Upcoming Events

Consumer Issues

no events match your query!

User Preferences

  • Language - en | ga
  • text size >>
  • make this your indymedia front page make this your indymedia front page

Blog Feeds

Cedar Lounge
For Lefties too Stubborn to Quit

offsite link Left Archive: Documents from the 1st Annual Conference, National Association for Irish Justice, New ... 03:52 Mon Feb 13, 2012 | irishonlineleftarchive

offsite link A telling example of how this society is structured? 01:31 Mon Feb 13, 2012 | WorldbyStorm

offsite link RIA Lunchtime Lecture Series 14:43 Sun Feb 12, 2012 | WorldbyStorm

offsite link Sunday Independent Stupid Statement of the Week 11:42 Sun Feb 12, 2012 | Garibaldy

offsite link KKE At the Acropolis on Day 2 of the General Strike 21:13 Sat Feb 11, 2012 | Garibaldy

Cedar Lounge >>

Dublin Opinion
It's a group blog. What more do you need to know?

offsite link POT OF GOLD OR FOOL?S GOLD, by Richard Murphy (2010) 21:55 Sun Feb 12, 2012

offsite link UNLOCK NAMA TALK - 28 JAN 2012 09:34 Sat Feb 11, 2012

offsite link GILMORE DECLARES GOVERNMENT OF NATIONAL UNITY - HE JUST FORGETS TO TELL THE NATION 12:22 Fri Feb 10, 2012

offsite link A MASTERCLASS IN IRISH COMPRADOR/MIDDLEMAN CAPITALISM, COURTESY OF TONY O?REILLY JNR 09:41 Fri Feb 10, 2012

offsite link I ALWAYS KNEW SHATTER WAS A BAD ?UN?.. 05:24 Fri Feb 10, 2012

Dublin Opinion >>

Irish Left Review
Joined up thinking for the Irish Left

offsite link February issue of Socialist Voice is out now Sun Feb 12, 2012 22:33 | CPOI

offsite link A MASTERCLASS IN IRISH COMPRADOR/MIDDLEMAN CAPITALISM, COURTESY OF TONY O?REILLY... Fri Feb 10, 2012 10:11 | Conor McCabe

offsite link The Finance Bill: To Those that Have . . . Thu Feb 09, 2012 16:00 | Michael Taft

offsite link Catastrophic Event Thu Feb 09, 2012 13:19 | Aiden Lloyd

offsite link Europe?s largest economic failure is not in Greece - but in the UK, Italy and Sp... Wed Feb 08, 2012 14:08 | John Ross

Irish Left Review >>

MediaBite
A shot at bias in the media

offsite link The web's political rainbow Wed Dec 07, 2011 09:47

offsite link The Forgotten Constituency: The Majority and The Irish Economic Crisis Fri Mar 11, 2011 11:49

offsite link A curse on the zombie establishment Tue Sep 21, 2010 15:11

offsite link 'Officials say', 'officials say', 'according to an official' Tue Jul 27, 2010 17:05

offsite link 'The false reality of news journalism' Fri Jul 02, 2010 13:15

MediaBite >>

A government which gives out fracking licences in the Lough Allen basin while in the same breath insisting on septic tank measures "to protect the water and environment" is a lying sneaky government not to be trusted!!!

Source http://www.indymedia.ie/article/101347&comment_id=287771

national / consumer issues / opinion/analysis Tuesday December 20, 2011 12:00 by Pól Ó Cionsalígh
It’s January.  It’s freezing. Christmas emptied the coffers and now the bills are starting to bite. As the government cuts the eligibility period for the Fuel Allowance, it’s time to tell the government that we’ve had enough! read full story / add a comment
Fiar Hotels - www.fairhotels.ie
national / consumer issues / feature Thursday November 24, 2011 11:12 by Paul Gavan   image 1 image   video 1 video file
Fair Hotels is an initiative of hotel workers employed in Fair Hotels throughout Ireland and trade union representatives. Hotels listed on www.fairhotels.ie were invited to participate in the Fair Hotels campaign by their own staff and their staffs' representatives. Each of the hotels listed on www.fairhotels.ie has agreed to participate. Our objective is to support and promote quality employment in the hotel industry in Ireland. read full story / add a comment
national / consumer issues / news report Monday October 17, 2011 14:58 by Tracy Donegan   text 1 comment (last - tuesday october 18, 2011 05:58)
Pelvic floor injury is not a given in childbirth. Mums can stack the odds in their favour of emerging from childbirth whole, healthy and intact. read full story / add a comment
national / consumer issues / press release Saturday October 15, 2011 11:25 by AIMS Ireland
The Association for Improvements in the Maternity Services Ireland (AIMS Ireland) has been informed that a review committee will meet next week to discuss the future of Waterbirth in Ireland. read full story / add a comment
dublin / consumer issues / opinion/analysis Monday September 12, 2011 15:58 by Dave Moore   text 11 comments (last - tuesday october 04, 2011 07:23)
Exactly six months ago today, the board of directors of Dublin Food Co-op received a written complaint of ‘physical assault’ and ‘violently aggressive behaviour’ on its premises. Most of them seem to have been running away from it ever since. read full story / add a comment
AIB Bondholders
national / consumer issues / opinion/analysis Sunday July 31, 2011 15:11 by G   text 4 comments (last - tuesday august 02, 2011 17:26)   image 1 image
With the government set on continues the destruction of the Irish Economy. I just thought a list of some of those lovely Bondholders who are milking us dry should be published. read full story / add a comment
national / consumer issues / opinion/analysis Sunday July 31, 2011 14:22 by Declan Cullen
With the Fine Gael / Labour government now annoucing that Carbon Tax will probably be increased in December 2011 budget is it not now time to revisted the whole "Humans are heating planet" nonsense in greater detail? read full story / add a comment
dublin / consumer issues / opinion/analysis Sunday June 12, 2011 19:36 by Dave Moore   text 4 comments (last - monday september 12, 2011 21:19)
Today marks three months since the Dublin Food Co-op received a complaint of ‘physical assault and violent aggression’ on the premises. Despite the seriousness of the charge, the directors’ collective response was feeble in every respect, leaving those who reported the incident out in the cold. read full story / add a comment
Dublin Food Co-op
dublin / consumer issues / opinion/analysis Wednesday May 18, 2011 22:40 by Dave   text 19 comments (last - sunday december 11, 2011 22:47)   image 1 image
After 28 years of operation, Dublin Food Co-op is chronically sick: divorced from its founding principles and acutely dysfunctional. Following a deeply troubling incident in March, this author – until recently one of its most committed volunteers – has found it necessary to part ways.

So, what’s gone wrong with the city’s pioneering consumer wholefood co-operative?
read full story / add a comment
baxtercourttable.jpg
international / consumer issues / feature Thursday May 12, 2011 12:15 by Damien M   text 22 comments (last - thursday december 01, 2011 08:12)   image 6 images   1 attached file
This letter to Baxter International was inspired as a response to the Irish Independent Best Workplaces in Ireland award. Seeing that the company seemed so good, the author decided to check for himself and did a little background research. What he came up with surprised him and will probably surprise you. read full story / add a comment
national / consumer issues / press release Wednesday May 11, 2011 10:42 by AIMS Ireland
The Association for Improvements in the Maternity Services Ireland (AIMS Ireland) has created a short survey to look at the needs and options available to women for using water during their birth and labour in Irish Maternity Units. read full story / add a comment
No GM Symbol
national / consumer issues / feature Wednesday April 13, 2011 06:38 by Michael O'Callaghan   text 13 comments (last - sunday august 28, 2011 23:37)   image 3 images
• Scientists accuse European Food Safety Authority of corruption and fraud
• Doctors invoke the Precautionary Principle
• Consumers want GM-free Irish label to support responsible farmers read full story / add a comment
national / consumer issues / opinion/analysis Saturday January 08, 2011 17:15 by Tracy Donegan   text 2 comments (last - sunday january 09, 2011 13:00)
As the baby boom continues in the Irish maternity hospitals are literally bursting at the seams. With more Mums labouring in corridors on trolleys is there anything you can do to stack the odds in your favour of having a healthy baby and a positive birth? read full story / add a comment
international / consumer issues / news report Wednesday November 17, 2010 01:35 by Sean Clinton   text 2 comments (last - friday november 19, 2010 18:27)
Blue Nile censors its Facebook page to avoid having to answer questions about the provenance of their so-called conflict free diamonds. read full story / add a comment
Petroseige in effect!
mayo / consumer issues / news report Wednesday September 29, 2010 17:58 by RSC   text 1 comment (last - thursday september 30, 2010 17:09)   image 3 images
Activists occupied the roof of the Shell garage at 122-156 Walworth Road, Camberwell, London, around 3pm on 25/09/10 in solidarity with the people of Rossport, County Mayo, Ireland, who are resisting Shell's destructive plans to build a pipeline through their community. read full story / add a comment
Getting the raw Cowen
national / consumer issues / news report Wednesday September 15, 2010 19:42 by Seán Ryan and Madam K   text 32 comments (last - tuesday september 28, 2010 11:44)   image 15 images   video 3 video files
A man of the people. Flawed yes. But a man of the people all the same. Some alcohol, some nudity and some public urination, we take to the streets with Brian Cowen to say sorry. read full story / add a comment
THE NEW 'R' PLATE..
national / consumer issues / opinion/analysis Saturday September 04, 2010 13:06 by Ceibhfhionn   text 8 comments (last - monday october 04, 2010 17:11)   image 1 image
By april 2011,what the new (or not so new) road user will need before applying for their test is £1,125 euros,and a lot of time on their hands,as they will be expected to undertake 20 lessons,after completing their theory test,which will set them back an extra 50 euros.

Not everybody passes their test on the first round,and the driving testers,sometimes have the wrong attitude and no people skills,and will just fail you for the smallest slight non endangering mistake. read full story / add a comment
national / consumer issues / press release Thursday July 29, 2010 11:23 by Tracy Donegan
1 in 4 babies will be born by caesarean in Ireland. Experts estimate that 1/3 of Irish caesareans are
avoidable. As the HSE announces a caesarean reduction strategy more Mothers are questioning the rise
in surgical birth.

A must read for all expectant Mothers. Tracy Donegan’s latest guide to birth in Ireland explores the
epidemic of surgical births in Ireland and the growing number of women choosing VBAC (vaginal birth
after caesarean). The Irish Caesarean and VBAC Guide provides answers to the many overwhelming
questions associated with caesarean birth and VBAC. read full story / add a comment
dublin / consumer issues / opinion/analysis Sunday July 25, 2010 15:22 by Declan Cullen
Gormley's mad proposals need to be halted.

Its amazing how mad Minister John Gormley really is. He says that local councils can save 500 million euros in new reforms proposed that will affect vehicle owners.Its going to get so complicated and costly to own a vehicle in this state that most people will probably give up the dream of owning a car and content themselves with the fact that they will have to walk, or cycle depending on the distance. read full story / add a comment
national / consumer issues / press release Thursday June 10, 2010 11:48 by AIMS Ireland
AIMSI Statement regarding scan misdiagnoses

The Association for Improvements in the Maternity Services Ireland would like to offer its support to women affected by the ongoing scan misdiagnoses controversy. AIMSI offers support and information to women in their contact with the maternity services, and also assists women in registering complaints. Women can access AIMSI support services at: info@aimsireland.com OR support@aimsireland.com.

Women may also seek support through dedicated helplines which have been established in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Drogheda , tel 1800-200-529 and in University College Hospital Galway, tel 1800 252 016. There is also a general HSE information line: 1850-241 850.
read full story / add a comment
This page can be viewed in
English Gaeilge

IMC network

© 2001-2012 Independent Media Centre Ireland. Unless otherwise stated by the author, all content is free for non-commercial reuse, reprint, and rebroadcast, on the net and elsewhere. Opinions are those of the contributors and are not necessarily endorsed by Independent Media Centre Ireland. Disclaimer | Privacy