Archive for October 2013 | Monthly archive page
In light of the introduction this week of the Cannabis Regulation Bill 2013, Tara from Malahide discusses the advantages of legalising cannabis use.
Liberty: People deserve the right to decide whether they should use marijuana or not. The government should not decide for them. Marijuana is safer to use than tobacco and alcohol, and it is also less addictive than either. Ultimately, it should be up to the individual whether or not they should use marijuana.
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22/10/2013
This week in Leaders Questions, Clare raised the issue of the effects of cuts in this years budget on the elderly. She also asked about the ongoing attacks on working conditions for workers at Dublin Bus. Click on the link below to watch the video
22/10/2013
Clare asked the Minister for Arts Heritage and the Gaelteach about budget cuts to funding of the Arts. Click on the link below to watch the video.
On September 5th Irish army personnel noted that one of the warplanes landed at Shannon was armed with a fixed weapon, i.e. a missile. Galway’s local peace group believes that it was no accident that Derek Nolan, a Galway Labour TD, was given the task of posing the question in a vain attempt to save the Labour seat. Nolan, in posing a question given to him by the authorities about the US military at Shannon, is attempting to rebrand himself for the voters. Nolan has never shown any interest in this issue up until now. I have raised this issue with Eamon Gilmore and Enda Kenny on numerous occasions and each time the response was denial and indifference. One Labour Party question gets a front page headline, only because they couldn’t deny it. This fully supports the points that have been made by myself and the Shannonwatch activists. Below is a press release from the Irish Peace and Neutrality Alliance:
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