OscailtThe National 1916 commemoration committee - reclaim the Proclamation !!The states photo opportunities are over for this year - who stands by the republic now ?
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WELL DONEhttp://www.indymedia.ie/article/77853#comment1631682006-08-12T23:18:58+00:00Peadarmanchester32csm at hotmail dot comthat is a great aricle, and brings the issues to the fore, it would be good to s...that is a great aricle, and brings the issues to the fore, it would be good to see further debate on the article or indeed the topic of Irelands SoverenghtyWeb Addresshttp://www.indymedia.ie/article/77853#comment1632242006-08-13T14:39:48+00:00FrankThe website address for the National 1916 Commemoration Committee is the followi...The website address for the National 1916 Commemoration Committee is the following..<br />
Superb article on the ideals of 1916 Leadershttp://www.indymedia.ie/article/77853#comment1632402006-08-13T17:58:02+00:00Seaicilín FComhghairdeas leat on this extremely well written and thought provoking article ...Comhghairdeas leat on this extremely well written and thought provoking article which I enjoyed reading immensely. It is a great tragedy the ideals of the signatories to the 1916 Proclaimation of the Irish Republic have in 2006 yet to be realised, and were cast aside like a worn out shoe by the 26 county government and are nothing more now than a museum piece for them to be brought out once a year to be gawked at for a photocall in front of the media and then swiftly forgotten and hid away by them, in their rush to appease and not upset the forces of British imperialism and US capitalism.<br />
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James Connolly would indeed be disgusted at the 26 county government's grovelling to the US and British imperialists and its servile nature to both and its embarrassing lack of courage in not taking a stance against them in forbidding the use of Irish airports to these warmongerers who are responsbile for the murdering of countless innocent civilians in the Middle East and elsewhere.<br />
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James Connolly would indeed be dismayed by the invasion of Ireland by US multinationals and English capitalists and our extreme dependence on them and the erosion of Irish manufacturing industries and the selling-off of our natural resources and airlines to the highest foreign capitalst bidder and the destruction of small Irish farm holdings due to EU's agricultural policies. He would also not be impressed at the endless boring supply of British chain stores and US fast food outlets occupying our cities and towns which add nothing of value to Ireland as a unique destination and makes its towns appear like any other in England, as I overheard one English tourist on a bus to her friend say recently, "why did we bother coming to Dublin, the exact same stores are at home and the goods are cheaper?" Why indeed. I'm sure if James Connolly and Pádraig Pearse etc., returned to Dublin and took a walk up Grafton Street they would indeed wonder if they were in fact in Ireland at all as there are absolutely no Irish stores with Gaelic names on that street, because Irish owned companies can't afford to compete finanically with the US/British capitalists due to exorbitant high rents? Should add here that I was accosted some months back in Dublin by a tourist anxiously looking for an Irish store in Dublin that sold Irish goods? <br />
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We are in grave danger of losing the unique cultural qualities that attract tourists to Ireland and separates us from the rest of the world and one of our most important Celtic heritage sites pre-1169, Tara, is in grave danger of losing its uniqueness and magic to a feckin motorway! Everyone in their own way can make a stance even in simple ways like refusing to wear clothes with say US/Brit foreign company logos, and buying only Irish made goods or manufactured clothes and jewellery and by promoting Irish culture by speaking or learning the Irish language and music and protesting at the endless stream of foreign capitalists into our country.<br />
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I'm glad the signatories of the 1916 Proclaimation don't know about today's Ireland and how their vision of an Irish Republic and Connolly's socialist republic was sold out to a foreign capitalist invasion.<br />
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Kevin, comhghairdeas leat arís. Mo cheol thú!<br />
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Slán agus beannacht Dé ort.<br />
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Irish-made goods.http://www.indymedia.ie/article/77853#comment1633862006-08-14T19:51:02+00:00JohnSo, you want Irish people to "buy only Irish-made goods or Irish-manufactured cl...So, you want Irish people to "buy only Irish-made goods or Irish-manufactured clothes". OK, then tell me: should English people "buy only English-made goods or English-manufactured clothes"?; should French people "buy only French-made goods or French-manufactured clothes"?; should German people "buy only German-made goods or German-manufactured clothes"?; should American people "buy only American-made goods or American-manufactured clothes"?. If your answer to all these is 'no', then what you advocate is pure hypocrisy. If your answer to all these is 'yes', then what will become of the hundreds of thousands of jobs in Ireland that are dependent on the sale of products made in Ireland to England, France, Germany and America? sweet holy jesushttp://www.indymedia.ie/article/77853#comment1634522006-08-15T05:08:38+00:00sovereigntyAs both Britain and the US are violating Irish national sovereignty as well as a...As both Britain and the US are violating Irish national sovereignty as well as acting in an imperialist manner in oher nations boycotting their products wherever possible is quite acceptable , just as boycotting S African goods was quite acceptable . <br />
What youve just written there is possibly one of the most idiotic inane and time wasting posts Ive ever seen on Indymedia , and thats saying something . I sincerely hope you wont be permitted by the editors to derail this thread with utter nonsense like youve written above "john"who is innanehttp://www.indymedia.ie/article/77853#comment1634592006-08-15T10:27:01+00:00with JohnI'm with John - far from being innane, he is rare voice of sanity here. The pett...I'm with John - far from being innane, he is rare voice of sanity here. The petty nationalism of most contributors, stuck a hundred years in the past, obsessed by abstractions, soaked in nationalist prejudicfe, is amazing. To listen to you one would think not only that nothing has changed since 1968 (NEWSFLASH: they have - there is nothing worth fighting over anymore), but that things haven't changed since 1900. We now live in reality in a globalised, inter-dependent world, and I and many others are happy to leave nationalist quackery behind. You are welcome to your flags and symbols of nationhood: the rest of us have a living to earn in the real world. I also note that for all your prattling about the rights of the Irish people and sovereignty, you don't seem to object to to a tiny minority being prepared to wage war in absolute defiance of the express wishes of the same Irish people!!! You are an odd lot....Get real John and fan!!!http://www.indymedia.ie/article/77853#comment1634892006-08-15T14:45:43+00:00cool jThe uncontrolled exploitation and influx of foreigners has lead to wages being d...The uncontrolled exploitation and influx of foreigners has lead to wages being driven down despite the fact Ireland is now the most expensive place to live in Europe. Big business is making huge profits in this country at the expense of ordinary people who are struggling to pay for grossly inflated mortages and over-priced groceries. This government has consistently favoured big-business interests over consumer/public rights. No wonder developers, corporate types pack the FF tent at Galway every year. New data has shown the abolishment of the grocery order has meant that the big shopping chains like tescoes, spar etc. are screwing, the farmer and genral public even more, greedily grabbing bigger and bigger profits.<br />
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As regards the mutinationals you list, all are here due to the fact they pay negliagble tax on profits, while many are grant aided to hilt by the tax-payer. And like Fruit of the loom will simple move on to Eastern Europe, India, Africa etc. when it suits them. This is all due the governments failure to properly foster native expertise and Irish resources in the form of R and D, alternative energy , fisheries, tourism and organic quality food etc which would more than sustain this economy when the building boom ends!!<br />
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Not to mention all the PPP's this govrnemnt has saddled the ordinary tax-payers with for decades to come which will seriously drain the countries resources while lining the pockets of their big-business<br />
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In conclusion John , if I were you I'd quit acting like a know-all economist since it just doesn't wash!!! Economisthttp://www.indymedia.ie/article/77853#comment1635302006-08-15T19:28:08+00:00JohnI think you'll find that, in order to see the stupidity of a campaign to boycott...I think you'll find that, in order to see the stupidity of a campaign to boycott the products of those countries to which Ireland exports most of its own production, it isn't necessary to be a know-all economist, but merely to possess a modicum of common sense. You must have missed that report last week which showed that workers in Dublin have the third highest purchasing-power of any city in the world.Pearse's extra legshttp://www.indymedia.ie/article/77853#comment1635982006-08-16T10:37:38+00:00StickThat extra pair of legs behind Padraig Pearse in the picture of the 1916 surrend...That extra pair of legs behind Padraig Pearse in the picture of the 1916 surrender (above) just happens to be Nurse Elizabeth O'Farrell who risked her life to convey messages between Pearse and Connolly and the eventual surrender note to the enemy. Unfortunately even self-proclaimed republicans keep writing her out of history.what are you on about ?http://www.indymedia.ie/article/77853#comment1636282006-08-16T13:41:31+00:00BarryNo-one involved in this article has written the lady out of history you eejit .
...No-one involved in this article has written the lady out of history you eejit .<br />
Why not write a piece about her rather than chucking insults . Do something productive rather than sneering like a bollix<br />
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Nurse O'Farrellhttp://www.indymedia.ie/article/77853#comment1636342006-08-16T14:25:19+00:00pat cHere are some links to info about Nurse O'Farrell:
http://unitedirelander.blogs...Here are some links to info about Nurse O'Farrell:<br />
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Workers in Dublin!!- Most can't afford to live there??http://www.indymedia.ie/article/77853#comment1636442006-08-16T16:00:12+00:00cool jJohn you really are for the birds - The only people nowadays who can afford to l...John you really are for the birds - The only people nowadays who can afford to live in the city are virtual millionaires given the grossly inflated property prices and general cost of living there. Many of the so-called Celtic tiger cubs have been forced to live in surrounding counties - Some as far a away as Cavan and Wexford. The small % of wealthy people who can still afford a house in the city are hardly representitive of the averge man in the street's purchasing power which is rapidly going south, what with Ireland now having the highest inflation rate in the EU.<br />
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PS - Indeed John you don't have to be an econmist to see whats going on though in your case a little common sense would help!!!Dublin.http://www.indymedia.ie/article/77853#comment1636592006-08-16T17:18:01+00:00JohnIf you have to be a millionnaire to live in Dublin, then tell me where the teemi...If you have to be a millionnaire to live in Dublin, then tell me where the teeming multitudes live, who are to be found every day in Dundrum Shopping Centre, Tallaght Shopping Centre, Blanchardstown Shopping Centre and a hundred others such places. Have they all travelled from Cavan or Wexford to do their shopping? Might I suggest you go to Croke Park when Dublin play in the semi-final and ask the 70,000 Dublin fans who'll be there which county they now reside in. And, if everybody is moving out of Dublin to far-flung parts as you seem to think, then why are developers building so many new houses, appartments, shopping centres, restaurants, cinemas and such like in Dublin? Consider the possibility that they know more about making money than you do. Wrong again!!http://www.indymedia.ie/article/77853#comment1636642006-08-16T17:34:06+00:00cool jThe shopping centres you mentioned are often thronged with people from nearby Ki...The shopping centres you mentioned are often thronged with people from nearby Kildare and Meath and of course mainly older locals who were lucky enough to get on the property ladder before the current phase of speculator induced madness took over. Navan is expected to have 60,000 people living there within 5-8 years, most of whom would rather be living in Dublin. Commuting, mortages, overcrowded schools are all causing untold stress to families who can't afford to live in Dublin since only single people can live in the tiny flats you talk about - A 3-bedroom house is out of most people's league near Dublin city.<br />
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Its easy to be smug about all this John when you were lucky enough to buy a house in Dublin before the current market madness took over but then your own warped philosphy views people merely as labour units to be exploited for big business and not individuals who are entitled to some quality of life for themselves or their families.Hate to spoil the lovefest, but...http://www.indymedia.ie/article/77853#comment1637152006-08-16T22:33:22+00:00Spinning Quickly...there won't be many jobs left in Ireland if the firebombing of shops (like Ne......there won't be many jobs left in Ireland if the firebombing of shops (like Newry) becomes a regular event as it did a couple of decades ago.<br />
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Your "heroes", the Real IRA may talk socialism, but they are a blood-obsessed cult.<br />
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Gaah, get out of your mutual admiration society and take a look at reality.Houses.http://www.indymedia.ie/article/77853#comment1637322006-08-17T01:03:13+00:00JohnI can assure you, Cool J, that I don't own a large house in the suburbs bought b...I can assure you, Cool J, that I don't own a large house in the suburbs bought before the current boom. I own a modest 2-bedroom appartment, purchased in 2002 on my return from 25 years exile in Britain and America. You speak as if Meath and Kildare were in Outer Mongolia. Both are a few miles from the centre of Dublin. Its perfectly common for people to commute these days. When I was living in London I commuted 30 miles daily from Essex. Nobody living in Essex would moan because they couldn't afford a house bang in the centre of London. The increase in house prices in Dublin has nothing to do with speculation. Its the result of hundreds of thousands coming to live in Dublin from abroad, not just foreign nationals but returning emigrants like myself. Would you prefer to return to the situation we had in the 1980s when houses in Dublin were dirt cheap because everybody was leaving? What makes you think a socialist society would improve your quality of life? Why don't you ask some of the Poles, Latvians and Lithuanians living in Dublin what quality of life they had under socialism?Blame yourselves.http://www.indymedia.ie/article/77853#comment3008132016-03-27T19:43:42+00:00HitlerAmerica gets involved in many nations conflicts then runs when the going gets to...America gets involved in many nations conflicts then runs when the going gets tough. Although there are a lot of descendants of Irish emigrants in the states, That does not make you Irish. The commemoration of 1916 in Dublin has lost all meaning as far as what the vision of the leaders had. Today the hypocrites enjoy what they call a celebration. It is not a celebration. It is and should be a remembrance of the Irish men and woman who gave their live for the freedom and the equality of the Irish people. Now they also commemorate the British soldiers that took their freedom, Their equality and their dignity. <br />
All the suits get richer and the working class get taxed to pay for mistakes of the so called government. You yourself the people are responsible for voting them into power.<br />
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Democracy doesn't work for the ordinary person. Unless you're well heeled and in with the big shot crooks that run the place.<br />
Political structures.http://www.indymedia.ie/article/77853#comment3008142016-03-29T14:22:24+00:00ConnThere is a big difference between Socialism and Communism, the latter is what th...There is a big difference between Socialism and Communism, the latter is what the people of former eastern bloc countries Poles etc lived under.<br />
Socialism and communism are ideological doctrines that have many similarities as well as many differences. One point that is frequently raised to distinguish socialism from communism is that socialism generally refers to an economic system, and communism generally refers to both an economic system and a political system. The means of production are publicly owned in both systems, but the ways that money and resources are distributed are different. In socialism, each person is allotted resources according to his or her input, or amount of work, and in communism, each person is allotted resources according to his or her needs. Many people consider communism to be a "higher" or more extreme form of socialism.<br />
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