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international / racism & migration related issues Sunday March 15, 2009 - 16:21 by a-films
On 19 December 2008, approximately 150 undocumented migrants and solidarity activists occupied the Prediger Church in Zurich (Switzerland) for more than two weeks. The squatters demanded a just implementation of the hardship provision, the abolition of the prohibition of work and the legalization of the status of all undocumented migrants. Now, a 30-minute documentary about the action was published. ... read full story / add a comment 
dublin / worker & community struggles and protests Sunday March 15, 2009 - 13:15 by Paula Geraghty
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Friday 13th March over 500 workers from SR Technics marched through Dublin City Centre to lobby the EU Commision Office in Dublin to make the Zurich based company change it's mind about relocating a profitable and highly skilled industry from Dublin to Abu Dabi. ... read full story / add a comment 
dublin / environment Sunday March 15, 2009 - 11:14 by Andrew
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Around 50 people gathered at the GPO in Dublin yesterday to demand the release of Shell to Sea campaigner Maura Harrington. After a short period at the GPO we went up to Mountjoy prison where Maura has been held since Wednesday evening. ... read full story / add a comment
national / environment Saturday March 14, 2009 - 20:19 by Contaminated Crow
A compost yard, two waste facilities, a windfarm, water extraction, possible lead mining and a council depot ... read full story / add a comment 
galway / rights, freedoms and repression Friday March 13, 2009 - 22:24 by TD
27 comments (last - saturday march 21, 2009 - 20:48) 5 images  1 video file 3 attached files
Besides the draconian and unjust imprisonment of Maura Harrington for the relatively mild offence of slapping a Guard across the face during of the course of a Shell operation in which 20 protestors were injured by Garda acting as Shell's thugs and battering ram in forcing a path for a digger and which none of them have been brought to book, it was the sinister decision of Judge Devins for Maura Harrington to be psychiatrically assessed that drew the most condemnation and fire, notably Senator David Norris who described it as "terribly, terribly, dangerous.” ... read full story / add a comment 
mayo / rights, freedoms and repression Friday March 13, 2009 - 17:22 by Shell to Sea
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There was a support demonstration at the Department of Justice today in Dublin in support of Maura Harrington. ... read full story / add a comment 
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression Friday March 13, 2009 - 16:16 by Shell to Sea
5 comments (last - thursday march 26, 2009 - 18:35) 1 image
Maura Harrington's husband Naoise is not allowed to visit her every day while she is locked up in Mountjoy Prison. He is instead remaining outside the gates of the jail and teling passers-by what is happening between the visits he is allowed. Many cars are beeping as they go by and many people are stopping to take leaflets and chat. He will be there until at least 6PM today. ... read full story / add a comment
cork / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday March 12, 2009 - 21:13 by Alan Davis
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The Societies Guild at UCC has twice rejected applications to set up a pro-choice society on campus on the spurious grounds that this issue is already covered by other groups - including in their first rejection the ludicrous suggestion that this was done by the anti-choice "Students for Life". ... read full story / add a comment 
mayo / crime and justice Thursday March 12, 2009 - 18:52 by C
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I just received a text from Niall Harnett saying that he just managed to walk and doctors are reasonably happy that no serious damage has be done to his back and neck. He has soft tissue trauma to the upper back and neck. He may be released tonight. A hospitalised S2S man had his prosecution case thrown out today despite fax from hospital explaining that he was unable to attend court. ... read full story / add a comment 
kilkenny / animal rights Thursday March 12, 2009 - 14:13 by Bernie Wright
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The Alliance for Animal Rights who are totally opposed to the use of animals are glad to hear of a welcome development in Ormonde College, kilkenny.We hope the use of audio-visual approaches as opposed to animal experiments at Ormond college will spread within the research community. ... read full story / add a comment 
mayo / crime and justice Thursday March 12, 2009 - 08:56 by Rudiger
14 comments (last - tuesday march 31, 2009 - 13:50) 4 images 1 video file
Yesterday evening Shell to Sea spokesperson Maura Harrington was sentenced to 28 days in prison in relation to an assault charge arising from the incident at Pollathomais Pier on the 11th June 2007. This was the incident in which Garda led by Superintendent Joe Gannon with the assistance of a Shell digger forced their way onto private property, against the wishes of the landowner, so that Shell could place a portacabin at the base of the pier. Maura Harrington has been brought to Mountjoy Prison. ... read full story / add a comment 
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 |
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