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Irish Left ReviewJoined up thinking for the Irish LeftNew Books Worth Reading Mon Sep 19, 2016 23:25 | Seán Sheehan 13 Billion ? Lucky for some? Mon Sep 05, 2016 13:04 | Tony Phillips Rebuilding Ireland: Long on Promise, Short on Detail Mon Aug 29, 2016 22:20 | Eoin O'Mahony Brexit and Other Issues: Comments on the Current Situation Mon Aug 29, 2016 21:52 | Brendan Young Bin Charges: From Private Circus to Public Service Tue Jun 21, 2016 12:38 | Michael Taft
Spirit of ContradictionReview: Do Religions Evolve? Mon Aug 14, 2017 19:54 | Dara McHugh Fake News: The Epistemology of Media Wed Jun 07, 2017 11:52 | Gavin Mendel-Gleason Officials and Provisionals Sat Apr 01, 2017 22:54 | James O'Brien Interview with Cathal Goulding Mon Dec 26, 2016 17:11 | Cathal Goulding Trump, Russia and the CIA Sat Dec 10, 2016 18:23 | Gavin Mendel-Gleason
Public InquiryInterested in maladministration. Estd. 2005Garda corruption: the stripped down truth Will Pat Hickey turn up for his trial? Anthony Garda breath tests letter Anthony Daniel McConnell: Happy to wear establishment blinkers Anthony State failing in its duty to enforce law Anthony
The SakerA bird's eye view of the vineyard The Saker Reviews: Putin?s Praetorians: Confessions of the Top Kremlin Trolls by Phil Butler Thu Oct 26, 2017 13:24 | amarynth The Crooks, the Clowns and the Nazis ? a dynamic analysis Thu Oct 26, 2017 05:10 | The Saker Game over: How the Kurds lost the high risk gamble Thu Oct 26, 2017 05:10 | The Saker Syria War Report ? October 25, 2017: US-backed Forces Seize More Oil Fields In Deir Ezzor Province Thu Oct 26, 2017 03:55 | Scott Reality finally hits the separatists Thu Oct 26, 2017 00:09 | The Saker | dublin / environment Monday September 18, 2017 23:25 by Save The Hellfire & Masseys Monday the 24th of September at 5pm is the deadline for making submissions to An Bord Pleanála on the South Dublin County Council & Coillte plans for what is known as the Dublin Mountains Project for the Hellfire Club & Masseys Wood nearby. The plan is one dreamed up by the council and will cost € 19 million of taxpayer money i.e. collected property tax etc for what is basically a bit of a white-elephant project that will damage the environment, limit public access and charge a fee for what is now free and is expected to run at a loss for at least first 3 years, but yet the private contractors running it will be "insulated" from losses. In essence the project will put an valuable amenity that is in public hands effectively into private hands and give them a license to milk the public forever on it. If this gets through, it will be replicated all over the country in that arrogant and greed driven way we are all familiar with from the Celtic Tiger days and again today. Related Links: Public Meeting: Save Hellfire Club and Massey's Wood in Dublin Mts |SaveTheHellfire.com |Friends of Massey's Wood Facebook international / crime and justice Sunday August 20, 2017 21:56 by iosaf mac diarmada These are my initial published thoughts on the terrorist attack I and my partner survived and endured 17th August 2017. Related Links: Barcelona Attack : Black Ribbons (again) |Black Ribbons. (March 12th 2004) national / crime and justice Monday April 24, 2017 10:42 by 1 of indy To help highlight the case of the Jobstown 18 we are republishing an open letter by Irish Writers. Related Links: Stand With Jobstown - Sat 6th May @ 2pm in Tallaght |'March for Justice' in solidarity with the Jobstown Not Guilty campaign - Apr 22nd |Violence And The Jobstown Anti-Water Charges Protest. |Free the Jobstown 4! - Socialist Party Press Release |Hundreds protest conviction of Jobstown teen following Burton sit in | national / economics and finance Thursday November 24, 2016 03:56 by 1 of Indymedia We are republishing this article by Stephen Donnelly TD who has been doing great work in exposing how Fine Gael have gone out of their away to facilitate vulture funds who are now preying on ordinary people by charging exorbitant rents and fueling the current property and are replacing the English absentee landlord of centuries past, with ruthless vulture funds capitalists of this era and essentially introducing a form of neo-fuedalism as increasing huge swaths of the population are either priced out of buying homes, or are signing up for debt that last close to a lifetime. Related Links: Stephen Donnelly, TD submission for a detailed proposal to target €20bn in future avoided taxes. |Update on the work of NAMAleaks.com international / eu Wednesday June 22, 2016 23:18 by 1 of Indymedia The People's Newsletter from the People's Movement in their bi-monthly newsletter carry an article on Brexit which is topical given that the British go to the polls on it this Thurs 23rd June. The various opinion polls show it to be relatively close. Related Links: Latest PEOPLE’S NEWS covers TTIP and Brexit | 10 Reasons Irish People in the North of Ireland, & Britain, Should Vote "Leave" | People Before Profit Call for Left Exit from EU | WSM: Observations on Brexit and Lexit in the UK EU membership referendum | Socialist Party: Brexit: Reject this club of bosses & bankers | Thu 26 Oct, 22:47 Religious Groups Call for Aid and Debt Relief for Puerto Rico and Dominica 23:49 Sun 22 Oct 0 comments More than 130 faith communities across the United States are praying and acting for hurricane victims during religious services this weekend. Good Cop/Bad Cop : Spanish Guardia Civil attack Catalan president's electoral vote centre. 10:17 Sun 01 Oct 3 comments A little over a week ago the Spanish state attempted to take control of the Mossos d'Esquadra the Catalan national police force whose men and women have sworn an oath of fealty to Catalonia and answer to the Catalan government "la Generalitat". The Mossos sidestepped all such attempts. Barcelona kids as human shields for Oct 1 referendum 14:44 Sat 30 Sep 3 comments October 1st, tomorrow at time of writing shall see the "illegal referendum on Catalan independence and conversion to a republic". On September 20th the central Spanish state launched an extraordinary campaign of intimidation and criminalisation. Ministers of the regional government were arrested. Printers were searched and ballot papers confiscated. Websites were closed down. 3 cruise liners hired by the Spanish state provide accommodation to police and paramilitary police drafted in to prevent voting, counting and disemination of information related to the referendum. Take Action: Israel is deporting Irish people visiting Palestine – complain to our goverment 23:01 Mon 25 Sep 0 comments Dear friends, in case you missed this shocking news last week, while en route to occupied Palestine four Irish people were seized by Israeli authorities in Ben Gurion airport and deported. Below is a statement issued by the four deportees which includes a call for you to write to the Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney (minister@dfa.ie) voicing your concerns about this arbitrary expulsion of human rights activist to stop them from bearing witness to the effects of Israel’s apartheid regime Slave Tourism in Ireland and UK 12:06 Tue 19 Sep 0 comments Several foreign based volunteer networks are placing unsuspecting travellers in exploitative and manipulative situations and cashing in on free labour with no rights or security. PHILIPPINES: 8,000 killings proof of policy to kill 13:43 Sun 10 Sep 1 comments Akbayan Partylist condemns President Rodrigo Duterte’s denial of his policy to kill under the War on Drugs. End of the Cement House Age 12:45 Fri 08 Sep 5 comments In the face of the worst housing crisis since rackrenting of the 19 th century why is Irish society so hung up on cement houses that resemble bunkers.There are numerous alternatives to cement and concrete and most western countries and developing world universities are exploring and investing in education for engineering and architectural studies called biotecture and geotecture knowledge transfer degrees Indymedia Linksunten banned by German govt 02:20 Sun 27 Aug 3 comments The German minister of the Interior announced today (Fri 25th Aug) early in the morning that Indymedia Linksunten, a local German IMC, was declared illegal. Barcelona Attack : Black Ribbons (again) 20:25 Fri 18 Aug 2 comments Yesterday the city where I live was victim to terrorist attack which has long been anticipated and it would seem prepared for. The attack happened within 600 metres of my home. I pass on foot every day the street which yesterday became a trail of human blood dragged out by a young man turned mass murderer, to be claimed and vaunted later by so-called DAESH/ISIS and then it seems to be a trigger for another simliar attack on a tourist town. You will understand if I come to this text with attitude. I have pointed out many times the soft points in the city where I live & yesterday my wife and another our closest friend were both caught up in on ordeal which lasted hours. There are lessons to learn. These are thus my initial published thoughts on the terrorist attack I and my partner survived and endured 17th August 2017 & are party to the words I am writing and publishing now in various languages. There are lessons to learn & I feel it my duty to point out a few. Especially since a meme idea I promoted lots perhaps thought up if i can remember correctly is the go to for societal collective fetishized memorial glyph. I never wanted to see black ribbons again. But they do come back & they will. Dodder Greenway Route Scheme Public Consulation - Tues Aug 15th 12:29 Tue 15 Aug 0 comments There will be an information event in the County Library, Tallaght from 3pm – 6pm on Tuesday 15th August 2017 where Council staff will be available to provide general guidance and answer queries relating to the proposed Dodder Greenway NATO’s Anarchist Brigades Sep 25 0 comments This is a repost from Thierry Meyssan site and it discusses how the US military-intelligence industrial complex has co-opted the far Left, largely unrealized to themselves in the fight for US imperialism. The story of Kobane and Rojava got a surprising amount of coverage in the mainstream and that in itself is often a red flag because they don't give publicity for nothing unless there is a propaganda reason for it. While maybe a surprise to some, the US via it's pawns like Saudi Arabia and up to recently Turkey, were and are the main backers of ISIS in all it's forms, from support, logistics, weapons, oil-purchase, it is all part of a greater goal to destroy Syria, and use the Kurds to carve out their own state and in the process to give the US a bridgehead to attack Iran, break up Iraq, and permanently cripple Syria. The US will also ensure that if the Kurds manage to form their own state, they will setup it up to Balkanize it and leave it in a permanent state of war so they can play the old divide and conquer game. Over the previous decades the US has previously backed and then dropped the support for the Kurds many time and betrayed them. So while the Kurds may well deserve their own state, these things do not occur in a vaccum. Govt. tries to introduce Identify cards on the Backdoor Aug 27 0 comments The recent furore over Public Service Card (PSC) has highlighted the sly and underhand way the government has tried to introduce identity cards through the backdoor. In a typical fashion for the political system in Ireland, they have without any public discussion, legislation or clear thought tried to push this through to the unsuspecting public or at least most of them. Even the police state next door, the UK, rejected identity cards when the UK House of Lords rejected identity cards in early 2006. The Stone Portals and mounds of Ireland Aug 19 0 comments My dear Irish friends, A new homeless Initiative by FNB. Jun 22 1 comments Food Not Bombs recovers and shares free vegan food with the public without restriction in over 1,000 cities around the world to protest war, poverty and the destruction of the environment. Fruitarianism: Healthy or Hazardous? Jun 21 0 comments We all know that fruit is good for us. Recent studies suggest we should be eating up to ten portions of fruit and veg each day. But how much is too much? more >>Charity calls on people to spend ‘Extra’ hour gained with older people this weekend Oct 25 Making Connections 0 comments When the clocks go back this weekend (29th), the Dublin based charity, Making Connections are challenging everyone to give their extra hour to the older people in their lives. The Charity sees this as a chance for the whole country to help tackle isolation and loneliness – and inspire others to connect the generations, all with just one hour of your time. Tracker Mortgage Scandal- Banks Should Be Publically Run Oct 24 People Before Profit 0 comments The Irish banks are repeat criminal offenders. Back in the 1980’s, the banks helped thousands of wealthy customers to avoid their taxes in what became known as the DIRT scandal. Brian O'Boyle writes. Galway Writer Wins Award Oct 20 0 comments Maureen Gallagher wins Hanna Greally Award. High Court challenge to Dublin Airport extension to conclude Oct 17 Friends of Irish Environment 0 comments High Court challenge to Dublin Airport extension to conclude. First case to test new climate legalisation Census 2016 – Hard Evidence of the Inequalities Faced by Irish Travellers Oct 16 0 comments Pavee Point welcomes the hard evidence in Census 2016 figures released Thurs 12th Oct of the continuing inequalities faced by Irish Travellers. |