Monthly Archives: March 2012

IMF-EU SHARKS MOVING IN FOR THE KILL:VOTE ‘NO’ ON 31ST MAY 2012.

Posted on March 28, 2012 by 11sixtynine

‘THERE WILL BE ANOTHER DAY…..’ By Peadar O’Donnell ; first published in January 1963. Eamon de Valera was the standard-bearer for the young people in the struggle for the Republic : he was the great heroic figure of the period … Continue reading →

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MISSING THE BIGGER PICTURE – BERTIE AHERN AND THE MAHON TRIBUNAL.

Posted on March 25, 2012 by 11sixtynine

A POLITICAL MAFIA. Whilst the newspapers , radio and TV news bulletins are overflowing (and rightly so , in our opinion) with items concerning the connections between the findings of the Mahon Tribunal (‘…endemic corruption in the body politic..’) – … Continue reading →

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ANOTHER DAY / BERRY PAPERS / STATE MINISTERS EXEMPT FROM HOUSEHOLD TAX.

Posted on March 21, 2012 by 11sixtynine

‘THERE WILL BE ANOTHER DAY…..’ By Peadar O’Donnell ; first published in January 1963. Arthur Griffith wrote of James Fintan Lalor that he was a land reformer who tried to throw the agrarian struggle across the nation’s road to freedom. … Continue reading →

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GIRL POWER IN DUBLIN : THURSDAY 22ND MARCH 2012 !

Posted on March 19, 2012 by 11sixtynine

HERE COME THE GIRLS…..! Good to see this , and about time , too : a friend of mine , Dolores (Hi, Womble!) , whom I know from my ‘life’ outside politics (such as it is!) was ‘talking’ on ‘Facebook’ … Continue reading →

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ANOTHER DAY / BERRY PAPERS / GILMORE HYPOCRISY / MONTHLY RAFFLE.

Posted on March 14, 2012 by 11sixtynine

‘THERE WILL BE ANOTHER DAY…..’ By Peadar O’Donnell ; first published in January 1963. The greatest barrier to Mellow’s appeal was not the confusion of the times , nor the late hour of its release, but the climate of ‘innocence’ … Continue reading →

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AN ‘ABOUT-TURN’ BY A POLITICAL HYPOCRITE.

Posted on March 13, 2012 by 11sixtynine

HE SAID WHAT …..!! A wee ‘teaser’ here for a piece we’ll be posting tomorrow evening (Wednesday 14th March 2012) , concerning the leader of one of the political parties in Leinster House ; the man in question currently leads … Continue reading →

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ANOTHER DAY / BERRY PAPERS / MARY WARD SPEECH.

Posted on March 7, 2012 by 11sixtynine

‘THERE WILL BE ANOTHER DAY…..’ By Peadar O’Donnell ; first published in January 1963. ” We are forced to recognise ,” wrote Liam Mellows , ” that the commercial interests and the merchants are on the side of the Treaty. … Continue reading →

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PROTEST IN DUBLIN AGAINST THE SEPTIC TANK TAX , WEDNESDAY 29TH FEBRUARY 2012.

Posted on March 2, 2012 by 11sixtynine

SEPTIC TANK CHARGE PROTEST , DUBLIN , WEDNESDAY 29th FEBRUARY 2012. RSF paper-seller at the Dublin rally on Wednesday 29th February 2012. At 11.30am on Wednesday last , February 29th 2012 , Republican Sinn Féin members and supporters began to … Continue reading →

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