On Monday 20 August, the day before Aer Lingus pilots were due to go on strike, Eoghan Corry produced an analysis of the conflict in the Evening Herald. He remarked that the “pilots have one of the slickest PR machines in the business [and] have managed the news agenda to promote their cause.” In reality, however, coverage of the potential strike showed absolutely no evidence of any behind-the-scenes manipulation by pilots and indeed suggested quite the opposite conclusion.  

The new Labour leader has abandoned the radicalism of his leadership bid of five years ago. He is following the same course as his predecesors and seems fated to fail as they did

The founder of the Right to Read Campaign, Cllr Aodhan O Riordain has welcomed the passing of the proposed moved of the Central City Library to the Ambassador site on Parnell Street by Dublin City Council this evening.

Friends of the Earth has described the climate change commitments in the Programme for Government as "a new departure". Analysis by the environmental pressure group shows the shift in policy will save taxpayers and consumers at least 100 million euro a year. The findings, to be presented to the Environment Ireland conference later today, reflects the impact of the Programme for Government commitment to cut Ireland's greenhouse gas emissions by an average of 3% a year for the next five years.

The Malaysian Capitalist Palm Oil corporations are using the ever readily modified language game in order to simultaneously deceive and appease European and American consumers, NGOs and activists, particularly in Europe since then it has the strictest socio-environmental laws in the world.

As a result of a serious shortage of primary school places in the Balbriggan area, Educate Together has been asked by the Department of Education and Science (DES) to open a second Educate Together National School (ETNS) in the town as soon as possible.

Residents of the Ballyogan estate off the M50 in Dublin South have protested at the excavation of a ten year old dump which they claim has led to noxious odours in their area. The excavation is designed to level off the area and make it more suitable for use by the ESB.

This week the Connolly Youth Movement has relaunched its website at www.cym.ie. 

How many children are going to school today and are completely frustrated due to their inability to do well in Academia and yet they are extremely creative in the artistic sense.

With Minister for the Environment John Gormley expected to decide this week whether or not to grant a license permitting a new coursing season, Campaign for the Abolition Of Cruel Sports (CACS) has today contacted all government ministers and members of Dail Eireann, enclosing details concerning a list of coursing events at which horrific cruelty to captive hares occurred and was observed by State apointed Wildlife Rangers.