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Lack of resources is to blame for Tallaght Hospital X-Ray scandal

How many times over recent days have we heard that there were ‘governance issues’ with Tallaght Hospital as an explanation for the unbelievable saga of X-ray results not being properly monitored and thousands of doctors’ letters remaining unopened? This is typical establishment speak to obfuscate the reality that, while... More

A radical review of mortages is an absolute necessity

The recent report by the ESRI on negative equity in the Irish housing market exposes the black hole that Irish householders were lead into by the speculators and the banks. The ESRI estimates that up to one third of mortgage holders, nearly 200,000 householders, could be trapped with mortgages vastly exceeding the value of their... More

GUE/NGL Press Release – Colombia’s human rights record demands investigation of GSP+ status

GUE/NGL MEPs Joe Higgins and Helmut Scholz welcomed yesterday’s passing of a resolution on the GSP+ (General System of Preferences plus) trade scheme in the European Parliament. The ongoing violation of human rights in Colombia and in particular the murder of trade unionists, indigenous people and other civilians requires... More

Press Release – Survey of primary care in Tallaght exposes HSE’s ‘perverted method’ of financing hospital

Following on from the recent news of X rays going unchecked by radiologists and written GP referrals being unattended to for up to two years a survey carried out by the Dublin South West branch of the Socialist Party a week before these scandals came to light reveal that the poor level of GP cover in Tallaght is causing an intolerable... More

Three members of Socialist Resistance (Socialist Party in Kazakhstan) beaten and arrested – send protest letters

On 7 March, in Taraz, southern Kazakhstan, three activists from Socialist Resistance (CWI), Dmitri Tikhonv, Vladimir Lomaev and comrade Mikhail were arrested by police. They were held outside a culture centre where a rock festival was taking place. A police patrol approached and asked the three to ‘accompany them’. A scuffle... More

Removal of trees from M50 is an act of wanton vandalism

Residents are now being subjected to increased levels of noise that are excessive and above the maximum level recommended. The Dublin Area Noise Plan recommends a maximum of 60dB (decibels) during daytime and 50dB at night for frequency range. Incredibly, some residents are experiencing noise levels of over 95dB! Even where noise... More

Iceland rejections rejects repayment plan – where is the mandate for NAMA?

The rejection by the Icelandic people, by such a decisive margin, of the proposed repayment package to major UK and Dutch depositors to the Landsbanki is to be welcomed by working people and the unemployed throughout the world. Had the terms “negotiated” by the Icelandic government amounting to €3.9 billion of repayments... More

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