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galway / rights, freedoms and repression Monday October 01, 2007 - 18:16 by TD
 26 comments (last - saturday july 26, 2008 - 13:44)  13 images
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
6 comments (last - monday october 01, 2007 - 21:21) 1 image
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
5 comments (last - monday october 01, 2007 - 20:09) 18 images
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
14 comments (last - tuesday october 16, 2007 - 11:13) 6 images
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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clare / rights, freedoms and repression Monday October 01, 2007 - 00:14 by Paula Geraghty
4 comments (last - tuesday october 02, 2007 - 08:57) 24 images
Harney plans to cut 24 hour A & E cover at Ennis hospital, in favour of centres of excellence. These centres will have to be more than excellent to cope with the decimation of the health service elsewhere. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / rights, freedoms and repression Saturday September 29, 2007 - 20:11 by Jim
14 comments (last - tuesday october 02, 2007 - 19:04) 11 images
Hundreds of people gathered outside the GPO in O Connell Street in solidarity with the Burmese people who are struggling for democracy against the military junta. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / arts and media Saturday September 29, 2007 - 11:07 by Sean Crudden
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This year marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of Edward Elgar the most noted English composer of modern times. It was a privilege to be treated to some of his music last night by Tasmin Little who has the finest pair of musical hands in the world. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Friday September 28, 2007 - 15:21 by alasbarricadas
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One of the main anarchist websites in spanish language, alasbarricadas.org, will have to pay 6,000 euro to a rock-star, Ramoncin, for some anonymous comments in one of their public forums. Those comments were considered as ‘ofensive’ to the artist ‘honour’. ... read full story / add a comment 
cork / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday September 27, 2007 - 23:40 by Ray
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Last night at An Cruiscin Lan on Douglas St., the band Ilya K and Dj Doc Fiasco provided a great night's entertainment to an appreciative crowd composed of familiar faces and some new friends. It provided a timely boost to the local group's coffers, and thanks must go to organisers Gav and Tracy, and to the above-mentioned artists. Thanks lads! ... read full story / add a comment 
national / crime and justice Thursday September 27, 2007 - 15:00 by Seán Ryan
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Peter Preston begins second hunger strike outside the Dáil. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / worker & community struggles and protests Wednesday September 26, 2007 - 19:20 by Paula Geraghty
40 comments (last - friday december 07, 2007 - 13:39) 20 images
'The planned industrial action will be the biggest strike in Northern Ireland in a generation. ' http://www.downdemocrat.com/news/printer.asp?j=3677 ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Tuesday September 25, 2007 - 21:36 by Azerbijan
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The national ploughing championships are taking place this week in Tullamore. This is a personal account of someone attending. ... read full story / add a comment 
mayo / environment Tuesday September 25, 2007 - 18:14 by Rudiger
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Kilcommon residents hand back 60 letters to RPS. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / history and heritage Tuesday September 25, 2007 - 17:52 by Tara Pixie
3 comments (last - thursday september 27, 2007 - 12:55) 6 images
Efforts to halt the destruction of the Gabhra Valley continue with the Monday route walk! ... read full story / add a comment 
national / miscellaneous Tuesday September 25, 2007 - 15:19 by Dublin Shell to Sea
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Here are photographs of the last sit-down protest at Shell's proposed refinery at Bellanaboy on Friday morning, September 14th, 2007 (photos are used courtesy of William Hederman). Further days of support/sit-down protests are planned, beginning on Friday, October 12th. A public meeting will be held tonight at the Teacher's Club in Dublin to discuss the future of the campaign. Rossport Resident John Monaghan will be among the speakers. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday September 25, 2007 - 14:14 by indyjourno
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Today at 9.10 am a Gardaí on traffic duty on the Ossory Road in the North Inner City was shot by a passenger in a stolen car. The Garda, who was shot in the stomach, is in a stable condition in the Mater hospital. The Garda was a Traffic Corps motorcycle officer. ... read full story / add a comment
international / history and heritage Monday September 24, 2007 - 19:29 by NIFC
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On 11 am Saturday, September 22nd, Susan Mc Keown, event organizer welcomed an enthusiastic crowd gathered outside the Irish consulate on Park Avenue in Manhattan to show their opposition to the proposed four-lane motorway through the world famous and archeologically rich Tara in Co. Meath, Ireland. ... read full story / add a comment |
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