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This week Dave, Clare and Conor discuss:
A workers' rights Taoiseach All hail our new overlord Gannon gets salty with Pepper Unite victory in the Supreme Court Calls for suspension of EU Trade Agreements with Israel Genocide Joe and the continued attacks on PalestiniansAnd much more...
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This week Michelle and Dave discuss:
Palestine & the ongoing genocide Industrial Relations Act 1990 and Boycotting goods Sally Rooney: ‘goodfriend’ in the White House. “the situation in the middle east” Two state solution Mary Robinson on RTE NI open for businesss SWSW festival Criminalising peaceful protesting Investor “activists” 94% of Forsa members voted yes to pay deal. 19 unions withpublic service members. SaveJobs – a coalition to preserve profits -
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This week Michelle and Conor discuss the care referendum result and the campaigns run by the three main left political parties: Sinn Féin, People before Profit, and the Social Democrats.
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This week Aubrey and Conor look at Naomi Klein's new book on the rise of the far-right. Doppelganger, and discuss its relevance to what's happening in Ireland today.
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161. This week Clare and Michelle talk about
Palestine events, OPW block IPSC event, Seanad motion on Palestine, increased militrisation, investment in illegal companies, policing of Palestine protests,
facial recognitiion technology,
RTB report,
Owen Keegan in RTB,
Joan Collins bill
Gaza Genocide
Garda protester removal
Housing Planning Developments
Care referendum
Opinion Polls
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This week Dave and Conor look at the strikes at Amazon's warehouse in Coventry, an upcoming trade union bill sponsored by Joan Collins TD, and Sinn Féin's recent dip in the polls.
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This week David Gibney is joined by Eoghan Fox, President of the Galway Council of Trade Unions to discuss:
The International Court of Justice ruling on Israel's Genocide Sinn Fein visiting Genocide Joe for Paddys Day New Public Sector Pay Deal Ryanair snap up gaffs in Dublin Guantanamo Bay and the inspiring former inmates trying to close it (book available here - https://www.connollybooks.org/product/dont-forget-us-here)And more...
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This week, Clare and Stevie discuss the Genocide of Gaza, the South African case in the ICJ, the Irish Government response and the power of collective action.
We discuss the upcoming local elections and referendum and the toxic discourse being driven by far right agitators, alongside discussions on housing, the EU, the DUP and Nothern Ireland politics and more!
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This week Conor and Dave look at C. Desmond Greaves' biography of James Connolly, in particular the poetic license and myth-making that Greaves indulged in when filling in the gaps in Connolly's early days. It focuses on the account Greaves gave of Connolly's army career, and the issues with the sources used and story told. This episode was recorded in the Garden of Remembrance one Friday afternoon.
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This week Conor McCabe and Aubrey Robinson discuss a recent paper by Pierce Daly (UCD) which mapped the location and intensity of institutional/corporate investment in the Dublin rental market. It is a rare example of detailed empirical analysis on the issue and we felt it deserved a discussion and analysis in itself. Link to the paper is below, along with one by Daniela Gabor and Sebastian Kohl which is referenced by Aubrey during the show.
Pierce Daly. Institutional Investment in Housing: Financialisation 2.0 in the Case of Ireland - https://shorturl.at/IOWZ4
Daniela Gabor and Sebastian Kohl. My Home is an Asset Class - https://shorturl.at/goHTU
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This week, guest Saoirse McHugh and Conor McCabe discuss the dynamics of class and capitalism in so-called 'rural' Ireland; the feebleness of the institutional Irish left (political parties, trade unions, research bodies) in dealing with these dynamics; and the rising threat of the far-right as it elbows its way into the vacuum. Recorded during a climate action march in Dublin on 9 December 2023.
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This week Glenn and Michelle discuss:
Truce in Palestine ended, Israeli bombardment restarted Role of mainstream media Division in our communities - rise of hate and the question of 'resources' Mary Lou tweet Rents reaching new records The Ditch investigations Data centres and COP Successes in the BDS campaign -
This week Dave, Clare and Michelle discuss:
The Parnell Square knife attack Dublin violence & classism Policing - water cannons, Facial recognition technology ICTU rally Palestine so-called 4 day pause in firing Surge in munition exemptions undermining our neutrality Attempts to scrapping the triple lock AIB applying banking sanctions? Homeless numbers record broken again AirBnb profits Mayo council execs as landlords Mechanical workers win big after strike threat -
In this weeks episode Dave and Michelle discuss thecontinued genocide in Palestine including:
Israel bombing boats in Gaza to starve population Israel’s Heritage Minister suggests nuking Gaza and sending civiliansto Ireland Doctors in Israel call for continued targeting of hospitals WCNSF acronym - child with no remaining family left Irish citizens in Gaza prevented from leaving SF call to expel the Israeli ambassador Silencing dissent - Web Summit, Amazon, Pharma, Gofundme andWix Football community politics Sunday indo poll on ceasefire Artist boycott 600+ academics calling on unis to suspend ties with Israeliinstitutions Role of mediaAlso discussed:
European far right in in Kilkenny Intel is Hell Garment workers strike in Bangladesh Scrapping air passenger cap Traveller homes Household media charge Gardai propaganda Good IRA v Bad IRAIf you want to support us you can do so at www.patreon.com/leftbloc
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Lifelong activist, socialist and feminist, Bernadette McAliskey, addresses the topic of Nationalism & the Far Right at An Scoil Chois Claí 2023.
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This week Clare O'Connor is joined by Dr Sean Byers of Trademark Belfast to discuss ongoing Israeli war crimes and bombardment of Gaza, international Palestinian solidarity and Trade Union Actions , The Fog of War, DUP Rollback, Liberal legislating and more!
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Dave Gibney and Clare O'Connor are joined by Conor McCabe as we look at Budget 2024 and what the main opposition parties would have done differently. We address housing, health, education, climate, taxation and carers, among other items.
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This week, Clare and Michelle discuss
Palestine, Israel and EU imperialism
Student & PHD strikes
Budget 2023
Estate Agents ramping up rental costs
Drug Hauls & the war on drugs
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Michelle and Glenn take a look at the mainstream media reaction to the far-right protest that took place outside Dáil Éireann upon its return, which has been riddled with bothsidesing and false equivalence. This segues into a chat about the Garda handling of everything from protests to illegal evictions. Michelle, fresh in from attending a demonstration outside Waterford Garda Station, gives a firsthand account of the community response to an illegal eviction that took place a few weeks ago. Housing is covered extensively later in the episode before taking a look at some other interesting stories that emerged throughout the week.
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This week Dave and Clare discuss:
Scoil Chois Claí 2023 Housing, tax reliefs and inflating prices Mary Lou and health Cosmic events in Portmarnock and alien cakes Russel Brand USC lobbying& much more…
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