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national / miscellaneous Friday May 30, 2003 - 19:27 by Joe Collins
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Cork City Council used the Criminal Justice -Public Order- Act, to evict a family they had just agreed to accommodate. For refusing to get out of her caravan, i.e. her own home, a Traveller mother will now face a prosecution!!! The silly thing is, there was not even a need to evict this family from the roadside because they were due to move into a rented house today. The City Council knew that, because they will be the landlord, but still they ordered this eviction. Strange people. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Friday May 30, 2003 - 16:39 by Niall O Brolchain
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The Galway Environmental Alliance (GEA) has fought long and hard to save the 90 mature trees which are still under threat in Eyre Square in Galway City centre. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / miscellaneous Friday May 30, 2003 - 16:31 by redjade
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{ photo by redjade } ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Friday May 30, 2003 - 15:01 by path in residence
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Some links for your reading pleasure. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Friday May 30, 2003 - 14:13 by path in residence
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Tonight in Dublin's fair city, where the girls are so pretty... ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Friday May 30, 2003 - 14:12 by Justin Moran
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It's a long piece but basically a transcript of a debate between Martin Cullen and TDs from FG, Labour, SF and the Greens over incineration. Couple of interesting comments from Cullen in it. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Friday May 30, 2003 - 14:07 by ???
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Social Partnership used as tool to silence dissent on social and economic matters. In an angry contribution to the debate on the National Economic and Social Development Office Bill in the Dáil Wednesday evening , Sinn Féin spokesperson on Employment, Arthur Morgan T.D. tackled the Government over the failure of social partnership to deliver any real improvements to the lives of the disadvantaged. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Friday May 30, 2003 - 12:22 by CFE
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Below is a copy of the press release issued by CFE in reaction to the government decision to backdown on their plans to reintroduce fees. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Friday May 30, 2003 - 11:44 by Jim Monaghan
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Supporters of all the pro coalition Leftwing parties should pass resolutions demanding that their leaderships not enter into talks with Fine Gael over its policy of dropping neutrality ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Friday May 30, 2003 - 09:41 by John Doe
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Donald Rumsfelds statement that there might have been no weapons of mass destruction, THE excuse for the assault and invasion, was condemned by Joe Higgins, Socialist Party member of the Dail. 10 ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Thursday May 29, 2003 - 19:29 by Oisin Kelly
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The authorities of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Nigeria, on Tuesday, 27th May 2003, suspended four student activists of the university for one session for leading mass protests against increments in school fees. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Thursday May 29, 2003 - 19:05 by Peace Fairy
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Personal observations and news from the VAAAG village near Evian ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Thursday May 29, 2003 - 16:22 by Ali H.
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Israeli critics of the Palestinian PM Mahmoud Abbas/Abu Mazen have deluged newswire and media outlets with accusations that he denied the holocaust. Today the PM confronted them head-on in a newspaper interview with Ha'aretz. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Thursday May 29, 2003 - 16:14 by flanagan
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Refuse charges will increase to at least €700 per household ... read full story / add a comment 
national / miscellaneous Thursday May 29, 2003 - 16:07 by Conall O'Caoimh
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Following lobbying by constituents TDs agreed to hold a Dáil debate on the upcoming World Trade Organisation talks. Over 60 TDs took part in the Trade Justice lobby on May 14th. Next is to watch out for the Dáil debate in mid-June and to attend the Public Gallery in the Dáil. Several hundred people across Ireland 'Weighed In for Trade Justice' by contacting their TDs in the run up to the lobby day. TDs took part, meeting constituents inside the Dáil and receiving briefings on the WTO talks from campaigners. In response to the lobby, the Dáil decided to hold a debate which should occur mid-June. Another success of the lobby, was that the government is commiting to publish during the Irish EU Presidency the agendas of the secret EU Trade committee (known as the '133 Committee'). Keep a look-out for the date of the Dail debate and come along to ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Thursday May 29, 2003 - 15:12 by pat c
James Plunkett, author, playwright, trade unionist, socialist, died yesterday aged 83. His play The Risen People will be staged on Thursday 5th and Friday 6th June St Josephs School, Fairview at 8pm. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Thursday May 29, 2003 - 14:03 by reclaim the beats
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RTS open meeting TONIGHT in The Ha'Penny Bridge Inn ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Thursday May 29, 2003 - 12:09 by Sean Smyth
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Once again a Belfast City Bus driver has been assaulted. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Thursday May 29, 2003 - 11:57 by ollie (in tabloid form)
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On May 2, dining room workers at the United Nations staged a strike, leaving the food and drink unattended. According to an early-May issue of Time magazine, this led to "Baghdad style (looting) chaos," in which UN staff and delegates robbed the restaurants bare of food, liquor and silverware,including alcoholic beverages stolen by "some well-known diplomats." ... read full story / add a comment 
national / miscellaneous Thursday May 29, 2003 - 10:54 by Sean
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A meeting in Clonakilty, Co. Cork last night pledged support and solidarity to those who have been arrested and charged in relation to non-violent direct action protests at Shannon Airport in opposition to Ireland's involvement in the war on Iraq. ... read full story / add a comment |
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