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international / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Monday July 30, 2012 17:19 by boroba
Jeff Immelt, the chief executive of General Electric was interviewed by the Financial Times at the weekend . He told the paper that « nuclear power is so expensive compared with other forms of energy that it has become “really hard” to justify « . On the face of it ,Immelt's comments would seem to be at odds with General Electric being one of the world’s largest suppliers of atomic equipment. So what is going on ? read full story / add a comment
mayo / environment / news report Sunday July 29, 2012 21:27 by camper
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The TBM has been sighted at Dublin docks tonight (Sun) in three trucks, and is allegedly setting off towards Rossport this evening. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Sunday July 29, 2012 19:07 by David Arthur Johnston
Two expert witnesses, Dr. Stephen Hwang of the Department of Medicine at the University of Toronto, and Brooks Hogya, a survivalist and wilderness guide, testified that the prohibition of rudimentary forms of shelter, such as tents, has an adverse effect on the health and well-being of homeless people. Prohibition of quality sleep was, thus, a denial of Section 7 rights since sleep is an essential life-sustaining act. The judge presiding over the case agreed with the opinions of the expert witnesses. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Friday July 27, 2012 20:34 by Yassamine Mathe
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Yassamine Mather writes on the Sunni Islamist fundamentalist onslaught in Syria. An attack funded and backed by Imperialism. She analyses what has brought Syria to this situation and exposes the massacres carried out by the fundamentalists. Full text at link. It may only be a matter of time before the Assad regime in Syria collapses and Sunni Islamist fundamentalists backed by the US/UK, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and others are in power in Damascus. If that happens, the Shia states of Iran and occupied Iraq, which have backed Bashar al-Assad, would have lost a close ally. ... Non-Arab Iran remains Assad’s main ally, but Assad’s downfall would create an upheaval that would shift the balance of power in the region in favour of Iran’s enemies: the Sunni Gulf states (the main supporters of the Syrian opposition). Tehran’s Lebanese ally, Hezbollah, now the most powerful military and political force in Lebanon, would also be weakened. ... read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice / opinion/analysis Thursday July 26, 2012 19:34 by I. Greene
On Monday 18th June 2012, a group representing some of the bereaved Omagh families presented Northern Ireland Secretary of State Owen Patterson with a specially commissioned report claiming that the atrocity could have been prevented by both governments. After the meeting, a spokesperson for the families in a delicately veiled threat called on both governments to respond positively or face a court challenge. The relatives also told the waiting media “we have brought together all available evidence on the case and showed where the authorities on both sides of the border could have prevented the bomb attack on Omagh.” The report was commissioned from a group of London-based-consultants and is said to contain ‘fresh information’ on the Omagh bombing. There are some issues surrounding the report that are questionable and it would be in the public interest to know exactly who financed the commissioning of the report. read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / news report Thursday July 26, 2012 14:58 by Crazy cat
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Here are two very interesting videos with a view of what is happening in Syria and elsewhere in the region at the moment read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Thursday July 26, 2012 10:44 by Michal
A document about Israeli-Palestinian conflict. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism / press release Wednesday July 25, 2012 15:27 by Eugene McCartan
This oil find also explodes the myth, carefully scripted, that we have no resources, that we are poor and therefore have to rely upon the begging-bowl from the EU and others. read full story / add a comment
cork / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Wednesday July 25, 2012 13:02 by cropbeye
Need for people to ring Radio and Public reps to support the going ahead of Cork World Naked Bike RIde on Saturay 28th July. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Wednesday July 25, 2012 05:51 by Anthony Ravlich
A new idea, an ethical approach to human rights, development and globalization to replace neoliberalism, gives people a choice. The ethical human rights approach is being supported on the social networking sites by the US government, the UN while the NZ government maybe sympathetic. Also promotes inclusion of children's rights in the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990. read full story / add a comment
dublin / education / event notice Monday July 23, 2012 11:57 by Tom Richard
Navan Red Cross would like to invite you to a Burns Talk on the 24th September 2012 at 7pm Venue: St Annes Hall, Navan, Co Meath. read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / other press Monday July 23, 2012 02:00 by Gearoid O Loingsigh
A comment on the latest indigenous revolt in Colombia, where the indigenous have expelled troops from their areas. read full story / add a comment
international / eu / other press Monday July 23, 2012 00:04 by T
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As reported by the financial blog The Automatic Earth written by Nicole Foss, she has reported that the German magazine Der Spiegel dropped a bombshell this morning in an article that the IMF plans to dump Greece in September. So far the Der Spiegel article is in German. Normally they will eventually publish articles in English. "Griechenland könnte schon im September pleitegehen. Der Internationale Währungsfonds hat nach Informationen des SPIEGEL der Brüsseler EU-Spitze signalisiert, dass er sich nicht an weiteren Hilfen für das Land beteiligen werde." Greece could go bankrupt as early as September. Spiegel has obtained information that the IMF told the Brussels leadership it would not make more money available for help to Greece. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Friday July 20, 2012 23:34 by Yassamine Mather
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Yassamine Mather examines the excuses used by ‘leftwing’ supporters of the Iran Tribunal and finds them wanting. In particular she finds their comparison the Lenin and the Bolsheviks agreeing to board a German sealed train for Petrograd in 1917 to be risible. Lenin got on that train to Finland station in order to help lead a working class revolution, not to further German war aims. Full text at link. Debates about the Iran Tribunal - convened to put the Islamic regime in the dock for its massacre of 5,000-10,000 political prisoners in 1988 - continues to occupy a prominent place in the publications and websites of the Iranian left, both in exile and to a lesser extent inside Iran itself. In a sense it is true that, given the current situation in Iran - not least the disastrous consequences of what the US calls “comprehensive sanctions” - this is a small, irrelevant issue. After all, this week alone another 400 workers lost their jobs in Iran’s main car manufacturer, Iran Khodro, as a direct consequence of sanctions: Malaysia, under pressure from the US, pulled out of a contract. It is also true that sanctions are not the same as cluster bombs, but their effect on the Iranian working class can be devastating nevertheless. read full story / add a comment
offaly / arts and media / event notice Friday July 20, 2012 16:00 by Tadhg Ó Cruadhlaoich
These films have either being made by local filmmakers or have a local interest read full story / add a comment
offaly / arts and media / event notice Friday July 20, 2012 15:54 by Tadhg Ó Cruadhlaoich
short films have either being made by local filmmakers or have a local interest read full story / add a comment
dublin / education / event notice Friday July 20, 2012 12:40 by LASC
Two weeks for the LASC Spanish and Portuguese Courses!!!! read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Friday July 20, 2012 01:09 by pat c
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The Israelis were quick to assert that Iran and Hezbollah were responsible for the Bulgarian bombing.But now it emerges that Mehdi Ghezali, a jihadist who spent two years in Guantanamo was the likely culprit. But things are murky. Who was he really working for? CIA? MOSSAD? Don't rule out a false flag operation with Mehdi thinking he was working for a Jihad group when in fact his masters were really CIA/MOSSAD. Fulltext at link. Bulgarian media have reportedly identified the man responsible for blowing up the bus with Israeli tourists on Wednesday as Mehdi Ghezali, a jihadist who spent two years in Guantanamo. US officials responded there is “no evidence” that it was him. Ghezali’s name was revealed by Times of Israel newspaper, who cited local Bulgarian media sources. But later the story grew murkier, with ABC reporting that Bulgarian officials denied that Ghezali was behind the attack. Swedish agency TT says it has received similar refutals from security services in Stockholm. NBC later said that US officials also had no information linking Ghezali with the terrorist act. None of the countries have issued an independently verified statement. read full story / add a comment
dublin / animal rights / event notice Thursday July 19, 2012 16:04 by ALiberation
ALiberation have held demonstrations to ban the use of animals in circuses and to highlight that Dublin City Council land is used since last Saturday and will continue to do so till the circus leaves on the 22nd July. read full story / add a comment
dublin / animal rights / event notice Thursday July 19, 2012 15:06 by ALiberation
ALiberation have held demonstrations to ban the use of animals in circuses and to highlight that Dublin City Council land is used since last Saturday and will continue to do so till the circus leaves on the 22nd July. read full story / add a comment |
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