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cork / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Thursday May 01, 2008 22:52 by Ray
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This year’s march organised under the auspices of the Independent Workers’ Union paraded proudly and successfully through the streets of our city, both commemorating workers’ stuggles of the past and looking to the future – a future hopefully starred with victories for the working class over the tyranny of rapacious heartless Capital. read full story / add a comment 
national / worker & community struggles and protests / opinion/analysis Thursday May 01, 2008 21:58 by Sean Matthews
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The war may be long over and our political rulers have finally decided to get it together but there has been no ceasefire in the class war against working-class people both locally and globally despite the promises of ‘prosperity’. read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests / opinion/analysis Thursday May 01, 2008 18:25 by pat c
The political climate inside Iran is now horrifically tense. Women, gay men and lesbians, students, workers; all are caught in the middle of the stand-off between the regime and imperialism. Arrests have increased and intimidation is rife. Any slight ‘disobedience’ of the theocratic regime is portrayed as a threat to state security. That is why principled solidarity is so necessary. We in HOPI are determined to show the reality behind the threat of war and to give practical and political suppor t. We are campaigning for trade union support and have a resolution which we would urge all activists to use. read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Thursday May 01, 2008 17:05 by me
The three sacked airport shop stewards, Gordon McNeill, Madan Gupta and Chris Bowyer, who were on hunger strike outside Transport House for five days at the start of April are to resume their protest. read full story / add a comment
national / eu / opinion/analysis Thursday May 01, 2008 02:30 by John Fitz
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We're told Lisbon is to make the EU efficient. Why then haven't the parliamentarians that want this efficiency reduced their numbers (to about 60 TDs in Ireland) to reflect the fact that two thirds (80% reported for Britain & Germany) of their law-making functions are already transferred to Europe. TDs are rapidly making themselves powerless, redundant, and sidelining democracy and the Constitution. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / opinion/analysis Thursday May 01, 2008 00:32 by hasan i sharba
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1985 marked not only Thatchers attack on the working class via the miners strike, terror in NI, inner city riots,but also Thatchers sending in paramilitary Police to stop the emergence of a counter culture made up of mainly unemployed young people who sought to challenge Thatchers material society. read full story / add a comment 
national / miscellaneous / press release Thursday May 01, 2008 00:18 by Jo ta ke!
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A delegation of Basque youth will be touring Ireland next week. The group which is being hosted by Ogra Shinn Fein will be engaged in a number of public meetings, and will also use the mobilisation to learn of the peace process in Ireland. The Basque youth delegation will be comprised of experienced activists who are involved in a broad area of work including, international (kamaradak), publicity (gazte sarea and xirika), the student movement (ikasle abertzaleak), and the creation of youth houses (AHT). read full story / add a comment |
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