The view of the National Graves Association on the wearing of the poppy.

Related Links: National Graves Association | Royal British Legion website | Indy article (1) | Indy article (2) | Killing fields of WWI (independent article + pics) | The battle of the Somme | A potted history of Ireland during WWI | Another potted history of Ireland during WWI | Royal dublin fusilliers association | Shot at dawn campaign | Waterford county museum articles | G.A.A. site, bloody sunday | Wikipedia on WWI | WWI tourism | Alternative theory for causes of WWI (>10 mins in, watch it for a bit!!) :-) | The FinalCut - pink floyd (wikipedia)

The Communities Against Cuts march. Weds 30th Sept

12,000-15,000 people marched through Dublin yesterday (September 30th) to protest at big cuts this year to community resources and the threat of massive further cuts.
The marchers are people living and working on the ground and they see the harm done, with worse to come.
"People live in communities, not economies," read one of the thousands of placards.
If there was a general theme running through the march, it was that people saw the Government as helping out ‘fatcats’ and developer friends at the expense of poor communities.
The next big COMMUNITY march - bringing in people from all over Munster – is due to be held in Limerick on November 5th (fifth).

SOME GOOD LINKS
http://www.changingireland.blogspot.com/
http://www.changingireland.ie
http://www.indymedia.ie/article/93996#attachment1000049741
http://www.siptu.ie/community
http://www.eapn.ie
http://www.cwc.ie

Related Links: Social Solidarity Network - Building a Network of Resistance: Invitation to meeting Sat 3rd Oct http://indymedia.ie/article/93882

The Lost Revolution

In the first week of its release, “The Lost Revolution” shot straight into the top 5 non-fiction titles in Ireland. This in itself showed the enduring interest in the Official Republicans/The Workers’ Party. This interest was brought home to me again at the launch of the book, held in the Teachers club on September 12, which attracted an audience of around 300, including current and past members of the Official movement, as well as dozens of interested individuals from across the broad range of Republican and left groups in Ireland.

Related Links:
The Rise and Fall of The Stickies | Audio from Launch of The Lost Revolution | The Lost Revolution review from Irish Left Review

This interview, the first of two, enquires about the author’s interest in their subject. It also includes some analysis from the authors on key events covered in the book.

By Red Wedge. With special thanks to Godot, Brian Hanley and Scott Millar.

Red Wedge: Why is this the first book to be written about the Official Movement?

Brian Hanley: I suppose it suited a whole range of otherwise antagonistic people. One of the ironies is that the version of history that says the Officials wanted to demilitarise and become completely passive ties in with what the Provisionals say about them. Some people wanted to leave it all behind them, and then you have some people who have done very well in Irish society and would rather there was just the bland version of the party they were in rather than a warts and all story. That's one of the reasons why it was never before been written as a whole story.

Brian Hanley and Scott Millar at the book launch. Photo by Andrew Flood 0.03 Mb pdf of the article 0.87 Mb

We Don't Need to be Tolled Twice

The Irish Government will pay compensation for tolls of the M3 if the traffic falls below the established minimum.
A report from Ferrovial dated 2008, on their website, states:

“The concession agreement establishes guaranteed minimum traffic levels and the Irish government has to pay the Concession Company compensation if traffic falls below the established minimums”.

Related Links: Tara - N3 - Widen The Road Instead. Traffic, Cars and Peak Oil - In this article from 2004 it was spelt out that with Peak Oil imminent then that the traffic levels will never be justified and the M3 will turn out to be a complete waste of time and resources and Tara will be destroyed for nothing. We are now post Peak Oil and the number of cars and traffic is falling.

Opposition TDs and Senators Pledge to Challenge Government Over M3 Motorway | Press Release - Tara court cases dismissed | Victory for Tara defenders triumph at Trim | Tara : Photos/YouTube video of yesterday's Nonviolent Direct Action against M3 | Transport Plan to Remove M3 Tolls, Accelerate Rail Link with Government

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Afri - Aid From Ireland

Afri expressed dismay today after RTE refused to broadcast an advertisement submitted by them on the grounds that it ‘references persons involved with the Rossport/Shell campaign’ The 20 second advertisement, is promoting an Afri gig entitled ‘That’s Gas…’

Related Links:
Hidden History or Hidden Agenda | Coolacrease book exposes RTE propaganda | Lisbon Treaty RTE Coverage unbalanced in favour of Yes Side

Afri's Website - www.afri.ie
Making a Complaint to RTE