Kill the Finance Bill – Burn the Bondholders!
See discussion here :
http://cedarlounge.wordpress.com/2011/01/23/so-what-happens-next/
Line of Action :
Kill the Finance Bill
Dissolve the Dáil and announce a new General Election date before March 11
The Green Party/Fianna Fáil policy – apparently supported by Fine Gael – of passing the Finance bill this week should be rejected out of hand.
Call the bluff of the right-wing – do not tolerate hypocrites pretending to oppose the government, but in fact hoping the austerity package is passed – and after a General Election Fine Gael and their Labour coalition colleagues will say they are in “a straitjacket”, their “hands are tied”, and so on.
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Legislate for abortion rights for Irish Women now – A call for Action
FEMINIST OPEN FORUM
After the ABC case . . .
Legislate for abortion rights for Irish Women now
A call for Action
Thursday 27th January, 7.30pm in the Central Hotel
The recent decision by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in the case of ABC v Ireland is an important victory for Irish women in their fight to secure their right to access abortion in their own country. In particular the ECHR unanimous criticism of the Irish government’s failure to provide legislation in line with the X case Judgement, highlights decades of political cowardice and active negligence by the state.
Brian Martin, Éamonn Cowen, Mícheál Kenny, Enda Gilmore – Who Cares?
Brian Martin, Éamonn Cowen, Mícheál Kenny, Enda Gilmore – Who Cares?
If the new government is a Fine Gael-Labour Coalition after the imminent 2011 General Election, Kenny-Gilmore will quickly be just as unpopular as Cowen-Gormley today –
since such a government will pursue the same policies as the outgoing discredited Greena Fáil coalition.
Foreign Affairs Minister Mícheál Martin is voting no confidence in his leader the Taoiseach Brian Cowen next Tuesday –
enjoy this video instead of going through the entrails :
Enda Kenny and Eoghan Murphy Caption Competition
Maman Poulet invites contributors
Lunch Discussion with Susan George: ‘Global Crises Coming Home’ – Tues 18th Jan 1pm, Central Hotel, Dublin
Lunch Discussion with Susan George: ‘Global Crises Coming Home’ – Tues 18th Jan 1pm, Central Hotel, Dublin
More Information on the event Here :
More About Susan here :
Laois-Offaly Labour Troubles
Irish Times Story :
Gilmore defends selection process
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2011/0112/1224287329655.html
Includes news of a possible new affiliation to the
United Left Alliance :
“Meanwhile, Socialist Party leader Joe Higgins addressed a meeting in Portlaoise last night where a new left-wing group was expected to be established for Laois-Offaly. It is envisaged the group will affiliate to the United Left Alliance.”
god bless the bourgeois press…..
UNITE Union Calls for a Left Vote in the Irish General Election
Statement for immediate release
Sunday, January 9th 2011
UNITE CALLS ON MEMBERS TO VOTE LEFT
The UNITE trade union, the second largest union in the Republic of Ireland has called on all working people to vote for a left wing government in the general election likely to be held in March.
“Workers should use their vote in the upcoming general election to bring about a left-wing government for the first time in the history of the state,” said Jimmy Kelly, Regional Secretary of Unite the union.
UNITE is an affiliate member of the Labour Party, and is encouraging the party to look left for coalition partners rather than to the old order of Fine Gael.
2011 General Election – the United Left Alliance Prepares
The United Left Alliance held a supporters’ meeting on Monday January 10 at 7pm in Wynn’s Hotel, Abbey Street.
Tomás Ó Flathartha reports.
Arriving on time – for a change – this reporter came across a few grumblers wondering why there was such an early start – these events in Dublin usually start about 8pm.
As usual most punters arrived late, but the room filled up quickly – maybe 110 – 130 people attended, though many left before the official end shortly after 9pm – by that time there were around 60-65 in the room.
It seemed many people had read Brendan Young’s Paper
Building the ULA:
reflections on the past and proposals for the future
(published on this blog and the Irish Left Review) and support for the practical proposals was widespread.
Tomás Ó Flatharta 