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national / education Thursday November 27, 2008 - 09:55 by J.Carax
 1 comment (last - saturday november 29, 2008 - 11:56)
On October 22nd, in the biggest show of student strength in many years, over 15,000 third level students marched through the streets of Dublin. They were united in their opposition to the Budget’s 67% College Registration Fee increase and Minister for Education, Batt O’Keefe’s threat to bring back full college fees by September 2009. Last month, he announced that the return of fees would raise €530 million in revenue at a family income threshold of €120,000. To his embarrassment, he later had to admit that these figures were wrong and that in fact the maximum revenue would be only €130 million. ... read full story / add a comment 
dublin / miscellaneous Wednesday November 26, 2008 - 16:14 by k
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Teachers, parents, schoolkids and residents have ben moounting weekly protests at Fianna Fail government whip, Pat Carey's clinic in Finglas Village every Thursday at 6.30pm. Join us there ... read full story / add a comment 
dublin / bin tax / household tax / water tax Wednesday November 26, 2008 - 14:06 by Paula Geraghty
8 comments (last - friday november 28, 2008 - 13:42) 5 images
Over a hundred people gathered to register their opposition to the continuation of the Bin Tax by Dublin City Council ... read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism Wednesday November 26, 2008 - 11:25 by Workers Solidarity
“This Budget serves no vested interest. Rather, it provides an opportunity for us all to pull together and play our part according to our means so that we can secure the gains which have been the achievement of the men and women of this country. It is, a Cheann Comhairle, no less than a call to patriotic action.” With these words, Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan concluded his Budget speech in the Dáil on Tuesday 21st October. Just a week later Lenihan and his colleagues were left in no doubt whatsoever what people thought of his ‘call to patriotic action’ ... read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous Tuesday November 25, 2008 - 20:49 by Nopasarambo
Solidarity Demo with arrested Anarchist attacks police station in Iceland ... read full story / add a comment 
dublin / arts and media Sunday November 23, 2008 - 17:10 by Paula Geraghty
1 comment (last - monday november 24, 2008 - 10:23) 9 images
Tales from the promised land is about what do you do when the promised changes don't come. ... read full story / add a comment 
mayo / environment Sunday November 23, 2008 - 17:04 by A
9 comments (last - wednesday november 26, 2008 - 20:58) 17 images
While Glengad and Shell issues have largely gone from the public eye, and indeed things have quietened down some what, that's not to say that stuff hasn’t been going on, it just doesn’t always make the media. The last few months have seen a few developments since the Solitaire left our shores. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression Sunday November 23, 2008 - 16:08 by @
1 comment (last - monday november 24, 2008 - 11:35) 1 image
Greece – Commemoration day of the student revolt in 1973 turns to Riot ... read full story / add a comment 
dublin / education Saturday November 22, 2008 - 01:16 by Paul
5 comments (last - tuesday december 02, 2008 - 20:46) 2 images  1 video file
In the first Free Education for Everyone protest in Trinity, around 150 students turned up to send a clear message of opposition to fees to Batt O’Keeffe, the Minister for Education. However, in the second SU leader betrayal of the week, the Students’ Union President, Cathal Reilly welcomed O’Keeffe to the college with a handshake and a smile. ... read full story / add a comment
national / environment Friday November 21, 2008 - 21:25 by Contaminated Crow
Powerlines, landfills, incineration, a telemast, a marina and a Bio Park ... read full story / add a comment 
galway / anti-war / imperialism Friday November 21, 2008 - 21:06 by GAAW
10 comments (last - sunday may 31, 2009 - 13:37) 5 images 1 video file
The Galway Alliance Against War marked the 7th anniversary of the invasion of Afghanistan yesterday, Thursday 20th November and called on the Irish government to withdraw Irish troops from this occupied country. Ireland’s involvement in this conflict does not stop at Shannon airport. Irish officers are presently working alongside NATO forces in Kabul and some of those soldiers are known to come from Galway’s Liam Mellows barracks. ... read full story / add a comment
mayo / miscellaneous Thursday November 20, 2008 - 14:12 by Anarchistisch kollektief
3 comments (last - saturday november 22, 2008 - 12:03)
ON 10 november 2008 several groups from Ghent (city in Belgium) blocked and occupied the 3 Shell gasstations in the city. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Thursday November 20, 2008 - 12:05 by Ciaron O'Reilly
13 comments (last - tuesday november 25, 2008 - 10:15)
Yesterday I was asked to sort of debate Mgr J S Alker Assistant British Military Chaplain General Land Forces and Principal RC Chaplain at the V1 Form Theology conference at St Mary's School, Ascot, England. ... read full story / add a comment 
galway / anti-capitalism Wednesday November 19, 2008 - 19:49 by Medusa
11 comments (last - sunday november 23, 2008 - 08:46) 5 images
A Shell to Sea meeting in Galway adopted a new initiative, a nationwide petition for the renegotiation of the State's terms of agreement with the oil & gas corporations. Photos T.D. ... read full story / add a comment
national / consumer issues Tuesday November 18, 2008 - 17:09 by Claire Kane 1 attached file
this story is based on an e-mail interview i conducted with the chief executive of the Irish Nightclub Association about the Irish Intoxicating Liquor act which came into affect on the 30th of July 2008. the story highlights the effect the act has been having on Irish business. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism Tuesday November 18, 2008 - 13:03 by Aunty Capitalist
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Pretend activist & capitalist scum Bob Geldof charges $100,000 to talk about poverty in Melbourne ... read full story / add a comment 
national / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday November 18, 2008 - 01:05 by Andrew Gilchrist
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Richard Behal was a candidate for Sinn Fein in 1984 European Election in Munster. This was an international election. He was prevented from appearing on RTE, due to a Ministerial Order under Section 31 of the Broadcasting Act. His policies were misrepresented by RTE on a special Munster constituency programme, which gave the other eight candidates extended airtime. At the end the programme purported to give the audience a very brief summary of Behal’s platform, but misrepresented it. He was never contacted by RTE. ... read full story / add a comment 
galway / rights, freedoms and repression Monday November 17, 2008 - 19:26 by TD
19 comments (last - friday november 28, 2008 - 12:53) 10 images
Last Saturday's information stall in Shop Street was again focused on EU complicity with Israeli war crimes against Palestinians, particularly Gazans; it's almost a year ago now since Commissioner-General for United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, Karen Koning AbuZayd, warned: “Gaza is on the threshold of becoming the first territory to be intentionally reduced to a state of abject destitution,” citing the EU and international community as accomplices in the barbaric siege of Gaza . Despite the fact that the Fourth Geneva Convention defines collective punishment as a war crime, the EU runs empathetically with the hare in condemning such a crime whilst, at the same time hunting, cheek by jowl, with the hounds who perpetrate such criminality. ... read full story / add a comment 
cork / arts and media Monday November 17, 2008 - 18:30 by sheelaghnagig
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Last Saturday, Baltimore-based artist, Sheelagh Broderick, teamed up with lighting designer, Chantelle Stewart, and a band of volunteer torchbearers, photographers and videographers to light an abandoned fishing boat at Church Strand. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / anti-capitalism Sunday November 16, 2008 - 20:08 by Andrew
12 comments (last - friday december 12, 2008 - 20:11) 25 images  2 audio files
What was probably the 12th Grassroots Gathering took place in Cork this weekend with sessions covering everything from the crisis of capitalism and our response to Energy & food politics. through to Islam and feminism. ... read full story / add a comment |
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