Irish recession – Is the worst over? Part 2: Debt, unemployment and exports
In Part two of a three part article on the Irish economy, Paul Murphy looks at some of the factors depressing the domestic economy,
Iraq 7 years on: The slaughter continues
Whether it is current Prime Minister, Nuri al-Maliki or opposition leader, Iyad Allawi, that emerges triumphant from this month’s elections, the outcome will be
Elect union officials – IMPACT general secretary appointed to €170k+ job!
Peter McLoone, the disgraced General Secretary of IMPACT will retire from his position in May. McLoone’s replacement, chosen by IMPACT’s central executive committee, is
Opposition to library closures mounts
The proposal to close fifteen libraries in the Belfast area has been met with strong opposition. Hazel Gilliland, who has been campaigning against the
TEKEL: Turkish tobacco workers’ struggle – an eyewitness account
Since December, a hugely significant strike has been taking place in Turkey. Around 12,000 workers employed by TEKEL, part of the previously fully state
The cul-de-sac of dissident republicanism
One year on from the killing of two British soldiers at Massereene barracks in Antrim and the shooting of a PSNI officer in Craigavon,
ESRI Report exposes scandalous abuse by speculators and banks
Mortgages should be immediately re-assessed and reduced. Commenting on the “Negative equity in the Irish Housing Market” report from the ESRI, Joe Higgins MEP
On Death Row for 30 years Free Mumia Abu-Jamal
“Mumia Abu-Jamal has been on Death Row for almost 30 years in Pennsylvania. He's currently sitting in a very small dark cell on death