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Direct Provision: Where Time Becomes A Loop

In #rabble7, History, Interviews, Politicsby Rashers Tierney4 Comments

Back in early October, something unusual happened – instead of recycling the reactionary moral panic of his listeners into stellar ratings, Joe Duffy turned his attention to the fate of those left languishing in direct provision. Rashers Tierney takes a look at our nation’s latest institutional wrongdoing. With Joe’s blessing, the oddball maze of myths and lies, the stories of free cars and prams and of eating up local authority … Read More

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Direct Questions.

In Blog, Politicsby Fedayn8 Comments

The headline in Saturday’s Irish Times was disappointing. It turns out it was also incorrect. Stephen Collins misrepresented the Ipsos MRBI poll carried out for the IT when he wrote: A majority of voters believe asylum seekers should be kept under direct State provision rather than being allowed to work or claim benefits, according to the latest Irish Times/Ipsos MRBI poll. Asked what they think should happen, 54 per cent said … Read More

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Ara Here.

In #rabble15, Blog, Print Editionby Tomas Lynch.Leave a Comment

Aramark is a giant multinational with its grubby fingers in all sorts of pies, not least the highly profitable Direct Provision system here in Ireland. But now a growing boycott movement against their on-campus canteens has sprung up in universities around the country. Tomas Lynch takes a look.

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rabble’s 2017 Year In Review.

In Blog, Politicsby rabbleLeave a Comment

Above: Kerz produced this piece to go alongside a recent feature on scandals in the Nardai. You know that opening scene of Terminator? When Reese comes to – naked in a flash of light, with very little idea where he is? Well, today was a bit like that for us rabblers – we’ve time traveled through the merry season and are now stuck back at our wage slave stations, suffering … Read More

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Sean Finnan from Primate Dominance Dynamics Best Of 2018

In Blogby rabbleLeave a Comment

Caterina Barbieri – Gravity That Binds (Important Records) The closing track off the Italian composer’s album is majestic, as is the whole album really. Patterns of Consciousness takes a somewhat simple idea of following in repeating a series of motifs over an album as a whole to create a patchwork of patterns that fuse and separate, dousing the listener in a catatonic stupor one moment before being ruptured out of … Read More

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After Repeal – What?

In #rabble14, Blog, Politicsby Cathy FlynnLeave a Comment

It’s been thirty four years since the eight amendment was added to the constitution, and it looks like 2018 will be the year we may finally get rid of it. What we’ll actually get to vote on remains to be seen. With the repeal movement so giddily high, it’s easy to forget that removing the amendment mightn’t be enough. Cathy Flynn surveyed campaigners across the island to suss out what battles might be on the horizon.

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Boycott Aramark.

In Blogby Rashers TierneyLeave a Comment

Above: A graphic from the Trinity campaign pointing out other cheap eats in town. Settling into your dinner? Aramark Ireland has the contracts for three direct provision centres here. And are now finding themselves being boycotted on two college campuses in Ireland as a result. They company received €5.2 million from the state for services to three direct provision centres. They are located in Kinsale, Lissywollen, and Knockalisheen in Limerick. The … Read More

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More Of The Same.

In #rabble13, Blog, Politics, Print Editionby adminLeave a Comment

Above: A photo sent in by rabble reader Ciaran Boylan. The baddest fucker on the Irish internet returns with his caustic look into the darker sewers of the island’s cesspools. Make sure your waders aren’t leaking when you read this. Oireachtas Retort, over to you. Campaigners for sex worker safety over at UglyMugs.ie recently revealed that there have been 70 complaints of offenses committed by gardaí since 2010. The FOI … Read More

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Help A Dude Out.

In Blogby Rashers TierneyLeave a Comment

Things have been a tad quiet around here of late, we’re burning the candle with a blow torch on all ends at the moment hurtling through lay out for this fabled #rabble13. This came into us over the weekend and it seems appropriate given the day that’s in it. 17 years in fact to today that they set the miserable allowance for those trapped in Direct Provision. In that vein, … Read More

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A Great Bunch Of Lads.

In Blog, Politicsby Jamie GoldrickLeave a Comment

Last Tuesday, while looking for special treatment for the undocumented Irish in the States, Enda Kenny got called out for playing the “Irish Card” by Boston Mayor Marty Walsh. Jamie Goldrick takes a look at the notion of Irish exceptionalism and asks why do our politicians feel they can ask for special treatment.   In one sense this episode can be seen as typical of the parish pump politics that we’re … Read More