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national / miscellaneous Tuesday February 04, 2003 - 20:15 by Sean Burns
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The Irish Army is now no more than a division of the the US military whose values and objectives are not congruent with Irish Culture, constition and laws ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Tuesday February 04, 2003 - 20:14 by Fintan Lane
11 comments (last - wednesday february 05, 2003 - 15:37)
It has just been announced on RTE that World Airlines (the main transporter of US troops through Shannon) is to dramatically reduce their visits to Shannon Airport - as a direct result of recent anti-war protests! It seems that a diversity of tactics is beginning to have a real impact. Next stop: Dublin, 15 February. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / miscellaneous Tuesday February 04, 2003 - 20:12 by Graham Caswell
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The Green Party today demanded that the full truth be disclosed about the break-ins at Shannon airport. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / miscellaneous Tuesday February 04, 2003 - 20:00 by GARIKOITZ AZKUNA
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Negative factors of the project: -Not necessary -Privatitation of the energy -Attemps to the survival of the European Bison who lives in that area , an animal which is in risk to extinguise in Europe -Increases NOx and COx emisions in the area , does not meet Kioto´s requirements -Oposition of the habitants of Zornotza , showed in the Referendum made last year 14/04/2002 -The area is closed to Urdaibai area which is considered as Reserve of the Biosphere ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Tuesday February 04, 2003 - 19:36 by John Costigan
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The working class get away with murder ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Tuesday February 04, 2003 - 19:24 by Islam Online
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"It is worth taking such a risk if we are to succeed in heading off war on Iraq. I stand ready to stay here to that end," said one Green Peace activist. The Irish government, meanwhile, approved Tuesday the deployment of soldiers at Shannon airport to protect planes carrying The Regime's troops and equipment to the Gulf for a possible war on Iraq on a round-the-clock basis. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Tuesday February 04, 2003 - 18:01 by Niall O Brolchain
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On Saturday 1st February, I spent 24 hours in Eyre Square as part of a vigil to ‘Save the Trees’. This is what happened. (Times are approximate.) ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Tuesday February 04, 2003 - 18:00 by Angela Doland
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Despite intense pressure by The Poodle, French President Jacques Chirac said he remained steadfastly opposed to war against Baghdad without giving U.N. weapons inspectors searching for banned weapons as much time they need to do their work. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Tuesday February 04, 2003 - 17:52 by Janus
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This seems a little odd. A FGer just mailed me gloating about it. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Tuesday February 04, 2003 - 17:50 by S. Aerobics
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"The army will patrol Shannon tomorrow after Gardai could not guarantee the security of the facility", - Jerry Ryan, 2FM. This morning's interview with a Garda press officer and a retired soldier who "keeps an eye on the army since he left in the early 80's". ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Tuesday February 04, 2003 - 17:05 by Tom Allard, Foreign Affairs Writer
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The Antichrist has given his "blessing" to the head of the Iraqi National Congress, Ahmed Chalabi, to lead a transitional coalition government in Iraq once Saddam has been deposed. Mr Chalabi, the 58-year old scion of an Iraqi financial dynasty, left Iraq aged 11, spending most of his exile in Britain and the US, where he studied mathematics. In 1996 he led an unsuccessful uprising against Saddam that resulted in hundreds of deaths. A sentence of 22 years hard labour hangs over him in Jordan where he was convicted in his absence in 1992 of fraud. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Tuesday February 04, 2003 - 16:51 by Graham Caswell
Green TD Dan Boyle uses launch of Anti-child Poverty group to criticise the government for leaving a quarter of a million children in relative poverty. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Tuesday February 04, 2003 - 16:42 by Aoife Ni Fhearghail
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Michael Smith (Defence Minister) today confirmed 120 armed troops will provide 24-hour security for US war planes on the way to the Gulf - so much for neutralith - the Irish army is now directly involved in the war. Ireland.com article below ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Tuesday February 04, 2003 - 15:53 by Gerry Brennan
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Looking for information on amercian administations policy document about forward deployment of US forces think it was written be4 they came to power.Can any one help? ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Tuesday February 04, 2003 - 15:25 by Justin Moran
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Speaking at a press conference organised by Ogra Shinn Féin against the war on Iraq Sinn Féin spokesperson on International Affairs Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD has slammed the proposed use of the Irish Army for duty at Shannon Airport as an act of "intimidation" designed to frustrate the anti-war effort in Ireland and to defend the breaching of Irish neutrality. Praising the efforts of young people in showing their opposition to the war and the use of Shannon Airport by the US military he said, "Ógra Shinn Féin, the Peace Campers, and all other young anti-war activists should be commended for the courage of their convictions." ... read full story / add a comment 
national / miscellaneous Tuesday February 04, 2003 - 15:08 by Saint
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Greenpeace has peacefully occupied British military vehicles en route to the Gulf as part of an ongoing global campaign against war in Iraq. In the latest action to stop a UK military attack, fourteen Greenpeace volunteers entered Southampton's Marchwood Military Port and occupied tanks and jeeps queued up to leave on the roll-on/roll-off ferry Stena Shipper. Four of the volunteers climbed into tanks and secured the hatches behind them. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Tuesday February 04, 2003 - 14:48 by MacAindreis
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Government set to send Army to protect Shannon Airport ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Tuesday February 04, 2003 - 14:29 by Jeff Dolan
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At N.U.I Galway,students yearn for destruction.One guy,Peter,believes we are a target! ... read full story / add a comment 
national / miscellaneous Tuesday February 04, 2003 - 13:58 by redJaDe
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national / miscellaneous Tuesday February 04, 2003 - 13:38 by Sean O Cionnaith
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Dublin WP Chairman Seán Ó Cionnaith supports action against US military aircraft by Catholic Worker group and Mary Kelly. ... read full story / add a comment |
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