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national / environment Monday December 22, 2008 - 02:00 by duine gorm
 4 comments (last - monday december 22, 2008 - 14:48)  1 image
Without much public comment a strange phenomena is taking place in our midst- a rare and unusual scenario involving the leader of the nation's eco warriors and a megalithic passage grave. ... read full story / add a comment
national / environment Sunday December 21, 2008 - 23:20 by Contaminated Crow
A quiet week this week: a marina, waste, powerlines, waste and a quarry ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression Sunday December 21, 2008 - 16:57 by David L
14 comments (last - sunday december 28, 2008 - 15:00) 7 images
Up to 50 human rights activists protested outside the Egyptian embassy on Saturday afternoon. They called for Egypt to open the Rafah crossing to Gaza to let food and vital supplies in for the people of Gaza, who Israel is trying to starve into submission. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / history and heritage Sunday December 21, 2008 - 14:00 by TaraWatch
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TaraWatch is calling on the public to make submissions to an advisory group that has been set up by the Irish Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, to review the Tentative List of potential UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Ireland. The deadline is 30 January, 2009. ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Sunday December 21, 2008 - 10:27 by RSF
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This is an amalgamation of three Event Notices from RSF regarding the commeration of three dead republicans, namely Dáithí Ó Conaill - January 1st, 2009 - Assemble at 12:45 pm, Gates of Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin Seán Sabhat - Sunday, January 4th 2009 - Assemble at Bedford Row, Limerick City for march to Mount St. Lawrence Cemetery at 1:45 pm Feargal Ó hAnnluain - Sunday, January 11th 2009 - 2pm Assemble: The Cathedral, Monaghan for march to Latlurgan Cemetery ... read full story / add a comment 
dublin / anti-capitalism Saturday December 20, 2008 - 19:24 by Andrew
14 comments (last - tuesday december 23, 2008 - 10:04) 9 images  1 video file
Some 40 people took part this lunchtime in the march from the top of Grafton street to the Greek embassy as part of the International Day of Resistance and Solidarity. Leaflets proclaiming that ;Our lives do not belong to the state' were distributed and the banners unfurled. On arrival at the Greek embassy we observed that the frontage had been splattered with red paint and at least one window had been broken sometime previously. A greek comrade gave a short speech on what was happening in Greece and the we dispersed ... read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression Saturday December 20, 2008 - 14:42 by TD
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Yesterday, in the relentless resistance against the construction of the Annexation Wall and the illegal Israeli colonising “settlements” of Kfar Rut, Shilta, Mattityahu, Makkabim, Hashmonaim, Lapid, Modi’in Illit (Qiryat Sefer) and Menora on the expropriated Palestinian lands of Bil’in and Saffa, villagers from Bil’in, their numbers augmented by Internationals and Israeli Anarchists Against the Wall marched, as they have done for the past four years after Friday prayers, in protest to the Wall. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Friday December 19, 2008 - 22:21 by newsmedia
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The Irish government has again turned to taking money off the poor to fund the rich. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / rights, freedoms and repression Friday December 19, 2008 - 01:29 by weight lifted
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Long time supporter of Israeli Zionism, British power in Ireland, censor, bully, anti-Republican and self publicist dies at age 91. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday December 17, 2008 - 18:35 by dissident
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The United Nation's top human rights official has condemned Israel's expulsion of Richard Falk, the UN's special rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian Territories, from the country, calling it "unprecedented" and "deeply regrettable. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Wednesday December 17, 2008 - 15:00 by pat c
Samir Adil, leader of the Iraq Freedom Congress (IFC) was among those injured in an indiscriminate terror bombing of a restraunt in Kirkurk on Friday, 11 December. 55 people were killed and 100 were wounded. The IFC has been working across ethnic divides in Kirkuk to unite local communities against the US occupation and sectarian militias. ... read full story / add a comment
international / animal rights Wednesday December 17, 2008 - 00:20 by Bernie Wright
3 comments (last - friday december 19, 2008 - 02:20)
LATEST GA NEWSLETTER NOW AVAILABLE ON-LINE Running for their Lives! - December 2008 Contents:- A Greyt 2008! - Best year ever for our campaign More good news from the USA - Greyhound racing banned in MA, Guam track closes Financial crisis for William Hill - Soaring debts/falling shares for greyhound killers The latest issue (December 2008) of our bi-monthly newsletter, Runnning for their Lives!, is now available on-line. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday December 16, 2008 - 17:22 by Saoirse
9 comments (last - saturday january 03, 2009 - 17:43) 5 images 2 video files
Ógra Shinn Féin got active across Ireland in the past weekend to demand the immediate release of IRA Prisoners of War, some of whom qualify under the terms of the GFA for release and all because the leadership of Óglaidh na hÉireann formally called an end to their armed campaign over 3 years ago. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-capitalism Tuesday December 16, 2008 - 14:13 by Valentine
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On Dec 8 th 2008 the Belgian campaign Notre mot à dire/Onze Zeg ("Our Voice", aiming at a democratic referendum on the EU Lisbon Treaty ) addressed the Constitutional Court of Belgium. In a first request, they demand the cancellation of the Flemish ratification. ... read full story / add a comment
Rory Hearne, who recently completed a PhD on PPPs in Trinity College Dublin and who is a candidate for the People Before Profit Alliance in the upcoming local elections in Dublin South East, has criticised the decision to develop another bundle of schools through the PPP mechanism. ... read full story / add a comment 
dublin / animal rights Monday December 15, 2008 - 21:56 by Stephan Wymore
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On December 10th during ‘International Day for Animal Rights 2008’ a huge 10ft ‘elephant’ led a peaceful demonstration outside the Department of Agriculture in Dublin on behalf of Animal Rights Action Network and Animal Defenders International as our campaigners geared up for an important meeting to discuss the new upcoming revised Irish animal welfare bill which is due to be published during 2009. ... read full story / add a comment
national / environment Monday December 15, 2008 - 03:21 by Contaminated Crow
Waste,a quarry, waste, a powerplant, waste, a missing planning file and more waste ... read full story / add a comment 
mayo / environment Sunday December 14, 2008 - 14:59 by Pooka McFee
10 comments (last - thursday january 01, 2009 - 23:59) 7 images
Over the last week/ten days, local people in what Shell and the government like to style as the 'receiving communities' of Rossport, Glenamoy and Pullathomas (as if a dirty big refinery, a dangerous experimental pipeline and a gombeen-facilitated Gas Robbery were gifts beyond price!) joined with solidarity activists from elsewhere in Ireland to pursue a project more sustaining and sustainable than Corrib - the gradual re-afforestation of magnificent beautiful Erris with appropriate species of trees! Photos and additional reporting courtesy of FSB! ... read full story / add a comment
cork / rights, freedoms and repression Saturday December 13, 2008 - 19:59 by Joe Moore
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December 10th 2008 marked the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) This event was marked across the globe last Wednesday. The anniversary was also marked by numerous events around Ireland. ... read full story / add a comment
kildare / miscellaneous Saturday December 13, 2008 - 08:27 by saoirse
Picket in support of Republican prisoners in the Six Counties ... read full story / add a comment |
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