Joseph Loughnane cuts through the waffle to give us a plain proletarian english version of the recently published X-Case legislation. Part 1 1. Title and when it comes into force. 2. Definitions: Here is where the “unborn” is given a definition as a ‘life’ that commences after the implantation of it in the womb of…
I’m paying just €17 a semester to the University of Vienna to participate in a Masters programme, writes Liam Duffy Originally posted here. In 2011, the final year of my degree in public and social policy, my class had a seminar on funding third level education led by a PhD student who argued that the system…
Cruss T. Anarcho Mc Professional Protester gives us a rundown of events so far at the Week of Action against Shell in Erris, Co. Mayo. In the rural parish of Kilcommon in Erris, North Co. Mayo, many had come from all over Ireland and further afield still to resist the highly controversial Corrib Gas Project….
The impact of immigration and multiculturalism on Irish society has brought about some unforeseen challenges that need to be addressed, writes Méadbh Ní Dhuinn. The OECD Reviews of Migrant Education Ireland (2009, p. 9) describes how “Immigration is a relatively new phenomenon in Ireland. Between 8 and 10% of students in Irish schools have an…
Alán Camilo Cienfuegos discusses the true legacy of the bizarrely beloved JFK. It is 50 years since John F. Kennedy, then president of the US, visited Ireland, in 1963. And now, just as then, the media both here and in the US is replete with praise and admiration for the man, America’s first Catholic president,…
Alán Camilo Cienfuegos writes about Obama’s latest appointment…. Barack Obama’s nomination of Irish-born academic and writer Samantha Power to the post of US Ambassador to the UN is yet another example of the increasing trend toward ‘humanitarian’ war by the US government’s hawks in sheep’s clothing. Samantha Power is, at first glance, a poster-girl for…
The surge of precarious and part-time employment, unpaid internships and false starts expose Ireland’s bad attitude to young peoples’ future, writes Ronan Burtenshaw. Originally posted here. IN 1913, thousands of Dublin workers found themselves locked out of their workplaces for demanding recognition. As we remember the centenary of that great struggle it is easy to forget…
A long time ago if someone was beginning to draw conclusions that all was not right with the world they might have bought a pamphlet or gone to a meeting, or debated with people down the pub or at work. Today unfortunately the path of least resistance for many people is to go on Youtube…
James Falconer on the Butcher’s Apron, originally posted here – http://jimmyfalc.wordpress.com/2013/05/15/the-union-jack-is-everywhere/ If one were to travel extensively one would see the British flag on many different objects throughout the world. These range from items of clothing, phone covers, wallets, bed sheets, bags/suitcases, mugs, umbrellas, food items, corporate TV stations etc. Is this flag simply fashionable or…
A Turkish student gives her account of what is happening in the country at the moment… All my Turkish friends are up tonight. We are trying to get a glimpse of the news through a minority of TV channels which are not afraid of the government’s censorship policies. It started as a reaction to the…