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international / environment / opinion/analysis Friday September 01, 2006 18:24 by watchman
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Members of the British SWP have surprisingly come out in support of yesterdays direct action to shut down the "Drax" coal power station in England. The action was the culmination of a week of environmental workshops held on a squatted common under heavy police surveillance with around 600 people attending. The SWP of course had nothing to do with the camp or the action but it seems they may be looking to hijack the growing libertarian-environmental movement in the UK. The support for this action and the raytheon action show how the SWP, who are currently desperate for membership after seriously discrediting themselves several times over the past few years with GR, IAWM and Mayday04, are contradicting their long running opposition to direct action. read full story / add a comment
galway / environment / opinion/analysis Friday September 01, 2006 16:07 by gníomhaí
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Tired of supermarkets in Galway (and everywhere else) taking over? Here's what you can do: read full story / add a comment
national / consumer issues / opinion/analysis Friday September 01, 2006 14:03 by Observer 3
TESCO Mortgage Life Insurance 'As you'd expect from TESCO, our morgage life insurance product [ugh!] is one of the most affordable forms of cover currently available in Ireland.' God help us all. read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Wednesday August 30, 2006 17:55 by Donal O'Kelly / Liam O'Maonlai
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(c) Donal O'Kelly read full story / add a comment
galway / arts and media / opinion/analysis Wednesday August 30, 2006 14:57 by Margaretta D'Arcy & John Arden
2 comments (last - sunday september 03, 2006 16:06)
On August 7th a group of actors and musicians went to Inis Meain, Aran Islands, to give a reading of "The Life & Times of James Connolly" from "The Non-Stop Connolly Show" by Margaretta D'Arcy & John Arden. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Wednesday August 30, 2006 14:17 by The Sun Burst
11 comments (last - thursday september 07, 2006 22:22)
Socialism as a concept cannot be summed up as easily as its opposite, capitalism. Capitalism is quite simply the pursuit of wealth by many individuals; the strongest will succeed while the weakest fall by the wayside. At present, this is the dominant social, economic and political ideology in global politics. We, of course, recognise that the basing of a society on such a negative human condition as greed is inherently wrong. We look to build a better system, one where all are cherished equally. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Monday August 28, 2006 16:35 by Donnchadh
10 comments (last - wednesday march 21, 2007 22:27)
Irish Holocaust denial, or genocide denial, which refers to itself as revisionism, has evolved over three decades of propagandising as an important "cutting edge" ideological weapon in the ideological war against the IRA after 1969. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Sunday August 27, 2006 23:55 by jim travers
3 comments (last - thursday october 12, 2006 17:12)
After publishing an article called "Waste who's problem is it" on the Rathdown/Dunlaoghaire web site , I have looked at what has changed since I first published my views back in 2003. Has the Luas system contributed to traffic congestion and has local authorities made it easier for everybody to become environmnetally concious without having to pay for the privlidge of helping them secure yet another stealt tax without doing anything for it. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Friday August 25, 2006 14:10 by Political Hostage
3 comments (last - friday november 26, 2010 06:54)
On 27th July 2006 after a trial lasting almost a month the jury in the case of Det. Sgt. John White took just under one hour to throw out the case against Mr. White. For five years Garda Sgt. White had an accusation hanging over him that he planted a sawn-off shotgun at a Travellers encampment. Charged on June 20th 2001 he had always denied the claim. As White left the courthouse in Letterkenny he told waiting reporters that many of his former colleagues let him down and the only ones who had helped were some of the uniformed members of the force. This assertion from White would seem to suggest that the Garda organisation contains an inner core, namely the Special Branch. Many within the Special Branch of the Gardai have been involved in controversy for decades. There exists within the Special Branch a culture that are prepared to lie and perjure themselves to secure convictions against any individual that they want out of the way. read full story / add a comment 
national / history and heritage / opinion/analysis Thursday August 24, 2006 19:56 by +
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Suicide by dousing oneself in petrol is a relatively recent option. Logically since refined petroleum has only been available to the mass population for a relatively short time. Just as long as Irish people have enjoyed the institution of the christian brothers they have been able to purchase parafin and diesel. The first newspaper headline grabbing suicide with petrol was on October 5th 1963 in Saigon, a buddhist monk Quang Duc had had enough of the South Vietnamese government led by Ngo Dinh Diem. His action was copied more times than anyone cares to remember. In May 1966, 5 such suicides were recorded in just one week. a 17 year old girl followed a 19 year old girl who herself followed another monk. The South Vietnamese government was unpopular, so the USA went in to sort it out. read full story / add a comment 
dublin / racism & migration related issues / opinion/analysis Thursday August 24, 2006 13:02 by 1st of May
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The Afghan hunger strike brought into sharp focus the new Ireland into which our country has been transforming over the last 10 years. Our booming economy and relatively high wage levels have drawn many thousands of immigrants into the country in search of a better life here. Much as the Irish once looked to America for the promise of a happier future, so many people from less well off countries now look to Ireland. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Thursday August 24, 2006 01:43 by Gurley Flynn
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The British Monarchy is a basic cause of Irelands problem: abolishing the monarch would help end Ireland's British problem read full story / add a comment
international / politics / elections / opinion/analysis Tuesday August 22, 2006 03:24 by Fiachra O Luain
4 comments (last - friday august 25, 2006 02:30)
On the 30th of July over 2 million people closed down the centre of Mexico City. Their demand: A fair vote by vote recount of July 2nd's Presidential Elections which they believe have been stolen by the governing PAN (National Action Party). Since then protestors have remained camping on the motorways and on the streets amidst the skyscrapers. The International Media have remained very quiet on the issues. Please read and feel free to contact me. This article was written on the 10th of August. Fiachra read full story / add a comment 
dublin / bin tax / household tax / water tax / opinion/analysis Monday August 21, 2006 18:33 by John McDermott
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Following the Port Tunnel Hole,more money is going down another great Fianna Fail Black Hole on the M 50 read full story / add a comment
mayo / politics / elections / opinion/analysis Monday August 21, 2006 15:23 by Cllr Keith Martin
9 comments (last - tuesday november 14, 2006 16:42)
We need to dump the officials and bring councillors into power in local government read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Friday August 18, 2006 15:29 by rory
Students’ Unions' treatment of workers should be condemned Two students’ unions have been sharply criticised in recent weeks for the treatment of their staff. read full story / add a comment
antrim / worker & community struggles and protests / opinion/analysis Friday August 18, 2006 11:33 by Roger C
The shamefull farce of the SEELB budget continues. The Department of Education through the appointed "Hitmen" Commissioners are pushing ahead with their despicable agenda of cuts and closures. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Friday August 18, 2006 10:27 by Chris Murray
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This summer , the tribunals damning of Garda behaviour in Abbeylara, In the Morris Tribunal and the annual scree of reports by government appointed committees ensure that the old aversion to ensuring humane treatment of prisoners, children in care and citizens in trauma is part of this right-wing governments modus operandi. The annual reportage of below-standard and inhumane treatment of the vulnerable in our society is drained, leaked and given media attention in the absence of the Dail and after the outrage: 'a storm in a tea-cup' the well-furnished TD's can return to the hallowed halls of Kildare Street, assured of it's vote majority . read full story / add a comment
national / arts and media / opinion/analysis Monday August 14, 2006 05:58 by Majik
3 comments (last - wednesday august 16, 2006 12:14)
Sunday Independent stirs up a bit of fear with sensationalist and incorrect reporting. read full story / add a comment
dublin / crime and justice / opinion/analysis Sunday August 13, 2006 22:15 by Dynamoshels
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As i walked away from a thouroughly entertaining game between Shelbourne FC and Cork City at Tolka Park last Friday, the whole evening was soured when I came face to face with the sickening reality of shambolic policing. read full story / add a comment |
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