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offsite link Alternative Copy of thesaker.is site is available Thu May 25, 2023 14:38 | Ice-Saker-V6bKu3nz
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offsite link The Saker blog is now frozen Tue Feb 28, 2023 23:55 | The Saker
Dear friends As I have previously announced, we are now “freezing” the blog.? We are also making archives of the blog available for free download in various formats (see below).?

offsite link What do you make of the Russia and China Partnership? Tue Feb 28, 2023 16:26 | The Saker
by Mr. Allen for the Saker blog Over the last few years, we hear leaders from both Russia and China pronouncing that they have formed a relationship where there are

offsite link Moveable Feast Cafe 2023/02/27 ? Open Thread Mon Feb 27, 2023 19:00 | cafe-uploader
2023/02/27 19:00:02Welcome to the ‘Moveable Feast Cafe’. The ‘Moveable Feast’ is an open thread where readers can post wide ranging observations, articles, rants, off topic and have animate discussions of

offsite link The stage is set for Hybrid World War III Mon Feb 27, 2023 15:50 | The Saker
Pepe Escobar for the Saker blog A powerful feeling rhythms your skin and drums up your soul as you?re immersed in a long walk under persistent snow flurries, pinpointed by

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Public Inquiry
Interested in maladministration. Estd. 2005

offsite link RTEs Sarah McInerney ? Fianna Fail?supporter? Anthony

offsite link Joe Duffy is dishonest and untrustworthy Anthony

offsite link Robert Watt complaint: Time for decision by SIPO Anthony

offsite link RTE in breach of its own editorial principles Anthony

offsite link Waiting for SIPO Anthony

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Human Rights in Ireland
Promoting Human Rights in Ireland

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Lockdown Skeptics

The Daily Sceptic

offsite link Only Psychological Therapy Could Cure Long Covid, Major BMJ Study Finds Thu Nov 28, 2024 19:00 | Will Jones
Psychological therapy may be the only treatment to successfully cure lingering 'Long Covid' symptoms, landmark new research in the BMJ has suggested.
The post Only Psychological Therapy Could Cure Long Covid, Major BMJ Study Finds appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Backlash as Cows Given Synthetic Additive in Feed to Hit Net Zero Thu Nov 28, 2024 17:00 | Will Jones
Europe's biggest dairy company Arla is facing a backlash after giving cows Bovaer, a synthetic additive to their feed in an?attempt to cut their methane emissions as part of the Net Zero drive.
The post Backlash as Cows Given Synthetic Additive in Feed to Hit Net Zero appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Trump Appoints Lockdown Sceptic Jay Bhattacharya to Head National Institutes of Health Thu Nov 28, 2024 15:10 | Will Jones
Donald Trump has appointed Jay Bhattacharya, a prominent lockdown sceptic and co-author of the Great Barrington Declaration, to lead the National Institutes of Health.
The post Trump Appoints Lockdown Sceptic Jay Bhattacharya to Head National Institutes of Health appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Is There a Right to Die? Thu Nov 28, 2024 13:00 | James Alexander
Is there a right to die? As the Assisted Dying Bill vote looms, Prof James Alexander ponders the issues, asking if the whole debate would change if we think of it in terms of duties instead of rights.
The post Is There a Right to Die? appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Net Migration Hit Almost One Million Last Year as ONS Revises Figures Thu Nov 28, 2024 11:19 | Will Jones
Net migration?hit a record high of nearly one million in 2023, 170,000 more than previously thought, in an extraordinary indictment of the Tories' post-Brexit record on 'cutting immigration'. No wonder the NHS is overrun.
The post Net Migration Hit Almost One Million Last Year as ONS Revises Figures appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

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The Katherine -- Fairgreen Village
laois / worker & community struggles and protests / feature Thursday September 22, 2005 21:02 by Mark C   text 28 comments (last - wednesday december 14, 2005 21:45)   image 1 image

From the newswire: €170,000 was the price paid for the house that I am living in, in a new development in Portlaoise. I am not happy to have discovered that European Union (Czech Republic) workers are being paid €3 an hour on the site.

A correspondent reports on the actual employment conditions facing Czech workers in the booming Irish private property construction sector. NOTE: this story has been updated following contact with the developers. See update note and comment below from Mark Conroy read full story / add a comment
Housing units boarded up - as usual - despite waiting list.
dublin / housing / feature Tuesday September 20, 2005 17:05 by kevin   text 20 comments (last - wednesday june 03, 2015 19:28)   image 5 images
O'Devaney Gardens redevelopment is only beginning. The tenants of the local authority complex are trying to organise themselves, so they can demand what their community needs effectively when the tender is given to a developer.

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Blanchardstown Garda Station, site of Glennon brothers machine gun attack earlier in the year.
dublin / crime and justice / feature Monday September 19, 2005 10:31 by blanch4life   text 26 comments (last - friday december 15, 2006 05:51)   image 7 images
The Glennons are dead. The drugs live on. read full story / add a comment
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dublin / housing / feature Thursday September 15, 2005 18:54 by Jon Glackin   text 22 comments (last - thursday september 22, 2005 00:10)   image 3 images
Street Seen is calling on all those individuals, groups and organisations who wish to see the end of avoidable deaths on Irish Streets and homelessness to support this demonstration as a matter of urgency.

Saturday 17 September @ 2pm
Central Bank, Dublin 2
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national / anti-war / imperialism / feature Monday September 12, 2005 16:49 by Anthony   text 5 comments (last - thursday september 15, 2005 13:08)   image 3 images
An Indymedia Editor presents: A short analysis of ongoing anti-war activity in Ireland within the context of global events including some of the most prominent upcoming events. read full story / add a comment
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national / rights, freedoms and repression / feature Wednesday September 07, 2005 00:59 by Niav/One of IMC   text 12 comments (last - friday october 21, 2005 16:14)   image 2 images
A round-up of recent articles covering the issue of abortion in Ireland. read full story / add a comment
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international / anti-capitalism / feature Sunday September 04, 2005 17:32 by Gary Mac Lennan   text 12 comments (last - thursday september 08, 2005 00:28)   image 2 images
A mediatation on what the young are like to day. Has capitalism won them over totally Plus a meditation on the significance of the New Orleans disaster. read full story / add a comment
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national / environment / feature Friday September 02, 2005 04:18 by Miriam Cotton   text 57 comments (last - wednesday june 06, 2018 11:51)   image 4 images
Why is it that Irish governments are addicted to importing ideas long recognised as abject failures – even in the countries in which they originate? read full story / add a comment
jesus emilio, one of the visiting leaders of the san jose peace community, at a visit to the Irish Seed Savers in Clare.
international / rights, freedoms and repression / feature Saturday August 27, 2005 04:33 by Colombia Solidarity Network & Friends Of San Jose   text 2 comments (last - wednesday december 07, 2005 21:56)   image 3 images
The visit to Ireland by two leaders of the “San Jose de Apartado” Peace Community from Western Colombia ended on Tuesday night August 9th. As Jesus Emillio Tuberquia and Maria Brigida Gonzalez left from Dublin Airport – they were satisfied that their six days in Ireland had been productive.
The tour was organised by Carol Fennessy, from Effin, Co. Limerick with help of friends and associates. read full story / add a comment
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national / environment / feature Friday August 19, 2005 22:01 by soundmigration   text 7 comments (last - tuesday august 23, 2005 11:55)   image 1 image
Welcome to the Ireland of the 21st century. A country where ordinary folks are locked up in prison, for deciding to stand up against a multinational corporation, hell bent on exploiting both people and finite resources for their own personal gain read full story / add a comment
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dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / feature Thursday August 18, 2005 03:07 by One of IMC Ireland   text 56 comments (last - tuesday august 23, 2005 06:02)   image 1 image
To my infuriation and repugnance certain things have been revealed to me regarding our union that has really made my blood boil. I have decided to post them up here because I hope to see a debate developing and above all accountability in the Union corridor. read full story / add a comment
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national / miscellaneous / feature Monday August 15, 2005 16:59 by Rossport 5   text 91 comments (last - friday september 02, 2005 21:59)   image 2 images
Open Letter from Rossport 5 read full story / add a comment
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meath / history and heritage / feature Sunday August 14, 2005 12:51 by eeeekkkkk   text 12 comments (last - wednesday november 01, 2006 09:58)   image 6 images
Roof At Present
national / history and heritage / feature Saturday August 13, 2005 00:09 by Realta Rua   text 98 comments (last - friday november 23, 2007 19:07)   image 1 image
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galway / rights, freedoms and repression / feature Friday August 12, 2005 09:35 by Áine Ní Sheighin   text 22 comments (last - monday august 15, 2005 16:01)   image 2 images
Áine Ní Sheighin, daughter of one the five men (known as the Rossport Five) jailed by the Irish State for refusing to allow Shell to put an unprecedented high-pressure pipeline across their lands speaks out on the continuing wave of national protests in Ireland. read full story / add a comment
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dublin / bin tax / household tax / water tax / feature Sunday August 07, 2005 12:46 by Mark P. (Socialist Party/Personal Capacity)   text 124 comments (last - saturday november 12, 2005 04:52)   image 1 image
bin tax debate piece read full story / add a comment
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donegal / history and heritage / feature Sunday August 07, 2005 04:28 by Paul Baynes   text 23 comments (last - thursday september 22, 2005 18:26)   image 4 images
''I leave after 8 hours to be told take paracetamol for my headache!''
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / feature Friday August 05, 2005 12:33 by tobie*   text 4 comments (last - monday october 02, 2006 01:48)   image 2 images

There is nothing like a knock on the head to wake you up and make you reevaluate the things around you. Sitting here with a bump on my left temple that is as stubborn as ever and refuses to go away . I can only sit back and think about the severity of the health care system here in Ireland. I must admit I'm coming from a completely biased perspective, someone who grew up with a public health care system, but here it is anyways.

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dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / feature Wednesday August 03, 2005 12:09 by by way of contact form   text 6 comments (last - wednesday august 24, 2005 12:06)   image 3 images
A 'Freetekno' Party was stopped during the weekend by a series brutal and irrational actions of the Czech Police. Around 6000 people were attacked by the riot cops while having a party. The Highway was blocked and people entering the Czech Republic were turned away at the border, discriminated against on the basis of their looks.
The party was legal action with approval of the property owner.
Police actions were convicted by many mainmedia journalists, inhabitans of the nearest villages, human rights organisations, politicians and even by the president of Czech Republic. read full story / add a comment
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national / arts and media / feature Tuesday August 02, 2005 13:36 by Indymedia Ireland Editorial Group   text 9 comments (last - sunday october 23, 2005 22:03)   image 12 images
The site has gone from strength to strength over the past few months with a substantial increase in readership. We want to maintain this level of interest, but we also want you to contribute and get involved with the production & running of Indymedia Ireland. read full story / add a comment
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