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Community Groups will protest across Ireland
Community Groups around Ireland will protest in towns, cities and villages across Ireland about the water charges on Saturday 31 January. Seek them out and join them! The government are still planning to privatize Irish Water. If and when this happens, then extra charges will be brought in for your waste water as well. This will be estimated to be equal what goes into your house. After the next election, the government will allow the charges to go up to the target amount of at least €400 to €600 per year per household. This means every time you shower, flush a toilet, clean your hands, wash your clothes, wash your dishes, it will cost you. In poorer areas this will lead to people flushing their toilets less and washing less and cleaning their clothes less and will become a public health issue over the longer run. We must stop this madness now and affirm that water is recognised as a human right and that the Irish government abolish domestic water charges. Please spread the word.  If you care about the future of water for yourself and your children then get out there and make your voice heard on Saturday 31st Jan LINKS:Twitter feed https://twitter.com/hashtag/irishwater #IrishWater National Water Protest - Sat Jan 31st - Indymedia event notice:http://www.indymedia.ie/article/105223  Sligo says No to Water Charges Over 100 separate local demonstrations took place today (Sat Nov 1st) against the Water Charges and for the Right 2 Water. Organisers estimate conservatively that over 150,000 were out on the streets today to send a message to this government that they won't accept paying for water twice and having it privatised later.
People realize that all the false promises and allowances will eventually be dropped and the long term result will be that a privatised water company will prey on the people with massive hikes in charges and big fat bonuses for themselves.
There were protests from Cork & Kerry to Wexford to Dublin to Limerick to Galway to Sligo to Donegal to Cavan to Dundalk and all over the Midlands. There has never been anything like it perhaps since the foundation of the state. The people are truly fed up and are determined and will not be abused by the political technocrats of big Capital that is robbing every social gain our forebears fought hard to get over the past century. Related Links: Water Charge FAQ - your questions answered |Right2Water National Day of Local Protests - Sat Nov 1st |Right2Water National Protest against Water charges - Sat Oct 11th @ 2pm |No-one will be safe from water charges if we don't stand and fight | Why Irish Water Will Be Sold Off | The New Water Barons | Blockades of Water Meter installations in Cork and Dublin | The Irish water debacle: a timeline |http://www.Right2Water.ie/
Other Experiences: Resisting Water Privatisation in Bolivia and IrelandBolivian Protesters end Water Privatization in La Paz, El Alto For lots more pictures check each of the various campaign pages from around the country. Campaign Facebook Pages: Carlow, facebook| Clare, Ennis facebook | Dublin, Blanchardstown, facebook| Dublin, Blanchardstown, facebook| Dublin, Ballyfermot facebook| Dublin, Blanchardstown facebook| Dublin, Dun Laoghaire, facebook| Dublin, Dundrum facebook| Dublin, Ringsend, facebook| Dublin, Tallaght facebook| Fingal, Swords, facebook| Galway, facebook| Kildare, Athy, facebook| Kildare, Celbridge, facebook| Kildare, Leixlip, facebook| Kildare, Naas, facebook| Kildare, Newbridge facebook| Kilkenny, facebook| Louth, Ardee facebook| Louth, Dundalk, facebook| Sligo, facebook| Wexford, New Ross facebook| Wexford, Gorey facebook| Wexford, Wexford Town, facebook| Wicklow, Bray, facebook| Wicklow, Greystones, facebook| Wicklow, Wicklow, facebook| Wicklow, Arklow, facebook In 2012 public opposition forced the ditching of a plan for a "retirement village" on the side of the Dublin mountains, isolated from services and public transport and cut off by the M50, in an area normally zoned for agriculture and public amenity and widely used by the public. A previous plan for a private school on the site had been rejected for similar reasons in 2005. After the local elections the plan is back in a lightly tweaked form, with the developer's sister among a number of newly elected councillors supporting the project. Related Links: Selling off the Dublin Mountains |Evening Herald Retirement village plans get shot down -shot down in 2012 This page can be viewed in English Gaeilge |  Pepe Escobar in...
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 Galway meeting highlights the insidious agenda of TTIP 21:38 Sat 24 Jan by IndyElf 0 comments TTIP is an undermining of hard won labour rights, citizen consumer and environmental protections and an erosion of the notion of democracy. We need to resist this blatant corporate power and resource grab Now. Meeting in Galway this week discussed and highlighted the insidious and secretive corporate and government collusion against EU citizenry that is TTIP. A report of the meeting follows..  Irish Judges facing citizens' arrest..? Open Letter to President Higgins seeking Protection. 22:07 Tue 13 Jan by Integrity Ireland 3 comments
Integrity Ireland which was setup to expose and fight corruption in our legal
and justice system has written an Open Letter to President Higgins because of
the unprecedented obstalces and obstructions that they have encountered.
The open letter reproduced below is seeking the protection of the Presidential Office in the
event we have to arrest two of our most senior judges for criminal conspiracy on Friday January
30th next..  34 countries, 17 states represented "100,000 Tweets for Oscar" Campaign Reaches over 500,000 people 15:36 Mon 12 Jan by Alejandro Luis Molina 1 comments Over 500,000 people were reached on January 6, 2015, Oscar's 72nd birthday, as the National Boricua Human Rights Network and La Respuesta coordinated the "Social Media Campaign for Oscar López." Using various hashtags (e.g. #freeoscarlopez, #gift4oscar, #regalopaoscar) on Twitter primarily, but also Facebook and Instagram, the campaign publicly brought together a broad spectrum of supporters, from Calle 13's René Pérez to actor Luis Guzmán; from NYC Council Speaker Melissa Mark Viverito to Congress members Nydia Velázquez and Luis Gutiérrez, from blogs like Latino Rebels to newspapers like El Nuevo Día.  Social Media Campaign on Oscar López Rivera’s Birthday. 14:50 Fri 02 Jan by Alejandro Luis Molina 0 comments On January 6, 2015 La Respuesta magazine and National Boricua Human Rights Network (NBHRN) call on you to act on behalf of the Puerto Rican people’s longest-held political prisoner, Oscar López Rivera.  Strategic Stalemate attained by the Communist Party of the Philippines 11:10 Sun 21 Dec by Roxana Malaya 0 comments During the 41st anniversary statement, the Communist Party of the Philippines has boldly declared that in five years time its strength and influence will be already at par with the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). REBELLIONS IN NORTH AMERICA 19:47 Fri 19 Dec by Universal Revolution 0 comments All around the world, the struggle against the State, against capitalism is a struggle against police, too. The killing of activist Rémy Fraisse in France, the kidnapping of the 43 students in Iguala (Mexico), the policial murder on Mike Brown and Eric Garner in USA, the arrest and torture against Nikos Romanos and another greek anarchists, the preventive attacks against the solidarity protest in London (Westfield shopping centre), and recent the prosecution/arrest of anarchists in Spain shows it. Since the beginning of November, there are social protests and riots in at least 21 countries, following the rebellion in North America.
Obs: we thanks a possible translation to Celtic/Irish/Gaeilge idiom for better diffusion for our brothers in Ireland/North Ireland. No Justice – No Surprise! 17:39 Tue 09 Dec by Political Hostage 1 comments Decision more jaundiced than judicial!
In the High Court today Justice Peter Kelly rejected Michael McKevitt's application to overturn the Minister of Justice’s refusal to grant him enhanced one-third remission. RNU force Stormont to ban water meters: A victory for the working class! 14:13 Fri 28 Nov by Rua 0 comments RNU have forced Stormonts regional development minister to amend the law to ban water meters being installed.  Brisbane G20 - Ciaron O'Reilly prohibited then arrested speaking out for Assange, Manning, Snowden 22:43 Sun 16 Nov by WISE Up Wales 6 comments Policing for the G20 summit in Brisbane this past weekend was of overkill proportions. There was very little in the way of serious resistance, the Guardian reported that cops (6,000) outnumbered protesters and only 14 arrests were made. One of these was Irish-Australian Manning and Assange solidarity and anti-war activist Ciaron O'Reilly, who has been held in custody all weekend and will be brought before Brisbane Magistrates on Monday morning. G4S' shares fall down after an anti racist action 17:56 Wed 12 Nov by aa 2 comments Today G4S has been victim of a fake press release spread in the name of the company, which made circulate the false rumour of a serious accountancy scandal concerning G4S. This false release induced G4S' shares to temporary fall down. more >> Clare Daly drafting Bill to outlaw hare coursing Jan 31 by Ban Hare Coursing in Ireland 3 comments On the day that an alliance of animal welfare and conservation groups protested outside the office of main sponsor of the National Hare Coursing event, independent socialist TD for Dublin North, Clare Daly, confirmed that she was drafting a Bill to abolish the cruel so-called “sport” of hare coursing.
Théorie générale de la révolution ou hommage à feu Mikhaël Bakounine Jan 30 by Patrice Faubert 0 comments Tout a été dit, maintenant il faut le faire... Will Syriza in Greece Be a Sell Out ? The Signs Are Not Looking Good. Jan 28 by T 6 comments After the election victory of Syriza in Greece on Sunday 25th Jan, what are the chances they will implement their new anti-austerity programme and does this mean we can all follow their path. Is this a return of democracy -i.e. the will of the people. And can the rest of us follow them?
The short answer is seems to be no. Irish Political links to clandestine arms trade Jan 21 by Mick MacOmbe 0 comments The Taoiseach ,The arms dealers ,his money and the Gulf war.The arrival of an obscure millionaire to Massbrook Pontoon Co Mayo in the later part of the last century was cloaked in secrecy. Across the lake of Lough Conn the home town of Charles Haughey and Enda Kenny ,Castlebar was to be the recruiting ground for one of the largest arms controversies in modern times and the key issue that led to the Gulf War.
Here is that story. British Conservatives' gaffe on Irish voting rights in UK Jan 20 by Nuala 0 comments Conservative party clutching at straws in their desperation to avoid a hung parliament in May more >>  Letter to Judicial Appointments Advisory Board and memebrs of the Irish Judiaciary Jan 28 Integrity Ireland 0 comments
Today we are publishing a copy of an open letter sent to the Judges of Ireland by Integrity Ireland relating to corruption in the legal system.
Dear JAAB / Courts Service Staff;
Please ensure that the attached email letter (also by recorded post) is
brought to the personal attention of each of the persons listed on page
3, and that the contents are made known to any and all Courts Service
Staff members, solicitors, barristers and Registrars, who may in any way
be implicated in facilitating the criminal activities as referenced
herein. The Irish - British Military Training Agreement Jan 22 Celtic League 0 comments Comparative review of the role of the Irish Army in peace-keeping overthe past 50 years and the British Army's counter-insurgency role in the same period often waged ruthlessly and with brutal consequences. Campaign on the move: call for volunteers Jan 19 Dublin Suicide Prevention Campaign 2 comments We are calling on volunteers to join the organisation's steering committee and campaign. All welcome. Action, Not Lip Service Needed on Hospital Crisis Jan 18 Workers Party 0 comments Workers’ Party councillor Ted Tynan has said that it is time to replace two decades of lip-service on hospital overcrowding with immediate action to end the scandal of sick patients lying on trolleys in hospital corridors and wards.
Cllr. Tynan said that the hospital trolley crisis, like the Winter Vomiting bug, had become an annual fixture and the stock answer from both the government and the HSE that it was a temporary crisis was an insult to the patients involved and their families. People Before Profit Condemn Malign Influence Of RPS On Waste Management Policy Jan 17 People Before Profit 0 comments Brid Smith, a People Before Profit councillor, has condemned the role that RPS has been granted in the formulation of the Eastern–Midlands Draft Regional Waste Management Plan 2015-2021.
‘A draft waste plan was presented to Dublin City Councillors this morning which allows for greater centralisation in the management of waste.
‘The plan was based on research drawn up by the company RPS. This company has already had an undue influence in Irish policy making. Two of the directors of Irish Water have already come from this company. more >> |
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