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galway / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday August 25, 2005 - 22:49 by Errisvist
 9 comments (last - monday august 29, 2005 - 04:01)  12 images
Today, for seven back-straining hours, Shell to Sea activists toughed it out with the inclement weather and pneumonia to bear witness to the Five, now in day 58 of their obscene incarceration, garnering rakes of petition signatures, dispensing leaflets and outrage to the good people who flocked to our info table to similiarly bear witness. The day was capped with an hour's picket/blockade of the Statoil Servive Station at the nether end of Bothar Mhor which drew the mild attention of two Gardai and an avalanche of supportive car honks and power salutes. We'll be out again tomorrow and Saturday and and and. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday August 25, 2005 - 21:23 by Colombia Solidarity Network
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Various organisations in Colombia have demanded of the FARC that they explain themselves. Not for the first time they ahve murdered a left wing opponent ... read full story / add a comment 
national / politics / elections Thursday August 25, 2005 - 16:19 by the long game
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Established in 1986, "Combat Poverty is the sole national statutory organisation in Ireland dedicated to advising on ways to prevent and eliminate poverty and social exclusion." They campaign for a fairer distribution of resources and offer a lot of information on poverty in the state. They have just issued a report on rural poverty. ... read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests Wednesday August 24, 2005 - 18:01 by stir it up.
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Argentina found itself one the South American states whose government was criticised by the Vatican by the new Benedict XVI prelature earlier this year for supporting a condom campaign to fight aids. Some Catholics now believe the sex scandal which broke this week is politically motivated. ... read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice Tuesday August 23, 2005 - 23:57 by Irish Communist
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Urgent Solidarity Request: Please read and pass on all text in support & in show of solidarity for communist political prisoners being brutalized in Spanish and French prisons. ... read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice Tuesday August 23, 2005 - 20:51 by :-)
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Geoffrey Dawson Lane, Baron Lane AFC QC PC (July 17, 1918 – August 22, 2005) a former British Lord Chief Justice of England & Wales who presided over the Birmingham 6 appeal trial has died today at the age of 87. He will be remembered for many reasons. * he followed Lord Widgery. * he had "strong views" on murder, rape and sexual morality. * he played a part in both Birmingham 6 and Guildford 4 trials, which saw 10 people serve lengthy sentances for IRA attacks did they not commit. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Tuesday August 23, 2005 - 13:13 by Barry McNally
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This article outlines a number of events which Ógra Shinn Féin were involved in recently in the North Antrim area ... read full story / add a comment 
international / miscellaneous Tuesday August 23, 2005 - 05:29 by Noise Hacker
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dublin / anti-war / imperialism Tuesday August 23, 2005 - 03:38 by Elaine
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Reconciliation ... read full story / add a comment
mayo / rights, freedoms and repression Monday August 22, 2005 - 23:49 by Margaretta D'arcy
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Thanks to A.R. for assistance with compression. ... read full story / add a comment
international / environment Monday August 22, 2005 - 18:38 by prometheus
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All of County Louth measures 82,613 hectares. Fires have burnt at least 134,500 hectares (337,000 acres) of Portuguese forest from July to August, more than in all of 2004, according to forestry service estimates last week. 2,700 firefighters were battling 35 fires on Sunday afternoon. Neighbouring Galicia in Spain wants to be declared a disaster area as well, as of this morning 17 fires were still burning 6 of them considered critical. In august alone 17,000 hectares have been burnt. ... read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests Monday August 22, 2005 - 11:52 by Sean Smyth
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We do not forget that many of our people were sacked with three minutes notice over a public address system and with twenty minutes notice by a megaphone; these are decent, hard-working, honourable people who have been treating appallingly ... read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism Sunday August 21, 2005 - 01:48 by Edward Horgan
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Do you know that there are now thousands of US troops and hundreds of tons of munitions passing through Shannon airport every week? You should know. Shannon is now the primary US military transit airport in Europe for the War and occupation of Iraq. ... read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests Saturday August 20, 2005 - 15:58 by iosaf
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People are about to be killed in two provinces of Ecuador to protect the "rights" of an Oil corporation. Ecuador's government (not an exemplary one) has asked for Venezuala's assistance to continue its exports of crude Oil. Venezuala is "loaning" the oil, which is then being "put through the global books" as Ecuadorian, so that they continue to "meet their international obligations". They have been unable to "meet their international obligations" recently because the people of Sucumbios and Orellana provinces have been protesting because they believe their government are failing to "meet their national obligations". ... read full story / add a comment 
international / miscellaneous Friday August 19, 2005 - 15:34 by iosaf mac diarmada
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on the 14th of August 1969 British troops entered the statelet of Northern Ireland, an event which came to be seen by many as the start of modern Irish History. on the 24th of March 1972 the post of "Secretary of State for Northern Ireland" was created by the UK government after the dissolution of the Stormont parliament which had ruled the statelet since 1922. The 11th person to hold the post, and the only woman was Dr. Marjorie "Mo" Mowlam who was the British government direct ruler of northern Ireland from May 3, 1997 to the 11th of October 1999 She died today at 56 years of age. ... read full story / add a comment 
mayo / rights, freedoms and repression Friday August 19, 2005 - 14:55 by Niall Harnett
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Over EUR 3000.00 raised for the Rossport Five Fund as over 40 musicians, singers and dancers played to a packed audience for over four hours at The Russell Cultural Centre in Doolin, last night Thursday 18th August. Thanks to concert organiser Mattie Shannon. Thanks also to Mike Shanahan, Kevin Griffin, Shane McGowan, Michael Nagle, Ritchie Jones, Ritchie Nagle and Carol Weafer for sound and looking after things on the night. Special thanks to all the musicians, singers and dancers. Rock on!. ... read full story / add a comment 
galway / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday August 18, 2005 - 02:34 by Dunlovist
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'N what evidence, I hear you say to strut such a hyperbolic assertion? ... read full story / add a comment 
dublin / environment Wednesday August 17, 2005 - 16:47 by Vincent
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National Toll Roads (http://www.ntr.ie) are part of the preferred bidder consortium for the M3/Hill of Tara Public Private Partnership contract. Please come to a free information session this Friday (1.00pm in ENFO) and attend an afternoon protest beside the West Link Toll bridge, which is operated by NTR. ... read full story / add a comment 
donegal / environment Wednesday August 17, 2005 - 10:55 by ShelltoSea.com
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Despite the continued mess that Shell and their partners have created in Mayo, the Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources Noel Dempsey has granted a further exploration off the Donegal coast. ... read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice Tuesday August 16, 2005 - 23:06 by Haul yer tongue
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Today the Irish Department of IN-Justice was taken over in support of one of the longest ever held political prisoners in Ireland. Since then there has been what can only be described as an enforced media black out by embarassed authorities. ... read full story / add a comment |
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