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Saturday, November 23, 2013

Animated documentary film brings Chomsky’s ideas to life and reveals his human side | The Raw Story

Animated documentary film brings Chomsky’s ideas to life and reveals his human side | The Raw Story: “He felt very human, Gondry said. “He had a great caring for people. He’s a very moral individual. His discourse, especially in politics, is very moral. It’s all about hypocrisy. You should not do to others what you do not want others to do to you. He lives by that. He lives a simple life.”?

Prosecutor: Pope faces threat from the mafia – CNN Belief Blog - CNN.com Blogs

Prosecutor: Pope faces threat from the mafia – CNN Belief Blog - CNN.com Blogs: - Pope Francis' crusade against corruption in the Catholic Church, including an overhaul of the scandal-scarred Vatican Bank, has put the new pontiff in the Italian mafia's crosshairs, according to two organized crime experts.?

Thursday, November 21, 2013

BBC News - Undercover soldiers 'killed unarmed civilians in Belfast'

BBC News - Undercover soldiers 'killed unarmed civilians in Belfast': Soldiers from an undercover unit used by the British army in Northern Ireland killed unarmed civilians, former members have told BBC One's Panorama.?

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WHAT IF?: ON JUNE 26th Brazilian police issued an arrest warrant for Natan Donadon. Two days later the fugitive congressman turned himself in and was carted off to jail in Brasília, making him the first lawmaker in the country in more than three decades to be locked up while serving his mandate. Mr Donadon had been found guilty in 2010 of embezzling 8.4m reais ($3.6m) of public money by faking contracts with a shell advertising firm between 1995 and 1998, while he was working for the legislature in the northern state of Rondônia. But since then his lawyers filed appeal after appeal, until finally, no more were possible.?

Cunning Hired Knaves | a jelly-like mass of liquid corruption

Cunning Hired Knaves | a jelly-like mass of liquid corruption: So the suggestions circulating that John Larkin, the current Attorney General in Northern Ireland, might be going on a solo run with his remarks about ending prosecutions in relation to the Northern Ireland conflict pre-1998, are verging on fantasy.?

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WHAT IF?: Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan said there would be "bodies lying all over the country" if top secret intelligence on informants was not handled properly by the State’s police watchdog.?

Saturday, November 16, 2013

Reviews detail tragic deaths of ‘bubbly’, ‘charming’ children

Reviews detail tragic deaths of ‘bubbly’, ‘charming’ children: Reviews detail tragic deaths of ‘bubbly’, ‘charming’ children?

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WHAT IF?: The report concluded that the majority of the children who had died during the period examined had not received adequate protection from the State authorities. Investigators found records pertaining to children in “complete disarray” and, in some cases, not even a record of death could be found, the Irish Time reports.?

Sunday, November 10, 2013

Dublin People | Community youth leaders graduate

Dublin People | Community youth leaders graduate: One of the young graduates, Daniel Blake, is already thinking of his next steps and how he plans to use his leadership skills to benefit his community.

“I'm chuffed to bits, feeling really proud to be honoured with this certificate from NUI Galway,” he said. “The year went by really quickly and I enjoyed every single minute of it. I can't wait to use the skills that I have learned in the community now.”?

Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Molloy killing probe to be reviewed - Independent.ie

Molloy killing probe to be reviewed - Independent.ie: The cleric's family have claimed that gardai mishandled the case for almost 30 years, failed to interview vital witnesses properly, if at all, and contaminated evidence.?

Monday, November 4, 2013

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WHAT IF?: oconnellpadd13, dublin ireland - Gravatar Profile: When one persons hurt is superior to anothers,it makes my blood boil.We are all equal in gods eyes,maybe not before the law or media?

'One day I'm enjoying life and the next, I'm gripped by dread and anxiety' - John Murray on his depression - Independent.ie

'One day I'm enjoying life and the next, I'm gripped by dread and anxiety' - John Murray on his depression - Independent.ie: 'One day I'm enjoying life and the next, I'm gripped by dread and anxiety' - John Murray on his depression?

Conor Cusack: Depression nearly killed me – yet now it's become my friend - Independent.ie

Conor Cusack: Depression nearly killed me – yet now it's become my friend - Independent.ie: I had loved and excelled in school but it was the same with my hurling, it was the same with my friends, it was the same with my family, it was the same with the people of Cloyne, it was the same with life – I had lost interest in all of them.?

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WHAT IF?: Effects of cannabis drove Matthew Leahy insane then killed him | Mail Online: Matthew was a bright young boy who excelled at maths and science
But he started smoking cannabis and the 'harmless' drug took its toll
He began having hallucinations and became incredibly paranoid
Matthew's erratic behaviour turned violent, he started speaking of suicide
His parents put him in hospital but once there he tragically hanged himself

Matthew's doctors believe his suicide was triggered by smoking cannabis?

Cannabis suicide youngster thought drug was ‘harmless’ | News | The Christian Institute

Cannabis suicide youngster thought drug was ‘harmless’ | News | The Christian Institute: The mother of a young man whose suicide last year was ‘triggered’ by smoking cannabis has said her son thought the drug was harmless.

Melanie Leahy’s son Matthew, 20, hanged himself last November while he was an in-patient at a mental health hospital – he had been addicted to cannabis for a number of years.?

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WHAT IF?: Dublin People | Community youth leaders graduate: Amongst the 23 graduates, the siblings included brothers Eric and Dean Brady, brothers Daniel and Anthony Blake, and siblings Shannon Baker, Danielle Baker and Dean Purdue.?