The following recordings are from the final session in the dayschool organised by Irish Socialist Network and Fourthwrite.
The session was held today, Saturday 7 November 2009, in the Central Hotel, Dublin.
The title of the session was: Building a 21st Century Left
Chair: Mick O’Reilly
Speakers: Murray Smith (New Anti-Capitalist Party, France), Ciaran Perry (independent councillor […]
Introduction, Mick O'Reilly [4:43m]:
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Murray Smith [24:00m]:
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Ciaran Perry [14:57m]:
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John Throne was heavily involved with the establishment of Militant Irish Monthly, the newspaper of the Militant Tendency in Ireland. It began publication in June 1973, and a copy of the first issue, as well as some information on the Militant Tendency, is available on cedarlounge here.
The interview below is part of an Irish […]
John Throne, part one:
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John Throne, part two:
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Posted in Idle Thoughts on Nov 6th, 2009 9 Comments »
In fairness to Yo La Tengo, they showed up on time and ready to go; it was just me who was late - late enough for the bouncers, in a venue not noted for friendly bouncers, to chide us for our tardiness. I read elsewhere that the gig started with Pass The Hatchet, I Think […]
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[Press release from the Communist Party of Ireland]
Many people are still stunned by the sudden turn of events in our country. Just over a year ago everything appeared to be running along smoothly, and the then the wheels came off the wagon, with the wreckage now all around us.
A growing number of families and individuals […]
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Here’s Brian Lenihan discussing a point made by Michael D. Higgins about ‘political economy’ verses ‘economics’ during the NAMA bill debate last week
The orthodox economists have been much preoccupied with elegant elaborations of minor problems, which distract the attention of their pupils from the uncongenial realities of the modern world, and the development of abstract […]
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Posted in fuckwits on Nov 5th, 2009 No Comments »
The Onion mourns the continued existence of Glen Beck.
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Posted in music on Nov 3rd, 2009 8 Comments »
Sinéad Gleeson, through twitter, said the following yesterday:
Grizzly Bear + St. Vincent = Gig of the year.
Great, my tastes have coincided with Sinéad’s enough times for me to be fairly sure I have indeed missed the gig of the year. Now, I’m not too gutted that I didn’t catch Grizzly Bear. Much as […]
St. Vincent -- Marrow:
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Posted in fuckwits, Economy on Nov 3rd, 2009 2 Comments »
If something radical was not done and done quickly, it was crystal clear to me that the Irish banks would experience a traditional run, with depositors taking out their savings, and the banks would go bust. That one thing, at least, was certain.
The minister walked straight through the hall and headed directly into the kitchen […]
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