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offsite link The BBC?s ?1 Billion Pension Bailout Sun Sep 21, 2025 19:47 | Richard Eldred
The BBC has poured over ?1 billion into its gold-plated pension scheme, gobbling up nearly ?850 million of licence fee money ? and it looks like the bill could keep climbing.
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In a fresh raid that could force more closures and squeeze parents' wallets, Bridget Phillipson is hitting private schools again, this time tripling Ofsted inspection fees.
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Keir Starmer has sparked fury by pledging to recognise a Palestinian state even though critics say it rewards Hamas, angers Israel and the US and won't help hostages or feed Gaza's starving.
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Britain's North Sea could have 14 billion barrels of oil and gas ? three times what the Government reckons ? but sky-high taxes and drilling bans are leaving it in the ground while jobs and cash go begging.
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The Met Office might struggle to predict the weather, but it seems staff can always count on a downpour of cash: they walked away with record bonus payments of ?8.1 million last year and ?31.5 million over five years.
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national / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Friday April 09, 2010 21:04 by Fintan Lane   image 1 image
IRELAND-PALESTINE SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN

PRESS RELEASE, 9/4/10

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international / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Friday April 09, 2010 17:37 by Saoirse   text 2 comments (last - sunday april 11, 2010 14:07)
The Irish Freedom Committee will honor the 94th Anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising at a commemorative breakfast event at Chicago's Abbey Pub on Sunday April 11, 2010. read full story / add a comment
Curious mass goers look at the shoes.
national / crime and justice / feature Friday April 09, 2010 16:52 by Religiousabusetruth   text 17 comments (last - saturday march 03, 2012 20:28)   image 8 images
One thousand pairs of children’s shoes of all sizes were tied to the railings outside the cathedral representing the victims of Roman Catholic abuse. Some passers by stopped to tie shoes. Many abuse survivors and supporters came together from as far as Cork and Wexford to attend the protest. read full story / add a comment
April 23rd-25th
national / environment / event notice Friday April 09, 2010 15:03 by Gluaiseacht   text 2 comments (last - wednesday april 21, 2010 15:59)   image 1 image
Gluaiseacht for Global Justice, the activist network that supports Climate Camp and other environmental and social justice campaigns in Ireland is holding a weekend of workshops and skill sharing for people who are interested in geting active for environmental and social justice. There will be a wide range of talks and workshops covering issues about carbon trading, media skills and direct action, water tax and much more.

The weekend aims to provide a space for creating/building/sustaining the processes that lead to movement building.
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cork / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Friday April 09, 2010 12:52 by gav   text 1 comment (last - friday april 09, 2010 15:55)   image 1 image
upcoming events in cork related to the free gaza cement appeal. read full story / add a comment
international / animal rights / event notice Friday April 09, 2010 01:11 by nomoremeat   text 1 comment (last - sunday april 11, 2010 14:19)
Please join activists worldwide for the World Weekend for the Abolition of Meat on April 17 & 18, 2010! read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Thursday April 08, 2010 21:51 by Used2bSnowWhite
When?
April 15th at 7.30pm.
Where?
Central Hotel, Exchequer Street, Dublin 2.

Feminist open forum will discuss the upcoming trial of the 9 women
protestors versus the missile-making Raytheon contractor based in Derry.
In 2009 protestors barricaded themselves into the
Raytheon missile factory to highlight their inhumane and fatal
operations. One of the main customers of Raytheon is the Israeli
Defense forces which killed 28 Gaza civilians in 2008 with a Raytheon
“bunker buster” bomb.
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national / politics / elections / news report Thursday April 08, 2010 21:16 by People Before Profit Alliance   text 9 comments (last - monday may 10, 2010 19:08)   video 1 video file
For those who missed Eamonn's great analysis of why having a People Before Profit candidate in the Westminister elections on May 6th.

'Find a new direction beyond the Orange and the Green' read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Thursday April 08, 2010 03:03 by Krisztina Dragoman
Date: Saturday, 10 April 2010
Time: 11:30 - 13:00
Location: Seomra Spraoi, 10 Belvedere Court, Dublin North

Description ANTI- NUCLEAR CAMPAIGN of World without Wars and without Violence in Ireland

We would like to invite you to join our NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT CAMPAIGN and also our volunteer organisation, World without Wars and without Violence, an organism of the Humanist Movement.If interested to join us and our campaign please come to this meeting this Saturday.

Contact details : Krisztina Dragoman: 056 77 21642
E-mail: worldmarchie@gmail.com
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dublin / worker & community struggles and protests / event notice Thursday April 08, 2010 00:22 by Paul Kinsella
National Public Services Alliance will sponsor a national rally against the Proposed Agreement and in Defence of Public Services from 12 to 4pm in Mont Clare Hotel, Merrion square
Kerry PSWA have confirmed that they will attend and speak
Could those who wish to speak at rally please indicate this urgently
 
I am endeavouring to get Community Development Groups, Patient Groups, parents groups to join public servants for this event
 
Money is urgently needed for campaign leaflets leaflets  Please collect in workplaces and union conferences
 
 
Paddy Healy, chair,  086-4183732 read full story / add a comment
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kildare / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Wednesday April 07, 2010 19:56 by Kev   image 1 image
Fundraising Gig for Gaza in NUI Maynooth read full story / add a comment
Derail Israeli Apartheid
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Wednesday April 07, 2010 19:47 by Kev   image 1 image
The IPSC in Dublin will be staging a solidarity demonstration with the anti-Veolia motion being put before Dublin City Council that evening. The demo will start at 6pm outside City Hall, Dame Street, Dublin 2 on the evening of Monday 12th April. The full text of the motion is below, as well as details about Veolia's ongoing complicity with Israeli Apartheid. read full story / add a comment
national / consumer issues / press release Wednesday April 07, 2010 15:34 by AIMS Ireland
A new survey carried out by AIMS Ireland (Association for Improvements in the Maternity Services, Ireland) found that 22% of women surveyed stated the care they received postnatally was “poor”, whilst a further 23% found the care to be only “average”. Furthermore, 23% of women rated the quality of information they received from their carer postpartum to be “poor”. By contrast, only 3% found their care during pregnancy to be “poor”. read full story / add a comment
national / education / news report Wednesday April 07, 2010 14:13 by Miriam Cotton   text 17 comments (last - tuesday april 13, 2010 20:27)
The TUI voted unanimously yesterday to reject the Croke Park pay deal. This morning Mary Coughlan gave a speech at the union's annual conference during which she made no reference to yesterday's vote nor did she take any questions from the floor. When she finished, a union member at the front bobbed up beside her wearing a Sean Fitzpatrick face-mask. Members treated her to total silence both before and after her speech. In contrast Ryan was greeted with constant rounds of applause and standing ovations throughout his speech. read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-war / imperialism / other press Wednesday April 07, 2010 12:43 by Danny Kaplan   text 9 comments (last - friday april 09, 2010 18:03)   image 1 image
Democracy Now reports: Massacre Caught on Tape: US Military Confirms Authenticity of Their Own Chilling Video Showing Killing of Journalists.

The US military has confirmed the authenticity of newly released video showing US forces indiscriminately firing on Iraqi civilians. On Monday, the website WikiLeaks.org posted footage taken from a US military helicopter in July 2007 as it killed twelve people and wounded two children. The dead included two employees of the Reuters news agency, photographer Namir Noor-Eldeen and driver Saeed Chmagh read full story / add a comment
national / racism & migration related issues / event notice Wednesday April 07, 2010 12:24 by Joe Higgins MEP   text 5 comments (last - thursday april 08, 2010 23:47)   image 1 image
Meet Saturday 10th April 2pm Garden of Remembrance. March to Dáil read full story / add a comment
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galway / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Tuesday April 06, 2010 23:08 by Maura Harrington   text 11 comments (last - thursday april 15, 2010 20:20)   image 1 image   video 1 video file
Shell to Sea activists from Galway and Mayo have spent a productive two days at both the INTO and ASTI conferences which are taking place in Galway this week. read full story / add a comment
national / education / event notice Tuesday April 06, 2010 22:38 by Terry Flynn
HAI monthly meeting & discussion. read full story / add a comment
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