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national / miscellaneous Monday April 21, 2003 - 21:04 by Niall Meehan
 2 comments (last - wednesday april 23, 2003 - 11:50)
The courts found in 1992 and 1993 that RTE operated a system of self-censorship. The following articles outline how it worked and how RTE became legally and ethically exposed on the issue. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Monday April 21, 2003 - 21:00 by Ciaron O'Reilly
Jonah House is a resistance community based in Baltimore. It was founded by Liz McAlister & the late Phil Berrigan in 1975 out of the expperiences of the draft board raid movement of the ant-Vietnam period. It pretty much gave rise to the plowshares movement in 1980 and has nourished many plowshares communities. Bill Frankel-Streit was arrested with me on the eve of the last Gulf War disarming a B-52 Bomber in upstate New York - it was put oout of action for the length of the Gulf War. We all received a year in prison. Bill is back in jail for resisting this war. The 3 Dominican nuns have recently been found guilty of sabotage for a weapons inspection and a disarmament action on an ICBM missile silo in Colarado. Every Easter Jonah House and Catholic Worker comunities gather in D.C. to carry oput nonvioelnet resistance at the White House, ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Monday April 21, 2003 - 19:33 by rasta never fail I
4 comments (last - tuesday april 22, 2003 - 18:36)
MI5 agent Martin Ingrams, reveals that extreme right wing neo nazi smack addled loyalist murderer Billy Wright was one of theirs. This claim is contained in some of the Stevens' 3 dossiers of evidence gathered over 14 years of investigation. According to Stevens 3, MI5/FRU/Special branch have around 400 agents placed within both loyalist and republican paramilitary groups. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / miscellaneous Monday April 21, 2003 - 15:04 by John O'Leary
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Key sections of the recent Sinn Féin Ard Fheis were screened live by RTE for the first time. March 2003 also marked the tenth anniversary of the Supreme Court decision that exposed the national broadcaster's strategy of self-censorship ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Monday April 21, 2003 - 14:34 by Adomnan
9 comments (last - wednesday april 23, 2003 - 18:32)
Today it has been announced that Cllr. Vincent McDowell has joined Labour ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Monday April 21, 2003 - 13:49 by E. Goldstein
7 comments (last - monday april 21, 2003 - 22:36)
Most normal people tend to take a position on something like the War based on their unspoken values or prejudices, then try to rationalise that position post-facto. Most normal people, unfortunately, also take rational criticism of such a position as a direct attack on their egos. And in fairness, most normal people also get a kick out of insulting their opponents, especially in an anonymous forum such as this (mea culpa). This article is not meant to start a pissing contest between pro- and ant-war people; I would genuinely like these topics argued about intelligently and honestly by all. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Monday April 21, 2003 - 13:26 by Ailin
3 comments (last - monday april 21, 2003 - 18:43)
"There is an end to fudge in the current process in the Six Counties, we have been told; now there must be clarity and the Provos have been cornered," said Ruairi Ó Brádaigh, President of Republican Sinn Féin. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Monday April 21, 2003 - 12:55 by Mick Finnegan
5 comments (last - tuesday april 22, 2003 - 18:30)
Right of reply refused by RTE after Justice Minister allegations (audio 5 mins). Anti-war activist supports murder, gassing, butchery says unchallenged McDowell. RTE refuses Right of Reply to Anti-war activist accused of supporting, gassing civilians, machine-gunning opponents and butchering human beings. Complaint sent to irish Broadcasting Complaints Commission. Audio on: http://uk.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=64450&group=webcast ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Monday April 21, 2003 - 10:00 by James McKenna
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Countries neighbouring Afghanistan are very concerned that NATO is now running ISAF operations in Afghanistan, to which Ireland is contributing troops. Nato officials in Brussels have been reported as saying the move represented a new era for the organisation. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Monday April 21, 2003 - 09:59 by Tim Hourigan
21 comments (last - tuesday october 07, 2008 - 13:30)
Earlier this year we saw some airlines leave Shannon following some spectacular direct action. “Good, Law-abiding” ‘ordinary’ airlines like World, North American and Miami Air. Just the folks you want to move your troops, DU and high grade explaosives. At the time we had Aer Rianta and some of the Chamber of Commerce lamenting their departure as tragic.Well- Good news ! One of them is back! ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Sunday April 20, 2003 - 21:40 by Cork Anti-War Campaign
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Cork fundraising gig ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Sunday April 20, 2003 - 19:40 by IRISH ANTI WAR MOVEMENT
6 comments (last - tuesday april 22, 2003 - 20:33)
IRISH ANTI WAR MOVEMENT BULLETIN 15/04/03 1.This was not a war of Liberation 2.Meetings on ‘Liberation or Occupation’ 3.Building the Anti War Movement 4.Make May Day Anti War Day. 5.National Assembly of the Irish Anti War Movement 6.G8 Summit in France – June 1st 7. IAWM Contacts ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Sunday April 20, 2003 - 18:39 by Ailin
5 comments (last - tuesday april 22, 2003 - 23:05)
Approx 250 people gathered today at the GPO in Dublin for the annual RSF Easter commemoration. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / miscellaneous Sunday April 20, 2003 - 17:50 by Kev
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Some more pics from Saturday's demo in Newbridge ... read full story / add a comment 
national / miscellaneous Sunday April 20, 2003 - 17:45 by Kev
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some more pics from saturday's demo ... read full story / add a comment 
national / miscellaneous Sunday April 20, 2003 - 17:37 by Kev
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Saturday 19th April: About 90 people marched in Newbrdige to voice their opposition to the war, occupation of Iraq and possible future wars. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Sunday April 20, 2003 - 17:29 by Galway Alliance Against War
13 comments (last - wednesday april 23, 2003 - 00:17)
De Valera came back from the grave in Galway on Easter Sunday to voice his support for Irish neutrality at a “counter- Fianna Fail Easter Commemoration” in Galway’s Eyre Square. The organisers, the Galway Alliance Against War, had the actor Brendan Murray, formerly of Ros na Run, to play the part of Dev, while an original soundtrack of one of de Valera’s pro-neutrality speeches was played over loud speaking equipment. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Sunday April 20, 2003 - 16:47 by €
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France. Athens. Moscow. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Sunday April 20, 2003 - 15:53 by Passive
5 comments (last - thursday may 15, 2003 - 14:01)
Sunday Indo claim former Irish Attorney General and Donald Rumsfeld sold nuclear reactors to N. Korea in 2000. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Sunday April 20, 2003 - 14:51 by F. Leddy
43 comments (last - monday june 09, 2003 - 15:08)
On friday 18 april at 1.30am, an incident happened on Dame st. Dublin city centre which put in perspective much of the recent debate over street safety and the poor availability of garda manpower to combat violent crime. ... read full story / add a comment |
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