NONE of Foreign Minister Micheal Martin’s EU counterparts blame the Government for the crisis caused by the ‘No’ vote on the Lisbon Treaty, he said yesterday.”
As Ciarán Fitzgerald famously said, “where’s your fucking pride?”
So the EU doesn’t blame Micheál Martin. That’s the big message he brought back from Europe. Well, that’s what matters, I suppose. […]
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During the entire day the state of the city was remarkable for the appearance of tranquillity and order which the streets presented. There was no fighting, and not even the most trifling disturbance was reported. In this respect the day will bear a favourable comparison with previous anniversaries. At night there was little drunkenness and […]
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Posted in Irish social history, Irish Economy, irish culture, Labour studies, Irish working Class Culture, Irish History, Film, Irish Labour History, Irish Diaspora, Media on Feb 25th, 2008 11 Comments »
About a year ago, a number of Irish left-wing bloggers met up in Cusack´s pub on the North Strand Road in order to talk about creating a new online left-wing journal. Today, the journal finally went online. It´s name is the Irish Left Review, and it can be found here.
The idea for the journal is […]
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Seanachie, of the superlative Pleasures of Underachievement highlights something that perhaps should be getting as much prominence as the Weekend vote issue but has, so far, managed to go completely under the electoral radar.
There are still no facilities for Irish citizens living outside the island of Ireland to vote. Seanachie, who lives in Paris, […]
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