[I received this today from the People’s movement. The statement is reproduced in full.]
People voted for Economic Recovery and Jobs not for the Lisbon Treaty
Today’s result was inevitable – people voted not for the Lisbon Treaty but for economic recovery, jobs and EU membership. The posters and billboards of the Yes side ‘ruin or recovery’ […]
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[I received this today from the CPI. The statement is reproduced in full.]
The Communist Party of Ireland expresses it admiration for the tens of thousands of working men and women, small and medium farmers and the people of our fishing communities, who stood firm and refused to be bullied and blackmailed, who stood up for […]
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Posted in Ireland on Oct 2nd, 2009 4 Comments »
Wexford town, near the Faythe.
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Posted in Lisbon Treaty, music on Oct 2nd, 2009 1 Comment »
It was as I suspected, there was me planning to write a detailed review of the Pixies gig in the Olympia last Wednesday night, and to go on about how it was the best the gig evar, which it was, and I knew that someone would have either video or audio of it which would […]

Pixies Olympia First Muffled Version:
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Pixies Olympia Second Muffled and Shouty Version:
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Posted in Lisbon Treaty on Oct 1st, 2009 1 Comment »
My wife told me this evening that she over heard two teenage girls complaining about the poster below on the bus.
I’m not surprised, I interjected, it’s an absolute disgrace…..
Yes, she said, they were saying that the poster was all wrong. There are two blond ones in Sex and the City, and one of the […]
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