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Developer halted at Edros site Howth
Back in January Socialist Party local representative in Malahide-Howth Brian Greene battled to save the zoning of the old Edros site in Howth as the County Manager and the local councillors tried to push through a material contravention and allow … Continue reading
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Meltdown
‘Meltdown Monday’ confirms capitalist anarchy End workers’ misery through genuine nationalisation and democratic socialist planning Judy Beishon, Editor of the Socialist, newspaper of Socialist Party, CWI, England and Wales The world economy, already in turmoil from the credit crunch, was … Continue reading
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Brickfield plans halted (for now)
Socialist Party Update Brickfield plans halted (for now) Following the successful public meeting of Save Our Park in mid July the following has transpired. * Fingal County Council is (for now) not proceeding with plans to build 170 units on … Continue reading
Joe Higgins – Motorcycle Diaries
Yesterday evening, Joe Higgins a leading member of the Irish Socialist Party and the Committee for a Workers International gave a press conference in Santiago. The Press Conference took place at 19.00 hours, in the TallerSol Cultural Centre, in the … Continue reading
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a note to Patricia Callan, Director of the Small Firms Association
Patricia Callan, Director of the Small Firms Association said in a press release, Ireland has the second highest National Minimum Wage (NMW) within the EU. The rate of €8.65 per hour is more than twice that of the United States, … Continue reading
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for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee
brian cowen opens NYSE 14:30 16/07/2008
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Comment dites-vous…? oops
“The Irish will have to vote again,” Mr Sarkozy is reported to have told deputies from his UMP party in a meeting in his office. Sarkozy Lisbon comments draw sharp response – The Irish Times – Tue, Jul 15, 2008. … Continue reading
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128 miles from Howth lies Sellafield
One of our nearest Nuclear Plants Sellafield which lies 128 miles from Malahide – Howth will take 112 years to clean up at a cost of €92 billion euros according to a Westminster report released this week. As the site … Continue reading
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the last station you will ever hear Radio Algérie
Sellafield is hit by an airplane – we are sent in doors to tune to battery operated radio (Irish government emergency handbook 2008 GO IN, STAY IN, TUNE IN) and RTÉ is on half power on longwave (for more than … Continue reading
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Europe will listen, but not to Cowen
in response to “This could be the makings of Brian Cowen” I notice that the Irish Times did not ask in the survey Why did you vote no? 1. Privatisation of public services; 188.c as clarified by referendum commission was … Continue reading
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