The Dublin Anarchist Bookfair

Liberty Hall

6th of April

Theme

1913-2013

Rebuilding A Movement From Below  
 
 
  ARTICLES
Articles from the ISN
 
Ireland joins the Scramble for Africa
  As Ireland sends troops to Mali to assist the French-led intervention, some attention has focused on the fact that the intervention is shoring up a Malian army that has a track record of t....
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The Enigma of Hugo Chávez
The death of Hugo Chávez set off a torrent of bullshit in the western media, as if the journalists responsible were trying to re-live a decade of lying about Venezuela, all crammed into one ....
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After the ULA—what comes next?
Lately there has been a re-alignment of sorts on the Irish Left. The still-born United Left Alliance didn’t live up to its early potential after winning five seats in the 2011 election. ....
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Bordering on Absurdity
Martyn Turner once published a cartoon that captured the absurd imperatives of Northern Irish political life. A researcher was canvassing opinion in a working-class neighbourhood and posed the i....
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Nelson\'s Pillar of Greed
The news that the Stormont Executive is going to abolish the Northern Ireland Housing Executive is deeply symbolic. So is the fact that this is being done at the behest of Nelson McCausland, a minis....
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Campaigns
 
Campaign Against Household and Water Taxes Cant Pay, Wont Pay
The Campaign Against the Household Tax is currently a precursor coalition of political and community activists, including trade unionists, tenants association organisers, TDs, and others come togeth....
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Irish Ship to Gaza - Freedom Flotilla 2
Support Irish Ship to Gaza efforts to send a large Irish contingent on Freedom Flotilla 2 by donating towards the cost of an Irish ship. Please help them ensure that Ireland is fully represented in t....
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Asbestos - The Silent Killer
Local leaflet distributed by Belfast ISN.   ASBESTOS - THE SILENT KILLER Dear Resident, It has been brought to our attention that asbestos is contained within a building site located at 1....
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The 420 Billion giveaway: How Ireland is losing its valuable natural resources
An information pack on Ireland’s offshore oil and gas and the Corrib Gas controversy, prepared by Dublin Shell to Sea November 2009. Download a PDF file (46mb) of the information pack INTRO....
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1% Network demands that the rich pay for their own crisis
The Irish Socialist Network is part of the 1% Network - putting the spotlight on the rich elite who gave us the economic crisis and now expect us to pay the costs while they keep hold of their wealth.....
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Also On the Web
 
Ireland: Shock, austerity, Sinn Féin and the United Left Alliance
Des Derwin in forensic detail gives his analysis of the state of the Irish left.  He checks the balance sheet of ULA progress to date and how it fits in to what is happening in Ireland at the pre....
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NAFTA on Steroids
The Trans-Pacific Partnership, which would grant enormous new powers to corporations, is a massive assault on democracy.  Lori Wallach reports ....
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Greg Palast: Fracking in Ireland and Being Dependent on Halliburton’s Mud
Greg Palast was in Dublin recently to give a talk about oil companies and their interest in fracking in Ireland.  Here in an article, he gives some background to their shady dealings.  They\....
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New Hope in Ireland
The Irish election returned five TDs for the United Left Alliance, with 2.8 per cent of the first preference votes. But this victory for the Left is only part of a bigger picture of political change....
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Occupying Dublin: Considerations at the Crossroads
Helena Sheehan who was active in Occupy Dame Street from it\\\'s beginning on October 8th 2011 recounts her experiences  of the camp.  Its a serious analysis of the local branch of a worldwi....
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