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national / consumer issues / opinion/analysis Saturday April 04, 2009 04:19 by Concerned Irish Citizen
 6 comments (last - tuesday april 07, 2009 23:36)
This is a copy of a letter that I sent a few days ago to the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources Mr. Eamon Ryan. This letter was copied to all TD's, Senators and MEP's. The response I received from Mr. Ryan's office was that "the Minister of State, Mr Seán Power, T.D., has responsibility for this area." read full story / add a comment 
national / arts and media / opinion/analysis Thursday April 02, 2009 17:01 by Paul Larkin
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(Henry McDonald is Ireland Correspondent for the Guardian newspaper) Having worked as a journalist and film maker for BBC Northern Ireland’s investigative programme Spotlight in the late 1980s through to 1994, and having also written a book about collusion between the British intelligence services and loyalist paramilitaries, I have had occasion to read a good many books about the most recent round of the Irish Troubles. Even the poorest of these books has had some redeeming quality, some insight, which for me, as an informed reader, provided a new understanding of some aspect of the Troubles. I regret to say that Henry McDonald’s latest book has no such redeeming feature. read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice / opinion/analysis Wednesday April 01, 2009 23:34 by mconlon
Writer/Filmmaker based in Dublin seeks to interview individuals who have been indirectly or directly affected by aggravated assault or street crime. According to Garda figures there were 3800 incidents of this nature last year in Dublin alone. The aim of this project is to more fully understand the residual effects of post traumatic stress arising from unwarranted assault. In doing so it is hoped to investigate the healing process and resilience of the victim through shared experience. Interviews will be carried out with absolute discretion to the sensitivity of the subject and at the convenience of those willing to take part. read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests / opinion/analysis Wednesday April 01, 2009 17:52 by Jolly Red Giant
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RTE Radio 1 had both Richard Boyd Barrett (People Before Profit) and Eamonn McCann (journalist and broadcaster) as contributors on the Spirit Moves programme with Myles Dungan on March 29th. Neither Boyd Barrett nor McCann declared their membership of the SWP (no surprise there). However the most disgraceful aspect of their contribution was the opening comments by Boyd Barrett who attacked the recent Lyndsey strike in Britain as 'racist' . read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Wednesday April 01, 2009 14:42 by Chicherin
Barack Obama’s Newroz message, which is supposed to represent a “new beginning” for relations between the US and the Islamic Republic has been greeted in many quarters. But we should more closely examine Obama's project in the Middle East and what he he wants to gain from Iran. This is no new beginning. The speech is just a continuation of the gunpoint diplomacy initiated by Dubya and continued by Obama. Bush himself gave out numerous messages of a similar nature during his presidency. The only difference is that Obama actually addresses the people and leaders of the Islamic Republic directly. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Sunday March 29, 2009 15:42 by Barra
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A mother who has been put through hell both here in Ireland and in Nigeria - doesn't it show what little difference there is with regard to basic human decency between the Irish and Nigerian authorities, the same persecution of the defenceless - such indifference, such arrogance, such fear, such selfishness, such inhumanity towards a mother and her two young children who just want a basic freedom to live in peace.
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antrim / worker & community struggles and protests / opinion/analysis Sunday March 29, 2009 15:07 by Sean Matthews- personal capacity
The outburst of condemnation from liberal commentators against the recent property damage to Sir Fred Goodwin’s privileges is nothing new. Indeed, for once they got a taste of their own medicine... read full story / add a comment
international / eu / opinion/analysis Friday March 27, 2009 18:27 by Ronoc
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After being rejected by France and Holland, then renamed to take them out of the equation, then rejected by the Irish. When is the 2nd round taking place for Ireland? Makes me wonder alot why they are trying so hard to push this treaty without listening to the people??? read full story / add a comment 
national / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Friday March 27, 2009 15:31 by Irish Republican Youth
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By lifelong republican Mickey Collins There should not be a British Army barracks in Antrim, no more than there should be one in Ardee or Athlone. The question for Irish Republicans is how do we get rid of them? Most times in our history when Irish people exercised their legitimate right to engage in armed struggle against the British, it ended in glorious defeat. Only twice did Republicans get an honourable draw. read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / opinion/analysis Thursday March 26, 2009 10:52 by PADDY HACKETT
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Popular armed struggle by workers' militias is a legitimate form of struggle under certain circumstances. read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / opinion/analysis Tuesday March 24, 2009 14:50 by PADDY HACKETT
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Bad leadership within IMPACT is the cause of the failure of that union . read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Monday March 23, 2009 11:22 by Conor. M
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The Obama administration signaled it was ready to repudiate the prohibition and ''war on drugs'' approach of previous presidents, and steer policy towards prevention and ''harm reduction'' strategies favoured by Europe. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Friday March 20, 2009 17:07 by Susan Murray
10 comments (last - tuesday april 07, 2009 13:55)
Palestinian Activists in East Jerusalem are predicting a Third Palestinian Intifada in the near future. According to some Palestinians such an outcome is inevitable to Israel's ongoing ethnic cleansing in the city. Could it be that such a thing is now not only inevitable but the only logical next step in order that Palestinian independence to be achieved. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Friday March 20, 2009 12:37 by Paul O'Toole
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Six years to forget? read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / opinion/analysis Friday March 20, 2009 12:15 by Paddy Hackett
14 comments (last - wednesday march 25, 2009 08:28)
If borrowing is the way then there need be no recessions. read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-capitalism / opinion/analysis Thursday March 19, 2009 17:07 by Andrew
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A look at 'social centre' spaces in North America, Glasgow, Spain and Italy. What is a social center in these different contexts and how do they relate to anti-capitalism. read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Sunday March 15, 2009 13:22 by Tech1.0
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In this case the source of the $1m 'award', is a transparently Zionist propaganda "foundation". Not that most would be aware of this outside minority publications and the internet, as analysis is unsurprisingly absent from mainstream media outlets. So in that light, it is published here in the public interest (originally from The Phoenix of 13th of March) Israeli Blood Money For Blair Tony Blair's $1m award for “exceptional leadership” from the Israel Dan David Foundation has received surprisingly little international attention. The PR guff surrounding this reward for Blair’s shameless support for virtually anything Israel inflicts on the Palestinians makes much of Blair’s peace initiative in Ireland and Kosovo. But the reality is that Blair is being rewarded for his long time support for Israel. read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice / opinion/analysis Saturday March 14, 2009 20:44 by Dr John Coulter
In spite of the massive community support across the North, the only way dissident republicans stand any chance of bringing down Stormont, is to provoke their counterparts in dissident loyalism to go back to war. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Friday March 13, 2009 11:29 by Brendan
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A call for Internment Eoghan Harris worked himself into a ball as he bounced up and down in Seanad Eireann the other night. The reason for this noisy outburst was the killing of two British soldiers and one member of the P.S.N.I. last weekend. Before he actually said the word Internment, he led the listeners up this point by repeatedly referring to Internment as ‘The I word‘. In Ireland, the word Internment evokes painful memories in generations of Irish people North and South of the border. The very mention of the word Internment carries an absolute loathing with it. Certain negative words can have this effect on people because of the fearful emotions associated with it. read full story / add a comment
wicklow / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Thursday March 12, 2009 22:31 by Fintan O'Hara
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The below story is in relation to the hand over of a public beach to developers. read full story / add a comment |
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