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Joan Burton's anti-fraud campaign is encouraging us to report anyone suspected of making false or improper welfare claims.  She says that there are hundreds of millions being recovered in this ...
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The people of Waterford are to lose a further 575 jobs.  Talk Talk announced closure last week giving only one months notice to staff - the minimum possible - even ...
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The news this past week has been grim, the crisis is deepening. We have ever increasing numbers unemployed, continuing emigration, more families facing mortgage crisis and more cutbacks in essential ...
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In an article in today's Irish Times Fiach Mac Conghail outlines a number of political reforms that he supports, in a hands-off sort of way. The ideas are put out ...
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Someone has asked why we should bother looking at history at all, wouldn't we be better focusing on the future? We do not look at history for reasons of nostalgia ...
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The Irish Bank Borrowers Network, based in Douglas Cork, have organised a public meeting this Saturday. The meeting starts on Saturday 9th at 11am and takes place at Gresham Metropole ...
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These days Americans, at least those connected with the USA, are called upon to celebrate their independence as a free state and as a sovereign people.  This is a proper ...
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Ballyhea says no to bondholder bailout The people of Ballyhea in Co. Cork took to the streets again today in their now regular weekly protest against the IMF/ECB 'bailout', they ...
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The new government has declared that it will abolish the Seanad and that it wants just one ‘house’ in the Oireachtas, Dáil Éireann. In democratic conditions, where citizens control their own ...
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Your assistance is needed in getting a new initiative off the ground. We are pleased to pass on the following information: The new An Chomhdháil Phobail / The Peoples Convention ...
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Such a question usually draws gasps of “you must be realistic” or “oh you don’t understand anything, do you” from the well paid ‘experts’ in economics and politics - because such ...
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George W. Bush, former US President, has told us he approved and approves of the use of torture by American forces.  He has said so in his book and openly ...
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Tuesday evening this week saw a lecture entitled “The Spanish Revolution” delivered at the Solidarity Bookshop in Cork, it was given by James O’Brien, a supporter of the ‘Workers Solidarity Movement’ ...
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All of the Cartel parties have confirmed that their policy on the economy is the same, what else matters? We have already seen their attitude towards democracy itself, especially so ...
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Tadhg Barry was a patriot and a great friend and advocate of the working class. A very interesting lecture was delivered last Tuesday evening at the Solidarity Bookshopon Douglas Street, Cork.  ...
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Activity for youth and teenagers The Cork Claiming Our Future group meet again yesterday – the work is progressing, schools and youth organisations have been contacted regarding the video/multi-media project for ...
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Firstly, our condolence to the wife and family of Stefan on their tragic loss, may he rest in peace. I was driving on Wednesday when this shocking story hit the ...
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We continue to receive many nice and encouraging comments in regards to our Facebook page and web site, thanks to one and all!  Rather than reply privately this time we though ...
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Yesterday, Joe Costello, the Labour Party TD in Dublin Central, made a big deal of supporting the “Community & Voluntary Sector”, outlining how hard pressed this sector actually is and highlighting ...
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The big powers consider the currency crisis This past weekend the IMF & G20 failed to agree on currency policy and broke up leaving continued uncertainty on the management of currency markets ...
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