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Luas workers deserve our support after enduring years of austerity

People Before Profit fully support the Luas drivers in their fight for fairness through strike action.

Fri, 08 Apr, 2016

Ireland complicit in irradiation of Iraq

A report, ‘Irradiated Iraq’, by Barbara Koeppel in The Washington Spectator (20 March 2016), makes very disturbing reading.

Fri, 08 Apr, 2016

Wall for All in Glasnevin is an insulting project

I refer to the Wall for All at Glasnevin Cemetery. I understand that this wall of ‘remembrance’ will eventually include all who died in the War of Independence and Civil War. Listed among these names, therefore, will be the notorious Capt Percival Lea-Wilson.

Fri, 08 Apr, 2016

Whose sovereignty are we celebrating this year?

As we watched the military display of the Irish State; commemorating Easter Sunday 1916, presided over by Michael D Higgins, the Supreme Commander of the Defence Forces, at 9am on Easter Sunday in Shannon Airport, a United States Navy Lockheed C-130T Hercules was protected by Irish Gardaí and Army personnel.

Thu, 07 Apr, 2016

Catholic ethos may be holding back Ireland’s overseas aid policy

One of the leaders of Easter Rising from Dun Laoghaire was Roger Casement who had studied and reported on the conditions in Congo and in the Amazon region when he wrote to his friend Edmond Morel affirming that: “Tackling Leopold in Africa has set in motion a big movement -- it must be a movement of human liberation all the world over”.

Thu, 07 Apr, 2016

Farmers need to stop arguing and get organised to protect livelihood

Farmers are a divided group and should stop the arguing amongst ourselves. We are losing the battle as a divided group when it comes to getting a decent return on our work. 

Thu, 07 Apr, 2016

Mixture of nationalism and religion in our DNA

What was not highlighted in the story of 1916 was the strong vibrant faith of the Irish volunteers. 

Thu, 07 Apr, 2016

Instead of centenary let’s focus on next five years

When launching the Government programme of centenary commemorative events, Taoiseach Enda Kenny said we should take the opportunity to imagine the future of the Irish State over the next 100 years.

Thu, 07 Apr, 2016