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Irish Left Review
Joined up thinking for the Irish Left

offsite link Yes, Say it Again: Ireland IS a Tax Haven and it?s Worked Hard to Be That Way Wed May 22, 2013 18:13 | Donagh Brennan

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NAMA Wine Lake

offsite link Farewell from NWL Sun May 19, 2013 14:00 | namawinelake

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MediaBite
A shot at bias in the media

offsite link Separating the News from the Noise Thu Apr 04, 2013 21:14

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mayo / environment / feature Friday May 10, 2013 17:26 by Rossport Solidarity Camp   image 3 images
Call Out:
Come to the Rossport Solidarity Camp, Pullathomas, Co. Mayo for a week of action in June against Shell’s Corrib Gas Project. This week has been called to coincide with one of Shell’s busiest work times. Come to act in solidarity with the 13 year old campaign in Mayo against Shell’s Corrib Gas Project. The week will be jam packed with a wide variety of actions! There will be something useful for everyone to do, regardless of your experience and skills. The Rossport Solidarity Camp is being erected specifically for this week, and will be taken back down when the week is completed. So if you are planning on traveling to Mayo this summer – make it this week! read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice / news report Wednesday May 22, 2013 19:19 by maothail lad   text 2 comments (last - wednesday may 22, 2013 19:36)

Source: Metropolitan Police, BBC, ITN, Sky, etc

An incident in South East London this afternoon where a man was run over and then beheaded by the two men in the vehicle. The two guys then went for the armed response unit and were shot.

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Trickle Down Republic
international / anti-capitalism / opinion/analysis Wednesday May 22, 2013 18:03 by Brian Clarke   text 1 comment (last - wednesday may 22, 2013 19:22)   image 1 image   video 1 video file
Occasionally I find an article in the Irish Times that is worth reading, sometimes written by Vincent Browne, which makes me wonder is Vincent one of us ? What do you think?
"Government zealously protects the wealthy in Ireland’s Wild West tax haven
Column: There is a determination not to disturb the contentedness of the wealthy by even a modest increase in income tax
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national / anti-capitalism / press release Wednesday May 22, 2013 11:58 by Turing
Anarchists Condemn G8 Scaremongering - press release
Date: Wed, 2013-05-22 09:37

In response to yesterday’s Irish News (Mon 20 May 2013) front page article, “Police to Occupy hundreds of vacant premises in Belfast during G8”, the Workers Solidarity Movement condemned security forces scaremongering in the media.

A spokesperson for the All-Ireland anarchist organisation said:

“These kind of absurd and over-the-top scare stories are aimed not so much at intimidating anarchists, but the concerned citizens, trade unionists and others wanting to show their opposition to the offensive waste of money on this pointless G8 charade. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / news report Wednesday May 22, 2013 11:19 by Stasia   text 2 comments (last - wednesday may 22, 2013 14:45)
Sun newspaper, Wed May 22 2013:
There is still [a British] appetite to influence world affairs.
UK troops are supporting operations in Mali and Somalia and are on stand-by to aid the government in Libya.
During his two-day trip, Mr Hammond congratulated Brits at Koulikoro base, who are deployed with Irish troops for the first time since 1922. He said the Queen’s 2011 trip to Ireland brought a change in Anglo-Irish relations.
Sgt Gerry Setright, 49, of the Irish Defence Forces, said of working with the Brits: “It’s been a pleasure. We are closer than people think.”

Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/campaigns/our...aRMDs read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism / news report Wednesday May 22, 2013 07:01 by wageslave
Well respected blog "NamaWineLake" has made it's final post. This is a great loss to the Irish online community. Thanks for all your great work NWL! read full story / add a comment
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international / anti-capitalism / news report Wednesday May 22, 2013 06:08 by lefty   text 1 comment (last - wednesday may 22, 2013 10:49)   image 2 images   1 attached file
Apple claim to have negotiated an agreement with the Irish government whereby they paid 2% tax or less. In this time of deep austerity, it's time to kick out these US tax dodgers and instead focus on giving support to indigenous small businesses. read full story / add a comment
Shanganagh Water Workers take up their pickets at 6.30am this morning
national / workers issues / news report Tuesday May 21, 2013 22:06 by Paul Gavan   image 1 image
SIPTU members at Shanganagh Waste Water Treatment Plant, Co. Dublin, began strike action today (Tuesday, 21st May) at 6.30 a.m. in response to their employer’s failure to refer a dispute relating to pay and shift premium payments to the Labour Court. read full story / add a comment
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antrim / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Monday May 20, 2013 13:51 by RNU PRO   text 5 comments (last - wednesday may 22, 2013 08:47)   image 2 images   video 1 video file
Óglaigh na hÉireann yesterday (17th May) claimed responsibility through the media for a gun and bomb attack on British Police operating in the Twinbrook area of West Belfast. An attack which by all accounts forced a panicked PSNI unit to scramble along the ground for cover before retreating from the area altogether, albeit only for a few hours. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Sunday May 19, 2013 18:37 by Fionuala Ni Cionnaoith   text 11 comments (last - tuesday may 21, 2013 21:58)
First of all i would like to introduce a misson as to what direct democracy would like to achieve:

What is direct democracy?

Direct democracy is a form of democracy in which the people have the right to:

Select their own candidates to represent them.
Call a referendum on any topic if a sufficient number of people deem it necessary, by gathering a set number of signatures.
Create legislation and put it to a referendum if a sufficient number of people agree with it, by gathering a set number of signatures.
Recall, remove from office, any representative deemed to have acted in breach of their terms of employment.

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Sorting out the marquees
international / miscellaneous / news report Sunday May 19, 2013 17:01 by Rossport Solidarity Camp   image 1 image
The Rossport Solidarity Camp is setting up this year for one special week from June 21st to June 30th.

On June 1st we are planning to begin building the camp in earnest and will need plenty help all through June to get set up.
Preparation on the ground has been already begun, and if you are available to help out between now and then, there is plenty to do.

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national / crime and justice / opinion/analysis Sunday May 19, 2013 15:37 by maothail lad   text 13 comments (last - wednesday may 22, 2013 16:08)   image 1 image
Justice Minister Alan Shatter and Mick Wallace were on Prime Time last night to talk about the penalty points report and the appearance of Commissioner Martin Callinan at a Public Accounts Committee meeting earlier that day.

During the chat, Mr Shatter accused Mr Wallace of having been stopped by the Gardaí last May.
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national / anti-capitalism / press release Saturday May 18, 2013 22:14 by Bolivarian Circle Albertolovera NY   image 1 image
While the mainstream media speculates about the future of the Bolivarian Revolution since the passing of Hugo Chavez, for the Venezuelan people, there is no question. Come learn about the process currently transpiring in Venezuela as the people, reinvigorated by the legacy of Chavez, deepen and further radicalize their struggle in defense of the Bolivarian Revolution. Come learn, connect, and show your solidarity at this critical moment for the Venezuelan process. read full story / add a comment
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national / education / press release Saturday May 18, 2013 21:15 by Animal Magic   text 3 comments (last - monday may 20, 2013 12:54)   image 1 image
Dublin-based Animal Education Outreach have produced an introduction to its educational work in power point format. read full story / add a comment
Scavengers Assemble June 1st
dublin / arts and media / press release Saturday May 18, 2013 14:40 by Danny O'Leary   image 1 image
Milk & Cookies is proud to announce SCAVENGERS ASSEMBLE - an all ages citywide photo scavenger hunt! read full story / add a comment
Price of In Justice
international / rights and freedoms / opinion/analysis Saturday May 18, 2013 06:40 by Brian Clarke   image 1 image   video 1 video file
A commoner in British Occupied Ireland, can be designated a “terrorist” on the secret, unaccountable dictat of the unelected British Viceroyal Villiers, without notice and without a trial. Under CMPs(Closed Material Procedures) any Irish person may be jailed, simply on vaguely-defined, highly paid “material support,” against any person or group, labeled by the Viceroyal as “terrorist.” Any political dissent, such as wearing green, as in a recent incident, or singing a 'Celtic Song', or holding a piece of paper at an Easter ceremony, can be labeled as “terrorism” or “material support for terrorism,”
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national / housing / opinion/analysis Friday May 17, 2013 19:07 by Joe Mc   text 2 comments (last - saturday may 18, 2013 12:22)
From Justice Minister Alan Shatter's statement on mortgage default and repossessions ,Dec 2012

"All mortgages contain remedies that may be exercised by lending institutions in cases of mortgage default. Repossession in the event of such default is, therefore, an existing contractual right.
In a well-known 2011 case (Start Mortgages), the High Court found that enactment of reforming legislation in 2009 may have had the unintended consequence in certain cases of restricting lending institutions from asserting their repossession rights. read full story / add a comment
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international / anti-capitalism / news report Friday May 17, 2013 07:19 by lefty   image 1 image
Homeland security in the US has frozen the account of one of the largest Bitcoin traders "Dwolla" read full story / add a comment
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international / rights and freedoms / press release Thursday May 16, 2013 22:04 by Solidarity with the Basque Country   text 1 comment (last - wednesday may 22, 2013 15:15)   image 1 image
On the 26 of May the Spanish Supreme Cout will analize the sentence against four youths. In that situation, and with last news about Urtza Alkorta's imprisonment, Eleak movement has made a call to create a new Herri Harresia (Human Wall). read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Thursday May 16, 2013 20:04 by T
In the last week or so it was announced by the government that they were seriously considering extending the current free Pre-School year to a second free pre-school year. The government has been giving it a positive spin but also on the table as part of the deal is the suggestion that child benefit would be reduced by €20 per month. A lot of figures have been bandied about but the real question is: are the government trying to pull a fast one yet again and how do the numbers stack up? We attempt to look at the figures here. read full story / add a comment
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