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sligo / rights, freedoms and repression Monday February 28, 2005 - 14:19 by Allen
 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
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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
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 $=€?
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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
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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
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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
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Nominations open! ... read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice Tuesday February 22, 2005 - 10:58 by Media Man
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Drogheda SF Councillor votes against Good Friday Agreement ... read full story / add a comment 
antrim / miscellaneous Monday February 21, 2005 - 20:29 by Stepan
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Photos of Belfast’s murals, as taken by a Czech social anthropology student, for a thesis on their symbolism, I’ve selected some of the more interesting ones. (Terry) ... read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous Monday February 21, 2005 - 18:36 by Maria
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Hilary Clinton and John McCain put forward a proposal to award the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize to Georgian and Ukrainian presidents Mikhail Saakashvili and Viktor Yushchenko for “their historical role and adherence to peace” in their countries. ... read full story / add a comment
national / eu Monday February 21, 2005 - 13:33 by Jonah
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De Rossa Humiliated as Labour Youth Reject Constitution ... read full story / add a comment |
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