Station’s crime correspondent Paul Reynolds falsely reported that recording of Garda rape conversation was ‘tampered with’ Shell to Sea has revealed that RTÉ is being compelled to broadcast an apology ahead of Wednesday’s Six-One and Nine O’Clock TV news programmes, as a result of RTÉ’s biased coverage of Shell’s attempt to build an experimental gas […]
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Spectacle of Defiance & Hope parades through Dublin
Saturday saw the 2nd Spectacle of Defiance & Hope take place in Dublin, just ahead of the budget cuts that are expected to further devastate community organisations & services. The Spectacle describes itself as a "broadly based alliance of community organisations from Dublin and beyond" and also represents an attempt to break from the standard […]
Disappointing turnout for DCTU anti-cuts demonstration
In the region of 2,500 people took part in Saturday’s Dublin Council of Trade Unions demonstration in Dublin. Although this made it the biggest anti-austerity demonstration in the city since the massive ICTU demonstration of last year the small number attending was a wake up call for anyone on the left or in the unions […]
Shell compound at Aughoose shut down during day of solidarity
About 40 Shell to Sea campaigners blocked the Aughoose compound this morning (Nov 11) – all Shell employees were prevented from entering compound between 7.30 and 9.30. The road was kept open to local traffic by the campaign. There was no Garda presence. Just after 10 Shell to Sea activists started setting up an Occupy […]
Thousands of students demonstrate in Dublin against Education cuts but USI attack their own members
Over twenty thousand students demonstrated in Dublin today against the introduction of student fees and the cutting of student grants. The main demonstration organised by the Union of Students in Ireland (USI)also included a Free Education for Everyone All (FEE) bloc comprised of rank & file students in disagreement with the passive lobbying tactics of the […]
Occupy – the assembly process is the revolution
As we prepare to enter the 3rd month of the Occupy movement a commonly heard criticism targets both the lack of clear demands and the related complex and often drawn out decision making processes being used at Occupy General Assemblies. These criticisms however miss the point, against the traditional left with its package of pre-set […]
Resistance pays off in Greece as bond holders burnt
Months of intense resistance by ordinary people in Greece appear to have resulted in a partial victory. The EU crisis summit conceded that bond holders be forced to shoulder 50% of their losses. This did not come easy, Greek workers have staged several general strikes and Athens has seen day after day of large scale […]
Occupy ‘x’ arrives in Ireland with Occupy Dame street
The ‘Occupy X’ movement arrived in Ireland over the weekend when a core group of around 50 people set up camp at the Central Bank Plaza on Dame street. Numbers grew to a few hundred at times over the next days and nights as supporters came down to join in for a while and the […]
As Gaddafi falls – Lessons from Libya – imperialism, anti-imperialism & democratic revolution
The sudden end of the Gaddafi regime some 6 months after the start of the Libyan revolt leaves some difficult questions unanswered for the left. Gaddafi’s determination to physically crush the revolt quickly transformed it into a civil war, a civil war that saw considerable imperialist intervention on the rebel side, intervention that was essential […]
London burns – causes & consequences of the riots – an anarchist perspective
The police killing of Mark Duggan resulted in four nights of rioting across England. The immediate trigger was the killing itself, and the disrespect shown by the police to Mark’s family and friends. But the riots rapidly broadened to expressions of a more general anger and alienation; an anger that was all too often unfocused […]