them? ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Tuesday September 14, 2010 - 14:23 by Bazooka Joe   text 11 comments (last - thursday september 16, 2010 - 07:02)   video 1 video file   audio 2 audio files
Cowen was interviewed by RTE's Morning Ireland at 8.50am this morning in the Ardilaun Hotel Galway by Cathal Mac Coille. It has been alleged Mr Cowan was hungover or drunk. Cowan has described the allegations of drunkness as 'ridiculous.' ... read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests Saturday September 11, 2010 - 15:58 by pat c
Statement of the Left MEPs from GUE/NGL. Full text at link.

"Support European Day of Action against Austerity - 29 September should be day of active struggle, protests and strikes across Europe"

Statement of Left MEPs

We warmly welcome the initiative by the European Trade Union Confederation to launch 29 September as a European Day of Action around the slogan: “No to austerity – Priority for jobs and growth!”. As representatives of Left parties across Europe, we commit to enthusiastically build for and participate in the actions and demonstrations across Europe on that date.
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international / anti-war / imperialism Friday September 10, 2010 - 13:29 by pat c
More sickening crimes exposed on the part of US forces in Afghanistan. Full story at link.

Twelve US soldiers have been charged with crimes in Afghanistan ranging from murdering civilians to keeping body parts as war trophies.

The soldiers from the 5th Stryker Brigade, based in Washington State, were deployed to Kandahar province a year ago, and the murders occurred between January and March, according to charges by army prosecutors made public this week.

"Allegations like this are . . . very serious," Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell told a news briefing."Clearly, even if these allegations are proved to be untrue, it is unhelpful. It does not help the perceptions of our forces around the world." (Morrell is a master of understatement) ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Wednesday September 08, 2010 - 12:55 by Wat Tyler
Fidel criticises anti-Semitism on the part of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad but also made clear his understanding of Irans fear of attack from Israel and the US. This is from an interview with Jeffrey Goldberg, a journalist who writes for The Atlantic magazine. Full text at link.

Fidel Castro has criticised Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for what he called his anti-Semitic attitudes. The former Cuban leader also warned that an escalating conflict between Iran and the West could lead to nuclear war. Over the course of a five-hour discussion, Mr Castro "repeatedly returned to his excoriation of anti-Semitism", and criticised Mr Ahmadinejad for denying the Holocaust.

Mr Castro told Mr Goldberg that he understood Iranian fears of Israeli-American aggression and that he did not believe that sanctions and threat would dissuade Iran from pursuing nuclear weapons. ... read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism Tuesday September 07, 2010 - 22:00 by Paddy Hackett   text 18 comments (last - sunday september 19, 2010 - 22:40)   image 2 images
The problem is that profit cannot, by its very nature, increase continuously. It must fall leading to falling investment. Demand or consumption is a function of this process. ... read full story / add a comment
international / history and heritage Tuesday September 07, 2010 - 17:27 by Paddy Hackett   text 25 comments (last - sunday february 06, 2011 - 17:01)
In a sense, then, there is a commonality between these three 19th century intellectual figures --Darwin, Marx and Nietzsche. ... read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism Tuesday September 07, 2010 - 13:58 by banbora
In spite of stringent austerity measures taken by the government , financial markets are beginning to see Ireland as "Europe’s next Greece"..Last week the Standard & Poor’s rating agency cut Ireland's credit rating to AA- . This is the lowest rating in the past 15 years .The revised rating means that this country will now have to pay increased interest rates to ensure the sales of its bonds.

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national / anti-capitalism Saturday September 04, 2010 - 16:14 by Red Banner
Issue 41 of
Red Banner: A magazine of socialist ideas
is now available from bookshops or the above address
€2 / £1.50 ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / crime and justice Saturday September 04, 2010 - 15:14 by Julian and Andrew
At 9:30 this morning, people gathered on O'Connell Street In Dublin to protest against the presence of war criminal and ex British prime-minister Tony Blair. Blair arrived at Easons at around 10am for the book-signing of his recent autobiography, escorted and protected by a sizable gardai presence. Despite the heavy rain, hundreds of protestors took part. At least one protester managed to get past the heavy security to try to make a citizens arrest of Blair for his war crimes. ... read full story / add a comment
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