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international / arts and media Saturday February 10, 2007 - 09:41 by fnord
 3 comments (last - saturday february 17, 2007 - 18:57)  2 images
Robert Anton Wilson or "RAW" managed to achieve something quite extra-ordinary in his life. He coined words for a sub-culture, ensured the legacy of William Seward Burrough's "23", explored time slips and James Joyce whilst living in Ireland in the book of the illustration (& and being a generally nice but somewhat weird guy). What was really cool about the man - was his lack of paranoia. More than any other contemporary American writer he had mananged to make a comfortable living from life options which normally we do not counsel the young to pursue. He asked us to ignore and see the fnords just to test us if we knew they were there or not... to wonder about the wires going into our houses and if they ever left....... to think about how fake money really was. Robert Anton Wilson - novelist, essayist, philosopher, psychologist, futurologist, anarchist, and conspiracy theory researcher. ... read full story / add a comment 
galway / rights, freedoms and repression Saturday February 10, 2007 - 00:18 by TD
8 comments (last - monday february 12, 2007 - 18:28) 19 images
Since the opening of Charlie Byrnes Bookshop in 1989 and the launch of some 80/90 books since, it's official, tonights launch is the big Bertha of them all as regards numbers attending (some 120). ... read full story / add a comment 
national / anti-war / imperialism Friday February 09, 2007 - 22:59 by blogman
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Not since Bob Dylan went electric and Phil Ochs succumbed to his demons has America had a “protest singer” and songwriter as compelling as David Rovics. Now Rovics, the favoured musical voice of the newly revived US anti-war movement, is doing a short tour of Ireland from February 18th to 26th – and splitting the proceeds with peace activists here. “David Rovics is a guy George W. Bush would probably like to clamp in chains at Guantanamo Bay,” says BBC DJ Andy Kershaw. (Rovics has a song about Bush called “Moron”.) Cindy Sheehan calls Rovics “the peace poet and troubadour for our times”. Rovics is visiting Ireland later this month and will play benefit gigs for Anti-War Ireland in Cork and Dublin. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / miscellaneous Friday February 09, 2007 - 16:19 by Eoin O Broin
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Basque political leader Arnaldo Otegi will visit Ireland on Monday February 12th and Tuesday February 23th for a series of engagements on the Irish and Basque peace processes. ... read full story / add a comment
national / politics / elections Friday February 09, 2007 - 14:02 by Republican Socialist
15 comments (last - tuesday february 20, 2007 - 18:41)
South Down an opportunity to reject British Policing in Ireland and a mandate to build an Irish republican alternative to the present political direction. ... read full story / add a comment 
dublin / anti-capitalism Thursday February 08, 2007 - 23:37 by Dave Donnellan
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On Wednesday 7th Feb a group of ShellToSea protesters entered the headquarters of Shell EP in Dublin. They were protesting against the handover of €52bn of Irish Natural Resources to, amongst others, Shell EP Ireland. This is a video of the event. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-capitalism Thursday February 08, 2007 - 15:58 by gee ate
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Here is a list of some of what has been going on in Europe agaist this June's g8 summit in Germany ... read full story / add a comment
international / consumer issues Thursday February 08, 2007 - 14:52 by R. Isible
The domain name registrar GoDaddy distinguished itself in Ireland when it unceremoniously stopped directing traffic to the website of RateYourSolicitor without apparently providing their paying customer time to resolve the situation. In another controversial case GoDaddy has repeated this failure to notify their client, in this case an important network security site. ... read full story / add a comment 
dublin / anti-war / imperialism Thursday February 08, 2007 - 10:28 by Paddy Rua
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A Brief report of the Dublin activity in solidarity with the Haitian people struggle on the 7th of February ... read full story / add a comment 
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday February 07, 2007 - 20:01 by Paula Geraghty
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Short Photo story on Shell to Sea cheque delivery today at Shell headquarters and Norwegian Embassy ... read full story / add a comment
kerry / animal rights Tuesday February 06, 2007 - 09:55 by Bernie Wright
7 comments (last - wednesday february 07, 2007 - 23:15) 1 image
Animal rights colleagues and myself from the Alliance for Animal Rights had teamed up with the Star newspaper when they offered to highlight the pigs plight and we offered to try our utmost to get new homes and locations for the then considered 'inedible' pigs. The Irish Department of Agriculture have killed all of the 200 pigs that survived the accident last week in Kerry. Apparently they are edible and are being used as food, we were told that 11 were killed for supposedly 'humane ' reasons.They refused to give them to us after they survived the accident, we were prepared to help them to live out their lives as most animals do,when fate gives them a second chance. ... read full story / add a comment
galway / anti-war / imperialism Monday February 05, 2007 - 17:02 by Eco Soc Galway
8 comments (last - thursday february 08, 2007 - 17:46) 3 images
Eco -Soc Galway and SPUNOUT were delighted to host inspirational anti -war campaigner Caoimhe Butterly last week. In a talk entitled 'Peace War and Media' Caoimhe gave a human dimension to recent events in Lebanon. Photos of scenes from the southern Lebanon area where she is currently based showed faces and families directly affected by the Israeli Defence Forces bombing this summer. The recent Sit-in protests in Beirut came dramatically to life from her words and photos.A livley question and answer session chaired by Lelia Doolin brought the talk to its conclusion. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Monday February 05, 2007 - 12:53 by Seán
16 comments (last - friday february 09, 2007 - 19:00)
A gathering of veteran civil rights campaigners took place in Belfast at the weekend to mark the 40th anniversary of the fonding of the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association (NICRA) ... read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice Monday February 05, 2007 - 11:40 by Red Wedge.
3 comments (last - tuesday february 06, 2007 - 12:14) 1 image
There are two small protests outside Sinn Féin’s special Ard fhéis. One is made up of a small number of men who hold up a poster saying “No Terrorists in government”, they belong to the Love Ulster campaign. The other is made up of Republican Sinn Fein members (mainly young men). They distribute leaflets with the message “True Republicans say: No British police, no British laws, no British courts” and re-iterate their call for Eire Nua and a full British withdrawal from Ireland. ... read full story / add a comment 
louth / miscellaneous Sunday February 04, 2007 - 19:34 by Sean Crudden
5 comments (last - sunday february 11, 2007 - 15:33) 20 images
Athletes, trainers, mammies and daddies and fans from many parts of the world - notably Africa, Poland, England, Scotland, France and the USA - gathered for a cross-country running meet in St Fechins' GAA grounds in Termonfeckin today. The meeting kicked off at 12.00 noon with underage races. The men's and the women's race took place on either side of 3.00 p.m. The track was fast and flat and it did not churn up despite the many races which took place on the day. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-war / imperialism Sunday February 04, 2007 - 14:45 by IS
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On the 7th of February of 1986, the Haitian people, after years of revolt against the rich and the powerful in their country, toppled one of the most brutal dictatorships that history has recorded, the one led by the Duvalier family. But not only they did put an end to the US-backed reign of terror of the Duvaliers, but as well, the people were pushing forward a series of popular demands that were meant to radically change the face of Haiti: this was a truly revolutionary struggle. ... read full story / add a comment 
clare / environment Sunday February 04, 2007 - 12:39 by Niall Harnett
16 comments (last - wednesday february 07, 2007 - 22:12) 26 images
February 1st, St Brigid's Day, marked the day when Shell announced obscene annual profits of 20 Billion Euro, while the communities they fleece pay the ultimate price of environmental destruction and death, all around the world. Our government pumps for Shell but we're gonna stop them. St Brigid's Well, Liscannor, Co Clare is a site of annual open-air religious service on that day and Clare Shell to Sea were there to greet the pilgrimage makers. On Friday night, February 2nd, The Ruaille Buaille World Music Dance Club held a fundraiser for Clare Shell to Sea in Scariff, East Clare. Great night, fine people, music and dance. ... read full story / add a comment 
galway / rights, freedoms and repression Saturday February 03, 2007 - 20:09 by TD
54 comments (last - thursday february 08, 2007 - 19:21) 12 images
Following the reneging of Limerick Atlantic Homecare's initial positive response to IPSC requests not to sell Israeli products, in response, IPSC activists in Limerick, Dublin and Galway picketed three of their outlets in these cities. ... read full story / add a comment 
antrim / worker & community struggles and protests Saturday February 03, 2007 - 16:43 by Ciarán Ó Brolcháin
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People Before Profit organised a picket today outside the RVH on the Falls Road, to protest plans to introduce the Private Finance Initiative to the hospital. Around 40 people, includling members of staff at the Royal, took part in the picket. ... read full story / add a comment
national / gender and sexuality Saturday February 03, 2007 - 13:41 by Julia Doherty
27 comments (last - thursday march 15, 2012 - 12:05)
Recent legislative proposals to have the age of consent lowered from 17 to 16 have been met by opposition from the Catholic bishops. A committee on child protection in the Dail put forward the suggestion, an effort to resolve the controversy caused by the laws on statutory rape that were introduced in the summer. ... read full story / add a comment |
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