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dublin / anti-capitalism / opinion/analysis Wednesday October 20, 2010 17:18 by Gregor Kerr
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Zombie developers….. Vampire bankers….. Ghost estate creators….. Black holes that swallow tens of billions of Euros….. They sound like characters from a particularly eerie Hallowe’en tale of horrors. However while they might be spooky, there’s nothing fictional about this array of characters read full story / add a comment 
national / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Tuesday October 19, 2010 19:16 by Freda H
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To celebrate the launch of William Parry's book "Against the Wall", street artists gathered to create new works of solidarity, inspired by the book, in Dublin and Cork. Street Art events took place at The Bernard Shaw pub in Dublin and Fionn Barra's pub in Cork throughout the weekend with the slogan "To Exist is to Resist" forming the basis of their work. read full story / add a comment 
dublin / anti-capitalism / event notice Tuesday October 19, 2010 14:40 by 1ofthe99
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On October 30 join the 1% Network for an after dark Halloween ramble around exclusive Shewsbury road where behind the high dark walls of their rambling mansions lie the zombie developers, vampire bankers and ghost estate creators of the long ago Celtic Tiger era sleeping on their piles of accumulated wealth. Shake with horror as you gaze at the AIB HQ and the black hole within that continues to suck billions of funding from health and education. read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / opinion/analysis Sunday October 17, 2010 18:36 by Anne Mc Shane
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Working class people throughout Ireland are suffering deep anxiety. With poverty, homelessness and unemployment escalating, the feeling is that we are on the edge of a phenomenal disaster. That sense of dread has been exploited by a government bent on even more savage attacks on public spending. We had been told previously that we were facing €3 billion in cuts this December. Now it is certain to be much more. A new four year economic plan is to be imposed aimed at reducing the economic deficit to 3% by 2014. So there could be up to €7 billion in cuts this December, with more to follow. This will mean increases in taxes, in particular the introduction of taxes on the low-paid. It will also mean unprecedented attacks on health-care, social welfare, child benefit, pensions, education and just about every area of social provision. read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / feature Saturday October 16, 2010 23:00 by Chris O’Connell
Amid the hum of words spoken and written here in Ecuador and further afield about the events of Thursday, September 30, two are easily discernible: “coup” and “democracy”. Yet it can be argued that neither concept had much to do with what unfolded on that day. It would be easy to say that the convulsions that gripped Ecuador on that day were just more of the same. This is a country, after all, that has deposed three elected presidents by different means (none of them impeachment), and at one stage could count 9 different presidents in 10 years. read full story / add a comment 
national / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Friday October 15, 2010 08:17 by Freda H
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The wall that Israel has built in Palestinian territory is more than a barrier -- it’s also a focus for popular art. Graffiti in the form of words and images have transformed the wall into a living canvas of resistance and solidarity, created not only by Palestinians but also by international artists. read full story / add a comment 
dublin / anti-capitalism / feature Tuesday October 12, 2010 16:24 by 1% Network
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Up to 250 people took part in the 1% Network’s walking tour on Saturday last, October 9th. As people began to gather from as early as 12.30pm it was clear that large numbers were going to to take the opportunity to ‘see how the 1% live.’ The unusually warm weather and low-key Garda presence added to the almost festive atmosphere for this most unusual of political protests. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / press release Sunday October 10, 2010 08:47 by Plowshares
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Disarm Now Plowshares Activists Arraigned Tacoma, Washington – October 8, 2010 - The five plowshares activists who entered the U.S. Navy's nuclear weapons storage depot in Washington State in November 2009 had their initial day in court. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism / opinion/analysis Friday October 08, 2010 19:50 by Paddy Healy
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Among the taxation proposals being mooted by government for the next and subsequent budgets is an extension of tax to the lower paid. This is to be accompanied by continued draconian reductions in the provision of health, education and other services required by the population generally and particularly by the poor. Government cuts and impositions on the poor and those on middle incomes who spend most of their income in Ireland will flatten the economy and increase the disastrous levels of unemployment and emigration. read full story / add a comment 
cork / arts and media / event notice Wednesday October 06, 2010 16:27 by Kev
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Book Launch & Street Art Events - Cork Saturday 16th October London-based photo-journalist William Parry will be in Ireland to launch his new book about Resistance Art in Palestine. The book, Against the Wall – The Art of Resistance in Palestine, is a stunning collection of photographs that capture the graffiti and art which have transformed Israel's wall into a living canvas of resistance and solidarity. Featuring the work of artists including Banksy, Ron English, Blu and others, as well as Palestinian artists and activists, these photos express outrage, compassion, and touching humour. They illustrate the wall's toll on lives and livelihoods, showing the hardship it has brought to tens of thousands of people, preventing their access to work, education and vital medical care. Mixed with the photos are portraits and vignettes, offering a heartfelt and inspiring account of a people determined to uphold their dignity in the face of profound injustice. read full story / add a comment 
dublin / arts and media / event notice Wednesday October 06, 2010 16:21 by Kev
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Book Launch & Street Art Events - Dublin Friday 15th October London-based photo-journalist William Parry will be in Ireland to launch his new book about Resistance Art in Palestine. The book, Against the Wall – The Art of Resistance in Palestine, is a stunning collection of photographs that capture the graffiti and art which have transformed Israel's wall into a living canvas of resistance and solidarity. Featuring the work of artists including Banksy, Ron E...nglish, Blu and others, as well as Palestinian artists and activists, these photos express outrage, compassion, and touching humour. They illustrate the wall's toll on lives and livelihoods, showing the hardship it has brought to tens of thousands of people, preventing their access to work, education and vital medical care. Mixed with the photos are portraits and vignettes, offering a heartfelt and inspiring account of a people determined to uphold their dignity in the face of profound injustice. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Tuesday October 05, 2010 17:16 by F.S.
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We are looking for help funding, campaigners, donations, time, leaflets anything possible to further the advance of Medical Cannabis. We aim to send material to every doctor ,every police station and every political official in the country until an adequate response is enforced. We want as any many signatures statements and opinions from these people to further help the campaign. Although many will disagree with the use of Facebook as a medium for change, the Facebook page for the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Act 2010 (http://hempirl.webs.com/compassionateuseact.htm) has over 5,400 likes and the plan is to push this to 100,000 so if you use this vehicle please like, suggest to all your friends and post a plea for more likes on any relevant page in your spare time if possible. read full story / add a comment
galway / anti-war / imperialism / press release Thursday September 30, 2010 00:25 by GAAW PRO
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Since its inception in Novemeber 2001 the Galway Alliance Against War set itself the goal to produce a monthly e-bulletin to those signed up to the cause of peace and justice. Below is GAAW's October Bulletin. Each month we send the GAAW bulletin to over 900 supporters . Beir Bua! read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / event notice Wednesday September 29, 2010 00:48 by Con Carroll
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why should we sit moan and watch Television becoming angry. yes folks it is now been realise that total financial bail out to Anglo Irish. could cost Irish tax payers 30 billion plus. Seannie tells us that he earns 188 a month. werte are the poster and tee shirts of Karl Marx I told you so read full story / add a comment 
donegal / miscellaneous / press release Monday September 27, 2010 10:48 by Journey in Wonder (volunteer)
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A new book by Donegal community worker Keith Corcoran promises to offer important insights into a rapidly changing world and provide an entertaining read into the bargain. ‘Journey in Wonder’ is an account of Keith adventures through 2006 and 2007 when he travelled through North America and Asia. Keith explains how he came to write the book. “While I was away on my travels I used to send back a group email every few weeks to let friends and family know I was still alive and to share some of my experiences. Then one day while I was in India, an email arrived from my sister Donna to say that a Donegal paper had begun publishing my travelogues, which was a big surprise at the time! That gave me the idea to start writing a complete account of my travels when I returned home and the book ‘Journey in Wonder’ began to take form.” read full story / add a comment 
dublin / anti-capitalism / news report Thursday September 23, 2010 11:27 by Brian & Gregor
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The 1% network has announced details of a ‘political walking tour’ through the affluent districts of Dublin 2 and Dublin 4. The tour, which will bring protesters through the ‘heartland of the Golden Circle’, will stop at a number of locations, including the new headquarters of Anglo Irish Bank on Burlington Road, property developer Johnny Ronan’s property on Burlington Road and IBEC headquarters on Baggot Street. The tour will assemble at the Wolfe Tone Monument on Stephens Green at 1pm on Saturday, October 9th, 2010. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism / news report Tuesday September 21, 2010 21:04 by Pilibire
The 1% We have all heard of the ‘golden circle’. We all know that there is one law for the rich and another law for the rest of us. But did you know that just 1% of the population are estimated to own at least 34% of the wealth of the country? Property developers, landlords, bankers, barristers, media tycoons and politician are amongst the 1% that own so much, but contribute so little read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Monday September 20, 2010 17:16 by Ciaron O'Reilly
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14 Catholic Worker and other friends have been on trial in Las Vegas for the nonviolent resistance action they took at Creech Air Force Base in the Nevada desert (USA) against drone warfare that is directed from the base over Pakistan and Afghanistan. Below is a good article about how the trial proceeded and the judge's decision to take four months to study the issue. read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / event notice Monday September 20, 2010 14:03 by JM
As part of his campaign for General Secretary of UNITE Jerry Hicks will be addressing a series of public meetings and visiting a number of workplaces across Ireland in the coming week (beginning the 27th September). read full story / add a comment 
national / worker & community struggles and protests / opinion/analysis Sunday September 19, 2010 17:54 by elaine morrisey
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FAS,the troubled state agency has lost all credibility,and this has not just been recently,this has been happening for years,with the government of the state 'training educational' agency,standing by still in support of these 'services',to provide free labour,and continue to not pay the people making FAS happen,the ce workers.FAS pay employers who take on their FAS employees hundreds of euros,while the FAS ce or apprentices,get paid by social welfare,this is not a system that works for the unemployed,currently only 3 % of former fas workers are employed in the jobs market,so what good has FAS done for the unemployed minus themselves and thier business associates apart from making the dole stats look good,what use is that when FAS are draining our economy and providing no job oppurtunities across the board. brainstorming for a new name will not solve the old problems in the well heeled FAS senior management. read full story / add a comment |
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