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Tourism quango VisitBritain is telling its staff to ditch the term 'able-bodied' because it's deemed "harmful" and use "non-disabled" instead.
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A Jewish charity boss who was cancelled for "Islamophobic" posts has just won a major court battle, getting his trustee ban overturned in a huge win for free speech and a major slap-down for the Charity Commission.
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One of the woke boondoggles USAID was funding was BBC Media Action, a pro-censorship lobby group. Now that Elon Musk has turned off the tap, will it go bust? asks ex-BBC science producer Tony Edwards.
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Labour minister Andrew Gwynne has been sacked and suspended after leaked WhatsApp messages exposed racist, sexist and antisemitic slurs ? including a 'joke' about a constituent being mown down by a truck.
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Páidí Ó Lionáird agus Eimear Ní Chonaola
national / arts and media Thursday February 24, 2011 - 15:50 by Darren Prior   text 2 comments (last - friday february 08, 2013 - 15:15)   image 1 image
Get ready to Stop Shell!
mayo / environment Thursday February 24, 2011 - 15:24 by Stop Shell Hell   text 1 comment (last - friday february 25, 2011 - 11:47)   image 2 images
Come up for a weekend of non-violent direct action (nvda) training, meet the community and see this incredible place.
If you have ever wanted to take action and be part of the campaign, the time is now!
All welcome, open to complete beginners-no experience necessary.
Please try to arrive by the evening of Friday 4th if possible.
Food will be cooked communally, donations welcome.
Accommodation is available in the camp house or book in to the lovely Kilcommon lodge hostel http://www.kilcommonlodge.ie ... read full story / add a comment
Survey work disrupted!
mayo / environment Thursday February 24, 2011 - 15:21 by J Debender   text 2 comments (last - thursday february 24, 2011 - 20:52)   image 8 images
This Wednesday 23 February four people from the Rossport Solidarity Camp went down to the beach in Aughoos to disrupt the survey work going on on the public beach, and one person was arrested. ... read full story / add a comment
Hope Less
national / politics / elections Wednesday February 23, 2011 - 22:48 by Kerry Worker   text 1 comment (last - thursday march 03, 2011 - 16:19)   image 6 images
international / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday February 23, 2011 - 14:44 by Trade Union TV   video 1 video file
As the people of Libya rise up against the brutal Gaddaffi regime members of the Libyan community in Dublin have been holding protests in solidarity. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / environment Wednesday February 23, 2011 - 12:43 by Dave Donnellan   video 1 video file
In a vote on Tuesday in Brussels minister Brendan Smith initiated a major change in Irish policy on GM products. It's not clear what led to the change. ... read full story / add a comment
mayo / miscellaneous Wednesday February 23, 2011 - 11:56 by shelly
The weekend of 19th/20th February saw over 40 women and trans people and lots of children gathered at the Rossport Solidarity Camp house for a few days of workshops, discussions and skillsharing. ... read full story / add a comment
national / education Tuesday February 22, 2011 - 21:43 by Mick
Today, the 22nd of February, the provisional university sent an open letter to the Provost of Trinity College demanding a space for student-managed teaching and research and denouncing the neo-liberalisation of the university. This is the first step in our campaign to reclaim a space to fight for education as a right and to take back the university. ... read full story / add a comment
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national / animal rights Monday February 21, 2011 - 09:04 by ARAN   text 1 comment (last - tuesday february 22, 2011 - 11:31)   image 1 image
Word is out right now that Fine Gael—should they get into government—are going to reverse the hard fought ban on the Ward Union carted stag hunt. Should the party get their wicked way and repeal this only piece of legislation, it will set our movement in Ireland back and will cast a dark day for all campaigning to bring about an end to cruelty to animals. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Sunday February 20, 2011 - 21:49 by Trade Union TV   text 9 comments (last - saturday february 26, 2011 - 17:44)   image 1 image   video 1 video file
dublin / worker & community struggles and protests Sunday February 20, 2011 - 21:40 by Trade Union TV   text 1 comment (last - monday march 07, 2011 - 19:45)   video 1 video file
The bosses have started to attack low paid workers already on low wages. Greedy luxury hotelier at Davenport Hotel force workers to earn less than €8 per hour. Watch the video here with two of the women workers from Lithuania. ... read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism Saturday February 19, 2011 - 07:50 by Dublin Catholic Worker   text 9 comments (last - wednesday february 23, 2011 - 14:25)   image 1 image   video 2 video files
Irish Elections 2011: Ciaron O'Reilly Christian Anarchist (Catholic Worker/ Plowshares) Address to the Irish People!
YOUTUBE
part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qGexlkuaLU

part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFdyyF8CW3U
... read full story / add a comment
'Pro-life' protesters outside Seomra Spraoi yesterday during the assisted suicide workshop. Pic: William Hederman
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression Friday February 18, 2011 - 12:44 by Social Gaff   text 21 comments (last - tuesday october 13, 2015 - 20:46)   image 5 images
Seomra Spraoi, Dublin’s autonomous social centre, yesterday provided the venue for an assisted suicide/voluntary euthanasia talk and workshop given by Australian doctor and author, Philip Nitschke. At least two other workshops on his tour – in Belfast and in Sussex – have been cancelled due to pressure put on the venues.
... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Friday February 18, 2011 - 07:29 by Ciaron   text 1 comment (last - monday february 21, 2011 - 06:59)
Youtube (4mins 39 secs) - Anti-War Solidarity with Manning & Assange outside Julian Assange Extraditon Hearing in London
Verdict - February 24th 2011

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_QcSBGj_-8

... read full story / add a comment
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mayo / miscellaneous Friday February 18, 2011 - 02:48 by Jack the lad   image 1 image
Saturday 12th February, Bristol and Bath Rising Tide and friends went on a bicycle tour of Bristol’s Shell petrol stations. The ride was in protest at Shell’s activities in Co. Mayo where they are laying a high pressure gas pipeline; and in solidarity with the courageous local resistance to the project. ... read full story / add a comment
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mayo / miscellaneous Friday February 18, 2011 - 02:15 by rossport solidarity glasgow   image 1 image
Services were distrupted at the Shell garage on Alexandra Parade in Glasgow in solidarity with the approval of Shell's gas pipeline in Rossport, Ireland and to raise awareness about the crimes against humanity committed by Shell around the world. ... read full story / add a comment
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dublin / housing Thursday February 17, 2011 - 20:56 by Save Charlemont Street   text 1 comment (last - saturday february 19, 2011 - 22:51)   image 1 image
Save Charlemont Street has been setup to highlight the injustice suffered by the people of Charlemont Street, Tom Kelly Flats at the hands of the socially inapt Property Developer Sean Reilly and Dublin City Council.

Save Charlemont Street is based on the belief that the residents' needs are of the utmost importance. Our entire team is committed to meeting those needs. As a result, we aim to highlight and combat the social deprivation that plagues the residents of Charlemont Street today! ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday February 17, 2011 - 10:23 by Paula Geraghty   video 1 video file
There were many celebrationswhen Mubarrak quit as leader of Egypt. The Irish Anti-War Movement organised this one last Sunday. ... read full story / add a comment
mayo / environment Wednesday February 16, 2011 - 22:48 by Stop Shell Hell   text 1 comment (last - thursday february 24, 2011 - 10:48)
Today Shell's survey work in Aughoose was halted as people walked on to the land and stood in front of equipment.
... read full story / add a comment
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