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galway / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Sunday April 25, 2010 02:17 by donlylemore
Our European Commissioner was ''doorstepped '' and asked about her current pension/s in the light of the waiver of pension entitlements in the case of a retiring banker ... With an overly hasty riposte she said to the reporter "That is a question that I have refused to comment on up to now and I continue to refuse to comment on it.'' The pique was palpable , and the affront visible .. she then canceled an arranged interview with RTE . ..but she is not alone .. and FG and Labour also have their formidable pension earners while still working.. and some ( teachers ) .. are they still blocking the appointment of a full time pensionable locum tenens ? - ''subs '' while they are in politics..and accruing more years for their teacher's pension also.. read full story / add a comment
galway / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Sunday April 18, 2010 21:05 by donkylemore
 6 comments (last - wednesday april 21, 2010 14:38)
The Curia has protected the Pope with a venal beguile The defence of their errant priests and bishops is to launch an attack of a tripartite nature ; the church as victim; the blame lies with the victims; the problem was one of incipient homosexuality . The three factors were advanced separately over the past 10 days by the pope and 2 different theologians . Not just ordinary Curia sycophants , but doctrinaire heavy hitters. read full story / add a comment 
national / crime and justice / opinion/analysis Sunday April 18, 2010 00:21 by Citizen X
2 comments (last - thursday april 22, 2010 15:39)  6 images
Love ace crime-reporting mixed metaphors, cheesy clichées, bad writing, smug pontification and moral panics? Have a go at creating your own meme to celebrate it so. read full story / add a comment
national / politics / elections / opinion/analysis Sunday April 18, 2010 00:19 by Michael Gallagher
9 comments (last - wednesday april 21, 2010 14:52)
Having chatted recently to many other people on the left so as to try and gauge the possibility of the broadest ever coming together of a revolutionary left alliance on this island, it appears that we are going to miss the best opportunity in making the biggest electoral impact by the genuine left in years. Too many parties/groups seem to be carrying too much historical baggage about each other. This party won't work with that party for this reason....that party won't work with anyone for some other reason....that party can't be trusted because of past mistakes....sniping.....backbiting.....nitpicking........petty grudges.....personalities.....sectarianism......our view is the right one......we have more experience.... blah blah blah blah blah. Below is an open letter to all the genuine Socialist organisations in Ireland read full story / add a comment 
dublin / anti-capitalism / opinion/analysis Tuesday April 13, 2010 17:17 by Paul (speaker) Andrew (editing)
5 comments (last - thursday april 15, 2010 10:46) 13 images  2 audio files
The left talks a lot about class but in a manner that often confuses more than it clarifies. In this audio recording of a Rethinking revolution seminar at Seomra Spraoi Paul Bowman wonders just how useful the classification obsessed approach of the left actually is. read full story / add a comment
national / environment / opinion/analysis Tuesday April 13, 2010 08:43 by thegreenspirit
59 comments (last - saturday august 28, 2010 13:26) 17 images
The planned Festival of Fire on the Hill Of Uisneach, in West Meath on May eve cannot be welcomed or allowed pass with comment or protest. This festival, once among the most ancient of all our festivals has grown from a renewed small gathering of spiritually minded people to a business venture now and one with scant regard for the ecology, heritage and environment of this ancient site. read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / opinion/analysis Sunday April 11, 2010 23:39 by Seamus Loughlin
Seamus from the Fightback Editorial Board looks at the current state of play in the unions regarding the Public Sector Agreement, with some help from Procrustes and Father Ted. read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / opinion/analysis Wednesday April 07, 2010 16:34 by hs
13 comments (last - saturday april 17, 2010 13:10) 2 images
Vincent Browne calls for a new unified political movement read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice / opinion/analysis Thursday April 01, 2010 00:25 by Portia
1 comment (last - friday april 02, 2010 20:04)
The Catholic church has behaved like a cult in keeping women and children as second class human beings who were expected to obey the men of God without question. The influence of this church has infiltrated most Government agencies especially the legal system where once again women and children were often made homeless for refusing to put up with abuse and play happy families. read full story / add a comment
national / politics / elections / opinion/analysis Wednesday March 31, 2010 15:43 by Angry Green
26 comments (last - wednesday november 06, 2013 00:33) 1 image
It is now time to form a new more left of centre Green Party as Traditional Green policies such as Climate Change, emissions reduction and renewable energy, while I agree with them are no longer enough. We don’t just want to save the planet. We want to make life so much better for the people living on it. The current Green Party has not delivered ( with the notable exception of power points for non currently existent electric cars!) and has no new ideas of any note whatsoever. They are no different than the other parties out there at the moment. read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / opinion/analysis Tuesday March 30, 2010 16:02 by Róisín Ní Maoileoin
8 comments (last - thursday april 01, 2010 16:44)
The Government have negotiated a tentative agreement with the public sector unions. Let us have a look at what the union representatives agreed to: 1. No restoration of pay cuts 2. Longer hours for the same wages 3. 7-day work weeks resulting in no overtime 4. Redeployment of workers at Government's discretion 5. Staff reduction 6. Outsourcing of public sector jobs at Government discretion read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / opinion/analysis Sunday March 28, 2010 05:14 by Keith Reid
5 comments (last - sunday may 09, 2010 16:19)
Season two of The Wire, aired in 2003, explores working-class promises being broken in east-coast urban America. The series looks at the declining industry of Baltimore's docklands, and the implications for many working-class men, who are suffering the consequences of 21st capitalism. read full story / add a comment
galway / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Saturday March 27, 2010 23:40 by donkylemore
1 comment (last - monday march 29, 2010 16:27)
What do the greens stand for anymore They are Not about 1. Openness in government 2 not about reforming politics 3 not about accountability 4. Not about scaling the government down 5 not about protecting our revered sites and places of veneration 6 not about Honesty A query and a reply illustrates something about a character type read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media / opinion/analysis Friday March 26, 2010 21:17 by Paddy Hackett
2 comments (last - tuesday march 30, 2010 17:17)
A terse comment on the film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. read full story / add a comment 
derry / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Friday March 26, 2010 19:00 by Eleanor
1 comment (last - tuesday march 30, 2010 23:40) 3 images
The 14 Raytheon accused are 9 women and 5 men, based in Derry, in the north of Ireland, who are facing criminal charges after they used Non Violent Direct Action to access the Raytheon Software plant in Derry, in an attempt to disarm the mainframe computer. Raytheon are the world's largest manufacturer of missiles and the world's fifth largest weapons manufacturer. Until they left in February 2010 (thanks to all the action taken against them), Raytheon's Derry software plant developed the firmware for transponders, targeting software and other crucial guidance system-related work for weapons. Their factories globally manufacture Tomahawk Cruise missiles, Sidewinder missiles, Hellfire missiles, the "Bunker Buster" bombs, the delivery systems for Cluster bombs, White Phosphate and Napalm. read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice / opinion/analysis Thursday March 25, 2010 11:33 by Homer Hostage
Karl Rove, right-wing advocate of torture and government by assassination, broadcast on the air a detailed description of the floor plan of Air Force 1, during a radio interview. read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media / opinion/analysis Monday March 22, 2010 11:37 by TaraL
50 years ago an experiment was conducted by Stanley Milgram, measuring the willingness of participants to obey an authoritative figure dressed in white coat that instructed them to illicit shocks on another human being, called the learner. read full story / add a comment
galway / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Friday March 19, 2010 14:12 by donkylemore
23 comments (last - thursday march 25, 2010 16:35) 1 image
Forget about Blair .. As the baroness leads the EU team to negotiate in the region with the other members of the quartet what can be achieved . -Nothing unless sanctions are applied against Israel and the UN courts come out with less ambiguous deliberations . The danger is that situation will escalate into another JIhad and open an opportunity for Iran to enter the fray.. read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media / opinion/analysis Thursday March 18, 2010 22:05 by Caoimhghin Ó Croidheáin
"Any authentic work of art must start an argument between the artist and his audience." Rebecca West read full story / add a comment
galway / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Tuesday March 16, 2010 13:25 by donkylemore
Both Shia communities In Iran and Iraq can see that ‘’ the enemy of my enemy is also my friend ‘’ and in this regard they will find common ground in their distrust of the West and Israel with possibly dreadful consequences . So while it suited the US to have Iran and Iraq locked in a decade of war , the tables are perversely reversed now . Mission Accomplished ? The world is in a more parlous state after G.W Bush's military folly read full story / add a comment |
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