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international / arts and media Tuesday February 05, 2008 - 10:39 by Michelle Crawley
Pressure dismounts as the Writers Strike comes to a close after a thirteen week battle of intense press coverage, sleepless nights and negotiations. The Writers Guild of America have been on strike since November 5th of 2007, when 12,000 writers took to the streets to picket against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), a trade organization representing the interests of 397 American Film and Television Production companies, such as; MGM, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Walt Disney and Paramount. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday February 05, 2008 - 00:20 by Paula Geraghty
 18 comments (last - thursday february 07, 2008 - 13:47)  6 images
Today saw the launch of The Campaign Against the EU Constitution (CAEUC) at a press conference today at 11am in the Earl of Kildare Hotel to launch it's campaign for a No vote in the upcoming referendum on the Lisbon Treaty (the renamed EU Constitution, rejected by French and Dutch voters in 2005). ... read full story / add a comment 
international / crime and justice Monday February 04, 2008 - 22:18 by Predator of Xenu
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It appears there will be room on the anti-scientology bandwagon for people in Ireland on February 10th. An article in today's "Guardian" reports how the business founded by pathological liar & science fiction writer L.Ron Hubbard has succeeded in pressuring Youtube into pulling a critical vid but can't stop the hacker attacks on its website & the sweetest thing of all - it's "google bomb" profile. Meaning you type "dangerous cult" into Google, & the Church of Scientology website pops up. Of course many of you might not know who the Scientologists are. Simple. They belong to a dangerous cult. Some of them are very famous; Tom Cruise, John Travolta and the person who does Bart Simpson's voice. Others are really poor & just get scammed all their lives into buying Dianetics, Self-Help, being audited, being cut off from their family & all in the hope of re-assembling their intergalactic soul particles in time to escape the evil Xenu (emperor of the universe). ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism Monday February 04, 2008 - 17:29 by Rafael Uzcátegui
*A member of the collective editorship of the Venezuelan publication El Libertario (www.nodo50.org/ellibertario, in Spanish & English) exposes the inconsistencies of the bureaucracy that manipulates the World Social Forum through a reading of their evasive silence with regards to the tragedy that Kenya is experiencing today. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression Monday February 04, 2008 - 12:22 by ASKAPENA
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These are hard times for the Basque Country. We know that we will resist as we owe this to our children. We are ready. 50 years of modern struggle. We resisted Franco as well as all Spanish governments from left to right. They all got bog down with the Basque Country and it will continue until the French and Spanish authorities recognise the reality and the rights of our country. We are calling on international solidarity to mobilise (International Solidarity Week with the Basque Country, February 18-24), to denounce the denial of political and social rights, so that our country can build democratically a sovereign, proud and socialist society. ... read full story / add a comment 
louth / arts and media Monday February 04, 2008 - 11:33 by Sean Crudden
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The audience in Holy Trinity Heritage Centre, Carlingford, yesterday contributed to immensely to a finely wrought performance by Ensemble Avalon. There was no attention deficit and no disconcerting applause at the end of individual movements. Applause was reserved for the end of each of the four sonatas performed. In a very symmetrical program each of the sonatas had three movements. There was no rocking in the aisles but the applause was appreciative and there was a general air of satisfaction around the Heritge Centre as the performance progressed. The cost of a ticket for this concert was €15. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / rights, freedoms and repression Monday February 04, 2008 - 00:34 by Gluaiseacht
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Gluaiseacht are calling on all those opposed to the gas giveaway to join us on a bus trip to London. ... read full story / add a comment 
dublin / consumer issues Sunday February 03, 2008 - 22:09 by Houyhnhnm
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The Irish language name for Smithfield Square in Dublin is Margadh na Feirme, which reflects the fact that the area has been a market for a very long time. Cattle were once driven in from Meath and sold on the square, as well as poultry and other livestock. Horses have always been traded here. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Sunday February 03, 2008 - 20:15 by CW
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How special is the Special Branch? Not so much... ... read full story / add a comment 
national / rights, freedoms and repression Sunday February 03, 2008 - 17:30 by Sean Mac Maitiu
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Belfast Anarchist Black Cross held a small picket outside Maghaberry prison on Saturday the 2th February to raise awareness of the ongoing prison abuses and neglect of prisoners as well as leafleting families outside the gates to build solidarity and support. We were also paid a nice visit by the local pigs, no doubt at the behest of the screws that were wary of our presence. Belfast ABC will continue to picket Maghaberry and other prisons in the future and provide a forum for prisoners and their families to raise their grievances. You are not alone! ... read full story / add a comment 
antrim / rights, freedoms and repression Saturday February 02, 2008 - 16:13 by Ciaran Ó Brolcháin
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A candle-lit vigil was held by Shell to Sea activists outside Belfast City Hall yesterday (Friday) to remember those who have suffered internationally because of the money-grabbing policies of Shell Oil. ... read full story / add a comment 
mayo / environment Saturday February 02, 2008 - 09:09 by Rudiger
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Short summary of yesterdays Day of Solidarity in Erris. ... read full story / add a comment
cork / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday January 31, 2008 - 22:05 by Courtmacsherryite
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The scenic village of Courtmacsherry has escaped the excesses of the celtic tiger. Now a group of private developers are seeking to impose a vastly overscaled marina on the only piece of open water in the village without community consent. A group of local people is resisiting however. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Thursday January 31, 2008 - 16:37 by Jolly Red Giant
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Approximately 200 people packed into Wynns Hotel, Dublin, on 29 January, to attend a meeting hosted by the Socialist Party on the issue of the health crisis in Ireland. The meeting was organised to discuss the health crisis and to raise the demand for “a public health service for all”. The meeting was addressed by two hospital consultants, Professor John Crown and Dr. Orla Hardiman, a nurse, Triona Murphy, and by former Socialist Party TD [member of Irish parliament] Joe Higgins. Professor Crown has won a very high profile in the media over the last year for making significant public criticisms about the neo–liberal agenda of the government for the health service. All the platform speakers graphically outlined the real crisis facing patients and workers in the health service. Many other health workers and representatives of campaigns spoke form the floor. ... read full story / add a comment
antrim / worker & community struggles and protests Thursday January 31, 2008 - 12:22 by NIPSA 517
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3% of evaluated staff across the Boards are on pay protection. 70% will be the number of Classroom Assistants who will be on pay protection as stated by Management Representatives for the 5 Boards in the Labour Relations Agency discussions during the period of NIPSA's strike suspension. The Boards have stated that no-one will lose any money-Fact or Fiction? ... read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-war / imperialism Thursday January 31, 2008 - 10:44 by Damien Moran
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dublin / animal rights Wednesday January 30, 2008 - 20:47 by ARAN
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Supporters coming from Limerick, Clare, Galway, Sligo, Mayo, Kildare, Meath, Wexford and Waterford gathered outside the department with a huge banner reading ‘Ban Fur Farming in Ireland Now!’ others held placards with a picture of a fox’s face with the tagline ‘Your Fur Had A Face’. The supporters were also joined by another ARAN member holding a body screen TV showing live footage of a recent investigation into fur farming in China where no animal welfare laws exist, the footage was heartbreaking but made people who seeing the footage more eager to double their efforts to stop this animal suffering. Six Animal Rights Action Network volunteers also posed for photographers wearing blindfolds whilst holding signs reading ‘Minister Mary Coughlan: Ban Fur Farming in Ireland’. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Tuesday January 29, 2008 - 11:56 by Des Dalton
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On Monday January 28 Ruairi O Bradaigh, President of Republican Sinn Fein took part in a debate in University College Cork. The debate was organised by UCC Philosophical Society, he opposed the motion “That This House Believes That Irish Republicanism Has No Future', proposing the motion was Eoghan Harris, writer and commentator and member of the 26-County Senate. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday January 29, 2008 - 10:51 by Ciaron O'Reilly
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This past Saturday, a van load of pilgrims en route to the Festival of St Brigid in Kildare were stopped by the Irish Special Branch. We were questioned under Section 31 of the Offences Against the State Act and a detective accused me of being a terrorist. The paradigm shifts evident in this event are of concern and worth consideration. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression Monday January 28, 2008 - 22:35 by Paula Geraghty
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Malaysia has seen a clamp down on Human Rights. Some of those who dared to challenge have been arrested and face serious charges. A solidarity Picket took place today at the Malaysian Embassy at Shelbourne House today ... read full story / add a comment |
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