SPEAKING at Leinster House today, Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams said the Fianna Fáil-led Government is wrong to try and saddle citizens with 80 billion to 100 billion euros of bank debt.
Gerry was meeting with Sinn Féin TDs and other elected reps to discuss the ongoing economic crisis and Sinn Féin’s critically-acclaimed alternative to the Consensus for Cuts backed by Fianna... Free article

IRELAND INSTITUTE TALKS

Ireland in Crisis: Challenging the Consensus

Meeting 2

Mary Murphy (Department of Sociology, NUI Maynooth)

Robbie Smyth (An Phoblacht columnist)

8pm, Thursday 18th November 2010

Ionad an Phiarsaigh

The Pearse Centre

27 Pearse Street

Dublin 2

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Mary Murphy and Robbie Smyth to debate the Irish economic, social, and political crisis
Important... Free article

Reviewed by Mícheál Mac Donncha

RTÉ has now joined TV3, The Sunday World and the News of the World in its expansive and sensationalist coverage of ‘gangland’ crime. The common link is Paul Williams, formerly of the Sunday World and now one of Bertie Ahern’s fellow ‘muppets in the cupboard’ in the News of the World.

Williams’s latest work of fantasy was the first episode of... Free article

IF Senator Brian Ó Domhnaill were to win the by-election in Donegal South-West, he will vote for one of the severest  budgets that this state has ever faced, The rhetoric espoused  by Brian at the convention must be exposed. His assessment that this election is about local politics is absolute nonsense.

This is a national crisis first and foremost, with a Fianna Fáil... Free article

CAPTAIN SKA'S very catchy song in which the band let us know in no uncertain terms their views about the ConDem Coalition Government’s plan of public spending cuts.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQFwxw57NBI

Captain Ska 'Liar, Liar' for Xmas 2010 No1 is on Facebook

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Captain-Ska-Liar-Liar-for-Xmas-2010-No1/167549809939108

SINN FÉIN President Gerry Adams has today announced his decision to put his name forward for the Sinn Féin nomination for the Louth constituency at the next Dáil general election.

He was speaking today at the Edentubber Commemoration in County Louth. He said:

Ireland is at a crossroads. This state is in the midst of a deep economic and social crisis. This Government is probably... Free article

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBfZ8NZpbc0

Sky News headline Sunday:-

Sinn Fein's Gerry Adams 'To Stand In Ireland'

12:03pm UK, Sunday November 14, 2010

Ruth Barnett, Sky News Online

The BBC was not to be outdone by the Murdoch media, a Google listing proclaiming:

Adams 'to contest Irish election' BBC News

Hardly news because, as Sinn Féin MLA John O'Dowd pointed out, Gerry Adams has been contesting Irish elections since 1983.

NEWS INTERNATIONAL have been very busy people in commissioning opinion polls in Ireland.

Their three main Irish titles – The Sunday Times, News of the World and The Sun – have all published polls in recent weeks.

All were carried out by Red C, the research and marketing agency, and comply with best industry practice in terms of sampling and methodology and meet the criteria of... Free article

Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams to deliver significant keynote address at Edentubber Commemoration in County Louth on Sunday.

Starts 2.30pm Carrickdale Hotel.