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kildare / miscellaneous Sunday January 24, 2010 - 20:08 by B
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Shell to Sea activists were out in force distributing the group’s new information leaflet on Saturday in Newbridg ... read full story / add a comment ![]()
international / history and heritage Sunday January 24, 2010 - 14:11 by Save Newgrange
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A campaign to save Brú na Bóinne from the Slane Bypass has been launched online over the weekend. It is being initiated by members of the National Monuments Forum, which includes Professor George Eogan, Professor Emeritus of Archaeology at University College Dublin. The National Roads Authority has chosen the most damaging route for archaeology and heritage, and Meath County Council has gone ahead and issued CPO orders for the route, without even waiting for the An Bord Pleanala oral hearing. A petition will be launched shortly, calling on Minister Gormley to deliver on his promise of a new National Monuments Act, and calling on UNESCO to place Brú na Bóinne on their List of World Heritage in Danger. ... read full story / add a comment ![]()
dublin / crime and justice Saturday January 23, 2010 - 09:44 by John Ayres
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Protestors joins the EGM of Bishops at the National Seminary of Ireland, Maynooth. ... read full story / add a comment ![]()
national / arts and media Friday January 22, 2010 - 01:13 by M 50
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After he allegations that he had been having an extra marital affair with Waterford PR executive Monica Leech, Martin Cullen said some of his colleagues did not want to be associated with him. The former Progressive Democrat and current Fianna Fáil TD claimed that that his children had been subject to bullying and He said he had felt like running down Kildare Street shouting: 'I am innocent. I am innocent'. He described the experience as being like 'waking up every day and being raped'. Monica Leech received a payment of 1.9 million euro from a newspaper in libel damages after remarks made on RTE about her relationship with Cullen were repeated in print. RTE settled with her for a payment of €250,000. The Minister lodged proceedings separately but has not yet acted on them. By contrast, the average payment from the redress board (which was to compensate people for, in some cases, literally being raped every day) was €60,000. ... read full story / add a comment ![]()
national / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday January 20, 2010 - 16:37 by Kev
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On Saturday, January 16th, the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC) and supporters held boycott actions across the country, asking shoppers not to buy Israeli goods in solidarity with the people of Gaza who are still being starved by the Israeli government. Along with the IPSC, the following groups supported the Boycott Day of Action: Anti-War Ireland, éirígí, Federation of Student Islamic Societies (FOSIS), ICTU Trade Union Friends of Palestine, Irish Anti-War Movement, Palestinian Rights Initiative, Sinn Fein and UNITE Trade Union. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Monday January 18, 2010 - 19:52 by petitionist
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To: President Barack Obama WE THE UNDERSIGNED petition you to speak out against the death penalty for Mumia Abu-Jamal, and all the men, women and children facing execution around the world. This ultimate form of punishment is unacceptable in a civilized society and undermines human dignity. (U.N. General Assembly, Moratorium on the Use of the Death Penalty, Resolution 62/149, Dec. 18, 2007; reaffirmed, Resolution 63/168, Dec. 18, 2008.) ... read full story / add a comment ![]()
national / rights, freedoms and repression Monday January 18, 2010 - 19:44 by Michael Gallagher
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At a well attended press launching in Dublin, human rights activists Andy Storey, Dennis Halliday and Benny McCabe outlined some of the history over the last ten years since Shell arrived in Erris, County Mayo, Ireland. ... read full story / add a comment ![]()
international / gender and sexuality Sunday January 17, 2010 - 20:35 by Zwischengeschlecht.org
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Discriminating, unfair and harmful treatment of intersexed athletes ("hermaphrodites") in women's sports has a long and painful history. The "suspected" athletes' dignity and human rights keep getting violated on a regular basis by both of the ruling international sports bodies, the International Olympics Committee (IOC) and the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), as well as by their subsidiaries and affiliates. Until today, the governing bodies keep on denying their responsibilities and refusing dialogue, as well as seemingly reacting only when forced by public pressure, and if so pro forma only. Case in point: The IOC's attitude with regards to their syposium on "'ambiguous' gender cases" ending in Miami today. ... read full story / add a comment ![]()
dublin / crime and justice Sunday January 17, 2010 - 19:59 by John Ayres
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Kevin Flanagan protests out side the GPO in Dublin, highlighting the lack of response from the government after the 3 reports have been published. ... read full story / add a comment ![]()
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression Saturday January 16, 2010 - 17:41 by Freda H & Ronan OD
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Successful Israeli boycott actions were held across Dublin today by the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign and several other organisations. ... read full story / add a comment ![]()
cork / rights, freedoms and repression Saturday January 16, 2010 - 17:08 by Fintan Lane
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A large number of Palestine solidarity activists gathered in Cork city centre today to stage pickets outside stores that sell Israeli produce. This was part of the national boycott Day of Action, with similiar protests held across the country. ... read full story / add a comment ![]()
international / eu Friday January 15, 2010 - 14:46 by redjade
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these are reports from her Facebook page - since I cannot find these writings elsewhere I will liberate these texts from globo-corporate control.... ... read full story / add a comment ![]()
national / health / disability issues Thursday January 14, 2010 - 14:00 by DCTV
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Access for All is a four-part series, which looks at some of the issues facing the disabled community in Dublin. Each episode looks at a particular issue from the viewpoint of people with disabilities. The series participants speak candidly about their experiences in the areas of: Education; Family; Media and Disability; Sexuality and Relationships. ... read full story / add a comment
national / environment Tuesday January 12, 2010 - 17:55 by Contaminated Crow
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Proposed power distribution projects have faced strong opposition over the last year and a half. Proposed high-voltage powerlines have been opposed in counties Armagh, Cavan, Donegal, Galway, Kildare, Meath, Monaghan, Sligo and Tyrone, while electricity substations have been opposed in counties Galway, Laois and Sligo. This article takes a brief glance at this opposition, concentrating on the regional opposition in counties Cavan, meath and Monaghan against the proposed North-South Electricity InterConnector. ... read full story / add a comment ![]()
clare / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday January 12, 2010 - 00:45 by John Lannon
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On January 10th eight people braved the cold conditions at Shannon to highlight the broken promises of the US president and the Irish government over Guantanamo and renditions. Shannon airport is known to have facilitated the illegal US rendition programme and may even continue to do so. ... read full story / add a comment ![]()
cork / miscellaneous Monday January 11, 2010 - 15:18 by Hilary Quinn
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On Sunday 10th January at approximately 6pm, 4 ice-skaters were almost left stranded on a breaking sheet of ice by Gardai. ... read full story / add a comment ![]()
international / rights, freedoms and repression Monday January 11, 2010 - 11:18 by TD
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Every Saturday afternoon, Israeli colonists some tooled up with M-16's venture forth from their fortified "settlements" to swagger through the souk in Hebron's Old City for a so called "heritage tour", heavily guarded by Israeli Occupation Forces, some as snipers on the roof tops, they strut through the narrow market spitting at, abusing and threatening all who meet their displeasure which in their virulently paranoid view of things, means just about everyone on this planet and such was the case last Saturday where one souk trader; Nawal, was spat at and threatened. ... read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice Monday January 11, 2010 - 07:30 by Rose Kelleher
This is a story about problems of security faced by former members of the royal Nepali family. A former princess was threatened and the perpetrators are being brought to justice in Kathmandu This article covers the details of the court case. ... read full story / add a comment ![]()
mayo / anti-war / imperialism Saturday January 09, 2010 - 20:20 by Harry Wells
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Michael Feeney is becoming an M-MBE for organising a war park that is called, not surprisingly, a ‘peace’ park. It celebrates soldiers who helped put down India’s first fight for independence, and who fought and died in the British and US armies. It is a celebration of those who killed people struggling for their freedom against imperialism and colonialism. The only qualification the killers meet is having been born in Ireland. Feeney's Member of the British Empire (MBE) medal also states, 'For God and the Empire.' ... read full story / add a comment ![]()
derry / anti-war / imperialism Saturday January 09, 2010 - 15:22 by shane ocurry
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14 Derry people are being arraigned at Derry Crown Court, this Monday, 11 January. The proceedings are to take place one day short of the anniversary of the action on 12 January 2009 during which 9 women barricaded themselves into Raytheon’s Derry plant in protest at the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza strip, during which over 1400 Palestinians, including 320 children, were killed. ... read full story / add a comment |
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