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national / miscellaneous Wednesday May 21, 2008 - 16:30 by Irish Republican Youth
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Legendary Socialist and Trade Union activist Arthur Scargill will headline this year’s Campa Náisiúnta Óige. The National Youth Camp which is being held in Tí Chulainn, South Armagh from the 20 – 22 June will see the former head of the British NUM (National Union of Mineworker’s) speaking on ‘reclaiming our economic and political rights’ at 4pm on Saturday 21st June. Scargill rose to prominence after playing a crucial role in bringing down Edward Heath’s government in 1974 and in the battle with Margaret Thatchers' Tory Government in the 1984 - 85 Coal Miner’s Strike. He has been noted for his fiery oratory skills and innovative protest tactics like the ‘flying pickets’. A lifelong political activist, he remains active as leader of the Socialist Labour Party which he reformed in 1996. The talk by Arthur Scargill will be only one of a number, of political, cultural and social events organised throughout the weekend. ... read full story / add a comment
sligo / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday May 21, 2008 - 11:18 by Kerry researcher
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A woman who threatened a sit-in until she was given a hospital bed for a vital cancer operation died yesterday. ... read full story / add a comment 
mayo / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday May 20, 2008 - 12:31 by justice delayed
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This morning in Castlebar, the judge in the case involving three local fishermen who were appealing against prison sentences imposed on them, suddenly announced that he was excusing himself from making a judgment. Judge Rory McCabe told the court that he has a personal conflict in dealing with the case and would not be able to hear it. He declined to say what the nature of this conflict is. He said he would try to make alternative arrangements for another judge to hear the case later this week. The judge in the original case, Mary Devins has been criticised because she insists she has no conflict in hearing case relating to the government backed-Shell scheme even though she is married to a Fianna Fail minister, Jimmy Devins. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / miscellaneous Monday May 19, 2008 - 22:35 by NARC
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Ógra Shinn Féin publicly launched a short film ‘Drugs – A Community Struggle!’ at their youth forum on drugs last Saturday 17 May in the Teacher’s Club, Dublin . The short film outlines the youth movement’s NARC (Not Another Ravaged Community) campaign which is working to increase drug and alcohol awareness and tackle the negative effects that they have on our youth and communities. The film outlines the problems associated with drink and drugs, the underlying reasons behind these problems, and identifies solutions on how we can collectively begin to tackle the drug epidemic. The republican youth movement have uploaded the film to YouTube and Bebo in order to engage a wider audience. You can view it at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVzsjyDQePk ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Monday May 19, 2008 - 11:49 by Marie O'Connor
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This morning Raidió na Gaeltachta reported that Fresenius, a dialysis giant awarded multi-million contracts by the HSE, had been fined almost half a billion dollars by the US Justice Department in 2000. 'This case broke all US Justice Dept records for both criminal and civil fines', said Marie O'Connor. ... read full story / add a comment 
galway / rights, freedoms and repression Sunday May 18, 2008 - 16:08 by TD
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Yesterday, activists from the Irish Centre for Human Rights, NUI Galway, Permanent Revolution, Free Palestine Campaign, ably aided, abetted and filmed by students from the Huston School of Film & Digital Media did a nine hour slog in Shop street for the Raytheon 9 and Palestine. After their info stall outside Lynch's castle two SWP activists joined us for a while in solidarity with their SWP colleagues in the Raytheon 9 whose trial commences in Belfast this coming Tuesday or Wednesday, see http://www.indymedia.ie/article/87594 ... read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests Saturday May 17, 2008 - 20:47 by pat c
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In the latest developments in the Haft Tapeh strike the workers and their supporters have clashed with the Iranian Military and police. On this the 13th day of the strike by Haft Tapeh , crowds joined the workers' protest in their thousands and confronted the security forces. According to the latest reports the military and police are using tear gas and batons to disperse the demonstrators. ... read full story / add a comment
international / eu Saturday May 17, 2008 - 12:36 by F.E.M.
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Dutch minister Hirsch Ballin wants txt, telephone conversations and emails that people send in the Netherlands and from and to the Netherlands to be kept for 18 months on file instead of the 6 months it is currently kept for. The law on the protection of privacy is outweighed by the need for protection of the state they conclude. The new European law states that the states will have to keep the conversations on file for more than lf a year. Another reason to vote no to the treaty. ... read full story / add a comment
national / environment Saturday May 17, 2008 - 12:27 by mary
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Now Shell have applied for planning for their 'new' pipeline route, we must act swiftly to oppose it at every stage. Everyone can make submissions! This entire project has been the cause of untold misery, strife and unhappiness for our families and community. We will continue to resist Shell through every legal, political and campaigning means open to us, even though this could lead to more years of unnecessary conflict. Please support us and make a submission. ... read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism Saturday May 17, 2008 - 11:01 by GH
Yet another delay to the Raytheon 9 trial. Protest Tues 27th instead ... read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-capitalism Friday May 16, 2008 - 18:04 by Andrew
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An interview with 4 members of Amanecer in San Jose. They talk about tech jobs and the service sector, history of police brutality, poor being pushed out of the city, referendum to abolish rent control, cop watch and De Bug, the flea market, left in San Jose, the furious 5, formation of Amanecer, work in social movements ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism Friday May 16, 2008 - 17:05 by Jim
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The replacement of Bertie "Liar Liar Pants On Fire" Ahern with Brian "Biffo" Cowen has led to a boost in popular support for Fianna Fail. Sinn Fein the only party who are opposed to the Lisbon Treaty show a worrying decrease in support. Brian Cowen has come out fighting in the last week trying to persuade the electorate to vote in favour of the Treaty after recent polls showed poor levels of support. Is Cowen likely to change the opinions of the electorate by transfering a boost in support into support for Lisbon. It looks dangerously likely ... read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism Thursday May 15, 2008 - 15:30 by éirígí
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Speaking at the graves of the leaders of the Easter Rising on Saturday (May 10), éirígí chairperson Brian Leeson called for an honest assessment of the state of radical politics in modern-day Ireland. “Radical, revolutionary, separatist, republicanism is far weaker now than what it was a decade ago – in both political and organisational terms," Leeson said. "Acceptance of this fact is the first necessary step in the process of reorganising and re-building a diverse social movement for the combined objectives of British withdrawal and social and economic justice." ... read full story / add a comment
antrim / worker & community struggles and protests Thursday May 15, 2008 - 14:48 by x
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Please print off leaflets (links provided below) and contact Unite to protest against their refusal to pay the legal costs and adequate compensation to the sacked workes. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday May 14, 2008 - 23:14 by Nikita
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The KSM were recently banned by the Czech courts and the following letter is an update on the KSM's situation after the verdict. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-war / imperialism Wednesday May 14, 2008 - 15:55 by pat c
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The Iraqi Freedom Congress held the first conference of its Babylon chapter in the city of Alexandria on May 10, 2008 . The event was attended by 79 delegates from the cities of Alexandria, Jabala, Hilla and Kifl. Samir Adel President of the IFC, Abu Kifah secretary of the Central Council, Saeed Nima, Abu Watan and Naeem Moosa Central Conuncil members also attended. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / eu Wednesday May 14, 2008 - 15:11 by PBPA
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A group campaigning against the Lisbon Treaty has claimed that people are being kept ignorant about what is in the treaty. The People Before Profit Alliance has launched its campaign calling on people to vote No in the upcoming referendum. The group says it will be distributing thousands of leaflets and canvassing doors in 15 constituencies as part of its campaign. ... read full story / add a comment
mayo / environment Wednesday May 14, 2008 - 13:35 by EB
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At Belmullet District Court today the Garda prosecution against Erris man Ed Collins (arising out of the Ogoni Nine memorial march and subsequent baton-charging of demonstrators by Gardai on 10th November 2006) reached its conclusion ... read full story / add a comment
antrim / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday May 13, 2008 - 19:04 by Roisin Donnelly
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When a local journalist and editor of a West Belfast Newspaper recently voiced his opinion concerning the neglect of duties and responsibilities by the Member of Parliament for West Belfast. Many in the community considered this a breakthrough in fair and honest reporting. However, this was short lived when the newspaper printed a front page public apology to the Member of Parliament and then obliterated all trace of the article from its internet webpage and any other associated worldwide newspapers websites. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / miscellaneous Tuesday May 13, 2008 - 15:53 by Tara Tara Tara
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A Memorial Stone dedicated to the Irish Rebels killed during the 1798 Rebellion at Tara has mysteriously disappeared. ... read full story / add a comment |
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