A new generation of Irishmen are creating a new revolution in Ireland and this time they will not be satisfied with half-measures.” In the run-up to the 1972 Irish referendum on E.E.C. membership, Official Sinn…
Monthly Archives For August 2009
An historic defeat for Fianna Fáil, an historic victory for Fine Gael… but what of Labour?
There’s a certain notion in the air that an election is near inevitable now. And, in one sense hasn’t that always been the case. But, it is correct that the chances of an election this…
Getting to the Root of Racism and Sectarianism
In May 2007 a 25ft-high peace wall was erected through the grounds of an integrated primary school in North Belfast because houses in the adjacent housing estate had been attacked by youths of the ‘other’…
Che Guevara Lives!*
Communists are even in Paradise. Is a big disgrace! As my regular reader will know, the southern part of the island of Fuerteventura is comprise of the province of Jandía, which is all very beautiful…
The Better-Off Shall Be First: The Recession Diaries – August 25th
John McHale of NUI Galway has produced an outline for a fiscal plan. It is well worth reading. It’s a serious treatment. It’s also an unnerving treatment. For it has the capacity to wreck the…
Call Centre Workers in Northern Ireland, Stream and Invest NI
The news that between 450 and 600 jobs are to go in Derry at call centres operated by US-owned outsourcing firm Stream has come as another blow to the economy of Northern Ireland. According to…
Why Is There Such Uncritical Acceptance of Abdelbaset al-Megrahi’s Conviction in the US?
Adbelbaset al-Megrahi walked free yesterday, having been freed on compassionate grounds by the Scottish executive. The US is outraged, as, understandably are many families of victims of the Lockerbie terrorist attack, and everyone, including Scottish…
How Not To Read A Report: August 21st – The Recession Diaries
Stop the Presses! ‘Irish workers earn 4th highest wages in the world!’ ‘Irish workers one of the best paid in the world!’ ‘Wages for Dubliners are among the highest in the world!’ So, all that guff…
NAMA. The McCarthy Report. Bailouts? Confused? You will be.
Does the thought of NAMA concern you? And is the economic crisis and the proposed part solution, the McCarthy Report, a source of anxiety? Are you a bit puzzled as to the rhetoric surrounding it,…
Glossary of the Left in Ireland, 1960 TO 1983, by John Goodwillie, Gralton, Aug/Sep 1983
(The following is taken from an article by John Goodwillie which appeared in issue 9 of Gralton, Aug/Sep 1983. It was a supplement to a family tree of the Left which John created , and…
Nazis vs. Zombies!
Hi guys. Which way to the topless beach volleyball? Events have been take a turn for the würst since we were last chattering. For one thing we have had nothing during the past week escept…
Here We Go Again: Our ‘Lavish’ System of Social Welfare Spending
‘There are people who are working right now, who are looking at the possibility of losing their jobs, they cannot save, they cannot build up the savings to cushion potential loss, or potential risk of…
Dublin Psychogeographical Society Report 2009: Part Two
Trinity College: Made famous by the rowdiness and wanton irrational prejudices of its fellows in the 17th century, Trinity College has in more recent years declined into a sad, dilapidated caricature of its former self,…
Iran vs Honduras – A subtle difference
The furore over Mahmoud Ahmajinedad’s apparent success in last months Iranian presidential elections tells us a few important things about how the dominant media feels democratic deficiencies, alleged or otherwise, should be reported. According to…
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- Notes for a Book on Money and the Irish State - The Marshall Aid Program April 2, 2016Ireland’s Economy: Radio Eireann talks on Ireland’s part in the Marshall Plan. Dublin: Stationery Office, 1949 [official/government publication] NLI: OPIE X 26.A Forward by the Taoiseach Mr. John A. Costello S.C., T.D. (pp.1-2) Since its inception European Economic Co-operation has done much towards restoring European economic solvency and has challenged the forces which have been […]Conor McCabe
- The Financial Crisis:What Have We Learnt? August 29, 2015I start teaching a level one (introduction level) module in UCD Monday Week on the Financial Crisis. As always, I’ll post what I can here to share it with activists and progressives. This is a short audio I’m putting up for the students to give them a sense of where the module is coming from. […]Conor McCabe
- Money in 35,000 Words or Less August 22, 2015I’ve been asked to write a short book on money. The manuscript is due in the end of April 2016. As with most things I do with political economy and education I’ll be posting stuff here as I go along. I just find it an interesting way of working through ideas, concepts and analysis. Anyway, […]Conor McCabe
- THE WRATH OF KANE: BANKING CRISES AND POLITICAL POWER January 30, 2015I’ll be writing more about this at the weekend but I think this is a good standalone clip from evidence to the banking inquiry given by Prof. Ed Kane on Wednesday 28 Jan 2015. He was asked by Deputy Pearse Doherty to elaborate on the statement below which was made in a paper that […]Conor McCabe