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national / anti-capitalism / other press Thursday March 05, 2009 12:51 by Drodzhe   text 2 comments (last - monday march 09, 2009 22:49)
Here is the full text of Noel Dempsey's speech to the Fianna Fáil Ard Fheis, in which he explains that -

-Fianna Fáil had no idea that bankers, builders and developers were running wild with the possibilities of the unregulated economy.

-If they had known about the corruption and endemic and dishonesty, they would have done something about it, but just because these people were funding their election campaigns, playing golf with them, loaning them their holiday homes etc, does not mean that they were aware of where the money was coming from.

-It could be much worse.

-It will get worse.

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dublin / worker & community struggles and protests / other press Thursday March 05, 2009 10:48 by d.farrell
Ive been an operator in the industry for 8yrs now on a full time basis.I obtained my taxi as a consequence of deregulation.Prior to that my interest in entering the industry was dampened by two facts 1.It was not possible to apply for a spsv test application if already in employment and 2.The extortionate price put on a privately sold spsv licence(IR65,000)at the time.

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Fran in Thailand
dublin / animal rights / other press Thursday March 05, 2009 03:35 by Francesca   text 2 comments (last - friday march 06, 2009 18:17)   image 3 images   video 2 video files
20 year-old, Dublin born adventure instructor Francesca Loughran talks about her plans to trek to the highest point in Asia, Mount Kinabalu, to raise funds for the ISPCA. The focus of this Trek is to aide the Orangutans of Borneo who are now an endangered species due to Biofuel's adverse effects on the environment. read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice / other press Wednesday March 04, 2009 02:57 by zola   image 1 image
Sarkozy; his former minister of Justice (& ex girlfriend) Rachida Dati, whose recent baby had been rumoured to have been fathered by the former Spanish prime minister Aznar, Michèle Alliot-Marie, Christine Albanel and former leader of the Spanish "labour" opposition Alain Juppé got death threats today in the forms of nasty letters accompanied with 9mm bullets. & then to top it off two lesser well known french parliamentarians of the right wing UMP Frédéric Lefebvre and Christian Vanneste also got some lead high velocity alloy.

That leave's 2 in the cartridge. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Tuesday March 03, 2009 17:09 by Peter Tatchell   text 2 comments (last - thursday april 02, 2009 14:49)
Peter Tatchell writes on the need for principled solidarity with Iran: Support the People of Iran against US Imperialism. But also against the Theocratic Regime. Full text at link.

Principled, consistent left-wingers do not base their politics on the unprincipled, inconsistent geo-political manoeuvres of western powers. We stand with the oppressed against their oppressors, regardless of what the west (or anyone else) demands or threatens. US sabre-rattling against Iran is worrying. A military attack must be resisted. However, opposition to Washington’s war-mongering and neo-imperial designs is no reason for socialists, greens and other progressives to go soft on Tehran. read full story / add a comment
More than a thousand specialists from 52 countries have confirmed their attendance. On the first day, President José Manuel Zelaya Rosales of Honduras will give a master lecture, as will the 2007 Nobel laureate in Economics and other notable figures
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Tuesday March 03, 2009 14:49 by Susana Lee   image 1 image
THE 11th International Meeting of Economists on Globalization and Development Problems will begin at 3:00 p.m. today, March 2, at the International Convention Center, and its first session is to feature Honduran President José Manuel Zelaya Rosales, who will give a master lecture on "Required Adjustments to Globalization." read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / other press Tuesday March 03, 2009 10:47 by Brickie
éirígí activists in conjunction with members of the construction branch of SIPTU picketed the Fianna Fáil Ard-Fheis on Saturday (January 28) in protest against that party’s continued attacks on workers’ pay and conditions.

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dublin / politics / elections / other press Tuesday March 03, 2009 02:07 by RTÉ   text 26 comments (last - wednesday april 15, 2009 03:49)
Tony Gregory's election agent, Maureen O'Sullivan, has announced her intention to run in the by-election in the Dublin Central Constituency, following Mr Gregory's death in January. read full story / add a comment
Dublin´s Metamorphosis - EASA and others talk about Dublin pre, mid, post Tiger years
national / environment / other press Monday March 02, 2009 16:27 by dunk   text 2 comments (last - friday march 06, 2009 12:02)   image 2 images   video 2 video files   audio 2 audio files
Discussion chaired by Frank McDonald, journalist with The Irish Times, on a broad range of architectural and developmental issues that have become apparent in Celtic Tiger Dublin. Contributors include Dr. Gary Boyd, Ciarán Cuffe TD, Robert Ballagh and Siobhain Ní Éanaigh. The majority of the speakers were very critical of Celtic Tiger Ireland, a change from previous "architectural discussion". The talk happened in Docklands "white elephant", CHQ, aka: Stack A.

Sunday August 10 2008 was the day of the discussion, day after the worst rainfall that Ireland had ever seen in the month of august, a wake up call if ever there was one of how we have to adress climate chaos...http://radio.indymedia.org/es/node/17169
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Door-to-door collections to fund childrens education?
national / education / other press Sunday March 01, 2009 13:34 by Sharon.   text 5 comments (last - friday march 06, 2009 00:50)   image 2 images
A Fine Gael Councillor and State Senator has suggested that a "national collection" should be done in order to fund the education of children with general learning disabilities. read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / other press Sunday March 01, 2009 00:25 by Anne Mc Shane
The recent change in Irish society from `get rich quick' to working class struggle has been unprecedented. The economy is sinking fast and the predictions are that things can only get worse. European Commission president José Manuel Barroso has made the point that Ireland would be in the same situation as Iceland if it were not in the euro zone. But maybe even this cannot save the country from plunging into bankruptcy, as banks and businesses collapse and unemployment soars.

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international / environment / other press Saturday February 28, 2009 09:57 by Diet Simon   text 3 comments (last - sunday march 01, 2009 20:29)
Despite icy weather and light rain some 15,000 Germans demonstrated against nuclear power generation on Thursday evening with a chain of light 52 kilometres long.
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international / history and heritage / other press Friday February 27, 2009 11:16 by TaraWatch   text 3 comments (last - sunday march 01, 2009 11:15)   image 3 images   video 2 video files
Smithsonian Institution, based in the US, is the world's largest museum complex and research organization composed of 19 museums, 9 research centers, and the National Zoo. The March 2009 issue features "Some of the world's most precious historic and artistic sites can be visited today—but might be gone tomorrow" read full story / add a comment
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dublin / anti-war / imperialism / other press Thursday February 26, 2009 15:02 by Caoimhghin Ó Croidheáin   text 3 comments (last - saturday february 28, 2009 02:33)   image 5 images
Paintings based on a Gaza demonstration read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / other press Thursday February 26, 2009 14:45 by pat c
Cracks are emerging in the edifice of the ICTU leadership.Blair Horan of the CPSU which has opposed the levy from the start has said: that the CPSU was seeking to have the pension levy scrapped.
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2009/0226/...3.htm

However in todays Irish Times, ICTU General Secretary David Begg said: the first is that our campaign is not for the elimination of the pensions levy but rather for a fairer sharing of the burden of adjustment.
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/opinion/2009/0226/1....html

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George Clooney, rumoured to be Obama's next Darfur envoy
national / eu / other press Thursday February 26, 2009 12:10 by redjade   image 1 image
The Government will not opt out completely from European security and defence policy (ESDP) in response to last year’s rejection of the Lisbon Treaty, according to Minister for Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin. read full story / add a comment
Teenage Saharawi human rights activist raped by Moroccan police
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Wednesday February 25, 2009 22:52 by Mbarka   image 1 image
Last Sunday Moroccan police in the occupied Western Sahara detained a young Saharawi girl and raped her for standing up against the Moroccan occupation. First they interrogated her, then they molested her and finally the policemen sodomize her with their truncheons. All in the presence of higher ranking officers. They even threatened to kill her if she made her story public. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Wednesday February 25, 2009 09:12 by JusticeForPalestine   text 1 comment (last - friday march 06, 2009 00:45)   video 1 video file
Amnesty's report on weapons used by both sides in Gaza finds much to condemn.

http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/asset/MDE15/012/2009/....html

The group is particularly hard on the U.S., having found numerous remains of American munitions -- including white phosphorus shells from Pine Bluff Arsenal, and a Hellfire missile made in Orlando.

Another weapon which bothers Amnesty is a mysterious munition, filled with cubic particles.

This type of ultra-precise strike capability is supposed to limit collateral damage and civilian casualties.

So we turn once again to Garlasco's comment, from an earlier conflict:

"It is unfortunate that these weapons are being developed specifically for use in densely populated areas which may negate the intended effect." read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Tuesday February 24, 2009 19:24 by Douglas Delaney

With Thomas Corcoran now sitting on Aer Lingus' board directors, it appears that Ireland's premier air carrier is still closely affiliated with U.S. defence interests. There is nothing clandestine about that relationship. It's in plain sight for everyone to see. read full story / add a comment
Stop The Madness
international / environment / other press Tuesday February 24, 2009 17:19 by Tarapixie   text 15 comments (last - saturday march 28, 2009 13:04)   image 5 images   video 7 video files   3 attached files
Tarapixies, Direct Action and tara Solidarity Vigil are staging a series of Protests and Events. Details below... read full story / add a comment
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