JINX LENNON TO PLAY #OCCUPYDAMESTREET THURSDAY 20TH OCTOBER, AT 8PM
Posted in events, Irish Society, Ireland on Oct 20th, 2011 No Comments »
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TALKING AT #OCCUPYCORK, THURSDAY 20 OCTOBER
Posted in Irish Society, Irish Economy, Irish social history, Irish History on Oct 19th, 2011 No Comments »
[Photo from Occupy Cork]
I’ll be speaking at Occupy Cork, South Mall, this Thursday at 4pm and 7.30pm.
The 4pm talk will be on housing in Ireland ;
The 730pm talk will be on banking in Ireland.
https://www.facebook.com/occupycork
RTE : SHOWER OF C U Next TuesdayS
Posted in Irish journalism, Irish Society on Oct 17th, 2011 No Comments »
The scare stories surrounding Irish credit unions are about banks grabbing that share of the lending market - nothing else.
Take this piece of logic from RTE yesterday:
Irish credit unions are significantly under-lent, with an average loan to asset ratio of 42.45%. This compares with an average loan-to-asset ratio of 177% in the banking sector, […]
TALKING AT #OCCUPYDAMESTREET
Posted in Irish Society, Irish social history, Ireland on Oct 16th, 2011 3 Comments »
This is from last Tuesday. I was asked to give a short talk (around 16 mins) at the Dame Street Occupation/Assembly and I was chuffed to be able to do so.
Thanks to verysharpknives for putting it up and for irishelectionliterature for highlighting it on cedarlounge.
Corner Speaker, Occupy Dame Street […]
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 […]
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 »
PHIL HOGAN : THE PRINCES OF THIS WORLD
Posted in Irish Society, Irish Economy, Fine Gael on Aug 16th, 2011 No Comments »
As the Count leaned over me and his hands touched me… a horrible feeling of nausea came over me, which, do what I would, I could not conceal.”
- Bram Stoker, Dracula)
IN CLASSLESS IRELAND WE SHARE THE BURDEN
Posted in Irish Middle Class, Irish Society, politics/Ireland on Jul 24th, 2011 No Comments »
Audio of Conor’s Talk at Solidarity Books in Cork, Tuesday 19th of July
Posted in Irish Marxism, Irish property bubble, Sins of the Father, Irish Society, Irish Economy, Irish Working Class, Irish social history, Irish History on Jul 21st, 2011 2 Comments »
Many thanks to Budapestkick for recording Conor’s talk at the Cork launch of Sins of the Father in Solidarity Books, which he sent on to me today. Due to some technical difficulty getting the files online he suggested I host them here. By all accounts it was a great evening, a full house and from […]
Solidarity Books Main Talk: Play Now | Play in Popup Solidarity Books Questions Part 1: Play Now | Play in Popup Solidarity Books Questions Part 2: Play Now | Play in Popup Solidarity Books Questions Part 3: Play Now | Play in Popup-
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