March 2009 Archives (Blog)
March 1, 2009
Bairbre de Brún - Palestine: The Last Day
Last day and the weather is foul. Some of us meet and talk with Reuven Moskovitch, a writer, historian and holocaust survivor. He is 80 years of age and a former secretary of the peace movement in Israel, a peace movement that for years has just got smaller and smaller.… Read more
March 13, 2009
Mary Lou McDonald - St Mac Dara's Community College Debate
I'm just back from St Mac Dara's Community College in Templeogue. I was a panelist at a political discussion hosted by the students and it was great. All of the big issues of the day were debated. It was a very lively affair and I think I heard more good… Read more
March 24, 2009
Niall Ó Donnghaile - Condemn Short Strand British Army recruitment drive
“Yesterday like many other residents in the Short Strand I was surprised to find glossy recruitment literature for the British ‘Territorial Army’ in my letter box. I have been contacted by a number of residents highlighting their offence at this move since then. The Short Strand is an area that… Read more