Monthly Archives: September 2015

HUGE numbers of anti-water-charges demonstrators marched through Dublin city last Saturday, ending with a 100,000-strong rally at the Spire on O’Connell Street, with the densely-packed crowd stretching all the way down to Abbey Street. More protesters listened to the speeches from further away with Right2Water’s Brendan Ogle introducing various...

PALESTINIAN child prisoners detained by Israeli authorities in recent months have indicated an upsurge of flagrant violations against them during and after detention, including physical assaults and strip searches. Heba Masalha, an attorney with the Prisoners’ Affairs Commission, was recently allowed to visit child prisoners in Israeli jails. She heard...

FOUR Seasons Health Care, the largest provider of care homers for the elderly in Britain, has announced that it is going bust, losing £26 million in the three months to June this year. The private company operates 450 nursing homes which care for 20,000 patients. It also runs 50 specialist...

THE South Carolina AFL-CIO executive board passed a resolution supporting US Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders’ candidacy for the Democratic Party presidential nomination and recommending his endorsement by the state and national labour organisation. ‘We call on the AFL-CIO, union members and working people everywhere to unite behind Bernie Sanders and...