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offsite link ?Serious Safety Concerns? as Trans Criminals Remain in Women?s Prison Despite Supreme Court Ruling Wed Sep 24, 2025 19:00 | Will Jones
Male trans criminals are still being held in a women's prison despite the Supreme Court ruling that sexes must be segregated, with the independent monitor reporting serious safety and welfare concerns.
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offsite link The Antidote to Western Education Wed Sep 24, 2025 17:10 | Paul Frijters
Western education, riddled with progressive fads, has been grinding down the spirits of young people for decades. Now, a group of dissenting academics has decided to do something about it, says Professor Paul Frijters.
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offsite link Trump?s UN Rallying Cry for the Defence of Western Civilisation Wed Sep 24, 2025 15:24 | Will Jones
End open borders. Stop importing criminals. Fight Islamism. Stand up for Christianity. End ruinous Net Zero policies. Because otherwise Europe is "going to Hell". Trump was on hard-hitting form at the UN this week.
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offsite link The Despicable Special Educational Needs Fraud Wed Sep 24, 2025 13:19 | Mary Gilleece
After working with over 100 SEND children, Mary Gilleece has finally met a child with actual special needs. But there isn't enough money to support him because ?11 billion is being blown on bogus diagnoses.
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offsite link Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner?s Daughter Violet Pushes for Mask Mandates at United Nations Wed Sep 24, 2025 11:12 | Will Jones
Violet Affleck,?the daughter of Hollywood stars?Jennifer Garner?and?Ben Affleck, was at the?UN?on Tuesday to push for mask mandates, saying the world was irresponsible for returning to 'business as usual' after Covid.
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international / anti-capitalism / news report Monday April 27, 2009 15:42 by WS   image 1 image
If waged employees today do practically all real work, then the capitalist has no role other than collecting dividends, living the high life, and gambling on the Stock Exchange. The big banks, all of which are now kept afloat with our tax money, and most of which are now majority state-owned, are still paying massive “bonuses” to their top people. read full story / add a comment
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national / anti-capitalism / opinion/analysis Monday April 27, 2009 15:13 by WSM National Conference   image 1 image
Two weeks back the Worker Solidarity Movement had its spring conference in Dublin at which the members debated and vote on the following position paper on the capitalist crisis. It moves from a a general description of the crisis at the global level, thought the specifics of Ireland and the resistance to date before looking at prospects for the future. read full story / add a comment
limerick / eu / event notice Monday April 27, 2009 14:48 by Comhlámh
Lobby your MEP Candidates to put trade justice for the Global South on their political agenda in the next European Parliament read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous / event notice Monday April 27, 2009 13:16 by Joanne
Dublin Shell to Sea meeting at 6.30PM on Tues 28th in Seomra Spraoi (Belvedere Court). All Welcome. read full story / add a comment
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mayo / environment / event notice Monday April 27, 2009 13:14 by Rossport Solidarity Camp   text 15 comments (last - saturday may 08, 2010 23:37)   image 7 images   video 1 video file
The Rossport Solidarity Camp June Bank Holiday Gathering is back! From Friday 29th May till Monday 1st June we will be holding a Camp Gathering combining info sharing, direct action training, music and fun ... read full story / add a comment
national / consumer issues / news report Monday April 27, 2009 11:38 by Plato   text 1 comment (last - wednesday july 14, 2010 09:21)
Last year, Minister Ryan indicated that he would soon bring legislation forward so as to stop the rip-off by "subscription services" Alas.nothing has happened read full story / add a comment
Shell nets collected, shredded and bagged for export, by a united community.
mayo / environment / feature Monday April 27, 2009 09:30 by Niall Harnett   text 30 comments (last - thursday april 30, 2009 10:54)   image 23 images   video 1 video file
Following a cowardly and vicious attack in the dead of night by Shell mercenaries on Willie Corduff in the early hours of Thursday 23rd April 2009, members of the Erris community assisted by national supporters opposed to the Shell Corrib Gas Project, united at 3pm on Sunday 26th April to rid the Glengad beach and cliffs of Shell nets.

Nets covering mounds of rubble on the Shell site at Glengad were removed also, as Shell security retreated from their usual positions on top of the cliff and inside the perimeter fence surrounding the site.

The fence was cut open by local residents who proceeded to remove and shred the nets before carrying them to the gates of the Shell site which was being guarded by quite a large force of Gardaí.
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international / crime and justice / other press Sunday April 26, 2009 22:59 by Funderland   text 3 comments (last - tuesday april 28, 2009 13:03)
Czech authorities ordered a former Ku Klux Klan leader, David Duke, to leave their country at midnight yesterday. The 59-year-old American had been invited to the Czech Republic by a local far-right group to give lectures in the University of Charles social sciences department, promote a book, and foment the agenda. But on Friday he was arrested and questioned by police on suspicion of denying the Holocaust, an offence under Czech law, however he was not charged since he had not actually denied the Holocaust publically on Czech soil at that point. Today responding to internet social group messages, neonazi's who had been due to converge on Prague to hear him speak appeared to change their mind and offer low key solidarity with David Duke. read full story / add a comment
international / politics / elections / other press Sunday April 26, 2009 15:13 by funderland
Natalia Morar , the 25 year old journalist whose twitter use sparked off the events of April 6th in Moldova in which a crowd of over 10,000 young people demonstrated forceably against the government and burnt the parliament, has had her house-arrest lifted. On April 9, Natalia Morar was officially charged by the Moldovan government with "calls for organizing and staging mass disturbances." She has spent the period since April 15th under house arrest and has just given her first interview published in English to the BBC.

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international / anti-capitalism / other press Sunday April 26, 2009 13:19 by Yassamine Mather
Yassamine Mather explains why the Left should boycott the upcoming Iranian Parliamentary and Presidential elections and how the Iranian Government embraces the policies of the IMF. Full story at link.

Last week during a visit to Iran, Hugo Chávez, the Venezuelan president, ridiculed the G20 summit and its attempts to ease the capitalist economic crisis. However, his hosts, who have embraced ‘Islamic’ capitalism with fervour, did not join in his condemnations of the IMF and international capital. Instead, Iran’s clerics concentrated on explaining ayatollah Khamenei’s message for the Iranian new year, during which he announced that cutting consumption should be the theme of the new year, as the country struggled to cope with the recession. read full story / add a comment
international / eu / opinion/analysis Saturday April 25, 2009 23:25 by Abdullah Elneihum   text 13 comments (last - wednesday april 29, 2009 14:34)
Investigating the European Union's decision on building a European trade agreement with a country that reportedly severely abuses the most basic of human rights of another nation of people. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Saturday April 25, 2009 17:05 by pat c   text 2 comments (last - saturday august 01, 2009 18:35)   image 5 images
Authorities in Iran are still attempting to crush the student movement that has been organising against the theocratic state, and against imperialist warmongering and sanctions. A leading member of the Students for Freedom and Equality group, the DAB (Daneshjouyan-e Azadi Khah va Beraber Talab), Peyman Piran, is facing deportation from Norway. Members of DAB have said that Peyman’s life would be in danger if he is returned to Iran after being subjected to ill-treatment and imprisoned for anti-regime activities going back to 1999. You can help Peyman by contacting the Norwegian consulate and the Refugee Council of Norway to demand that he is permitted to stay in Norway (details below).
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dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Saturday April 25, 2009 16:20 by éirígí PRO   text 11 comments (last - sunday october 13, 2013 03:18)   image 11 images
éirígí activists yesterday marked the 93rd anniversary of the 1916 Rising with a series of banner drops and the erections of dozens of posters. read full story / add a comment
international / gender and sexuality / other press Saturday April 25, 2009 16:09 by Chicherin
Azar Majedi makes the argument that socialist ideas and demands must be brought into theSecularist Movement. Otherwise the dominant rightwing ideology will prevail. Full article at link.

The women’s rights movement is an integrated part of the general movement for equality and freedom. Every one here is well aware of the dismal situation of women in societies under the grip of religion; of the inherent misogyny of religion. Misogyny is an important part of the dominant ideology, so is religion. To fight misogyny and women’s inequality calls for a comprehensive and consistent struggle against the dominant ideology and the dominant political and economic order. read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Saturday April 25, 2009 14:59 by Amancay   text 4 comments (last - monday april 27, 2009 18:26)
Oil multinationals might be behind the mercenaries killed in Bolivia. Let's share information and support each other. read full story / add a comment
national / eu / other press Saturday April 25, 2009 13:45 by Conor. M   text 4 comments (last - saturday may 30, 2009 12:19)
According to 'Generation Yes', who sported their t-shirts with the boys wearing a blue top with ''Yes, Yes, Yes'' and the girls wearing pink saying ''I only Kiss boys who say Yes'', say the ''EU is Ireland's best friend''. read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media / other press Saturday April 25, 2009 13:13 by mick b

Obituary to Franklin Rosemont , surrealist poet, artist, labour historian and street speaker .

For Rosemont surrealism was “an unrelenting revolt against a civilisation that reduces all human aspirations to market values, religious impostures, universal boredom and misery.”
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international / arts and media / event notice Saturday April 25, 2009 13:10 by Over The Edge
mon 27 apr: 8-10 pm: "a summer chorus" with susan millar dumars, mary o'donnell, jen wainwright, ann pilling, lorna shaughnessy, michael mckimm, john walsh and martina evans read full story / add a comment
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dublin / history and heritage / event notice Saturday April 25, 2009 02:01 by Ireland's History is not For Sale!   text 2 comments (last - tuesday may 12, 2009 00:47)   image 2 images   video 2 video files
Ógra Shinn Féin and Sinn Féin members protested today outside Adams Auctioneers, St Stephen Green in Dublin after it emerged that the auctioneers were once again planning on selling off historical Irish memorabilia and artifacts to private collectors.

Both Ruadhán Mac Aodháin (north inner city candidate) and Oisín Ó Dubhláin (Pembroke - Rathmines candidate) attended the protest.
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dublin / racism & migration related issues / event notice Friday April 24, 2009 22:59 by Residents Against Racism
Irish authorities, in league with their British counterparts, have scheduled a mass deportation to Nigeria on Wednesday, aiming to bundle dozens of asylum seekers out of the country in the dark of night. read full story / add a comment
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