Posted on August 31, 2008 by ballymunsocialist
By Kevin Wingfield
Government cuts are set to hit the poor and low paid. And the government is signalling that agencies designed to protect people’s rights face being curtailed and merged.
Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan has began implementing an across-the-board 3 per cent cut in payroll costs.
Minister of State for Finance Martin Mansergh confirmed that this [...]
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Posted on August 31, 2008 by ballymunsocialist
Posted on August 29, 2008 by ballymunsocialist
Socialist Forum
Thursday 4th September 8.00pm Axis Centre Ballymun
Russia, Georgia, South Ossetia
The Scramble for the Caucuses.
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Posted on August 6, 2008 by ballymunsocialist
Socialist Forum
Recession, Cut backs, Job Losses:
How we can fight back?
Speaker: Kieran Allen
Thursday 7th August 8pm
Axis Centre, Main St, Ballymun
As the fall-out from the US sub-prime crisis, the bursting of the housing bubble and spiralling food and energy costs, Ireland and the world face economic turmoil.
Big business, the Irish rich and its backers in the government [...]
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