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offsite link Alternative Copy of thesaker.is site is available Thu May 25, 2023 14:38 | Ice-Saker-V6bKu3nz
Alternative site: https://thesaker.si/saker-a... Site was created using the downloads provided Regards Herb

offsite link The Saker blog is now frozen Tue Feb 28, 2023 23:55 | The Saker
Dear friends As I have previously announced, we are now “freezing” the blog.? We are also making archives of the blog available for free download in various formats (see below).?

offsite link What do you make of the Russia and China Partnership? Tue Feb 28, 2023 16:26 | The Saker
by Mr. Allen for the Saker blog Over the last few years, we hear leaders from both Russia and China pronouncing that they have formed a relationship where there are

offsite link Moveable Feast Cafe 2023/02/27 ? Open Thread Mon Feb 27, 2023 19:00 | cafe-uploader
2023/02/27 19:00:02Welcome to the ‘Moveable Feast Cafe’. The ‘Moveable Feast’ is an open thread where readers can post wide ranging observations, articles, rants, off topic and have animate discussions of

offsite link The stage is set for Hybrid World War III Mon Feb 27, 2023 15:50 | The Saker
Pepe Escobar for the Saker blog A powerful feeling rhythms your skin and drums up your soul as you?re immersed in a long walk under persistent snow flurries, pinpointed by

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Public Inquiry
Interested in maladministration. Estd. 2005

offsite link RTEs Sarah McInerney ? Fianna Fail?supporter? Anthony

offsite link Joe Duffy is dishonest and untrustworthy Anthony

offsite link Robert Watt complaint: Time for decision by SIPO Anthony

offsite link RTE in breach of its own editorial principles Anthony

offsite link Waiting for SIPO Anthony

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Human Rights in Ireland
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The Daily Sceptic

offsite link The Pilots of Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 Deserve Respect ? They Saved 29 Lives Fri Dec 27, 2024 09:00 | Ian Rons
The pilots of Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 attempted to fly their badly damaged aircraft and partially succeeded, thereby saving the lives of 29 passengers, but not their own.
The post The Pilots of Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 Deserve Respect ? They Saved 29 Lives appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link If the Long After-Effects of Covid Mean You Have no Real Family or Friends to Talk to This Christmas... Fri Dec 27, 2024 07:00 | Steven Tucker
Steven Tucker delves into the strange world of rent-a-friend, a Japanese phenomenon whereby lonely people get to rent friends and family members during times of intense loneliness, such as Christmas.
The post If the Long After-Effects of Covid Mean You Have no Real Family or Friends to Talk to This Christmas, Why Not Pay Random Strangers to Pretend to be Them Instead? appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link News Round-Up Fri Dec 27, 2024 01:55 | Toby Young
A summary of the most interesting stories in the past 24 hours that challenge the prevailing orthodoxy about the ?climate emergency?, public health ?crises? and the supposed moral defects of Western civilisation.
The post News Round-Up appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Christmas in A&E Thu Dec 26, 2024 17:00 | James Leary
James Leary wasn't expecting to spend Christmas evening in A&E, but an alarm went off on his Fitbit and he'd never heard that before. What was wrong? He reveals all in the Daily Sceptic.
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offsite link Nigel Farage Hails ?Historic Moment?, as Reform Memberships Surpasses Tories Thu Dec 26, 2024 15:00 | Toby Young
Reform now has more members than the Conservatives, according to Nigel Farage, who has proclaimed the party "the official opposition".
The post Nigel Farage Hails ?Historic Moment?, as Reform Memberships Surpasses Tories appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

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national / anti-capitalism / opinion/analysis Wednesday December 31, 2014 15:48 by IonS   text 2 comments (last - monday january 05, 2015 09:25)
Deputy Sean Barrett as we now know, is a major shareholder in a Jersey based investment vehicle called Grove Ltd which in turn runs a major care homes based in the UK and now as it turns out controls the Barchester Healthcare empire of more than 200 care homes. Grove Ltd as it happens is also a major shareholder in Cygnet, one of the largest private provider of psychiatric care services to the NHS. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Monday December 29, 2014 11:37 by Anthony Ravlich
Mitch McConnell the presumptive leaders of the Republicans who have recently won a majority in the US Senate said there is now a race to turn America around. In my view, ethical human rights will not only turn America around but take it forward. read full story / add a comment
national / environment / other press Thursday December 25, 2014 00:20 by Ireland Against Salmon Farms   text 1 comment (last - monday december 29, 2014 12:19)
SMOKED salmon is the easy part of Christmas. Throw it on brown bread, with lemon and black pepper, and the innocents will think it’s posh and that you’ve spent a lot.

But you can get 100g of Everyday Value smoked salmon in Tesco — “responsibly sourced from the waters around Scotland, Norway or Ireland” — for €3.59.

But, today, as many of us prepare for the big Christmas supermarket shop, the Friends of the Irish Environment have ramped up their boycott of farmed salmon, strengthened by the news that the international Slow Food Movement — which counts among its supporters Bridgestone’s Sally McKenna and that icon of Irish sustainable food, Darina Allen — has condemned intensive open-pen fish farms. read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media / other press Wednesday December 24, 2014 12:31 by movie buff   text 1 comment (last - wednesday december 24, 2014 12:38)
It's a Wonderful Life,produced and directed by Frank Capra , has become a television and video staple over the Christmas season. This Rawstory feature tells the little-known story of how Hollywood's evocation of bygone small town America at Christmas time with its Scrooge-like banker , Mr Potter,almost fell foul of Ayn Rand , the FBI and Senator Joe McCarthy's House of Un-American Activities Committee . read full story / add a comment
national / environment / press release Monday December 22, 2014 23:30 by FIE
The Environmental groups which support the ‘Boycott Farmed Salmon campaign at Christmas’ have welcomed Slow Food international’s declaration of its opposition to intensive open pen fish farms.

‘Give a Gift to the Environment – Boycott Farmed Salmon’, was launched in 2012 and last year picketed the Irish Good Food Ireland Awards, where farmed salmon featured on the evening menu.

Friends of the Irish Environment, who coordinate the campaign in Ireland, have welcomed Slow Food’s unequivocal statement. Piero Sardo the President of the Slow Food Foundation for Biodiversity confirmed that ‘Slow Food does not consider open net pen fish farms an environmentally sound practice’. read full story / add a comment
dublin / education / event notice Monday December 22, 2014 15:12 by LASC
This lively and participative course provides an overview of the causes and consequences of lack of development in Latin America. Rooted firmly in the experience of the people of the region, the course will cover historical, social, economic, political and cultural perspectives. Participants will become familiar with the issues, how people in Latin America have responded to them, how these problems related to Ireland and the rest of the world and how people here can take action on these matters. read full story / add a comment
dublin / education / event notice Monday December 22, 2014 15:06 by LASC
Brazilian Portuguese classes
Beginners: Tuesdays from 6 to 7.30
Continuation: Tuesdays from 7.45 to 9.15 read full story / add a comment
dublin / education / event notice Monday December 22, 2014 15:01 by LASC
Latin American Spanish
Beginners: Mondays from 6 to 7.30
Continuation: Mondays from 7.45 to 9.15 read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice / news report Friday December 19, 2014 19:47 by Universal Revolution
All around the world, the struggle against the State, against capitalism is a struggle against police, too. The killing of activist Rémy Fraisse in France, the kidnapping of the 43 students in Iguala (Mexico), the policial murder on Mike Brown and Eric Garner in USA, the arrest and torture against Nikos Romanos and another greek anarchists, the preventive attacks against the solidarity protest in London (Westfield shopping centre), and recent the prosecution/arrest of anarchists in Spain shows it. Since the beginning of November, there are social protests and riots in at least 21 countries, following the rebellion in North America.

Obs: we thanks a possible translation to Celtic/Irish/Gaeilge idiom for better diffusion for our brothers in Ireland/North Ireland. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / press release Thursday December 11, 2014 14:22 by shannonwatch
Shannonwatch are appalled at the shocking revelations about CIA torture of detainees in the US Senate intelligence committee report released on Tuesday Dec 9th. Details of the methods used, the extent of the torture and the scale of lies and deceit from a government agency are even worse than was already known. Ireland's complicity has already been documented by other reports, but given this new information it is now well past time for a full investigation of the role played by Shannon in the brutal and illegal interrogation undertaken by the CIA. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism / other press Wednesday December 10, 2014 15:58 by Red Banner
Issue 58 of
Red Banner: a magazine of socialist ideas
is out now
€2 / £1.50 from bookshops or the address above read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice / news report Tuesday December 09, 2014 17:39 by Political Hostage   text 1 comment (last - wednesday december 10, 2014 15:01)
Decision more jaundiced than judicial!

In the High Court today Justice Peter Kelly rejected Michael McKevitt's application to overturn the Minister of Justice’s refusal to grant him enhanced one-third remission. read full story / add a comment
national / environment / other press Sunday December 07, 2014 11:51 by Rua   text 11 comments (last - monday december 29, 2014 10:53)
Only one year ago, supertyphoon Haiyan killed thousands, displaced millions of people and caused billions of dollars in damage. Communities are still struggling to rebuild their lives, grieving for loved ones lost and are now hit by another typhoon.

The toll in lives and rebuilding will continue to climb – and it’s up to us to stand with the people of the Philippines and hold Big Polluters to account.

Just a few dozen Big Polluters, including major oil, coal and gas companies, are responsible for two-thirds of the pollution. Communities like those affected by Haiyan are footing the bill for their destruction while Big Polluters continue to rake in billions in profits by selling their climate-killing coal, oil and gas.

Right now, negotiators are gathered at the Conference of Parties in Lima, Peru to discuss a global agreement on climate change. Many of them are still doing the bidding of the Big Polluters – but we can show them that the world is on the side of the people of the Philippines and won’t back down in this fight.

The resilient people of the Philippines are ready to take ambitious action, including legal, against the biggest polluters, and they need us all to stand with them. read full story / add a comment
national / housing / press release Friday December 05, 2014 23:08 by Focus Ireland
Focus Ireland welcomes the Homeless Summit but stressed it must deliver an effective crisis response along with firm action on long-term solutions the charity has called for repeatedly in the past.

Focus Ireland delivered a submission to Minister Alan Kelly at the homeless forum today outlining 10 key actions required to end the growing homeless crisis in Ireland.

The leading charity welcomed the special summit as it brings more urgency to the growing problems caused by years of housing failure and cutbacks to vital services across youth, health, mental health and education services. read full story / add a comment
national / environment / press release Friday December 05, 2014 22:19 by FIE
The High Court has been asked to require the Information Commissioner , Peter Tyndall, to rule on Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney’s refusal to release the accident Report on the escape of 230,000 salmon in Bantry Bay last February.

Friends of the Irish Environment have asked the Court for an ‘order of Mandamus’ requiring the Commissioner to hear an appeal of the Minister’s refusal.

Alex O’Donovan, Secretary of Save Bantry Bay [SBB] said that after the official count on 19 February 2014 they understood that the farm had been ‘virtually wiped out’.

However Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney refused to release the report on the grounds that it was an 'internal communication' and that the public ‘interest would not be served by the disclosure’. read full story / add a comment
national / housing / opinion/analysis Thursday December 04, 2014 15:47 by Con Carroll   text 1 comment (last - friday december 05, 2014 17:46)
it doesnt take to be a scientist, theologian. economic professor to see that Ireland political elite are sitting back with their champagne glasses swinging. dancing to their superior masters of Europe read full story / add a comment
dublin / arts and media / event notice Wednesday December 03, 2014 23:35 by Dublin Film Qlub
The Dublin Film Qlub is delighted to present the xmas screening of our season on LGBTQ filmmakers, dedicated to…

ALLA NAZIMOVA read full story / add a comment
dublin / history and heritage / event notice Wednesday December 03, 2014 15:41 by Loredana Marchi
LASC NEW PROJECT YUM YUM BOLIVIA!
13th-14th December. The Dublin Food Co-op, 12 Newmarket Square, Dublin 8
Join the food fest! Two days with screenings, talks, workshops, shows, and stalls related to food from the Andean region in Latin America.
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national / anti-war / imperialism / press release Monday December 01, 2014 23:54 by shannonwatch
Shannonwatch have expressed their disappointment that the State has decided to summons TDs Clare Daly and Mick Wallace to appear before Ennis District Court on Wednesday December 3rd for peace actions, while at the same time failing to investigate complaints made about US military and other aircraft that may be in breach of international law. read full story / add a comment
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