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dublin / anti-war / imperialism Monday February 28, 2005 - 20:23 by The incredibles   text 2 comments (last - monday february 28, 2005 - 22:52)
Intro to next weeks anti-war forum ... read full story / add a comment
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international / miscellaneous Monday February 28, 2005 - 19:25 by nick watson   text 3 comments (last - tuesday march 01, 2005 - 12:39)   image 1 image
UK site is down so here it is... ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-war / imperialism Monday February 28, 2005 - 14:29 by Pit Stop Ploughshares   text 1 comment (last - monday february 28, 2005 - 15:06)
Deirdre Clancy, Nuin Dunlop, Karen Fallon, Damien Moran & Ciaron O'Reilly are set for trial at Dublin's Four Courts on Monday March 7th. Charged with $2.5million "crim dam" for their nonviolent disarmament of a US Navy War Plane at Shannon 3/2/03. 60 international peace activists are travelling to Dublin for the trial. Many events are planned around the trial.

Every afternoon this week Feb 28 - March 5 a solidarity anti-war vigil will be held at GPO O'Connel St. 4pm - 6pm. If you are passing by drop in to be updated on events around the trial. many thanx for all the solidarity coming the way of the 5. ... read full story / add a comment
sligo / rights, freedoms and repression Monday February 28, 2005 - 14:19 by Allen   text 2 comments (last - saturday may 28, 2005 - 21:34)
Yet another internal Labour Party row is looming in Sligo following criticism by Mayor, Ald. Declan Bree of his party colleagues over their failure to support Sligo Borough Council's Traveller Accommodation Programme. ... read full story / add a comment
national / bin tax / household tax / water tax Monday February 28, 2005 - 00:27 by Bin Tax   text 5 comments (last - tuesday march 01, 2005 - 18:08)
An entire housing estate in Bray is up in arms over Bray councils threat to evict residents over what the council claim as: "complaints regarding rats and people dumping rubbish in gardens". ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Sunday February 27, 2005 - 22:09 by Jon Glackin
Peter Benenson, the founder of the worldwide human rights organisation Amnesty International, died yesterday evening. He was 83.

Mr Benenson founded and inspired Amnesty International in 1961 first as a one-year campaign for the release of six prisoners of conscience. But from there came a worldwide movement for human rights and in its midst an international organisation -- Amnesty International -- which has taken up the cases of many thousands of victims of human rights violations and inspired millions to human rights defence the world round. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / bin tax / household tax / water tax Saturday February 26, 2005 - 19:51 by Dave Lordan   text 100 comments (last - friday march 18, 2005 - 13:21)
A short report on the bin tax march today ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Friday February 25, 2005 - 18:36 by Archivist   text 8 comments (last - thursday march 03, 2005 - 16:33)
The Office of Public Works want to put a mobile phone mast on top of the National Archives in Bishop Street Dublin. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Friday February 25, 2005 - 17:54 by Stephen   text 2 comments (last - monday february 28, 2005 - 02:55)
Ciaron O' Reilly talks to NUI Maynooth students about Ploughshares actions and the upcoming trial. ... read full story / add a comment
national / bin tax / household tax / water tax Friday February 25, 2005 - 01:38 by cdot   text 1 comment (last - wednesday march 02, 2005 - 02:29)
Contains links to audio file of interview - hopefully someone will add a transcript. ... read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests Friday February 25, 2005 - 00:00 by Cian   text 11 comments (last - wednesday march 02, 2005 - 06:00)
Students voted in Trinity today to keep the boycott of Coke and Nestle. 1737 students voted to remove the boycotts (Yes) while 1926 students voted to keep the boycott (NO). The turnout was up by more than 200 votes on last years referendum and the margin of victory for the boycott is also increased. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday February 24, 2005 - 19:28 by Belfast Basque Committee   text 1 comment (last - saturday february 26, 2005 - 20:46)   image 1 image
Political trial against basque pro-independence revolutionary youth. 642 years of prison asked by the spanish fascists for 42 young basques for their public political work in defence of the basque youth's rights ... read full story / add a comment
international / politics / elections Thursday February 24, 2005 - 14:08 by socialist / green alternative   text 41 comments (last - wednesday march 02, 2005 - 13:48)
On Saturday 26 February, at 1.45 pm at the University of London Union, a coalition of socialist organisations and trade unionists will be coming together to launch a joint campaign against Blair in the looming general election.

The coalition, which will be contesting up to 30 seats, will put forward a socialist/green alternative to the right-wing policies of privatisation, war and environmental destruction offered by both the major parties and the Liberal Democrats too. ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday February 24, 2005 - 13:25 by Rooster   text 29 comments (last - wednesday march 02, 2005 - 10:18)
The peace process was a blame game from the start and unionism has won.

That mightn't have sunk in among all nationalists yet but they have. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Thursday February 24, 2005 - 10:43 by $=€?   text 22 comments (last - sunday may 31, 2009 - 19:15)   image 1 image
Drip, Drip, Drip, the reasons were many and constant to examine the popular support for Irish owned airline throughout its growth.

Its tawdy treatment of disabled passengers.
Its poor worker relations in other countries and preference for non-unionised workforces.
Its current struggle with the Irish Airline Pilots Association.
Its history of fraudalent advertising.

Again and Again it has proved to be "the unacceptable face of capitalism".

This morning Ryanair will close a deal with Boeing to purchase at a cost 4.5billion€ a fleet of aircraft.
Thus proving a clear commitment to the arms industry, war economy and utter disloyalty to the European project. ... read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism Wednesday February 23, 2005 - 12:45 by IPSC   text 5 comments (last - thursday february 24, 2005 - 17:11)
The first visually recorded interview with Mordechi Vanunu, Israeli nuclear whistleblower will be shown in Limerick tonight at UL at 8pm ... read full story / add a comment
international / environment Wednesday February 23, 2005 - 10:53 by puma202
Recent news on the possible course of societal developments in the World point to the importance of the Mexican State of Chiapas ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / politics / elections Wednesday February 23, 2005 - 01:03 by Election Watcher   text 2 comments (last - wednesday february 23, 2005 - 11:44)
One of the people wanting to be Education Officer has been booted out of the election. Her name is Lorna Jennings and she was seen by many as the favourite. Everyone's been talking about it in Trinity today. According to www.tcdsu.org she was kicked out for bulk emailing the whole college. This throws the race wide open and is going to run and run. ... read full story / add a comment
national / politics / elections Tuesday February 22, 2005 - 12:00 by USI watch   text 54 comments (last - thursday march 31, 2005 - 18:15)
national / crime and justice Tuesday February 22, 2005 - 10:58 by Media Man   text 30 comments (last - thursday march 03, 2005 - 19:17)
Drogheda SF Councillor votes against Good Friday Agreement ... read full story / add a comment
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