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THERE WILL BE BLOOD THIS WINTER

Posted in Ireland on Sep 14th, 2011 No Comments »


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SEAMAN STRIKE 1951 : ‘MOST AWKARD FOR THE CATTLE TRADE’

Posted in Irish Capitalism, Irish social history on Sep 13th, 2011 2 Comments »

I was doing a bit of research for my brother yesterday. He’s an Irish maritime historian and he asked me to get him a news report on a seamen strike in August 1951.
There was one line in it, though, which caught my eye.
It had to do with the effect of the strike on […]

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An all Ireland Economic Area: Does it make sense? Peter Bunting, Assistant General Secretary, ICTU – presentation made at Greaves Summer School

Posted in Economy, Irish Society, Irish Working Class, Ireland on Sep 12th, 2011 No Comments »

[Text of Peter Bunting’s talk which was given on Sunday, 11 September 2011, at the 23rd Annual Desmond Greaves Summer School.
Peter Bunting is Assistant General Secretary of the ICTU with responsibility for Northern Ireland.]
Comrades,
Discussing an all-Ireland economy is a bit like discussing a European-wide currency. On the surface, we can talk the economist talk […]

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FIRE AT FORMER CITY ARTS CENTRE BUILDING

Posted in dublin on Sep 12th, 2011 3 Comments »

I was catching my bus on Saturday evening when I came across this.
Not sure of the details. RTE said that it was started by a group of homeless people, but hard to know whether that is the case or not.
The building is under the direction of Nama at the moment, and formed part of […]

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Just because you know it’s happening, doesn’t mean you’ll see it coming

Posted in EU, Economy on Sep 12th, 2011 No Comments »


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SINS OF THE FATHER, BELFAST BOOK LAUNCH, 15 SEPTEMBER @7PM

Posted in Sins of the Father on Sep 12th, 2011 1 Comment »


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Fred Magdoff at the Desmond Greaves Summer School 2011

Posted in events, United States, Economy, Ireland on Sep 11th, 2011 No Comments »

Audio recording of Professor Fred Magdoff’s presentation at the Greaves School on Friday (9 September).
The title of the talk is: The international economic crisis – making the periphery pay.
The session was chaired by councillor Catherine Connolly, Galway City Council and barrister.
Fred Magdoff is a professor emeritus at the University of Vermont and […]

 
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Fight the Household Tax National Forum – Teachers Club, 1.30 pm Sat, 10th Sept.

Posted in Irish Society, Ireland on Sep 7th, 2011 No Comments »


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THE IRISH LABOUR PARTY GETS ON MESSAGE

Posted in Labour, politics/Ireland on Sep 6th, 2011 No Comments »


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BELFAST LAUNCH OF SINS OF THE FATHER: THURSDAY 15 SEPTEMBER, 7-10PM

Posted in Sins of the Father on Sep 6th, 2011 No Comments »

More details to follow, but it will take place at the Fresh Claim Cafe & Photographic Gallery, 48 King Street, Belfast.
The event is intended not only as an exposé of the abuses of economic power in the South, but to facilitate discussion and an analysis of the present economic reforms in the North, and the […]

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