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national / worker & community struggles and protests Tuesday April 22, 2008 - 14:38 by IWU
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Tyrone woman Patricia Campbell, President of the Independent Workers Union, attended her second Labor Notes Conference in Detroit, Michigan during a two week long trip to the United States ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday April 22, 2008 - 11:07 by Stuart
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Ireland has not yet implemented the EU Directive on data retention, a set of measures full of controversy and conflicting interests. The latest draft towards an Irish implementation expands Garda powers to request data on subjects charged with offences attracting a MAXIMUM sentence of 6 months, as opposed to the previous draft in which a MINIMUM sentence of 5 years. Such a broad power would include activists charged with public order offences (obstruction, refusing to move on, placarding), permitting access to the time, number and duration of phone calls and lists of websites visited and IP addresses of data packets sent. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression Monday April 21, 2008 - 16:09 by Political Prisoners Day: April 17th
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This day, April 17, 2008, marks Prisoners' Day, a day of respect, honor and support and solidarity for Palestinian and Arab political prisoners imprisoned for their commitment to their cause, their homeland and their people. Today, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine bows in salute to these brave prisoners - men, women and children, from the newborn babies of women prisoners to Said al-Atabah and his decades of imprisonment - who today number more than 11,000, inside the torture cells, interrogation rooms and the prisons of the occupation. ... read full story / add a comment 
wicklow / miscellaneous Monday April 21, 2008 - 15:22 by Anti-Fascist
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Cour Room Report - Wicklow People ... read full story / add a comment 
dublin / worker & community struggles and protests Monday April 21, 2008 - 14:49 by Labour Youth
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There was a lively protest last Wednesday outside the Department of health about the ongoing cutbacks in public healthcare that the government are driving through to faciliate privatisation. Health science students and members of Labour Youth took part in the demonstration which received coverage in the O Reilly press. ... read full story / add a comment 
dublin / crime and justice Monday April 21, 2008 - 13:06 by Free Mumia Ireland
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Mumia is innocent! Free Mumia Abu-Jamal! Abolish the racist death penalty! ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / animal rights Monday April 21, 2008 - 12:40 by Laura Broxson
Say 'No' to Fur! ... read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-capitalism Sunday April 20, 2008 - 15:14 by Andrew
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An interview with Chris and Mike that looks at the radical history of Detroit and current anarchist activity in the city. Covers the period from the CIO upsurge and the mass migration to Detroit from the south, Black liberation movement and influence of maxism leninism to the formation of Anti-Racist Action (ARA). They also talk about issues in the city today and the formation of the new group Solidarity and Defence ... read full story / add a comment 
national / environment Friday April 18, 2008 - 17:47 by Lily
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Yesterday Shell revealed the supposedly new pipeline route. However not much has changed since the Rossport 5 were imprisoned 4 years ago, except that now the Kilcommon community are more determined than ever to say 'no raw gas, refine at sea'! Support them before it's too late. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / worker & community struggles and protests Thursday April 17, 2008 - 23:15 by Kevin Wingfield
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Friday 1pm Ballymun Plaza Hotel, Ballymun ... read full story / add a comment 
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday April 17, 2008 - 18:06 by Kev
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Today members and supporters of the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign staged a three hour vigil at Dublin Castle, using the opportunity of the visit of EU President Barroso to highlight the EU’s disgraceful role in the siege of Gaza and the destruction of the Palestinian people generally. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / arts and media Thursday April 17, 2008 - 15:32 by dunk
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yyyeeeeeeeeeehhhh hhhhaaaaaaaaa BE THE MEDIA http://radio.indymedia.org/ After being offline for over a year, IMC-RADIO is back online. For a variety of TEK problems the amazing resourse that is IMC-RADIO was gone from us, that meant that people all over the world could no longer publish their audio, access and listen to old audio, click on the site to get quickly directed to audio nodes and news from all over our little planet. For those into audio it was a big big loss....... BUT now, Its back. ... read full story / add a comment
international / environment Thursday April 17, 2008 - 14:08 by TaraTaraTara
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Eyewitness account of todays events at Rath Lugh ... read full story / add a comment
international / history and heritage Thursday April 17, 2008 - 02:58 by Nz63icid
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Concerned citizens protesting against the ongoing destruction of Tara and its Sacred Valley in County Meath in Ireland say that they have received reports of another possible push by SIAC/FERROVIAL thugs to destroy still more of the ancient Monument at Rath Lugh. They say that it is the intention of contractors to move a steel security fence that was erected during a recent Tunnel action. ... read full story / add a comment 
dublin / anti-capitalism Wednesday April 16, 2008 - 22:41 by Starstruck
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Last Saturday a sizeable crowd turned out at Kilmainham Shell to highlight the ongoing scandal of the Corrib gas Project. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous Wednesday April 16, 2008 - 19:32 by PBPA
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A large and lively protest took place today outside Cherryorchard Hospital by carers, patients and supporters in the Ballyfermot area. Two weeks ago carers who look after their loved ones at home were told by phone calls from the HSE that roll-over respite care had been cut due to budgetary constraints. ... read full story / add a comment 
tyrone / eu Wednesday April 16, 2008 - 12:41 by Be Honest Lads
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Ógra Shinn Féin Omagh campaign against the Lisbon Treaty. ... read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests Tuesday April 15, 2008 - 16:49 by Stuart
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The union IMPACT brought a case on behalf of 91 civil servants under the European Directive on the protection of fixed-term workers, implemented as the Protection of Employees (Fixed Term Workers) Act 2003 in Ireland. The case demands of equality of treatment with comparable established colleagues and of extension of retrospective benefits to 2001, the date agreed to by the state as a signatory to the Directive, rather than 2003 when the Act was finally signed. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / politics / elections Tuesday April 15, 2008 - 14:57 by garryowen
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It has been alleged that Proinsias De Rossa, who is due to retire as MEP for Dublin at the next election, was involved in scuffle outside the Labour Party Meeting at Liberty Hall in Dublin last night. The meeting was to discuss the upcoming Lisbon Treaty referendum. Reports say that De Rossa tried to take a video camera away from someone who was filming him, in a public place, outside the meeting. In the scuffle he fell and while he was on the ground, somebody sat on him, it is claimed. Younger readers may not be aware of the the long political journey of Mr De Rossa, who was once a strong supporter of the IRA, and spent time in prison in the 1950's. ... read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests Tuesday April 15, 2008 - 14:43 by pat c
On 13 April, riot police smashed the gates and climbed over the walls of Kian Tyre factory, in the outskirts of Tehran, to forcefully evict hundreds of striking workers. Scores were beaten up and arrested, with many hospitalised Farhad Ghaasemi, WPI reporter in Tehran said: “They used axes and kicked in doors and began brutally attacking the workers with electric batons. Roaming the site on motorbikes, they battered anyone who happened to be on their way. Scores were arrested and at least two busloads of detained workers were taken out of the factory”. ... read full story / add a comment |
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