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international / anti-war / imperialism Friday November 04, 2011 - 14:30 by pat c
 68 comments (last - wednesday november 23, 2011 - 14:01)
War preparations against Iran continue. In the US, legislation, which includes sanctions against Iran's Central Bank and strict curbs on official diplomatic contacts between Washington and Tehran, was approved unanimously by the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives.
The first bill, the Iran, North Korea and Syria Nonproliferation Reform and Modernization Act, would impose penalties against any individual or company – foreign as well as domestic – that has facilitated the transfer of equipment that could be used in Iran's nuclear programme. It also would bar access to the U.S. of any vessels that have visited ports of any of the three countries in the last two years. Among other provisions,the second bill would sharply reduce the president's authority to waive existing sanctions against any individual, company or country doing business with Iran; expand existing sanctions against companies that sell Iran refined petroleum to include any barter transactions; and impose sanctions against any individual, company or country that conducts a transaction with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which is believed to control as much as 40 percent of the Iran's national economy. Sanctions are war by other means. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Thursday November 03, 2011 - 10:23 by Solidarity
2 comments (last - monday november 07, 2011 - 11:22)
Members of Catholic Worker communities, Anonymous, Veterans for Peace, anti-war, freedom of information and Occupy London activists gathered outside the High Court/ London in solidarity with Julian Assange on Wed. Nov 2nd.
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mayo / miscellaneous Wednesday November 02, 2011 - 22:27 by Frank
3 comments (last - tuesday november 15, 2011 - 14:09)  5 images
Last week, an Taisce pulled out of a judicial review challenging the granting of consents in Sruwaddacon Bay as part of the Bellinaboy gas refinery project. Already the subject of a ten year campaign, this was not going to be taken lightly. The local community have been left with very little options, but that had not stopped the determination to fight on. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / anti-capitalism Wednesday November 02, 2011 - 08:53 by #OccupyWaterford
20 comments (last - friday december 02, 2011 - 20:00) 7 images
We the 99% of ireland, demand a sovereign republic, free of corporate control. We demand control of all natural resources within our land and sea borders. We demand a setting up of a non-usurious national bank, printing debt-free money and acting as a utility for the people only. We demand a court system acting under a natural system of law which mirrors the Brehon system of our ancestors. We demand all corporations be held accountable for all serious breach of the law. We demand all men/women on this Island have access to the freedoms that were the original intention of the creation of the Republic. ... read full story / add a comment
international / animal rights Tuesday November 01, 2011 - 05:08 by Bird Rights
1 comment (last - tuesday november 01, 2011 - 21:18)
make the world more welcoming for traveling birds ... read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice Monday October 31, 2011 - 19:48 by PAW
Does MINISTER for JUSTICE Alan Shatter really want secrecy to surround the costs involved in Family Law Cases? Does he Have a reason to want Solicitors to have a wall of protection around them when desperate families could be getting swindled at the hands of a corrupt member of the Law Society? ... read full story / add a comment 
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression Saturday October 29, 2011 - 19:57 by Dave
31 comments (last - wednesday november 02, 2011 - 16:30)  2 video files
The General Assembly of the Occupy movement worldwide is a key part of its structure. It is open to all members of the public to participate. And whilst this is an admirable attempt at inclusion and open democracy it is not without its problems. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / anti-capitalism Friday October 28, 2011 - 11:11 by Napper Tandy
9 comments (last - tuesday november 01, 2011 - 19:18) 1 image
Eoghan Harris destroyed Gay Mitchell's campaign by advising him to launch a reactionary blueshirt assault on Martin McGuinness. See:
Gay Blueshirt Mitchell becomes Eoghan Harris's candidate http://www.indymedia.ie/article/100648 Never a man to allow sentiment to delay him, Harris switched at the last minute to the one reactionary he thought would win, Sean Gallagher. Just like in 1997 when 'tribal time bomb' Mary McAleese won, the Harris touch turned to dust. Higgins will win and Martin McGuinness will elect him on transfers - the worst of all Harris worlds. Higgins lifted Section 31 censorship restrictions on Sinn Fein in 1994 and paved the way for the peace process and Sinn Fein electoral advance. Harris hated all of that. ... read full story / add a comment
national / environment Friday October 28, 2011 - 10:26 by barry
The Irish government are holding a 'public' consultation on fisheries for 2012.
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international / anti-capitalism Thursday October 27, 2011 - 13:19 by #OccupyBelfast supporter
5 comments (last - tuesday november 01, 2011 - 22:43) 23 images 3 video files
ANTI-CAPITALIST protestors at a camp opposite St Anne’s Cathedral in Belfast yesterday vowed to continue their protest come “rain or no rain”. They have been camping out in Writer’s Square, in the Cathedral Quarter since last Friday (Oct 21). ... read full story / add a comment 
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday October 26, 2011 - 07:21 by Dave
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Franti brought 15 minutes of pure sunshine to Dame Street after the wettest day on camp so far.
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mayo / environment Tuesday October 25, 2011 - 19:18 by j debender
3 comments (last - wednesday october 26, 2011 - 21:23) 10 images 1 video file
On Tuesday morning outside Shell's Bellanaboy refinery in Mayo 15 people blocked a Barrett's quarry truck from making a delivery of stone to Shell's tunneling compound in Aughoose, halting all other deliveries for the morning. One person got on top of the lorry and was arrested. ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Monday October 24, 2011 - 20:27 by Trade Union TV
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I'm here because I'm one of the down trodden, I'm here to be counted, I'm fed up with the lies and deceit- Tony Brown ... read full story / add a comment
The People's Association Watchdog recently sent a letter to all TDs with a proposal regarding mortgage debt solutions, to our dismay one of the replies received was from Minister Howlin's Office to say "As this is a matter for the Mr. Michael Noonan T.D., Minister for Finance your email has been forwarded onto his Department for attention and direct reply."
Has Minister Howlin forgotten the Keane report already? He is minister for Public Expenditure and Equality and his department had the 2nd highest amount of participants in the Keane report.
It would appear that Minister Howlin is doing a Pontius Pilate and washing his hands of all the distressed mortgage holders that are being sacrificed at the behest of his banking masters. ... read full story / add a comment 
galway / anti-capitalism Saturday October 22, 2011 - 10:24 by #OccupyGalway
8 comments (last - wednesday november 02, 2011 - 13:28) 24 images 4 video files
#OccupyEyreSquare: Public Awareness Day, today 1pm Come along to hear some key speakers on issues relating to the economic MESS we are all facing! This will be a day of solidarity with Occupy protests taking place in over 1600 cities worldwide. Come and show your support and have YOUR voice heard. Live music, refreshments and fun to be had as well! Occupy Galway is part of the international movement against austerity measures imposed on ordinary people around the world. We are all part of the 99% who, so far, have been subject to economic inequality and social injustice from the 1% who control the world's resources. We, the 99% demand: 1 - The removal of the IMF and ECB from all Irish financial affairs; 2 - That the national debt imposed on Irish people from the bank bailouts be lifted; 3 - The return of Irish resources (gas, oil, forestry) to the people of Ireland; 4 - Real particpatory democracy. THIS IS NOT A RECESSION, IT'S A ROBBERY!!! See you there! ... read full story / add a comment 
cork / animal rights Friday October 21, 2011 - 21:34 by ARAN
1 comment (last - saturday october 22, 2011 - 20:43) 1 image
October 29th is the big day in our campaign to push for Ireland to update it's outdated 100 year old Protection of Animals Act. We need new, proper, meaningful and modern legislation that reflects society's treatment towards animals and whilst this will be a tough challenge to achieve, we're deadly pressed to ensure we fight as hards as possible. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Friday October 21, 2011 - 20:06 by William Gomes
4 comments (last - tuesday january 03, 2012 - 17:11) 1 attached file
Today I am writing to draw your urgent attention on an urgent situation which is rightly raised by Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC). Fr. Prasad Pereira obstructs the use of a national monument for the disappeared in Sri Lanka. Due to the unwise and unfriendly actions of Fr. Prasad Pereira towards families of the disappeared people the whole Church and its love towards the fellow brothers is questioned by the peace loving people. ... read full story / add a comment 
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression Friday October 21, 2011 - 17:10 by Dave
8 comments (last - wednesday october 26, 2011 - 10:35) 2 video files
Occupy Dame Street continues to have wide support. Artists and performers are regular visitors. ... read full story / add a comment
international / racism & migration related issues Wednesday October 19, 2011 - 19:36 by William Gomes 1 attached file
Nepal respects Beijing’s One China Policy—which regards Tibet as an integral part of China and any Tibetan refugee found entering Nepal without a permit would be dealt according to existing laws. ... read full story / add a comment 
mayo / environment Wednesday October 19, 2011 - 14:18 by j debender
4 comments (last - friday october 21, 2011 - 11:17) 8 images
Outside the gates of Shell's Bellanaboy refinery in Mayo on Tuesday 18th October, someone got on top of a tractor, blocking all Shell deliveries for the morning. ... read full story / add a comment |
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