Posted in fuckwits, Fianna Fáil on Sep 14th, 2010 6 Comments »
Minister for Science Conor Lenihan is to officially launch a book exposing the “fiction of evolution”.
Mr Lenihan will attend the launch of The Origin of Specious Nonsense by Dublin writer John J May in Buswell’s Hotel on Wednesday evening.
According to the book’s website Mr May says evolution “cripples sanity, promotes myths and obscures reality”. […]
Posted in Internet on Sep 13th, 2010 2 Comments »
A five-minute podcast from Eric Lee, founder of Labourstart.
The podcast is available at Radio Labourstart.
The alternatives that Eric talks about are:
Buddypress.org
Drupal.org
Ning.com
elgg.org
unionbook.org
Posted in Irish property bubble, Irish Economy on Sep 12th, 2010 9 Comments »
This is a quick post, which came out of a conversation I had yesterday after the Desmond Greaves School.
The first graph is the house price index (1987=base year) for the USA, UK, Australia and New Zealand.
The one below shows the house price index (1987=base year) for Ireland.
The pattern is roughly the same because what drove […]
Posted in Irish History, Irish Labour History on Sep 10th, 2010 5 Comments »
This is an article by Denis Coghlan that I’ve just come across as part of the chapter on industry and natural resources. I think it’s a good companion piece to the Dublin Shell To Sea campaign’s Someday Independent.
The article’s below the fold as it’s a bit long. It dates from 6 February 1974. The more […]
Posted in Ireland on Sep 8th, 2010 No Comments »
Posted in Irish Society, Irish Economy on Sep 8th, 2010 2 Comments »
I’m going to be chairing this session, as unfortunately Mick O’Reilly is unable to attend.
The main speakers are:
Paula Clancy : Director of TASC, the think-tank for action on social change, and also Director of the Democratic Audit Ireland Project. Her publications cover areas from media and politics to community arts and gender. She is co-author […]
Posted in Crime, Iraq on Sep 7th, 2010 1 Comment »
Mary Lilliput who commented here on Sunday was one of the first to do this, so hats off to her.
Thanks to Peter for the facebook link: Put one of Tony Blair’s books in the crime section of your bookshop
Posted in RTE, irish culture on Sep 6th, 2010 7 Comments »
Lest we forget…
Brendan Investments Pan European Property Plc was the name of the company which Eddie Hobbs was associated with, which promised to give you ‘the opportunity to invest in both commercial and development properties in Europe.’
That last sentence makes sense once you watch the video.
Eddie spends a large part of the clip telling people […]
Posted in Irish Marxism, Economy, Irish Society, Irish Economy on Sep 6th, 2010 No Comments »
Topics: Iceland, the Euro, and the EU; The crisis of the Irish economy; Corporate Influence and Lobbying: Who really makes policy in Ireland and the EU?; Challenges for the Irish public service today; Gender, class, and the economy in Ireland.
Speakers: Ragnar Arnalds (Former Minister for Finance, Iceland), Paula Clancy, Tom O’Connor, Niamh Brennan, Brian Denny, […]
Posted in Crime, Iraq on Sep 5th, 2010 2 Comments »
