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14 March 2012

Europe: Will ACTA Treaty Pass After Protests?

Written by Suzanne Lehn · Translated by Danielle Martineau · Governance, Law

The ratification of the Anti-Counterfeiting Treaty (ACTA) by the European Parliament has been delayed in expectation of an opinion from the European Court of Justice on its conformity with fundamental rights.

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7 January 2012

Eurozone Crisis: 2011 Citizen Media Responses

Written by Paola D'Orazio · Elections, Governance

The year 2011 will be remembered for the European debt crisis and its impact on the global economy, but also for its hard consequences on everyday lives. We sum up Global Voices coverage and citizen media responses to the Eurozone crisis in the past year.

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15 November 2011

Eurozone Crisis: Where Will the Economy Go?

Written by Evan Fleischer · Governance, International Relations

Economists would be hard pressed to forecast the future of Europe's bailouts and the consequences of the current financial crisis. While opinions differ, reactions abound online to try to make sense of what future awaits the Eurozone.

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30 June 2011

Palestine: Two Boats Sabotaged as Flotilla Floats Onwards

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Breaking News, Protest

The Freedom Flotilla 2 to Gaza will be missing an Irish ship, it emerged today. The MV Saoirse has been reportedly sabotaged while at berth in the Turkish coastal town of Göcek and will now not be able to take part in the flotilla, aimed at breaking the Israeli blockade on Gaza and presenting humanitarian aid to the Palestinians.

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14 June 2010

Global: Tweeting the USA/England Match

Written by Jillian C. York · Sport

The Twittersphere was abuzz during the USA/England #worldcup match on June 12. The game was highly anticipated in the United States, where TV ads touted it as the "most anticipated" match of the World Cup, whereas in England, fans were nearly certain their team would win.

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5 June 2010

Global: Rachel Corrie “Immortalized” With Ship's Mission

Written by Jillian C. York · Breaking News, Freedom of Speech

A humanitarian aid ship called the MV Rachel Corrie (named after a young American peace activist who was killed by a bulldozer Gaza in 2003) set sail for Gaza from Ireland carrying 11 passengers and 9 crew members from 5 countries, but was soon intercepted.

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9 January 2010

Slovakia: First Slovak Terrorist Caught in Ireland, Sort Of

Written by Tibor Blazko · Governance, Humor

Tibor Blazko translates Slovak netizens' caustic remarks about the botched security test on a plane to Dublin.

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4 January 2009

Global: Protests for Palestine

Written by Jillian C. York · Photography, Protest

The world has come out in support of Gaza. Hundreds of thousands of people have turned up at rallies and demonstrations over the past five days, which have spanned the globe. From Boston to Beirut, Cape Town to Caracas, citizens have shown their solidarity and support for Gaza. Jillian York zooms in on Flickr for some photo action.

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21 September 2008

Ukraine, EU: A Closer Relationship?

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Governance, Law

The EU's plan to finalize an Association Agreement with Ukraine in 2009 was made public at the EU-Ukraine Summit in Paris on Sept. 9. The media and bloggers greeted it...

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18 September 2008

YouTube Contest for aspiring journalists

Written by Juliana Rincón Parra · Arts & Culture, Film

As I had mentioned back in August, YouTube and The Pulitzer Center have launched Project: Report, a contest for aspiring journalists and now the full rules and instructions are up....

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Updates about Ireland

8 May 2012

English

CHEWYOUROWNFAT reviews Beezzy, a new song by one of Armenia's most well known rock bands, The Bambir. The independent music blog says that the group, now relocated to Ireland, defines original and is definitely an act to catch live.

• Onnik Krikorian

10 February 2012

English

As parliamentary elections approach this year in Georgia, to be followed by a presidential vote in 2013, allegations against Bidzina Ivanishvili, a billionaire opposition politician, have appeared on the Internet. The alleged exposé of life in the Ivanishvili household by American teacher Patrick Downey, formerly employed by the businessman turned politician, have been met with skepticism from other expatriates in the former Soviet republic, and not least because of claims also made against Georgia in general, the U.S., and [his ancestral homeland of] Ireland. Downey had sought asylum or residency in the latter, according to a video blog, “[…] in light of recent uncontrolled and willfully ill-advised policies concerning the mass emigration of non-Irish persons to Ireland […].” Ivanishvili has responded by saying that Downey “is suffering from psychological problems.”

• Onnik Krikorian

23 January 2012

English

Chronicles of a European Winter is a radio documentary series project focused on the actual effects of austerity measures amongst the populations of different European countries. It will be shot and edited between December 2011 and May 2012 in Greece, Ireland and Spain, and episodes will be licensed under Creative Commons.

• Asteris Masouras

20 May 2011

English

Writing on his official blog, Charles Lonsdale comments on this week's historic visit by the Queen to the Republic of Ireland. The Ambassador to Armenia for the United Kingdom says that even if the conflicts in the South Caucasus are different, the visit shows that “even long-running and seemingly intractable conflicts and division can be overcome and that reconciliation is possible.”

• Onnik Krikorian

6 July 2009

English

Kenya Cricket writes about Kenya's Intercontinental Cup match against Ireland: “Ireland yesterday (Sun) seized six points through a first innings lead of 73 after Kenya's last four wickets added 92 to their Saturday overnight score of 239 for 6, thereby avoiding the follow-on.
Vice-captain Jimmy Kamande batted sensibly to make 73 and some lusty blows allowed Peter Ongondo to register a valuable 24 not out.”

• Ndesanjo Macha

4 March 2009

Belarusian

Andrei Khrapavitski re-posts a photo taken by LJ user barilotti (BEL) at the Dublin Airport: an info poster there lists Minsk, the capital of Belarus, as part of Russia. “How about hanging a map of Europe with Ireland marked as part of the United Kingdom?” comments Khrapavitski.

• Veronica Khokhlova

23 January 2009

Updates

Belatedly, links to some posts on Entropa: Margarete of The Foreigner's Guide to Living in Slovakia believes “it should be taken down”; Kosmopolito thinks that “the debate around the project is also part of the installation”; BBC's Mark Mardell writes that “the fact that it is a hoax does not mean that the art itself is bad”; Blue, Black and White Alert doesn't think Entropa is “that incendiary”; A Fistful of Euros considers Entropa “an ugly but really funny piece of work.”

• Veronica Khokhlova

4 December 2008

Updates

Belgraded critiques a story on the political and social situation in Serbia that appeared in the Irish Tribune.

• Veronica Khokhlova

3 December 2008

Updates

Certain Ideas of Europe writes: “Not all of those Polish plumbers leaving Britain and Ireland as the economies slow are necessarily going straight home. Sweden has seen immigration surge to record levels this year.”

• Veronica Khokhlova

18 June 2008

Updates

Desmond McGrath of A Fistful of Euros writes about football and politics: “Part of the fun of football is the way in which it overturns the international order of power politics.”

• Veronica Khokhlova

Comments on "Ireland"

Georgia: Allegations made online against billionaire opposition politician

To Mr. Browne, Your comment is complete lies. I have seen such nonsense before from people on the internet who try...
In the past (and also on the internet) Patrick Downey made repeated threats on the life of former Irish Presedent...
I stand by everything which I wrote in my blog, much of which can be supported with evidence and/or testimony...

Ohhhh....oops. I knew that comment would come back to haunt me. the New York Post said: USA wins 1-1.

You're right, my error. I am not intimately familiar with the details and thus too quickly trusted one source...
My Name is Rachel Corrie is a simplistic, incomplete, one-sided portrayal of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The International Solidarity Movement (ISM) is...
FYI, Ms. Rachel Corrie was not "killed instantly". Read the accounts of the events, which contradict this. What...