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antrim / miscellaneous Monday February 21, 2005 - 20:29 by Stepan 6 comments (last - wednesday february 23, 2005 - 05:18) 10 images
Photos of Belfast’s murals, as taken by a Czech social anthropology student, for a thesis on their symbolism, I’ve selected some of the more interesting ones. (Terry) ... read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous Monday February 21, 2005 - 18:36 by Maria 3 comments (last - thursday february 24, 2005 - 17:41) 1 image
Hilary Clinton and John McCain put forward a proposal to award the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize to Georgian and Ukrainian presidents Mikhail Saakashvili and Viktor Yushchenko for “their historical role and adherence to peace” in their countries. ... read full story / add a comment
national / eu Monday February 21, 2005 - 13:33 by Jonah 11 comments (last - wednesday february 23, 2005 - 11:21)
De Rossa Humiliated as Labour Youth Reject Constitution ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Monday February 21, 2005 - 10:58 by Ithaca Catholic Worker 3 comments (last - thursday february 24, 2005 - 01:04)
Homes of four people associated with the Ithaca Catholic Worker were visited by the FBI on Friday. In an act that represents escalated harrassment of those nonviolently resisitng the war, the St. Patrick's Day 4 have been hit with summons related to felony charges After failing to convict them at district court level (hung jury) the Feds have now stepped in upped the stakes to felonies. ... read full story / add a comment
national / consumer issues Sunday February 20, 2005 - 16:53 by Sean Crudden 4 comments (last - sunday february 27, 2005 - 12:52) 1 image
Is there another way of hitting the golfball out of sight without the skill and power of John Daly? Is it a sin to take pleasure in golf? The Golfing Union of Ireland seems determined in a jansenistic way to curb the single most sought after requirement and desire of everyone who ever made even the most rudimentary attempt to play golf. ... read full story / add a comment
international / consumer issues Friday February 18, 2005 - 19:19 by amanda 4 comments (last - monday february 28, 2005 - 02:57)
This is a link to the list of recalled foods from supermarkets. The food is found to have a cancer causing food dye Sudan1. It is being taken off the shelves and if you have any of it at home, even if you bought it months ago, don't eat it. Supermarkets in the Uk are offering refunds if you return with the wrappers, I assume they are doing the same here. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Friday February 18, 2005 - 00:19 by tahira faune alford 2 comments (last - saturday july 02, 2005 - 07:02)
Quechua infant taken without consent from her Indigenous Parents ... read full story / add a comment
cork / bin tax / household tax / water tax Thursday February 17, 2005 - 16:33 by Cork WSM 6 comments (last - saturday april 22, 2006 - 16:04) 1 image
About 300 people marched on Saturday afternoon in protest at the ongoing stand-off over the bin tax and the non-collection of domestic rubbish in Cork City. The noisy and lively march was harassed throughout by motorcycle cops who insisted on running normal traffic though the streets at the same time as the march was in progress. The march finished in Daunt Square where it was addressed by an Sandra Condon, an activist with Householders Against Service Charges (HASC) who was jailed in 2001 for opposing Cork City Councils' policies. A number of recently elected city-councillors also spoke. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Thursday February 17, 2005 - 10:57 by Patrick McGee 2 comments (last - thursday october 13, 2005 - 05:12)
One of the great unresolved questions of the early twenty-first century is that of Saddam Hussein’s weapons of mass destruction. How far had Saddam’s WMD programs progressed prior to the United States toppling his government in 2003? And to what can we attribute the failures of U.S. intelligence – and virtually all the intelligence services throughout the world – in massively overestimating Saddam’s WMD capabilities? ... read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice Thursday February 17, 2005 - 09:22 by cpep 5 comments (last - saturday february 19, 2005 - 09:05) 1 image
Lots of urgent posts on the newswire from Brazil are collated on this thread. An English language Feature from Brazil Indymedia which gives a clear view of what took place is Here - Ed.
Slaughter in Goiânia (Br): dead, wounded, detainees (among them 2 volunteers of Indy)
international / miscellaneous Wednesday February 16, 2005 - 18:02 by Leo
dublin / arts and media Wednesday February 16, 2005 - 13:28 by redjade 3 comments (last - friday february 18, 2005 - 02:00) 5 images
UPDATE! The exhibition will be on from Feb 16th - March 7th in Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Sean McDermott St, Dublin 1. Opening times: Mon-Fri. 9am-8pm Sat/Sun. 9am-6pm. ... read full story / add a comment
national / sci-tech Tuesday February 15, 2005 - 21:19 by yet again minister. 2 comments (last - tuesday april 04, 2006 - 23:40)
the 2002 Road traffic Act was meant to stop people hurling themselves at full kilter "speed" as it is technically known, on the high roads and bye roads of Eire in anything more threatening than a milk float (not very original I know but who is these days?) ... read full story / add a comment
galway / anti-capitalism Tuesday February 15, 2005 - 19:19 by Eve 5 comments (last - wednesday february 23, 2005 - 17:13)
dublin / arts and media Monday February 14, 2005 - 19:37 by Charlie Solan 4 comments (last - tuesday february 15, 2005 - 19:03)
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mayo / environment Sunday February 13, 2005 - 21:47 by Terry 7 comments (last - monday march 07, 2005 - 16:11) 1 image
An update on the current status of Shell’s refinery development in Mayo, an indymedia feature on the issue is to be found here: http://www.indymedia.ie/newswire.php?story_id=67410 ... read full story / add a comment
louth / miscellaneous Sunday February 13, 2005 - 15:46 by Sean Crudden 1 comment (last - wednesday february 16, 2005 - 05:18) 1 image
A short meeting of Cooley Environmental and Health Group concluded some ot the business it conducted over the winter and made some plans for the spring and summer. ... read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests Sunday February 13, 2005 - 14:13 by Fanelli 52 comments (last - tuesday february 22, 2005 - 11:52)
The Communities Against the Water Tax (CAWT) has been making steady progress in the north-west with meetings in the Cityside and Waterside both declaring their support for a campaign of non-payment ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous Saturday February 12, 2005 - 14:43 by Noise Hacker 4 comments (last - saturday february 12, 2005 - 14:48) 25 images
international / anti-war / imperialism Friday February 11, 2005 - 20:54 by Edward Horgan 6 comments (last - sunday february 13, 2005 - 10:57) 2 images
Today, Feb 11, 2005, a US airforce C 130 landed at Shannon, also expected later were some hundreds of US troops on chartered flights to and from Iraq, and other likely air trafic over the weekend will be executive type jets, carrying either so-called VIPs of the US administration or kidnapped prisoners for torture. All should be arrested, but none are likely to be, except that is peaceful protesters who object to unlawful killing. ... read full story / add a comment |