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national / history and heritage / opinion/analysis Monday March 20, 2006 13:07 by WS   text 7 comments (last - monday march 20, 2006 18:45)   image 1 image
This Easter marks the ninetieth anniversary of the 1916 rising. There is an unedifying scrabble by every politician in the state to wrap the green flag around themselves and stake their claim to be the inheritors of the tradition. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Sunday March 19, 2006 18:54 by Orlaith Farrell   text 6 comments (last - thursday march 23, 2006 13:38)
Irish neutrality is an area that has long been mis understood and mis-interpreted. The majority of people are very opinionated but know very little on the subject. Our Government has made decisions that will affect us without any referendum or regard for public opinion. But were we ever really neutral? The time has come for the Irish people to make a decision. read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Saturday March 18, 2006 23:22 by papidan
On 16 March, 64 French universities, out of 84, were on strike.
This huge movement of young people started in January. Why? read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Saturday March 18, 2006 18:00 by IPSCite
Now with Hamas’ electoral gains in the Palestinian elections, Israel, from a position of strength, can decide if it wants to inflict an economic blockade on the West Bank and Gaza.
“It's like an appointment with a dietician. The Palestinians will get a lot thinner, but won't die,” was how top Israeli government adviser Dov Weissglas recently described how an intensification of a blockade could affect ordinary Palestinians.

see David Lynch in Daily Ireland http://dailyireland.televisual.co.uk/home.tvt?_ticket=O...opp=1 read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Saturday March 18, 2006 15:23 by Andrew McGrath   text 4 comments (last - sunday october 22, 2006 16:06)
The PDs' announcement of a plan to move Dublin Port comes at an interesting time, when the Dublin Port Tunnel (an integral part of the expansion plan implemented by the Dublin Port Authority) is nearing completion. This article reveals that the idea to relocate the Port is not an original creation of the PDs': in fact it goes back to 1990. But why, in spite of a set of logical reasons in favour of the move, was the plan put on the back burner in favour of the construction of the multi-million Port Tunnel and minor upgrades to the port facilities? read full story / add a comment
Pirana History of Offensiveness, Funded by Capitation
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Saturday March 18, 2006 12:31 by Le Sybarite   text 14 comments (last - wednesday april 19, 2006 13:50)   image 2 images
Trinity College Dublin has ordered the seizure and destruction of a student magazine called Piranha! because it used what the College authorities say is “offensive language” in an article about Muslim reaction to the cartoons depicting "the Prophet Muhammad".

“Irish people should know that this type of racism is not funny and in 2006 it is just not acceptable,. Satirical magazines sometimes argue that they are causing debate on issues by writing articles from a certain point of view, but in this case that argument doesn’t hold water.”

Sheikh Dr Shaheed Satardien
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international / politics / elections / opinion/analysis Wednesday March 15, 2006 19:29 by MichaelY   text 1 comment (last - wednesday march 15, 2006 19:59)
As the Israeli Army attacks, the streets are burning in Milan, French Universities are occupied, Paris reminisces of '68 and the US Senate will discuss impeaching Bush. Is Spring on the way? read full story / add a comment
national / history and heritage / opinion/analysis Wednesday March 15, 2006 15:12 by Muireann Ni Bhrolchain
Anyone who can, would they carry a SAVE TARA banner at their Patrick's Day parade or whatever event is being held in their town or city? Here or abroad?

Two Latin biographies of Patrick appear in the seventh century and
it is no accident that his major confrontation with druidry and
paganism happens at Tara the main pre-Christian site in Ireland. read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Wednesday March 15, 2006 12:19 by John Byrne   text 28 comments (last - sunday march 19, 2006 16:13)
"No one now disputes that stopping Slobodan Milosevic was the right thing to do,” wrote the Wall Street Journal this week, several days after the deposed Serbian strongman expired in his cell in the Hague. It’s an appealing sentiment, suggesting as it does that the man who presided over the deaths of 250,000 people in Yugoslavia in the 1990s died unsung and unmourned. In reality, however, even Slobodan Milosevic had his defenders. What is more, they are the same voices--largely on the far Left but also on the isolationist Right--who have now taken up the cause of Saddam Hussein. read full story / add a comment
dublin / history and heritage / opinion/analysis Monday March 13, 2006 17:02 by Godot
Identity, Language and the Recent Riots in Dublin read full story / add a comment
international / sci-tech / opinion/analysis Sunday March 12, 2006 14:03 by Seán Ryan   text 9 comments (last - sunday april 02, 2006 22:03)   image 1 image
A tongue in cheek piece that explores many paradoxical ideas associated with the theory of evolution. - That evolves into a discourse into a series of primal theological questions that still remain unanswered.

Might be interesting reading for anyone into evolutionary debate and for anyone with pre-conceived notions about their right to define creation superceding the rights of others.

This is my first submission from what will be my second Indybook. It is the fourth chapter - but stands on its own merits. It becomes my first submission simply because I think it's relevant to many religious and secularist debates currently raging on Indy. read full story / add a comment
cork / arts and media / opinion/analysis Saturday March 11, 2006 21:17 by corporaterockwatch
The following folk protest song was recently written to protest the commodification of music by U.S. professional musicians and the global corporate music industry. read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice / opinion/analysis Saturday March 11, 2006 20:01 by ipsi   text 16 comments (last - sunday march 19, 2006 16:21)   image 1 image
no time to add more. read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests / opinion/analysis Friday March 10, 2006 21:28 by Ergazomenos (Working Man)
While Greek government blamed seamen for paralyzing the country’s transport network due to their strike action last month, and forced them back to work by means of “civil mobilization”, some island residents that were supposed to be harmed by the strike, actually stood on the sailor’s side and supported their demands. A short translated text follows, explaining why. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism / opinion/analysis Friday March 10, 2006 17:29 by Workers Power Ireland   text 2 comments (last - monday march 13, 2006 11:25)
The yearly SWP event “Marxism 2006” was held this weekend in Trinity College, Dublin. Two comrades from Workers Power attended on Saturday, participating in the debates, and selling and spreading our propaganda. We publish here an edited version of their report. read full story / add a comment
Catalan Solidarity
international / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Thursday March 09, 2006 23:10 by Catalan Solidarity   text 1 comment (last - friday march 10, 2006 14:42)   image 1 image
E-news service of the Catalan Solidarity: Ireland Committee

March 2006 E-news service No.2

1. INTRODUTION
2. WHO WE ARE
3. REGIONAL POLICE CONTINUE WITH ILLEGAL RAID
4. NATIONAL UNITY DEMONSTRATION – BARCELONA
5. INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY MANIFESTO
6. STOP POLITICAL ANNIHILATION – A SOLIDARITY MESSAGE
7. COMMUNIQUÉ FROM HORTA & RESCAT
8. SOLIDARITY WITH RUBEN & IGNASI
9. FAX IN SOLIDARITY WITH RUBEN & IGNASI
10. SOLIDARITY BENEFIT FOR RUBEN & IGNASI
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Iraqis go about their daily lives under the shadow of a hostile foreign military presence.
international / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Thursday March 09, 2006 21:07 by Mark Chapman   image 1 image
On March 18th it will be 3 years since the (second) US and UK led invasion of Iraq. Around the world 11 million members of the public protested and continue to protest against this aggressive and illegal military action by the West. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Tuesday March 07, 2006 18:15 by Thomas   image 3 images
Trial of Zacarias Moussaoui opens and it is time for more 'judicial killing' in the USA, but why now? read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Tuesday March 07, 2006 00:05 by Geri Timmons and John Keaveny   text 1 comment (last - wednesday march 08, 2006 03:46)
Civil Rights in Ireland and The United States read full story / add a comment
national / environment / opinion/analysis Monday March 06, 2006 21:42 by c murray   text 1 comment (last - wednesday march 08, 2006 13:17)
The case against the state challenging the constitutionality of the amended National monuments act 1930-2004 has been deffered for the third time.
The date for judgement of this important case had been variously given, the last one was Feb 16th, the day of the launch of the Planning and Development Bill 2006,(The Strategic Infrastructure Bill)I am not a lawyer, and have not studied the details of the Carrickmines case too closely, but the locus of the case was based on the signing of the joint consent order to destroy the castle remains at Carrickmines and to remove sections of the revetted fosse. Ministerial consents for destruction of a national monument could occur after 21 days sitting of the Oireachtas, which in real terms gave the minister his unreviewable discretionary powers.The judgement was listed for tomorrow but is now deffered, it will
have a direct repurcussion on the situation at the Tara Complex and other heritage sites in Ireland. No reason has been given for the deferral. The case has been put back for mention for Thursday the 9th of March. read full story / add a comment
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