'New Political Possibilities in Ireland for All Left-Wing Parties in Partnership with Civil Society'

By Tom O'Connor of Cork Institute of Technology

A CONFERENCE entitled New Political Possibilities in Ireland for All Left-Wing Parties in Partnership with Civil Society will be held on Monday 31^st January in the Davenport Hotel, Dublin.

The conference will give TDs and public... Free article

ABOLITION of the Seanad should be part of a wider overhaul of the electoral system, former Senator Pearse Doherty has said, to include votes at 16 and for Irish citizens living abroad.

There should also be a time limit for the holding of elections, the establishment of an independent Electoral Commission, and voting should be held at weekends, the Donegal South-West Sinn Féin... Free article

ALL the negative media moaning about Bertie Ahern is a little unfair.

Far from being an economic illiterate, the man must have been a financial visionary

1. He won loads of lolly on the gee-gees in dollars, sterling and punts;
2. He didn’t succumb to the folly of having a bank account;
3. He planned very assiduously for his retirement.

How very prescient.

Just a pity he didn’t... Free article

REPUBLICANS TODAY have been urged by Martin Ferris and Maurice Quinlivan at the Seán Sabhat Commemoration in Limerick on Sunday 2nd January to “stand up for Ireland".

Pádraig Malone chaired the event which heard Limerick City Councillor Maurice Quinlivan thank local republicans for the increasing level of activity and commitment. This included support for Maurice during... Free article

THE annual Sean South & Feargal O'Hanlon Commemoration was held on New Year's Day 2011 at Altawalk, County Fermanagh.

See the video here.

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Labour’s and Fine Gael’s ‘Opposition by Fooling’

BY

AENGUS

Ó SNODAIGH TD

JAMES CONNOLLY once used the phrase “Ruling by Fooling”. He would certainly have plenty to justify that in the midst of the comic opera farce that is the hallmark of the dying days of this Fianna Fáil/Green Party Government.

He would also perhaps be... Free article

From a local correspondent

IT’S HARD to believe that 20 years have passed since the cruel murder of Fergal Caraher by the British military on December 30th 1990.  But as the huge crowds gathered in Cullyhanna to commemorate the occasion the reality of that fact was brought home.

People came from near and far, as they have done all down the years, to once again honour a... Free article

DUBLIN CITY CENTRE’S bustling Ha’penny Bridge was adorned with Palestinian flags and ‘Free Gaza’ banners on new Year’s Eve to remind people of the second anniversary of the Israeli military assault on Gaza that left 1,400 people dead.

The solidarity event was was organised by the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC) and captured on video by Paula Geraghty.

IPSC... Free article

SINN FÉIN Dáil leader Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin has said 2011 should be a year of real change that must go beyond removing the Fianna Fáil/Green Government and electing a new administration. He also called for voting rights for Irish emigrants across the globe.

In his New Year message, he said:

On behalf of Sinn Féin, I extend New Year greetings to all, especially to those who are... Free article

MANCHESTER UNITED manager Alex Ferguson has told RTÉ he is a fan of legendary IRA leader Michael Collins and Eamon de Valera sent Michael Collins to the 1921 Anglo-Irish Treaty talks in London because “he knew he couldn’t win”.

In an interview with RTÉ Sport’s Colm Murray at Christmas, a series of interviews with top sports personalities broadcast over the holiday break, Alex... Free article