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national / history and heritage / opinion/analysis Monday March 12, 2007 14:55 by Joe
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“Although the years from 1917 to 1923 constitute one of the least neglected segments of labour’s chronology, syndicalism remains the most underestimated and misrepresented ideology ever associated with Irish trade unionism” Audio from the 2nd Dublin anarchist bookfair of Emmet O'Connors talk and the discussion that followed it. read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice / opinion/analysis Sunday March 11, 2007 21:20 by Louise Gaffney
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The innocence and wonder of children is something that sane and decent people strive to cherish and protect. The ubiquity of terms like "child abuse" in the media can lead us to almost become innured to the reality of these repellent crimes. Rational adults expect law agencies to have such crimes prioritised and investigations prosecuted with professional "zeal" for want of a better term. Alas what happens when a cloud of doubt is cast over those very agencies and professions whose remit is to protect the weak and the vulnerable ? read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Friday March 09, 2007 16:41 by David Morrison
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There are five “official” nuclear-weapon states in this world - the US, the UK, Russia, France and China - that are permitted to possess nuclear weapons under the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (the NPT) [1]. The US is currently proposing that India be granted the privileges of these “official” nuclear-weapon states, even though it has refused to sign the NPT and has developed nuclear weapons. In effect, the US is proposing that India be recognised as the 6th nuclear-weapon state in this world, while remaining outside the NPT. Ireland is in a position to stop this happening. read full story / add a comment 
international / environment / opinion/analysis Friday March 09, 2007 15:47 by Socialist Party
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Channel 4 ran a documentary on thursday nigth claiming to be a 'scientific' counter argument to climate change. The scientific method is to look at the balance of evidence and make a decision, not focus on one or two pieces alone. In this article Pete Dickenson looks at the evidence put forward by the 'sceptics' and argues for immediate action to stop climate change. read full story / add a comment 
national / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Wednesday March 07, 2007 01:07 by Eamon Sullen
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Fresh from smearing Manus O'Riordan, Eoghan Harris turned his ire on RTE's Tom McGurk – links below. In his Sunday Independent column on March 5th Ireland's mud thrower in chief says that it "behoves McGurk to be balanced". "Failing that, he should be fair", Harris continued. McGurks’s failing? He criticised the Sunday Independent. Also, McGurk was accused of going on the Buntollet Commemoration march of January 1969, the one that exposed the viciously sectarian nature of the RUC and of the northern state. The young protester’s heads were cracked open by the RUC and by their allies in the B Specials. The images received world wide publicity. Some people have long and bitter memories that perpetually fuel their rancid politics. read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-capitalism / opinion/analysis Tuesday March 06, 2007 21:03 by Twenty Years Anniversary
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The Guardian are covering the issue in their 'Transport' section. For anyone nt old enough, the ferry went down outside of Zeebruge and many lives were lost. The doors on the huge ferry jammed and it took on tons of water. read full story / add a comment
national / consumer issues / opinion/analysis Tuesday March 06, 2007 16:17 by useless eater
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Most readers and contributors to Indymedia, I presume, would be against the arms trade and money going towards 'third-world' exploitation, deforestation, or animal testing for eg., yet every one of us contributes to these decidely unethical practices. read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Monday March 05, 2007 05:38 by Adri Nieuwhof
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The Joint Advocacy Initiative (JAI), an initiative of YWCA of Palestine and East Jerusalem YMCA, carried out research among young people from the Bethlehem area, to examine the attitude of Palestinian youth towards non-violent struggle against the occupation and oppressive practices. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Sunday March 04, 2007 01:57 by jim travers
What is the mixed economy of welfare and why, despite Mary Harney's assurances in that, what she is doing is really in the interest of all the Irish people and not a back door method of promoting the privatisation of our health service in the interest of the doctors and consutant's who collectively and directly contribute to the demise of the same public heath service from within. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Wednesday February 28, 2007 02:25 by PaddyK
Irish Bishops make light rebuke of Israeli policy in Palestine but is there really an reason to expect real action in light of other recent church releases ? read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Tuesday February 27, 2007 22:11 by Dave
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Maze Stadium V's Giants Park (Dargan Landfill) read full story / add a comment 
international / history and heritage / opinion/analysis Tuesday February 27, 2007 05:50 by hogworts
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Last summer solstice (June 24, 2006) in Pretzien a tiny village of Saxony-Anhalt (former DDR - east Germany) not too far from Berlin occurred an incident of burning books or "Bücherverbrennung" as it is said in the German language. 8 months later 7 individuals went to trial on Monday accused of "inciting racial hatred" and "disparaging the dead". The men ranging in age from 24 to 29 also burned a US flag. Local villagers called the police who did not recognise the burning of a diary by Anne Frank as being that worrying. The men face up to 5 years imprisonment and the training of police officers in the state has been improved to help them deal with the large scale emergence of neo-Nazi groups & far-right crime. They'll be better skilled in understanding the neo-Nazis who get a job working next to them or the historical stuff behind a Jewish kindergarten being burned last weekend in Berlin. They may even read Anne Frank. read full story / add a comment 
international / environment / opinion/analysis Monday February 26, 2007 16:36 by SPer
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PLANET BEFORE PROFIT: -> No to Nuclear; Demand mass investmet in renewable energy! -> Decent public transport as a viable alternative to driving! -> No to the destruction of the environment for profit! read full story / add a comment
national / politics / elections / opinion/analysis Monday February 26, 2007 15:58 by Dr Nick
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Deppression and suicide is crippling our nations society so why does mental health not win votes? read full story / add a comment 
mayo / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Sunday February 25, 2007 20:46 by Bob Wilson
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Five men from the village of Rossport, Co.Mayo, were jailed when they refused to stop resisting workers from Shell who had been awarded a Compulsory Acquisition Order to put a high-pressure gas pipeline through their land. They became national heros of a fast-growing campaign to defy the multi-nationals and their government backers and make them build their gas refinery at sea. This was the Shell to Sea campaign and this book tells the story of 'The Rossport 5' in their own words. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / opinion/analysis Sunday February 25, 2007 20:14 by Brendan Young
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The debate on the French Left about the forthcoming elections has parallels for the Left in Ireland – in particular for those leftwing Independent TDs and those on the Left who do not agree with supporting a government of the parties of the Right. In France the question is: should a united-left (anti-neoliberal) candidate support or be part of a government led by the Socialist Party (which will be a social-liberal or Blairite government)? In Ireland the question is similar: should the non-right-wing parties (Labour, Greens, Sinn Fein) be part of a government of the Right (FF, FG, PDs)? And should Independent TDs support a government of the Right? read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Saturday February 24, 2007 06:09 by J. P. anderson
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The most needy, most deprived are indeed very poorly served by the political establishment in Ireland. There is overwhelming evidence to suggest that most crime is linked to poverty, social exclusion, educational disadvantage and dysfunctional parenting, often each are combined. If we really want to reduce crime, we have to invest in the education and welfare of our disadvantaged children right from birth and even before birth. Early school-leaving has consistently identified as a major risk factor for offending, but there are no systematic supports for those at risk of dropping out of school. http://uk.360.yahoo.com/greagues2 read full story / add a comment 
international / environment / opinion/analysis Friday February 23, 2007 21:39 by Laure Akai
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Anarchists and ecologists are in their 12th day of a protest camp out in -20 degree weather. The proposed road through the Rospuda Valley threatens a unique wetlands but local residents have had enough of the lethal traffic problems in their town. A look at the problems facing activists in Poland with getting the word across when even the local priest tries to organize his parishoners to carry out a pogrom against the activists. read full story / add a comment
national / consumer issues / opinion/analysis Wednesday February 21, 2007 10:09 by Jim O'Sullivan
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Over the past few years operators have been allowed to exploit mobile phone owners by misleading them into "subscriptiopn servcies" where they are exploited. Its time to call a halt. read full story / add a comment 
national / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Tuesday February 20, 2007 16:03 by Sean Crudden
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"A useful starting point, therefore, might be to ask not why there is so much disruptive behaviour in Irish second-level schools but why there is so little?" Professor Tom Collins The Irish Times, 20 February 2007. read full story / add a comment |
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