We wish to call for a review of the Firearms Act and to have the remit of the Firearms Consultation Panel extended
Firearms law in Ireland is currently spread across 19 Acts, 2 EU directives and well over 60 Statutory Instruments, before case law and the Garda Commissioner's guidelines are taken into account. It is estimated that fewer than two dozen people in the state have a working understanding of Irish firearms law as a result of this.
We Want: A 5-year Moratorium on Growing GM Crops and Food in Ireland
My grandchildren have made me realise, all over again, that we need to be wiser about how we use and abuse our world. GM food and crops scare the grandmother in me. GM in this case stands for 'genetically-modified' where recombinant-DNA technology is used to insert genes from one species into the genetic material of a totally unrelated species. In this way, a bacterium gene is inserted into a maize (corn) plant.
We Demand an Independent Investigation into the Sabotage of the MV Saoirse
We, the undersigned, demand a full and, especially, independent investigation into the sabotage of the MV Saoirse, a ship bearing an Irish flag. We deem this act of sabotage to be an act of aggression against the Irish state.
Further, we demand that the perpetrators of this act of sabotage be held accountable in a public manner and if the perpetrators are deemed to be acting as state-actors that at a minimum diplomatic ties be cut with the beligerent state.
Signed,
|