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national / consumer issues / opinion/analysis Saturday April 04, 2009 04:19 by Concerned Irish Citizen
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This is a copy of a letter that I sent a few days ago to the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources Mr. Eamon Ryan. This letter was copied to all TD's, Senators and MEP's. The response I received from Mr. Ryan's office was that "the Minister of State, Mr Seán Power, T.D., has responsibility for this area." read full story / add a comment 
mayo / environment / feature Friday April 03, 2009 22:25 by Niall Harnett
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For the third time this week nets at Glengad have been put up by Shell and taken down by local residents. The purpose of the net is to stop sand-martins from nesting in the cliff-face. What was once thought to be a specially protected priority habitat for birds and wildlife has actually, in effect, become a priority habitat for Shell. All sorts of chats, communications and rumours abound about the permission for this and the consent for that, the legality of one thing and the illegality of another. But as Kevin Moore, An Bord Pleanala Senior Planning Inspector predicted in 2002, everything about this project is wrong. And it’s the right thing to do to disallow it and to stop it whatever the law says. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Friday April 03, 2009 20:46 by Brian Guckian
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PRESS RELEASE For Release 2/4/2009 AN ORDER capping the level of fees charged to members of the public by An Bord Pleanala for making submissions on planning proposals has been sought from Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government John Gormley TD by a sustainable transport campaigner, Brian Guckian. read full story / add a comment
dublin / arts and media / press release Friday April 03, 2009 17:34 by Alan Weldon
Three Blues gigs being held in Clontarf Yacht Club. read full story / add a comment 
international / consumer issues / news report Friday April 03, 2009 16:55 by Andrew recording Stanley Aronowitz
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This is a recording of Stanley Aronowitz speaking on 'Popular Education in a Time of Struggle' to a Workers Solidarity Movement meeting in the Seomra Spraoi Social centre, Dublin the end of March 2009. Stanley Aronowitz is professor of sociology, cultural studies, and urban education at the CUNY Graduate Center. He is also a veteran political activist and cultural critic and an advocate for organized labor. read full story / add a comment 
galway / arts and media / press release Friday April 03, 2009 13:32 by Lee Welch
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At the still point of the turning world. Lee Welch Preview: Thrusday 16th 2009 6-8pm April 17th - May 23th 2009 At the still point of the turning world. offers a constellation of points of reference, provocation and stimulation. Nonetheless, the show is modest in its form, comprising of a small array of carefully selected elements, which have been placed with thoughtful deliberation throughout the gallery space. Materials derived from contemporary phenomena and historic events make up much of this exhibition, including vintage magazine advertisements, rare editions of books and bootleg records. As the title suggests, At the still point of the turning world. offers a quiet and still space for reflection. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / news report Friday April 03, 2009 10:21 by CRPHS, Limerick
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The Campaign for a Real Public Health Service (CRPHS) welcomes the decision by the health unions in the Mid-west to pull out of discussions with the HSE and ballot for industrial action about the government's insane and dangerous plans to downgrade Ennis and Nenagh hospitals. read full story / add a comment 
national / worker & community struggles and protests / feature Thursday April 02, 2009 18:35 by A.R
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The purpose of this article is to challenge the assumption that it is the 'leaders' who sell out rank and file members, and to highlight that 'leaders' reflect the median moderate worker within Trade Unions. It therefore favours a more bottom-up grassroots focused analysis of Trade Union activity over a top down hierarchical 'leadership' focused analysis. It is my argument that constantly talking about the ICTU 'leaders' is disempowering and a more actor-worker-centered focus is better suited to Libertarian politics. read full story / add a comment
national / politics / elections / press release Thursday April 02, 2009 17:07 by Malachy Steenson
Announcing his candidacy for the Workers’ Party in the forthcoming Dublin Central Bye-election to be held on June 5th Malachy Steenson stated: “I am delighted that the electorate in Dublin Central is getting this unique opportunity to give a mid-term verdict on the pathetic performance of this government and the equally pathetic alternative being offered by Fine Gael read full story / add a comment 
national / arts and media / opinion/analysis Thursday April 02, 2009 17:01 by Paul Larkin
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(Henry McDonald is Ireland Correspondent for the Guardian newspaper) Having worked as a journalist and film maker for BBC Northern Ireland’s investigative programme Spotlight in the late 1980s through to 1994, and having also written a book about collusion between the British intelligence services and loyalist paramilitaries, I have had occasion to read a good many books about the most recent round of the Irish Troubles. Even the poorest of these books has had some redeeming quality, some insight, which for me, as an informed reader, provided a new understanding of some aspect of the Troubles. I regret to say that Henry McDonald’s latest book has no such redeeming feature. read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Thursday April 02, 2009 16:59 by Kev
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Video and interviews from the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC) protest vigil at the Israeli Embassy in Dublin on Palestinian Land Day (30th March 2009). Directed by Dave Donnellan. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Thursday April 02, 2009 16:56 by K. Harris
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A Dublin judge has conceded to the extradition of a man for the crime of posting a DVD to the judge of a 7/7 terror trial in the UK. read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Thursday April 02, 2009 11:30 by Sean Matthews-personal capacity
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“Don’t wait for politicians and people high up in the unions- just do it yourself”, says Unite shop steward John McGuire. Protests spread, as workers continue to occupy Visteon/Ford plant in West Belfast. Workers decided to take action on Tuesday after the car parts company announced without notice that administrators are being brought in with the loss of 210 jobs with minimum redundancy payments. A further 400 people will also lose there jobs across the UK. Even those who have been working at the plant for 30 years will be receiving £9,000 in redundancy payment with most getting less. Davy McMurray, from the Unite trade union in Northern Ireland said the way the job cuts were announced was "brutal." "The administrators came in, took a meeting of the workforce and told them their employment was terminated." Visteon took over from the former Ford plant in 2000. Ever since that, management at the plant have been undermining workers rights and condi read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice / opinion/analysis Wednesday April 01, 2009 23:34 by mconlon
Writer/Filmmaker based in Dublin seeks to interview individuals who have been indirectly or directly affected by aggravated assault or street crime. According to Garda figures there were 3800 incidents of this nature last year in Dublin alone. The aim of this project is to more fully understand the residual effects of post traumatic stress arising from unwarranted assault. In doing so it is hoped to investigate the healing process and resilience of the victim through shared experience. Interviews will be carried out with absolute discretion to the sensitivity of the subject and at the convenience of those willing to take part. read full story / add a comment 
dublin / anti-capitalism / press release Wednesday April 01, 2009 22:12 by Financial Fools Day
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Brian Cowen and Brian Lenihan where out on the streets of Dublin today (Wednesday 1 April) reassuring citizens that the ‘economy was fixed’, before bringing them back down to earth with a big ‘financial fools day!’ message.The Taoiseach and Finance Minister dawned dunce hats, and handed out leaflets, showing that they haven’t a clue how to run a country, never mind sort out the current economic downturn. read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests / opinion/analysis Wednesday April 01, 2009 17:52 by Jolly Red Giant
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RTE Radio 1 had both Richard Boyd Barrett (People Before Profit) and Eamonn McCann (journalist and broadcaster) as contributors on the Spirit Moves programme with Myles Dungan on March 29th. Neither Boyd Barrett nor McCann declared their membership of the SWP (no surprise there). However the most disgraceful aspect of their contribution was the opening comments by Boyd Barrett who attacked the recent Lyndsey strike in Britain as 'racist' . read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Wednesday April 01, 2009 15:53 by Andrew
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In the latest round of attacks on ordinary workers in order to force us to pay for the crisis in capitalism the government had "declared a moratorium on Recruitment and Promotions in the Public Service with effect fro 27th March". This is both yet another direct attack on public sector workers and an indirect attack on all workers as it means our access to health, education and other essential services will be further reduced. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Wednesday April 01, 2009 14:42 by Chicherin
Barack Obama’s Newroz message, which is supposed to represent a “new beginning” for relations between the US and the Islamic Republic has been greeted in many quarters. But we should more closely examine Obama's project in the Middle East and what he he wants to gain from Iran. This is no new beginning. The speech is just a continuation of the gunpoint diplomacy initiated by Dubya and continued by Obama. Bush himself gave out numerous messages of a similar nature during his presidency. The only difference is that Obama actually addresses the people and leaders of the Islamic Republic directly. read full story / add a comment 
international / miscellaneous / press release Wednesday April 01, 2009 00:49 by El Libertario, Venezuela
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* Call to the First Libertarian Print and Audiovisual Documentary Fair of Caracas. D O C U M E N T (a) November 200 read full story / add a comment |
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