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national / bin tax / household tax / water tax / opinion/analysis Sunday April 01, 2012 15:54 by Off the Cuff
 6 comments (last - tuesday april 10, 2012 16:07)
The tax protests back in the 70s and 80s proved futile when it came to ordinary working people being heard by their government. In reality the only thing that really happened on those occasions was that working people lost a day's pay. Mass demonstration in Ireland achieves nothing. It is seen as a way for working people and the unemployed to let off a bit of steam so that everything can move along as it was. The trade union movement has not seen or has deliberately avoided other forms of demonstration beyond mass demonstration. The time for change has come, mass demonstration is no longer a proven method of having the will of the people upheld by their political representatives. ts time for change. read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Friday March 30, 2012 19:44 by Tony Barry
This is a Facebook led initiative to show Irish support for Argentina over it's ongoing sovereignty dispute over the Malvinas/Falklands islands. Monday, the 2nd April is the 30th anniversary of when the war between Argentina and the UK began. See FB link below for more details. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / event notice Friday March 30, 2012 15:56 by éirígí PRO
1 comment (last - friday march 30, 2012 15:58)
For Irish republicans everywhere Easter is a time of commemoration, when those who have died in the struggle for Irish freedom are remembered. read full story / add a comment
antrim / miscellaneous / event notice Thursday March 29, 2012 21:14 by SD
Greece: The new tyranny The war against Austerity Vangelis Koutalis, activist in the Socialist group OKDE read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice / news report Thursday March 29, 2012 21:11 by Sam Malone
14 comments (last - wednesday april 04, 2012 18:36)
Well known crime journalist Paul Williams met with Kevin Tracey at Government Buildings today while the Dail debated for the last day the outfall of the Mahon Tribunal Report regarding corruption surrounding planning and involving high profile politicians such as ex Taoiseach Bertie Ahern and Padraig Flynn. What still needs to be addressed is the unlawful stripping of a full legal planning permission from Kevin Tracey in Dublin. Not only was his legal planning permission taken away from him but he was severely and cruelly punished for standing up for his rights to retain it and build his new house. read full story / add a comment
international / environment / other press Thursday March 29, 2012 13:53 by JoeMcIvor
5 comments (last - sunday april 01, 2012 16:30)
Energy giants Total and Shell are downplaying the threat to the environment from the Elgin gas leak , which was first detected last Sunday in a field that lies150 miles off the coast of Scotland . The French Total energy conglomerate which owns the well has evacuated staff from the platform . Shell evacuated 120 oil workers from a nearby rig citing the danger of drifting gas. “The Norwegian Bellona environmental group that monitors the oil industry has described the Elgin platform as “the well from hell”. The head of the organisation, Frederic Hauge, citing anonymous sources said that platform staff had struggled for 14 hours to contain the leak before having to evacuate the rig on Monday. “They saw the sea bubbling with gas under the platform. This is quite shocking”.’ read full story / add a comment
national / eu / press release Thursday March 29, 2012 09:38 by Sonya Oldham
3 comments (last - saturday march 31, 2012 12:10)
The People's Association Watchdog are calling for a deferment of amendment Article 136, and ratification of the ESM untill after the referendum on the 'The Fiscal Compact' so the people of Ireland can make an informed choice without fear or favour. We further require that the government ensure our sovereign right to say yes or no by ensuring a referendum on the ESM. This letter is avilable for all to send to our public representatives. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / opinion/analysis Thursday March 29, 2012 03:05 by Internationalist Group
Outrage over the murder of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin compounds daily as the killer remains free, facing no criminal charges for gunning down the unarmed black youth from Miami Gardens, Florida. On February 26, George Zimmerman, a white self-appointed captain of a "neighborhood watch" team shot Martin, a black high-school student. Police and local prosecutors never charged Zimmerman and accepted his cynical claim that he shot the unarmed youth in "self-defense." Thousands have demonstrated around the country, particularly after police tapes of 911 calls by Zimmerman were released, showing that he was stalking Martin. But the main thrust of liberals is to divert the protests into a movement for gun control laws and to get rid of "Stand Your Ground" laws such as Florida's which make it legal to shoot in self-defense. The ruling-class response deliberately tries to obscure the key fact that this was racist murder. Trayvon Martin was killed for the "crime" of "walking while black." read full story / add a comment
national / bin tax / household tax / water tax / opinion/analysis Thursday March 29, 2012 00:06 by jim travers
1 comment (last - thursday march 29, 2012 10:13)
What sort of a nation of people do we have when nearly 500,000 householders decide to pay a charge that is directly aimed at the most vulnerable and stressed incomes in our society. read full story / add a comment
dublin / politics / elections / press release Wednesday March 28, 2012 12:02 by Rickky Martin
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dublin / arts and media / event notice Tuesday March 27, 2012 23:04 by Dublin Film Qlub
Drama presenting political repression and the repression of sexuality as two sides of the same coin. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / other press Tuesday March 27, 2012 22:52 by .
Sharing Ireland is an informal project to connect anyone in Ireland who is interested in non-commercial culture. We want to encourage varied and meaningful forms of direct sharing, cooperation and mutual aid. read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-capitalism / event notice Tuesday March 27, 2012 06:07 by James Connolly Soviet
2 comments (last - wednesday april 11, 2012 18:39)
Connolly Soviet is opening a weekly comedy club, every Friday, at Ned Keenan's Bar, the Maple Hotel, 74\75 Lr. Gardiner St. on 30th March, doors open at nine. Free admission for the opening night, and everyone welcome. We hope to see as many of you as possible. There will be live music afterwards till late, and pints are 3.50 till eleven. read full story / add a comment
dublin / arts and media / event notice Monday March 26, 2012 15:45 by Tadhg
1 comment (last - saturday april 14, 2012 12:20)
A Film Festival of short films and documentries from Latin America read full story / add a comment
dublin / bin tax / household tax / water tax / event notice Monday March 26, 2012 10:30 by Carax
13 DJs including one TD and two Councillors... More: https://www.facebook.com/events/403457099670629/ read full story / add a comment
national / bin tax / household tax / water tax / opinion/analysis Saturday March 24, 2012 22:19 by Off the cuff
5 comments (last - thursday april 12, 2012 13:47)
With less than a week to go before more than one million people will be hauled into court for breaking the law the Household Charge protest hs taken one more step closer to success. The only people who believe this tax is justifable are the same people who can well afford to pay this tax. While this government squeezes more and more out of the people politicians like Enda Kenny and Eamon Gilmore give themselves pay rises to compensate them for losses they incured through their so-called ''we are all in this together' cry of unity. Should one million people refuse to pay the cahrge before the deadline of the 31st Match, then this must be seen a s a sign of no confidence in this government and Irish politicians in general. read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice / news report Saturday March 24, 2012 20:08 by Larry Kelly
3 comments (last - friday april 06, 2012 18:29)
The Mahon Tribunal Report exposes endemic corruption in public life which was very evident for many years. Bertie Ahern had to deal with corruption surrounding the Charles Haughey era and now Micheal Martin has to deal with the corruption surrounding the Bertie Ahern era. The question is - is Micheal Martin going to break the systemic line of corruption or will the next leader of FF be dealing with his corruption? The most disturbing endemic corruption in this country is what happens to hundreds of people sucked into the legal system and it needs to be dealt with immediately. It is far more important as peoples lives are being detroyed. No ones life has been detroyed or will be destroyed with regard to the Mahon Report Corruption. read full story / add a comment
offaly / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Saturday March 24, 2012 11:08 by Auld Rotten Hat
1 comment (last - tuesday march 27, 2012 22:46)
For a number of years now, I have been going regularly to music festivals – everything from Glastonbury, Electric Picnic, Life and much smaller independent music festivals which I have always found to be a huge contrast to the often staid, boring meetings and rallies on social justice issues. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Friday March 23, 2012 22:58 by pat c
Yet another example of how Palestinians are second class citizens in Israel. Full text at link. Hundreds of Beitar Jerusalem supporters assaulted Arab cleaning personnel at the capital's Malha shopping center on Monday, in what was said to be one of Jerusalem's biggest-ever ethnic clashes. "It was a mass lynching attempt," said Mohammed Yusuf, a team leader for Or-Orly cleaning services. read full story / add a comment
kerry / bin tax / household tax / water tax / event notice Friday March 23, 2012 20:55 by Jacques De Molay
There will be a demonstration against the household charges in the centre of Tralee on Saturday March 24th, to coincide with the national rally of the campaign in Dublin. With only a week to go before the registration deadline 80% of those liable for the tax have not registered, and the boycott slogan of “Don’t Register, Don’t Pay” has been enthusiastically received. read full story / add a comment |
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