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national / consumer issues Thursday March 12, 2009 - 01:00 by Shell to Sea
 2 comments (last - monday march 16, 2009 - 14:49)  5 images  1 video file
Sentenced to one month in prison for protesting against Shell Another Shell to Sea protester was imprisoned today when retired school teacher Maura Harrington was given a one month sentence for supposedly assaulting a garda on June 11th 2007. She received a round of applause from the people in the court as she was led off the the prison van, much to the judge's displeasure. Harrington was also ordered to pay a one thousand euro fine and one thousand euro to the Garda benevolent fund (she refused to agree to the latter). She arrived in Dublin tonight to be held in Mountjoy Prison on the North Circular Road. There was the usual heavy police presence, and when supporters gathered around the van to let her know they were there, the gardaí responded in the only way they know how, with violence. Since the protests against Shell started a large number of people have been injured by garda actions. Some have even been hospitalised, but not a single garda has been pros ... read full story / add a comment 
dublin / animal rights Wednesday March 11, 2009 - 20:25 by Stephan Wymore
2 comments (last - thursday march 12, 2009 - 13:07) 2 images
On March 10th more than 50 ARAN members and supporters came and went during our lively lunchtime demonstration outside the EU Parliament offices in Dublin to urge Irish MEP’s to support an upcoming vote for a ban on seal ‘products’ from Canada into Europe. The aim of the demonstration was also to raise vital awareness of the campaign to passersby and members of the public. Tons of leaflets, bumper stickers and posters were distributed to educate and raise further awareness. As with all of ARAN’s work, we strive to ensure education is our primary focus. ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday March 11, 2009 - 17:25 by Pollytix
107 comments (last - monday april 06, 2009 - 10:43) 8 images 6 video files
Veteran Shell to Sea Campaigner, Maura Harrington has just been sentenced to 28 days imprisonement in Mountjoy this evening. ... read full story / add a comment 
Banned Basque party gets 101,000 votes and exclusion of Basque Left-independists produces bizarre el
international / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday March 11, 2009 - 13:59 by Cormac Mac Gall
7 comments (last - thursday march 12, 2009 - 19:23) 2 images
Amid a wave of state repression against the Basque independence movement including the banning of its parties, the recent elections in the three south-western provinces of the Basque Country, the "Basque Autonomous Region", nevertheless resulted in 101,000 votes cast for the pro-independence Left. However, the exclusion of a significant section of the Basque nationalist spectrum, while not opposed by the conservative majority Basque nationalist party, looks like ending that party's tenure of power in the Basque Parliament. ... read full story / add a comment 
galway / anti-capitalism Wednesday March 11, 2009 - 11:45 by Medusa
3 comments (last - saturday march 14, 2009 - 14:04) 5 images
A Teach-in/Entertainment organised by Galway Shell to Sea, on the theme of “the resources of Ireland belong to the people of Ireland.” ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Tuesday March 10, 2009 - 11:23 by Ruairí Mac
2 comments (last - wednesday march 11, 2009 - 19:13)
Sinn Féin have organised a Day of Action to take place across the State to protest against the lack of any far sighted and fair proposals by the Government to deal with the ever deepening economic crisis. A protest is to take place outside Mary Coughlan’s office in Donegal Town and will start at 3pm and local Sinn Féin have urged people to come out and support the action. ... read full story / add a comment 
antrim / anti-capitalism Monday March 09, 2009 - 21:11 by Belfast WSM
3 comments (last - tuesday april 07, 2009 - 18:32) 1 image
Over 50 people packed the Gallery Room in the An Culturlann on the Falls Road last Tuesday evening to listen to a speech delivered by the Anarchist Panther Ashanti Alston. ... read full story / add a comment 
dublin / anti-capitalism Sunday March 08, 2009 - 21:22 by Andrew
16 comments (last - wednesday march 25, 2009 - 16:38) 14 images 2 video files  8 audio files
In the region of 1,000 people attended the Dublin 2009 Anarchist bookfair at Liberty Hall on Saturday. From the time doors opened at 10.30 to 6pm a constant stream of people came into the venue to browse the books, listen to the speakers or to take part in workshops and discussions. ... read full story / add a comment
national / environment Sunday March 08, 2009 - 17:40 by Contaminated Crow
A composting plant, a wind farm, water extraction, a landfill, electricity interconnectors and coal prospecting ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Sunday March 08, 2009 - 11:16 by James
11 comments (last - sunday march 15, 2009 - 20:59) 1 image
Over 10 000 protest against Israeli participation in the Davis cup being hosted in Malmo Sweden ... read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests Saturday March 07, 2009 - 13:26 by Teachers United
Teachers have voted to take industrial action, which may include a strike, over education cuts and the pension levy. ... read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice Saturday March 07, 2009 - 04:42 by dissident
1 comment (last - monday march 09, 2009 - 14:03)
Reports are just coming in over the wires that the website of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime has been hacked.A dummy page , (http://www.unodc.net/Jobs.html) has been uploaded.which has a message everyone with an interest in drugs policy should read, and then act upon. ... read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice Saturday March 07, 2009 - 03:15 by Jonathan Head
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Freedom of expression When asked to explain what kind of content had brought about the charge, the police refused to comment, saying it was too sensitive. But one officer, who did not want to be named, told the BBC it was comments about the monarchy posted by readers on the website at the end of last year that were at issue. The Thai authorities have been increasingly intolerant of perceived criticism of the monarchy in recent months. Thousands of websites have been blocked, and a number of people charged and arrested, including a well-known academic, who fled to Britain before he could be detained. However the use of the severe lese-majeste law has provoked widespread condemnation around the world, and a campaign by academics to have the law changed. By instead invoking the new computer crimes law - passed just 18 months ago - the authorities may be hoping to stifle debate about the monarchy without stirring up another outcry over freedom of expression in Thailand. ... read full story / add a comment
national / gender and sexuality Friday March 06, 2009 - 19:51 by Feminist
2 comments (last - saturday march 07, 2009 - 16:29) 2 video files
Ógra Shinn Féin have produced the following short film for International Women's Day (Monday 8 March '09). We hope you enjoy, and promote this celebration of women in struggle, past and present. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / gender and sexuality Friday March 06, 2009 - 10:59 by Aileen O’Carroll
5 comments (last - monday march 03, 2014 - 00:57) 1 image
There are a few ways in which International Women's Day can be approached. It can be ignored. This is what mostly happens in the mainstream media. Unlike Valentines Day and Mothers Day, cards aren't given and presents aren't bought. With no profit to be made out of it, the day is not exactly one that jumps out and grabs the attention. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / arts and media Friday March 06, 2009 - 07:14 by Michael Gallagher
2 comments (last - sunday march 08, 2009 - 19:55) 1 image
A new media project is coming to Dublin soon. Beginning in March/April 2009, Inner City News will arrive in your locality. Focusing on our new publication with enthusiasm, our goal is to inform communities -to the best of our ability- on all that is happening in their areas. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / arts and media Thursday March 05, 2009 - 18:15 by Laois Man
17 comments (last - wednesday january 06, 2016 - 22:34) 1 image
What is happening? IRMA, the Irish Recorded Music Association, wants to block Irish Internet users' access to certain websites. They have written letters to Irish Internet providers telling them, under threat of legal action, to allow IRMA to tell them what websites to block. Eircom has already agreed to this. They will settle every application for website blocking out of court. No sites have been blocked yet. We have limited time to act before the bans are set. A copy of the letter sent out to Irish ISPs has been kindly made available by Michele Neylon of Blacknight Solutions. Read it here. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous Thursday March 05, 2009 - 01:36 by Conor.M
21 comments (last - friday april 24, 2009 - 07:50)
The new group formed in Swords called SEED is a social group set up to facilitate different opinions and to introduce alternative and radical ideas for 'newcomers' to activism. In a town like Swords, which has been disgustingly overdeveloped with no social facilities, it is important for young people interested in taking control of their lives to come together to share their experiences and ideas to re-establish a sense of community and to work together to make a better and more sustainable society for all. ... read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests Thursday March 05, 2009 - 00:36 by CNTista
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A brief statement from the CNT, Spanish anarcho-syndicalist union, about a conflict with Ryanair. The CNT declares a Conflict at Ryanair-Zaragoza ... read full story / add a comment 
meath / environment Wednesday March 04, 2009 - 14:04 by TD
28 comments (last - tuesday march 10, 2009 - 23:49) 16 images 2 video files
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