Posted in:International Post-Cold-War optimism on UN collapsed by admin 7 April, 2010 UN’s ambitious upgrading of its role including to state-building has backfired Read more
Posted in:International Ireland leads cuts on equality bodies by admin 2 March, 2010 Latvia, Bulgaria, Romania and others are lacerating their equality budgets too Read more
Posted in:International European Union demands Israel negotiate for 1967-border Palestinian State by admin 2 March, 2010 Proinsias De Rossa has just returned from leading a European Parliament delegation whose permission to enter Gaza was revoked by Israel Read more
Posted in:International Colombia – Alvaro Uribe forever by admin 2 March, 2010 In Latin America, apart from Colombia which remains a Conservative highly-militarised country, the left has become the establishment Read more
Posted in:International Geoghegan-Quinn’s dangerous new brief by admin 2 March, 2010 Ireland’s new EU commissioner for research should ensure projects do not serve unsavoury military and vested interests Read more
Posted in:International The irrepressible Mr Scargill by admin 2 March, 2010 Arthur Scargill, former leader of Britain’s National Union of Mineworkers and leader of the UK Socialist Labour Party, shares his views on Margaret Thatcher, James Connolly and journalism. Read more
Posted in:International Letters to the editor by admin 17 July, 2009 On the inadequacy of Dublin City Council’s bicycle for billboards scheme Read more