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international / eu Thursday June 02, 2005 - 18:27 by SP Member
Despite the comments by German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder following the defeat of the EU constitution in France and Holland, the German political establishment is in crisis. The potential now exists for the establishment of a new broad left formation. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / environment Thursday June 02, 2005 - 17:31 by via stunned
international / anti-capitalism Thursday June 02, 2005 - 01:36 by paul o toole
Bono's answer to a question about his friend Tony Blairs attack and murder of 100,000 Iraqi people at the Meteor awards in dublin last year...anyone can make a mistake.... ... read full story / add a comment
national / arts and media Wednesday June 01, 2005 - 16:21 by saoririseoir
The best television and newspaper ratings go to light entertainment. Looking at the news, it’s easy to understand why. It’s nicer to feel happy, albeit brain-dead, than depressed and powerless; though the two are not mutually exclusive. Most of us take for granted the whole concept of ‘news’, so much so that the question ‘what is news?’ almost seems ridiculous. Yet, when we reflect honestly on the unaccountable agenda-setting power of news editors over everyday conversations in parks, pubs, the canteen etc., we can only conclude that news has a tremendous influence over the thought of the public, and the question becomes more obvious, as does its variant; ‘who decides what’s news?’ News editors are deciding what we should think is important, and in doing so, defining each of our situations for us, as well as the situation of the World around us. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-war / imperialism Wednesday June 01, 2005 - 06:27 by Astrid Essed
The publication of the photographs of Saddam Hussein by the Sun is not only a flagrant violation of the 3th Geneva Convention, it also violates the human right on dignity of every prisoner of war, regardless of the crime ... read full story / add a comment
cork / miscellaneous Tuesday May 31, 2005 - 22:29 by Niall Meehan
A history of the discussion on this matter can be found on the following web pages: What Is The Dispute about Kilmichael and Dunmanway really about? Response to History Ireland Interview: Peter Hart replies on Tom Barry and Kilmichael (but not Dunmanway) Audio Report: 'Political Culture in Cork' - a talk by Brian Murphy Peter Hart interview with Brian Hanley from History Ireland
international / arts and media Tuesday May 31, 2005 - 20:54 by Back seat poet
Poetry Ireland reclaimed from the hands of the ivory tower dwellers and Arts Council acolytes!!!!!! ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday May 31, 2005 - 20:17 by b Duggan
I was watching a news article on RTE 30th May 2005 about drunken street violence in Dublin. It rekindled a question that has always been in my mind, "what about an alternative to alcohol". It is clear that Irish citizens desire some kind of recreational substance, the most socially accebtable being alcohol. ... read full story / add a comment |
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