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dublin / anti-capitalism / opinion/analysis Friday June 18, 2010 02:53 by Diarmuid Breatnach
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Why didn't the weekly protests build up to a "Mass Protest" as one organisation called for? The Right to Work Campaign, the Anti-Capitalist Bloc -- what were they about? This analysis from a political activist and witness not aligned to any of the political groups looks at the context and the way in which the protests were organised, how the organisations interracted with each other and what, in his opinion, is needed to resist the attacks of capital here in Ireland. read full story / add a comment 
national / anti-capitalism / feature Thursday June 17, 2010 22:49 by Joe Higgins MEP
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Attacks on working people are mounting right across Europe. The so-called PIGS (Portugal, Ireland & Italy, Greece, Spain) countries have been to the forefront of these attacks. In Ireland, we have seen €7 billion of cutbacks, seriously damaging public services, including health and education. In Greece, there has been a 10% cut in wages and spending in the public sector, together with an increased retirement age, VAT increases and the freezing of pensions. Portugal has a plan to cut its deficit by €11bn over four years through a crisis tax on wages and cutbacks in public services. The Spanish Parliament has passed cutbacks worth €15bn on top of €50bn already agreed. Italy is due to implement "emergency-cutbacks" of €24 bn. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism / opinion/analysis Thursday June 17, 2010 21:47 by Gregor Kerr
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In mid-June the Irish Congress of Trade Unions Public Services Committee voted to accept the ‘Croke Park deal’. ‘Social partnership’, presumed dead and buried when the government unilaterally imposed pay cuts on public sector workers in the December ’09 budget, was revived and given a new lease of life. But this is ‘social partnership’ with a difference. Instead of the union leadership believing that ‘partnership’ gives them some input into government policy (as they have wrongly thought for the past 20 years), all they can now offer in its defence is that this is the “least worst deal” and that “it’s better to be inside the tent than outside.” read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Thursday June 17, 2010 16:28 by Anne & Farah
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The audio is from the Dublin anarchist bookfair and has two speakers talking about the reform movement and feminism in Iran in general and the million signatures campaign in particular read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Thursday June 17, 2010 14:53 by Bazooka Joe
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An unnamed Israeli Soldier is to be charged over the killing of two Palestinian women in Gaza during Operation Cast Lead in late 2008 and early 2009. He shot and killed 64-year-old Raya Salma Abu Hajjaj and her 35-year-old daughter Majda who were part of a white flag waving group who had been ordered out of their homes. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Thursday June 17, 2010 13:14 by Yassamine Mather
Yassamine Mather writes on the anniversary of the 2009 rigged elections in Iran. She illustrates how Imperialist sancvtions are stepped up and yet the reformist leadership offers no way forward against either the Imperialist threat or the Theocracy. Full text at link. The UNs resolution on further sanctions against Iran - expanding the arms embargo and barring the country from sensitive activities such as uranium mining - was voted through on June 9. The UN measures are a diluted version of the US proposals, but they still allow high-seas inspections of vessels believed to be ferrying banned items to Iran, while 40 categories have been added to the list of people and groups subject to travel restrictions and financial sanctions. The EU has promised to impose its own extra measures, targeting the energy, trade and transport sectors. Demonstrations were held across Iran on the June 12 anniversary of last year’s rigged presidential elections - despite a heavy security presence and the cowardly back-stabbing of the so-called ‘reformist opposition’. read full story / add a comment
dublin / worker & community struggles and protests / event notice Thursday June 17, 2010 11:56 by Paddy Healy
A meeting of NPSA will take Place in teachers Club Parnell Sq, 12 Mid-day to 2 pm on Saturday 19 June read full story / add a comment 
galway / housing / event notice Thursday June 17, 2010 11:06 by GSC
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Following on from a successful public meeting in the Westside, the development of the first ecological community in the west of Ireland will be discussed at a public meeting hosted by the Galway Sustainable Community Project in the Galway City Museum this Tuesday 22nd June from 7-9pm. These public meetings are designed to encourage interactive discussion and invite new people to get involved in the project. read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice / event notice Thursday June 17, 2010 09:33 by Vincent
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Brady will be called on to surrender to an International Investigation for their crimes against children in Ireland. read full story / add a comment
wicklow / environment / event notice Wednesday June 16, 2010 20:41 by Christine McDonald
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On Saturday, 26th of June, people all over the world will unite together on beaches to oppose near and off-shore drilling. It is an urgent statement to 'big oil' that people want change, clean energy and the oil companies must be held accountable. read full story / add a comment 
30th of January 1972, 14 civil rights activists were shot dead. 38 years later Justice came to Derry
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Wednesday June 16, 2010 17:52 by dunk
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'The conclusions of this report (The Saville Report) are absolutely clear. There is no doubt, there is nothing equivocal, there are no ambiguities. What happened on Bloody Sunday was both unjustified and unjustifiable. It was wrong. On behalf of our country I am deeply sorry" British prime minister David Cameron, Tuesday 15th June 2010 (38 years after the events of Bloody Sunday) On the 30th of January 1972 in Derry, Ireland 26 civil rights demonstrators and bystanders were shot by the British Army Parachute Regiment without warning or provocation. 13 died on the spot and another was mortally wounded. All were unarmed and most were teenagers. No one has ever been brought to justice. Kevin McElhinney, Gerald Donaghy, John Duddy, Bernard McGuigan, Michael McDaid, William Nash, James Wray, Michael Kelly, John Johnston, John Young, William McKinney, Gerard McKinney, Hugh Gilmore, Patrick Doherty read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism / opinion/analysis Wednesday June 16, 2010 17:15 by Chekov, Andrew, Aileen
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Recorded at the Dublin anarchist bookfair three speakers look at the economy, what the real situation of the resistance is and what needs to be built and examples of what has been achieved in the unions to date. This is followed by contributions from the floor from a wide range of perspectives. read full story / add a comment 
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Wednesday June 16, 2010 14:40 by Kev
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The public session of the IPSC this year will concentrate on the global Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions victories that the global BDS movement has scored recently, and will discuss how best to move this campaign forward, locally and globally. The meeting will take place on Saturday 19th June 2010, at 3pm in The Teachers’ Club, 36 Parnell Square, Dublin 1. It is open to the public. read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous / event notice Wednesday June 16, 2010 14:24 by Martin O'Sullivan
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SOS (Save our Swimming Pool) is a group of concerned residents who oppose the closure of Swimming Pools, in Dublin. Dublin City Council unveiled plans to close North side Swimming Pool on 1st January 2010 but following local and political pressure the planned closure was deferred until June 2010. Following further protests, and political pressure, the closure of this pool has been deferred until November. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / news report Wednesday June 16, 2010 14:20 by Enid
There is very little time left to save St Luke's. Today a date was fixed for the committee stage at which amendments could be made. it is 12.15 pm Thursday June 24th. Names/emails of the members of the Health & Children committee below - please contact them. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Tuesday June 15, 2010 23:13 by Saoirse
Statement by the President of Republican Sinn Féin Des Dalton read full story / add a comment
cork / education / event notice Tuesday June 15, 2010 22:54 by Mick
Better Questions are organising a workshop on critical and transformative perspectives on the University today at the upcoming Trash Culture Review festival in Cork (themutation.com/the-trash-culture-revue/). The time and date for the workshop is 2.30pm-4pm @ Meades (Downstairs) on Oliver Plunkett St. Below is an introduction to the themes of the workshop. We've written a text which can be read on-line at http://thought-movement.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html read full story / add a comment 
cork / arts and media / event notice Tuesday June 15, 2010 22:04 by Eric
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Sacco and Vanzetti is a documentary made in 2006 and directed by Peter Miller. The film presents interviews with researchers and historians of the lives of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, and their trial. read full story / add a comment 
dublin / miscellaneous / event notice Tuesday June 15, 2010 21:42 by IPSC
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Variety is the spice of life and we're all looking for something different. For those of you who have not yet heard, the IPSC is delighted to invite you to the IPSC Fundraising night at the dogs in Harold's Cross Greyhound Stadium on Tuesday, June 29th. We're hoping for it to be an opportunity for our supporters and their friends to gather for a night out with a difference - food, flutter and craic - with the aim of helping us to fight for the rights of Palestinians. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Tuesday June 15, 2010 20:03 by Fintan Lane
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The Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC) welcomes today's expulsion of an Israeli diplomat by the Irish government and commends Minister Michael Martin for the move, but believes that the ambassador should also be expelled. read full story / add a comment |
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