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The poor standard of Irish political journalism Anthony Public Inquiry >>
A bird's eye view of the vineyard
Part 2 ? The Arctic icebreakers, FONOPs and capability saga Tue Sep 17, 2019 16:00 | The Saker
by Nat South for The Saker Blog In the first part of the series on the Arctic shipping and icebreakers,? Arctic Russian icebreakers ? Kerfuffle over numbers, role and expectations?,
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The Terrorists Among US ? The Coup Against the Presidency Mon Sep 16, 2019 23:05 | The Saker
by George Eliason for The Saker Blog For the last few years, a deep state coup against the presidency has been in the media off and on. Starting in 2015
On the ground, feeling the pulse of Protest Hong Kong Mon Sep 16, 2019 23:01 | amarynth
by Pepe Escobar – Posted with permission Fringe practicing wanton destruction for destruction?s sake surely have learned tactics from European black blocs What?s going on deep down in Hong Kong?
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The long arm of the bond-holders
Press statement - Campaign Against Household & Water Taxes (CAHWT) 11 Feb 2013
Eyewitness reports of Garda violence at South Dublin County Council
19 year old protester hospitalised: plainclothes Garda ‘smashed my head on wall’
Campaigners against the property tax – who staged one of a number of peaceful protests at Councils today – have questioned why Gardai at South Dublin County Council used brutal and unnecessary force against them, including some plain clothes Gardai. Cannisters of pepper spray were also waved at locals who were manhandled and handcuffed. One is currently being kept in Tallaght Hospital for observation of his injuries.
Aaron Nolan (aged 19, now in hospital):
“I was standing in front of Shane Donnelly when one of the uniformed police pulled me to the ground. I stood up and tried to get in front of Shane again. A stocky man, with a light blue hoody, who I thought was one of the protesters, grabbed me and pushed me against the wall. He then grabbed my head with his two hands and smashed my head against the wall. I fell on the ground and when I was on the ground, he choked me with his two hands. I was dazed and unable to stand as he handcuffed me.”
Embedded Video Description: Arrests in South Dublin County Council of peaceful protesters
Where we are on the 40th anniversary of joining the EEC.
This is part one of a two part series and the second article can be found here
The Political Basis of the EU:
All States and aspiring States have their myths of origin. The myth of origin of the EU is that it is a peace project to prevent wars between Germany and France - as if a tendency to go to war is somehow genetically inherited.
The actual facts are however that the first step towards supranational economic integration, the European Coal and Steel Community of 1951, was to facilitate German rearmament at the start of the Cold War with Russia and to reconcile France to that fact. The US wanted a rearmed West Germany inside NATO. This greatly alarmed France which had been occupied by Germany just a few years before.
national / eu Wednesday January 16, 2013 20:25 by OO'C
Irish Referendum Practice from McKenna (1995) to McCrystal (2012).
This is part two of a two part series. To read the first article in the series you can find it here
By Anthony Coughlan
“We will fix that Stalinist body" ... Comment by the late Brian Lenihan TD on the then Referendum Commission, Autumn 2001, in the lead-up to the second Nice Treaty referendum.
And How They Fixed It:
In December 2001 the Fianna Fail Government then in office put a Bill through the Oireachtas (Legislature) amending the 1998 Referendum Act so as to remove from the statutory Referendum Commission its function of setting out in a fair and neutral manner the relevant arguments for and against any proposed constitutional amendment. This was done on the last day before the Oireachtas rose for the Christmas holidays that year, when all stages of the relevant Bill were pushed through the Dail and Seanad in one day, with two days notice to the Opposition. Because of these circumstances this move went virtually unnoticed by the Irish media at the time.
As the year draws to a close, we highlight some of the news stories that made it to the pages of Indymedia during the year. We are certainly living in "interesting times" as old the Chinese curse goes! Events in north Africa and the middle east related to the "fake arab spring" remained in the headlines and also as we head into 2013 the Irish economy is still saddled with enormous burden of debt by a criminal layer of developers, bankers, politicians and an international financial elite dictating to government and the promise of many more austerity budgets to come which will have the effect of stripping away all the social safety nets.
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Anti-Capitalism Headlines 
End Capitalism: Save The Planet. A Series Of Day Schools Nationwide Wed Aug 14, 2019
Judge Halts Puerto Rico Bankruptcy for 4 Months Wed Jul 24, 2019
A generation faced with stress & anxiety Thu Jun 27, 2019
The country will be back to normal in 2053 Thu Feb 21, 2019
Eat the Rich? Wealth Inequality Explodes Thu Jan 31, 2019
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Environment Headlines 
Support the Climate Strike Movement! -Friday Sept 20th Tue Sep 17, 2019
High Court refers case to Court of Justice of the EU over Courts Service’s refusal to prov... Sun Sep 08, 2019
Leaked documents show Brazil’s Bolsonaro has grave plans for Amazon rainforest Mon Aug 26, 2019
New Government Report to EU records damage from mussel longline cultivation in West cork. Mon Aug 26, 2019
Trans-boundary impact of factory farming highlighted in planning appeal Wed Aug 14, 2019
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Anti-War Headlines All the Evidence Points to World War Sat Sep 07, 2019
NoWar2019 Pathways to Peace – Limerick, Ireland October 5-6 Tue Aug 27, 2019
Fire on US Military Contracted Plane at Shannon Airport Raises Serious Questions Fri Aug 23, 2019
#NoWar2019: Pathways to Peace Conference Sat Aug 17, 2019
High Court Refuses to Allow Ken Mayers and Tarak Kauff to Return to the US Tue Jul 16, 2019
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Housing Headlines 
‘Tent City’ Protest Outside Offices Of Vulture Fund Val Issuer Dac Tue Sep 17, 2019
Focus Ireland Launches Hard-hitting Campaign Calling For Action as the Number Of Children ... Sat Sep 07, 2019
Fine Gael Fail Students Yet Again with lack of Accomodation Mon Aug 19, 2019
50 Familes to be Evicted by Vulture Funds in Portabello. Demo on Molesworth Street. Dublin... Tue Aug 06, 2019
Ireland: Housing “Catastrophe” – No Longer “Crisis” Sat May 25, 2019
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General Headlines 
The Voices of 1968 Around the World Thu Sep 12, 2019
United Nations Calls for Disaster Aid for Mozambique as Country Wrestles with Illegal Debt Thu Jul 11, 2019
Ballooning Student Debt Debated by Presidential Hopefuls Fri Jul 05, 2019
Amidst Puerto Rico Financial Crisis, Island Religious Leaders Call for Global Debt and Tra... Fri Jun 21, 2019
Congress, White House Move Disaster Relief for Puerto Rico, US States and Territories Thu May 23, 2019
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Rights & Repression Headlines 
[Dublin] Film Night: Imprisoning a Generation (IPSC) Sat Sep 07, 2019
[Belfast] Palestine Day at Féile An Phobail (IPSC) Wed Jul 24, 2019
Democratic right to protest under attack Mon Jul 22, 2019
Action Item: #ReclaimYourSpace – Stand against hate & support Palestinian freedom Thu Jul 11, 2019
UN Special Rapporteur on Torture - Demasking the Torture of Julian Assange Thu Jun 27, 2019
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ED NOTE: Niall Harnett 2013 [R.I.P]. I have pinned Niall Harnett's feature article as a tribute to a great activist and a great person. You will be sorely missed Niall!
