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national / rights, freedoms and repression Sunday December 21, 2008 - 10:27 by RSF   text 3 comments (last - monday february 02, 2009 - 17:43)   image 1 image
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
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dublin / anti-capitalism Saturday December 20, 2008 - 19:24 by Andrew   text 14 comments (last - tuesday december 23, 2008 - 10:04)   image 9 images   video 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
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international / rights, freedoms and repression Saturday December 20, 2008 - 14:42 by TD   text 2 comments (last - thursday december 25, 2008 - 13:38)   image 6 images   video 2 video files
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   text 7 comments (last - thursday december 25, 2008 - 00:39)   image 1 image
The Irish government has again turned to taking money off the poor to fund the rich. ... read full story / add a comment
A heavy drinker, he edited the Observer newspaper in Britain
national / rights, freedoms and repression Friday December 19, 2008 - 01:29 by weight lifted   text 74 comments (last - thursday january 15, 2009 - 16:14)   image 3 images   video 1 video file
Long time supporter of Israeli Zionism, British power in Ireland, censor, bully, anti-Republican and self publicist dies at age 91.

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international / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday December 17, 2008 - 18:35 by dissident   video 1 video file
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.

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international / animal rights Wednesday December 17, 2008 - 00:20 by Bernie Wright   text 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.

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national / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday December 16, 2008 - 17:22 by Saoirse   text 9 comments (last - saturday january 03, 2009 - 17:43)   image 5 images   video 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.

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Dec 11 th Peoples Mouvement and members of Cap - Onzezeg
international / anti-capitalism Tuesday December 16, 2008 - 14:13 by Valentine   image 1 image
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.

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national / education Tuesday December 16, 2008 - 12:57 by People Before Profit Alliance
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.

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dublin / animal rights Monday December 15, 2008 - 21:56 by Stephan Wymore   text 1 comment (last - saturday january 10, 2009 - 03:21)   image 1 image
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
A journey...
mayo / environment Sunday December 14, 2008 - 14:59 by Pooka McFee   text 10 comments (last - thursday january 01, 2009 - 23:59)   image 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!
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cork / rights, freedoms and repression Saturday December 13, 2008 - 19:59 by Joe Moore   text 3 comments (last - monday december 15, 2008 - 12:54)
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
international / crime and justice Saturday December 13, 2008 - 01:33 by sdv   text 10 comments (last - thursday june 03, 2010 - 05:49)
"Gunned down by idiot cops. That's life hey?" the message left on the myspace page of a 15 year old boy killed by police in Australia. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Friday December 12, 2008 - 18:39 by Seano   text 1 comment (last - saturday december 13, 2008 - 10:43)
Businessmen don't like the result of first ever election in Sark and fire 140 people. ... read full story / add a comment
Judge Devins never addressed how these injuries came about
mayo / crime and justice Friday December 12, 2008 - 16:11 by Rudiger   text 8 comments (last - saturday december 13, 2008 - 02:39)   image 2 images
Last Wednesday, the 10th December 2008, in Belmullet District Court, Judge Mary Devins showed, in my opinion, her clearest example so far, that she has no interest in the notion of proper and real justice. ... read full story / add a comment
Fur Industry at work
international / animal rights Friday December 12, 2008 - 14:58 by ALiberation   text 1 comment (last - saturday december 13, 2008 - 03:17)   image 2 images   video 1 video file
Fur Free Activists asked Naomi Campbell some choice questions about her questionable choices in Dublin on Wednesday. She didn’t comment.
She did look briefly at the poster of a mutilated fox with the words “Ban Irish Fur Farms”.
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