Tag: ireland
Ireland: Banks Dealt a massive Blow With High Court Judgement Today – Home Owners Celebrate
‘There’s been a con going on in our Circuit Courts for the last few years. It’s a con that the courts, the legal profession and the banks have all been in on together and the […]
Takeover of Irish Water a Bad Omen for International Water Rights
‘Amid worldwide downpours of IMF driven austerity policies, the people of Ireland have been flooding the streets to protest the privatization of the country’s water utility. Irish Water (IW), created in 2013, has begun implementing […]
Irish Water: Colour of hall door needed to get right water bill
The potential for mischief is unbounded ‘Customers of Irish Water are being asked to tell the utility the colour of their front door and provide details of their neighbours’ property in a bid to get […]
Pat Flanagan: ‘Enda Kenny & his TDs really do live in a parallel universe’
‘Scientists this week hoped to prove the existence of a parallel universe at the massive Cern accelerator in Switzerland. Unfortunately, a short circuit in one of the huge magnets means the experiment, which could change […]
Pat Flanagan: ‘Enda Kenny & his TDs really do live in a parallel universe’
‘Scientists this week hoped to prove the existence of a parallel universe at the massive Cern accelerator in Switzerland. Unfortunately, a short circuit in one of the huge magnets means the experiment, which could change […]
Global Risks To Irish Economy Being Ignored Again
Global Risks To Irish Economy Being Ignored Again – Leading think tank forecasts strong economic growth in Ireland, ignores global risks – Impact of Euro zone debt crisis and global geopolitical risk underestimated – Global macro-economic, systemic, geo-political and…
Forced Adoption: UK families flee to Ireland to keep their children
‘UK families are fleeing to Ireland as social workers continue to use false allegations and vague definitions of abuse to forcibly remove children from their parents and boost adoption statistics. RT’s documentary crew spoke to […]
Irish Water may deduct unpaid bills from wages and welfare
‘Irish Water will be able to deduct water bills directly from wages and welfare payments under strengthened compliance measures being considered by the Government. The introduction of attachment orders in order to increase compliance with […]
Thousands protest new water charges in Ireland
‘Thousands of people have taken to the streets in the Irish capital, Dublin, in protest against controversial water charges, introduced as part of the country’s bailout deal with international creditors. On Saturday, the demonstrators gathered […]
Irish Child Abuse Files to be Secret for 75 Years
‘A child abuse survivor has criticised the Government’s decision to lock the personal witness statements victims gave to state investigations away for 75 years as “very extreme” and “odd”. Andrew Madden made the remarks after […]
Austerity Ireland: Thousands to protest national broadcaster’s ‘biased reporting’
‘Thousands of anti-austerity campaigners are expected to gather outside the headquarters of RTE, Ireland’s national broadcaster, on Saturday to protest against what they say is biased reporting that represents the interests of a marginal elite. […]
Protests in Ireland against Austerity Measures, Political Policing and Imprisonments
‘My name is Paul Kiernan and I am a resident of Tallaght, Dublin, Republic of Ireland. I was politically arrested on Monday 16th February 2015 and face a possible charge of false imprisonment (which has […]
The Criminalisation of Social Protest in the Republic of Ireland: The Movement against Economic Austerity and Water Privatization
‘The anti austerity and anti water privatisation movements in the Republic of Ireland gathered momentum towards the end of 2014, culminating in large scale protests in the capital and many towns and cities around the […]