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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 / education / event notice Sunday December 07, 2014 13:43 by Roger   text 4 comments (last - sunday december 07, 2014 15:22)   audio 1 audio file
Focusing on the socialization of the human use of other animals in contemporary Western society, Matthew Cole & Kate Stewart explore the cultural reproduction of human-nonhuman animal relations in childhood. 10th December at The Outhouse, 7pm, Free entry. 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
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national / anti-capitalism / other press Friday December 05, 2014 19:33 by irate   image 1 image
I'm reproducing this post here because I think it needs wider circulation. I hope the original poster will forgive my boldness but It is an important message that should get out to the widest possible audience.

Basically, under instruction from the EU, we will be giving private investors the interest on 28 billion of bank debt instead of paying it back to the Irish central bank as is currently the case, all with barely a murmur from the Irish media. Meanwhile the distraction storm rages on over a piddling 280 million which MIGHT be repaid to junior bond holders some of which MAY actually be local credit unions etc who are very beneficial to our economy.

Furthermore If interest rates rise in the future we WILL be crucified by huge wasted interest repayments to greedy vulture capitalists.
Meanwhile the media have us pissing and moaning over a hypothetical 280 million which MIGHT be repaid mainly to the likes of our own credit unions which will be peanuts compared to these other interest payments most likely going to foreign vulture capitalists read full story / add a comment
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cork / bin tax / household tax / water tax / event notice Friday December 05, 2014 19:16 by Eric   image 1 image
You are invited to join us at a meeting / film showing, titled: “If water were a person, it would be an anarchist: An anarchist view on the water charges”, next Tuesday 9th December, 8pm, in the Cork Community Printshop, Oliver Plunkett Street Lower ( behind the Bus Station ) 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 / bin tax / household tax / water tax / other press Tuesday December 02, 2014 23:28 by wsm   image 1 image
This article was written by the WSM and appears on their website and is the text for a 4 page PDF leaflet which you are encouraged to print and distribute.

In the face of massive opposition to the water charges, the government have made several clumsy attempts to placate us, while their partners in the media seek to frighten us off the streets. The latest attempt, delivered by Alan Kelly, Minister for the Environment, Community & Local Government in the Dáil on the 19th of November, is the plan to charge us €160 per year for our water and to give ‘eligible households’ a water conservation grant of €100. read full story / add a comment
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cork / anti-capitalism / event notice Tuesday December 02, 2014 20:07 by CPOI   image 1 image
Talk addressing Communism and contemporary society. organised by the Communist Party Of Ireland Trade Union Office 55 North Main St. Cork Fri Dec 5th 2014 @ 7pm read full story / add a comment
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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international / anti-capitalism / opinion/analysis Monday December 01, 2014 08:03 by Walden Bello   image 1 image
How do we bring fundamental reforms about at a time when organized minorities and disorganized, quiescent majorities appear to be the norm in both the North and the South? read full story / add a comment
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international / anti-capitalism / feature Saturday November 29, 2014 17:45 by Shane Cassidy   text 13 comments (last - wednesday june 10, 2015 10:35)   image 1 image   video 1 video file   1 attached file
This article examines the Transatlantic Free Trade agreement and it's potential repercussions. In 2010 the US mining and gas company, Renco, managed to successfully avoid having to pay compensation to Peruvian locals who were harmed due to pollution by their companies by successfully using a provision of the Peru-US Trade Agreement[1]. Not satisfied with avoiding having to pay compensation, the company has since demanded $800 million from the Peruvian government as they argue that one of the companies they own, Doe Run, was forced into bankruptcy due to an expensive pollution clean-up which the Peruvian government required Doe Run to conduct [2]. read full story / add a comment
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dublin / miscellaneous / event notice Friday November 28, 2014 10:49 by FUSION SUNDAYS   image 1 image
Dublin's Only World Christmas Market read full story / add a comment
dublin / bin tax / household tax / water tax / event notice Wednesday November 26, 2014 17:08 by Right2Water
Right2Water Public Meeting -Dublin Walkinstown - Right The Water Charges
Greenhills Community Centre

Friday 28th November @ 8pm

Speaker: Paul Murphy TD read full story / add a comment
national / bin tax / household tax / water tax / press release Tuesday November 25, 2014 17:54 by Rua
RNU call on the people living in the occupied 6 counties to actively engage in opposing water meters that have recently been installed by NI Water. read full story / add a comment
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