[The following, by Eamonn McDonagh, is crossposted from Z Word.]

The Celtic Tiger is dead and buried and Ireland is going through an economic crisis unprecedented in seriousness in the history of the state. The banks are all bankrupt, unemployment and the budget deficit are soaring and emigration is starting to rise again. The Irish Congress of Trade Unions held a special one-day conference to address these issues today.

No, it didn't actually. It did hold a special one-day conference to support a boycott of Israel. You can read all about it here, in the Irish Times, and here on Hezbollah's news site. You should also read what Ian O'Doherty has written about this matter. As he says, its [union] dues against the Jews.