Ireland / Éire
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help finding a documentary/manifesto (public sex, private property, united ireland)
cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/2319299
> pretty much what the title says: I remember watching a video (probably on vimeo) very serious but quite humorous of a girl making some sort of case against private property in ireland which I believe started with a weird proposition regarding the legality of public sex (particularly in private land(?)) I think it had a companion manifesto as well > > I really don't remember it that well, but it just popped in my head and I'd love to find it if you guys know of anything of the sort, this is the only place I feel like I can ask
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Hello? is there anyone here?
Just making a quick post to see if this page is active? Been keeping an eye on Lemmy for a long time but I know it will grow after the Reddit API changes. So just putting this out there in case anyone else is here?
- www.irishnews.com Council approves Irish language signs for north Belfast's Clifton Street
A NINE-month dispute over the erection of Irish language signs in a part of north Belfast has ended with a council vote to place four signs along a road.
- www.bbc.com Census: Northern Ireland population just under 2m
The total of 1.9 million is the highest recorded since Northern Ireland was established in 1921.
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I'd like book/article recommendations about Ireland
cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/225150
> I would like to learn more about Ireland and it's history, namely about the troubles, bombings, what the British were doing in there, and the anti-Irish sentiment, etc. Maybe also about it's foundations and general history. > > Basically I have a friend talking to me about it, saying that the Northern Irish were terrorists and how the majority of them did not consider the British their oppressors, but simultaneously how the bombings were done to force the British government to withdraw. But I simply do not know enough about the topic, so I'd like to ask for some in-depth reading materials so I can understand the current hot-spot between the British/Irish/Northern Irish from a non-reactionary perspective.
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Bus hijacked and set on fire in Belfast, Northern Ireland during riots and violence in the capital. Up the RA!
insiderpaper.com Video: Bus hijacked and set on fire during Belfast riots - Insider PaperAccording to videos posted on social media a bus has been hijacked and set on fire during the violent riots in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/59794
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Asylum seekers in Direct Provision centre in Kerry go on hunger strike
www.independent.ie 'We have been traumatised' - Asylum seekers in a Kerry Direct Provision centre on hunger strike in protest at 'inhumane conditions'Asylum seekers in a controversial Kerry Direct Provision centre have gone on hunger strike in protest at the “inhumane conditions” they are living in.
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Why James Connolly was Executed
cym.ie Why James Connolly was Executed - Connolly Youth MovementThe crisis of 2020 can be a rupture in the status-quo of capitalism as much as the First World War and the 1916 Rising was. We must look at his contributions to applying Marxism to the Irish context, and his unique ability to recognise the political moment he was living in. For Connolly, Marxism was...
