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kerry / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Tuesday March 02, 2010 11:31 by swp
International Women’s Day owes its origin to protests among female textile workers in New York City. Women from clothing factories in the city staged a demonstration on 8 March 1857, in protest against conditions and low wages in local factories. In Tralee, the Socialist Workers’ Party plans to mark the event with a talk by Kerry woman Sara O’Rourke, “Has Women’s Liberation Been Won? Venue: Grand Hotel, Tralee, Wednsday 10th March @ 8PM All Welcome! read full story / add a comment ![]()
kerry / worker & community struggles and protests / press release Monday February 22, 2010 11:58 by Brendan Guilfoyle
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Deputy Jackie Healy Rae has told public service workers that he is powerless to prevent further cuts to services in Kerry. Healy Rae made the comments to 65 members of the Kerry Public Service Workers’ Alliance (KPSWA) who protested at his constituency clinic in Killarney on Saturday. read full story / add a comment ![]()
kerry / worker & community struggles and protests / press release Tuesday February 16, 2010 11:01 by Brendan Guilfoyle
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A Kerry North Fianna Fail TD has told public servants that there will be further cuts in the public service if they choose to vote for any alternative candidates in the next general election (audio clips below). Deputy Tom McEllistrim made the comments during his address to members of the Kerry Public Service Workers’ Alliance who picketed his Tralee constituency clinic on Saturday. read full story / add a comment
kerry / worker & community struggles and protests / event notice Friday February 12, 2010 21:04 by Simon Quinn
Second Protest Demonstration at Tom McEllistrim's Clinic - Saturday February 13th 11.30 - 12.30pm read full story / add a comment
kerry / worker & community struggles and protests / event notice Thursday February 04, 2010 13:15 by Brendan Guilfoyle
The Kerry Public Services Workers' Alliance (TUI, SIPTU, PSEU, GRA, PNA, CPSU, IMPACT) has called for a demonstration outside Deputy Tom McEllistrim's constituency clinic in Tralee to protest at the public sector cuts this Saturday. read full story / add a comment
kerry / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Thursday February 04, 2010 13:10 by Brendan Guilfoyle
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An alliance of public service representatives call on Kerry government TDs to choose who they support – the providers and users of public services or the wealthy elite interests that in pursuit of selfish gain are happy to destroy our community. read full story / add a comment
kerry / worker & community struggles and protests / event notice Wednesday January 27, 2010 13:12 by comus
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kerry / miscellaneous / press release Friday October 23, 2009 12:10 by North Kerry Sinn Féin
North Kerry Sinn Féin TD Martin Ferris and Tralee Town Councillor Cathal Foley have issued a warning to hotel and pub owners to be weary of taking bookings for functions without knowing the type of function being held. They made their call after being informed that a suspected group of east European neo-Nazis successfully booked a function room in Kerry this weekend to hold a concert for white supremacists. read full story / add a comment
kerry / anti-capitalism / event notice Sunday October 04, 2009 11:02 by seán moraghan
SWP Tralee presents "The Revolutionary Ideas of Karl Marx", with speaker Kieran Allen Venue: The Grand Hotel Tralee Thursday 8th October @ 8PM all welcome! read full story / add a comment
kerry / health / disability issues / event notice Thursday August 06, 2009 11:02 by seán moraghan
People Before Profit Alliance has been invited to attend, and we will support and promote, the following *local protest* against the Bord Snip report. Protest organised by Kerry Network of People with Disabilities. Please assemble at The Pikeman statue, Denny Street, MONDAY 17th August @ 2pm read full story / add a comment
kerry / anti-capitalism / event notice Sunday July 26, 2009 21:02 by seán moraghan
SWP Tralee branch will present an informal talk about Noam Chomsky Tuesday 28th July, Imperial Bar (Basement) @ 7.30 RING 086 7397458 for more details Noam Chomsky is an American academic and intellectual. Unusually, for a political thinker, his books sell in huge quantities, to a willing audience eager for answers to the problems of our world. Chomsky punctures every myth of Capitalism and of American society, and, crucially, he breaks with the pro-Israeli orthodoxy of American academics and the political elite. read full story / add a comment
kerry / miscellaneous / event notice Sunday July 19, 2009 12:33 by seán moraghan
People Before Profit (Tralee) will hold a meeting Imperial Bar, Tuesday 21st July @ 7.30. (This follows a well attended talk by Kieran Allen on "Ireland's Economic Crash", held recently). read full story / add a comment ![]()
kerry / worker & community struggles and protests / opinion/analysis Sunday July 19, 2009 07:33 by Fintán
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Jarvey's in Killarney have had recent success after a row with the National Park and Wildlife services over them refusing to get dung-catchers attached to their horses, which saw them being prevented from entering the park. Following a strike and picket which began on Tuesday morning the 14/07/2009, the Jarvey's received an interim injunction after a high court hearing on Friday last, which has suspended the wearing of the dung-catchers and has seen the Jarvey's returning to work as normal. read full story / add a comment
kerry / animal rights / event notice Sunday July 12, 2009 23:37 by Laura Broxson
Hi, Saturday 18th July will be Part 3 of our "Fur Farm Exposé Tour", and so we'll be traveling to Kerry for the day, where we'll be teaming up with local anti-fur group "Fur or Against?". Again, there won't be a mini-bus, so please get back to us as soon as possible to reserve a seat in one of the cars! Also, if you'd be willing to offer additional transport for the day, please get in touch. read full story / add a comment ![]()
kerry / anti-capitalism / event notice Sunday June 28, 2009 22:09 by seán moraghan
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Hi, Tralee branch of the Socialist Workers Party invites you to an informal Talk "The Communist Manifesto Today" read full story / add a comment
kerry / anti-capitalism / event notice Monday June 15, 2009 17:03 by S.Jackson
Leading Socologist Dr. Kieran Allen has published a new book called the 'Irelands Economic Crash'. read full story / add a comment ![]()
kerry / anti-capitalism / event notice Wednesday June 10, 2009 23:26 by swp tralee
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BOOK LAUNCH in TRALEE:. "Ireland's Economic Crash" by UCD Sociologist Kieran Allen Tralee Tuesday 23rd June 8pm, Grand Hotel Book Launch, Talk and Slide Show "Ireland's Economic Crash" is a new book by Irish sociologist Kieran Allen. It recounts how a miracle economy turned into an economic disaster zone. While ordinary people suffer, the government bails out banks and imposes wage cuts, levies and reductions in basic public services. The result is a downward spiral of economic gloom and doom. read full story / add a comment
kerry / racism & migration related issues / event notice Friday May 29, 2009 00:00 by seán moraghan
Asylum Seekers in Tralee are unhappy with their treatment and their facilities and the quality of their lives in the town's asylum hostels.They and their supporters are calling a demonstration which will assemble at The Square, Tralee@ 11.30am Saturday 30th May, and then travel to protest outside one of the hostels (for operational reasons this hostel will be specified later). read full story / add a comment
kerry / animal rights / press release Tuesday May 12, 2009 18:32 by Bernie Wright
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The sad and unnecessary fatalities of six HORSES at Killarney race course on Sunday puts the safety of jumps racing under increasing scrutiny. Coincidently, last week in Australia a review of jumps-racing in Victoria was instigated as Jumps racing was suspended-due to 13 horses dying last year .The future of Jumps racing at least in Australia is now under threat due to the treatment of horses. read full story / add a comment
kerry / anti-capitalism / event notice Tuesday May 12, 2009 11:32 by Alan M.
Members of the Cork branch of the Workers Solidarity Movement will be travelling to Tralee this coming Saturday to do a stall. With the latest issue of our newspaper, our bookservice and magazines we hope to make a splash! read full story / add a comment |
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