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nama swag bag

Its the guys who brought you “shirt off my back”: “Daylight robbery: European Commission subject of playful protest over bailout” aidanoliver

the reality of Corrib policing

‘Give me your name and address or I’ll rape you’: the reality of Corrib policing http://vimeo.com/21952231 Excerpt from recording by confiscated video camera in a Garda vehicle on March 31st, 2011, after the arrest of two women at Aughoose for public order-related offences relating to the Corrib gas project. “Crusty camp” is a reference to [...]

Badge wearing facist villians

Garda vandalises private property: rte.ie: A small crane has been parked outside the Kildare Street entrance of Leinster House. The cherry picker, which is covered in protest placards, was moved into position early this morning. Slogans regarding Anglo Irish Bank and ministerial pensions are on the crane. It is understood that a man is sitting [...]

look at these assholes

irishtimes.com: The Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission has received 28 complaints about the behaviour of gardaí following a protest organised by the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) last week. Some 25,000 people participated. If you thought the behaviour of the Gardai was about to change, think again. In this video there are beatings of people [...]

which is worse

We are no longer at war with Eurasia as the gubberment have closed the headshops : Several head shops closed their doors to the public with immediate effect as the Taoiseach declared the high-street stores “closed until further notice”. “Hopefully that practical effect will be seen right around the country,” Brian Cowen said. “We are [...]

sexism is not hunky dory

Follow up to are you looking at my crisps: A Greek was apparently on RTE news saying “We are not Ireland. We do not sacrifice ourselves for the rich”. Instead of a protest in Ireland there is a widespread backlash against the hunky dory ads: Hunky dorys model comments: One of the stars of the [...]

aftershock

its not about the drink or what happens after an earthquake it is RTE’s series of programmes called aftershock: I find the name to be strangely familiar to Futureshock: In a special programme, RTÉ Television examines whether Ireland’s property bubble is about to burst. In Future Shock: Property Crash, journalist Richard Curran assesses the chances [...]

protest time

I have never marched in a protest in my life but I am going to this: http://www.facebook.com/generalelection I know, how fashionable to have a group on facebook but with some support it could get some attention – it is however exactly what is needed. Twitter was influential in Iran after all. People in France and [...]

poor pol

Paul ‘honey monster’ O’Connell LOVES Milk. He is behind the dairy farmers and wants to know if you are: He used to be afraid: Paul nattered away for awhile on the game, the championship, Munster and Ireland before the topic eventually turned to the economy. He professed to not having had any interest in the [...]

on the sauce

Several hundred warehouse workers and drivers at Danish brewer Carlsberg halted work for a second day today to protest a company decision to limit beer drinking at work to lunch breaks. The strike in Denmark followed the company’s decision on April 1st to introduce new rules for employees on beer drinking at work, said Jens [...]

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