Irish unions support government austerity - World Socialist Web Site
http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/04/15/irel-a15.html
Irish unions support government austerity
By Jordan Shilton
15 April 2013
Having negotiated a further €1 billion (US$1.3 billion) cut in public sector pay with the Labour-Fine Gael coalition in February, Ireland’s trade unions are seeking to implement the agreement against strong resistance from public sector workers.
Israeli embassy apologises and removes Facebook post - The Irish Times - Tue, Dec 18, 2012
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2012/1218/1224327961075.html
The Israeli embassy in Dublin has apologised and taken down a post on its Facebook page that said that if Mary and Jesus were alive today they would “probably end up being lynched in Bethlehem by hostile Palestinians”.
The post, which was made on the Israel in Ireland Facebook page at about lunchtime yesterday, showed a picture of Mary and Jesus, accompanied by the comment: “A thought for Christmas . . . If Jesus and mother Mary were alive today, they would, as Jews without security, probably end up being lynched in Bethlehem by hostile Palestinians. Just a thought . . .”
By 3pm it had 20 “Likes”, though several comments expressed distaste for the post.
Among them was one saying: “Have you no regard for honesty whatsoever? If Jesus Mary were alive today, they would be protesting against the Israeli occupation of Palestine, along with all the Palestinian Christians currently living in Bethlehem.”
The post was reported on the major Israeli news site Haaretz as well as on the Washington Post site yesterday.
Land Ownership and Hunger
http://www.globalpolicy.org/social-and-economic-policy/world-hunger/land-ownership-and-hunger.html
Unfair distribution and lack of access to land are key explanations for poverty and hunger. In many parts of the world, it is the rich elites, not poor rural people, who own the land. And even if they do, inequality in wealth and power relations makes the rural poor more vulnerable to losing their rights. The struggle for land reform, which would shift the balance of power in favor of marginalized landless farmers, has been going on for many decades. However the food and financial crises contribute to worsening the trend towards land concentration, in which governments, agro-industrial corporations and private investors buy up fertile land in poor countries, depriving small farmers of their ability to grow their own food.
La culture pub touche à sa fin | Presseurop (français)
http://www.presseurop.eu/fr/content/article/1555451-la-culture-pub-touche-sa-fin
Il n’y a pas si longtemps, le pub était le cœur de toute la société. Les anniversaires, les communions et les enterrements trouvaient toujours le moyen de s’y conclure dans ses sombres entrailles. C’était souvent contre leur gré que les buveurs en étaient extirpés par des membres de leur famille. Les lève-tôt y croisaient les couche-tard pour une pinte avant le boulot. D’aucuns se vantaient de s’être retrouvés enfermés pour la nuit dans de petites salles humides avec des sous-bocks pour seule compagnie.
Aujourd’hui, les pubs ferment, au rythme d’un tous les deux jours – plus de 1 100 ont mis la clé sous la porte depuis 2005. On cite régulièrement leur déclin comme une preuve supplémentaire de la décomposition du tissu rural, mais en réalité, ce sont des pubs de tous les types, et dans tous les environnements, qui jettent l’éponge.
Locals living with what toxic sludge took and left behind - The Irish Times - Wed, Oct 05, 2011
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2011/1005/1224305256313.html
“But there is no guarantee that a next Kolontar, another toxic waste spill won’t happen again. The ex-Socialist bloc is full of deposits, legal and illegal.”
Red #China turns green - The Irish Times - Fri, Mar 25, 2011
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/innovation/2011/0325/1224292679532.html
IT’S PROBABLY THE greenest five-year plan in China’s history. The blueprint document aims to reduce the blind rush for economic growth at any cost and to introduce greater consideration for environmental concerns and better use of natural resources.
Saudi Arabia witnesses first signs of unrest as ’day of rage’ planned for March 11th - The Irish Times - Sat, Feb 26, 2011
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2011/0226/1224290928849.html
Poverty and joblessness are prompting protest in the kingdom, writes FINIAN CUNNINGHAM in Manama
THE POPULAR uprisings across the Middle East are sparking similar unrest in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, with youth groups and workers in that country now calling for a “day of rage” demonstration in the capital, Riyadh, on March 11th.
Gadafy, Gaddafi or Kadafi ? A matter of style - The Irish Times - Wed, Feb 23, 2011
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2011/0223/1224290629972.html?sms_ss=twitter&at_xt=4d64a47321a1a246,0
According to a 2009 report from ABC News, there are 112 different English-language spellings of Gadafy’s full name on record.
Oui, c’est le gros problème, avec la Lybie. Comment ça, « Libye » ?
