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dublin / politics / elections / feature Saturday May 10, 2014 13:20 by 1 of Indymedia
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The Euro and local council elections take place on Fri May 23rd and nationwide there are 11 MEPs to be elected to represent Ireland Euro elections will also be taking place across Europe for a grand total of 751 seats in the European Parliament. Regrettably the European Commission which is composed of 28 non-elected and appointed commissioners and is besieged by thousands of lobbying firms working for the private sector, is probably reckoned to have more power. Yet despite this Europe matters because at least 70% of our legislation comes from there and practically most of the regulation in a diverse range of areas originates from Europe and some of the more background regulation has its origins with corporate lobbyists with the aim of using heavy regulation to put smaller competitors out of businesses by greatly increasing the relative costs for smaller businesses. The main political parties of Fianna Fail and Fine Gael constantly tell us they are pro business and for jobs and the economy. In fact they are for big business, privatisation, outsourcing of jobs, lower wages, less social safety net and their support of big business and corporations constantly results in the suffocating of small business which are the very areas that lead to most employment. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism / opinion/analysis Friday May 09, 2014 20:01 by Paddy Hackett
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The more a police force appears to serve the class interests of the working class the more successful it may be in fooling the working class. read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / press release Tuesday May 06, 2014 13:29 by Laurence Cox
Are you - active in social movement struggles but need space to stand back, reflect, recharge? - involved in community and voluntary activism but feel trapped by the structures? - politically minded but don’t know how to turn that into an effective and radical practice? - clear that social change is central to you but unsure how to build a life around it? - interested in spending a year with your peers and experienced practitioners? read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice / opinion/analysis Monday May 05, 2014 15:12 by Justice
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Indeed Should Gilmore, Lynch and Rabbbitte be questioned about the crimes committed by the Official IRA> I'm not suggesting that they were members of the OIRA, I have no evidence of that. One thing is certain: Gilmore, Lynch and Rabbitte could not have been unaware of the activities of the OIRA. When they were members of OSF/SFWP/WP the party paper The United Irishman carried War News of the OIRAs actions. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism / opinion/analysis Monday May 05, 2014 14:37 by Paddy Hackett
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The essential point is that Sinn Fein/IRA betrayed its core principles many years ago when it officially accepted the existence of political partition and its two reactionary states on both sides of the border. This means it accepts the validity of the imperialist domination of the island of Ireland. read full story / add a comment 
international / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Sunday May 04, 2014 16:18 by Anarchist Collective “Cycle of Fire"
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MAY DAY 1886 - 2014 The struggle for a new society without exploitation and oppression from human to human continues until the subversion of the world of the state and capital, the global social revolution, anarchy and communism. Anarchist Collective “Cycle of Fire” Anarchist bulletin “Black Flag” read full story / add a comment |
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