[Press statement by TEEU] February 28th, 2010, A number of media outlets persist in describing the dispute between the Technical Engineering and Electrical Union and Green Isle Foods in Naas as being about inappropriate emails….
Monthly Archives For February 2010
Jack OConnor and David Begg of ICTU to speak at Naas Rally today in support of Green Isle Foods workers and hunger strikers
[Press statement, TEEU] The President of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, Jack O’Connor and General Secretary David Begg, will both be speaking at the Rally in support of the Green Isle Foods workers and…
A Greek Tragedy
“All euro area members must conduct sound national policies in line with the agreed rules”. This was the opening line in a statement from EU heads of government made in Brussels on 11 February. The…
Not Every Wound Heals
Don’t Call Me Scarface!! Si, is the very lovely late actress Vanessa Redgrave, who I think was die last week because I see a tribute to her on the BIFTAS. Here in this picture she…
Milking the Recession
Profitable companies are using the current economic crisis to weaken terms and conditions of employment and drive down wages of some of the countries lowest paid workers according to a new report published by Mandate….
Dissident Jews: Unwanted in Germany?
A European country that scapegoats a Semitic people, persecutes defenders of human rights by stripping them of employment, and denies freedom of speech to Jews: surely a description of Germany during the Third Reich? Yes,…
Let the Credit Flow. The Recession Diaries – February 24th
There is probably no one who really believes that NAMA will succeed in its core mission – freeing up credit for the economy. I doubt that even the Minister’s scriptwriters really believe it. Is there…
Juan Cole | Harvard Professor's Modest Proposal: Starve the Gazans into Having Fewer Babies
Juan Cole | Harvard Professor’s Modest Proposal: Starve the Gazans into Having Fewer Babies Cole dismantles Martin Kramer's astonishing claim that forcing the Palestinians to have fewer children by starving them would resolve the conflict…
Downhill All the Way
Treating injuries miles from the ER is an essential skill, but you don’t need to be a doctor, surgeon, nurse, paediatrician, obstetric gynaecologist, or even a plain old voyeur to learn what it takes to…
Charity worker safe after mob's adoption anger | Independent.ie
Charity worker safe after mob’s adoption anger | Independent.ie Haitian's concerned about foreign nationals taking advantage of the catastrope in their country to take children – a justifiable concern – are described as an 'angry…
The Plight of Asylum Seekers in Ireland
…it’s no life at all. We just live by the day… We are grateful for the food, for the accommodation, most for our children going to school… but people are wasting in the name of…
We Blew It (We’re Blowing it Still). The Recession Diaries – February 22nd
Davy Stockbrokers has produced the must-read report (so far) of the year. Entitled, ‘Years of High Income Largely Wasted’, it is one of the most damning indictments of the squandered boom years. Okay, on the…
Fordlandia: the rise and fall of Henry Ford’s forgotten jungle city
Fordlandia: the rise and fall of Henry Ford’s forgotten jungle city by Greg Grandin, Metropolitan Books, New York 2009 This book uncovers the complex history of Henry Ford’s attempt to create a secure source of…
The Economic Case for a United Ireland
This is the paper that the economist Michael Burke gave at the Irish Unity Conference in London last Saturday. Some of the points made by Michael were discussed in Seumas Milne’s post in The Guardian’s…
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