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limerick / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday October 09, 2007 - 00:30 by John Lannon
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Shoppers, residents and day visitors to Limerick city centre responded enthusiastically to a call for support for the peaceful protests of the Burmese people on Saturday 8th October. An information stand erected at the intersection of O'Connell St. and Thomas St. had a steady stream of people anxious to sign letters of protest, and to find out more about the situation in the state of Myanmar (Burma). ... read full story / add a comment
galway / rights, freedoms and repression Monday October 08, 2007 - 18:26 by Margaretta D'Arcy
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A poignant and moving event at the Spanish Arch last Saturday 6th October – Galway was one of the 100 cities taking part in the solidarity events round the world. ... read full story / add a comment 
galway / anti-war / imperialism Monday October 08, 2007 - 16:54 by Withnail and "ri"
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Again, Galway Food Not Bombs had a succesfull day yesterday. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Monday October 08, 2007 - 14:40 by Con Carroll
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The only reason why violence is allowed to continue is because we refuse to speak out and to be on the side of those people who have been oppressed. ... read full story / add a comment 
dublin / arts and media Monday October 08, 2007 - 13:03 by Paula Geraghty
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No ghost too ghoulish, no candy floss too sticky for the fun loving participants of Drimnagh Arts Week which was launched at Drimnagh castle on Saturday, which hosted a very special appearance of the Crumlin Community Youth Band parading through the winding estates of Drimnagh. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Sunday October 07, 2007 - 04:40 by Jail Solidarity
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Frank Cordaro just received thirty days in the Polk County jail after pleading guilty to criminal trespass. Cordarro previously addressed a public meeting in Dublin in '06 in support of the Pit Stop Ploughshares who were the awaiting trial ... read full story / add a comment 
national / anti-war / imperialism Friday October 05, 2007 - 17:01 by Mark C
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About 200 people have been arrested at Faslane nuclear weapons base in Scotland during a peaceful nonviolent blockade there on Monday 1st October to mark the culmination of Faslane365, a year of resistance. Among those arrested was Mark Chapman from Belfast who said, “I have traveled here to Faslane to uphold international law. I believe these nuclear weapons are causing great instability in the world”. ... read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism Friday October 05, 2007 - 13:24 by Sean Mallory
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A look back at Shell to sea and a look forward to the future. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / bin tax / household tax / water tax Thursday October 04, 2007 - 19:03 by DVBLINIA
14 comments (last - friday october 05, 2007 - 22:15)
Bin Services to be open to bidding by private operators. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday October 04, 2007 - 17:37 by freedom
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The 'crisis of king's burning photos' is not finished, the spanish special tribunal, that usually deals with 'terrorist activities', has sued 11 demosntrators fro taking part in the burn of spanish king's pictures, they are accused of 'crown injuries' and face possible sentence of 15 months imprisonement. Mobilisations are organized by Independentist Left. ... read full story / add a comment
national / environment Thursday October 04, 2007 - 02:24 by Tara Resisters
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Preservation order placed on Rath Lugh. The Tide is Turning.Work on destruction of the National Monument at Rath Lugh,that was slowed by direct action ,has now stopped completely,due to John Gormley preservation order.Now reroute the M3 round the sacred Valley. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / miscellaneous Wednesday October 03, 2007 - 23:46 by Guy de Cervens
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The Simon Wiesenthal Centre suffered a major blow this week as their claims of Nazi links to the Hunt Museum in Limerick were blown out of the water. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Tuesday October 02, 2007 - 23:32 by Des Dalton
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The death has taken place after a short illness of Republican Veteran Dan Keating of Castlemaine, Co Kerry in his 106th year. Commenting on his passing the President of Republican Sinn Féin Ruairí Ó Brádaigh said: ... read full story / add a comment 
galway / rights, freedoms and repression Monday October 01, 2007 - 18:16 by TD
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Last Saturday week, on account of its unethical selling of Israeli manufactured goods, mainly Keter garden plastic sheds, storage containers, etc, 9 Galway IPSC activists picketed the Atlantic Homecare DIY store on the east side of the city. Last Saturday, switching tactics, we did a gruelling 8 hour slog outside Lynch's castle in Shop street gathering signatures for our "Boycott Israeli Blood Diamonds" petition and urging people who stopped at our stall to also ... ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Monday October 01, 2007 - 15:49 by Conor Cregan
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We just got phone call with our sister living in Yangon about a few hours ago. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression Monday October 01, 2007 - 13:34 by Jo ta ke!
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A large Ógra Shinn Féin delegation numbering over 20 activists have completed a week long tour of the Basque country. The Irish delegation was there to support the Basque youth organisation, SEGI, after being deemed a ‘terrorist organisation’ by the Spanish judiciary. They were also there to update the Basque on the current situation in Ireland and also to learn the lessons of the pro independence movement in the Basque country. ... read full story / add a comment 
galway / anti-war / imperialism Monday October 01, 2007 - 12:25 by Ri
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Yesterday, Galway Food Not Bombs offered fresh organic vegetarian food to Galwegians again. But what's even more important, new ideas were realized and more activists recruited in the form of Gala, a FNB activist from New York city and Qanita, a Pakistani woman, living in Galway, who after contacting us, kindly showed up with her own home-cooked traditional Pakistani food and two young sons to dispense it. Qanita was pleased and excited with the idea of Food Not Bombs and promised to join us every Sunday. ... read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media Monday October 01, 2007 - 11:05 by dagr
diverse direct actions reported in the last days ... read full story / add a comment 
mayo / environment Monday October 01, 2007 - 01:59 by JM
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A group of bottlenose dolphins have been sighted all this week in Broadhaven Bay, North Mayo. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / worker & community struggles and protests Monday October 01, 2007 - 01:14 by A Paddy in Poland
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