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national / arts and media / opinion/analysis Wednesday March 03, 2004 23:09 by Tara Monitor
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Despite a letter signed by the leading world experts and support from former Taoiseach John Bruton RTE is ignoring the voices thyat wish to preserve the Tara/Skryne valley. read full story / add a comment
international / eu / news report Wednesday March 03, 2004 22:05 by Fergus
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2nd March - Minister for Social & Family Affairs Mary Coughlin, Announces Restrictions On Access to Social Welfare http://www.welfare.ie/press/pr04/pr020304.html “Yes, well one of the parameters and prerogatives of introducing any type of changes, that once you do it, it must be for EVERYONE and this would include all EU citizens and Irish citizens, and I’m satisfied that the new changes that I’m introducing ...will be satisfied under EU law because they are going to be eh… eh…available to all people in the EU." -Mary Coughlin read full story / add a comment 
galway / crime and justice / press release Wednesday March 03, 2004 15:16 by iggyj
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Raising public awareness of Owen's situation in Galway. read full story / add a comment 
galway / miscellaneous / press release Wednesday March 03, 2004 15:08 by Natema
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galway / miscellaneous / news report Wednesday March 03, 2004 15:02 by Natema
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national / anti-capitalism / news report Wednesday March 03, 2004 04:11 by antrophe
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No longer debatable in the abstract, globalisation is now impacting on Irish education with the local face of a neo-liberal driven Irish state After the defeat of fees last year, cutbacks are being used to force college authorities into an implicit acceptance that funding will have to come from outside taxation. This is no coincidence. The World Trade Organisation's 'General Agreement on Trade In Services' has long defined public services as 'trade barriers' to be eliminated, education is no exception and Article 133 is there to speed up the whole process. Of course the business lobby are only delighted to eye up opening spaces for profit production. The only way to spin a profit from education is through commodification, and like all products the only way we can then access it is through paying. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Wednesday March 03, 2004 01:29 by reeuq
Earlier this year Hugh Brady held an address that was open to students. During the A&Q period two students asked him questions about accessibility at UCD. One student who uses a wheelchair brought to his attention that not all the entrances and washrooms were accessible to her and other students that she knew. Then another student asked him about getting audio materials for those with visual impairments. To both of these questions he deflected the responsibility to the newly appoint vice-president of ‘students’ and encouraged them to lobby on the issues. read full story / add a comment |
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