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meath / environment Wednesday November 22, 2006 - 09:57 by Meath on Track
 1 comment (last - wednesday november 22, 2006 - 10:04)  2 images
One of the main reasons given for not reinstating the Navan Clonsilla line in the past was the lack of capacity on the Dublin train network. That issue will be resolved from March 2007 - from that date on capacity for trains from Meath will no longer be an issue. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / worker & community struggles and protests Tuesday November 21, 2006 - 23:50 by Paul Kinsella
4 comments (last - wednesday november 22, 2006 - 22:21)
It looks like the sleeping giant of the CPSU has finally awoken! In addition to the CPSU Executive Committee voting to pursue our own pay claims separately of ICTU and 'Towards 2016', the CPSU Executive Committee at its meeting held on Thursday, November 2nd, 2006 voted to pass the following Motion: "In the context of persistent high inflation and to ensure real wage increases for those on lower/average incomes, CPSU calls on the Dublin Council of Trade Unions to campaign vigorously for government action to reduce inflation particularly in the services sector of the Irish Economy and in particular to impose a freeze on all public service charges in health, local authority, energy and transport and other areas within direct Government control." ... read full story / add a comment 
international / racism & migration related issues Tuesday November 21, 2006 - 21:13 by iosaf
4 comments (last - sunday december 24, 2006 - 16:07) 3 images
Unfortuanately the details of this story or rather the details of its protagonist are scant. I can tell you with confidence that he is an Irish citizen, that he has taken medication for a psichiatric condition provided by the Catalan health service free of charge for almost a year. I can tell you the Irish diplomatic mission to Barcelona refused to assist him passage home. "Oh but they say that to everyone." If you check the fine print of Irish passport, which is the most expensive passport of any EU state but an obligatory document for any one in the Shengen area to go to / come to / return - you will see the ominious reminder don't ask your Irish embassy for help getting home. we don't have enough funds. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday November 21, 2006 - 15:04 by Mags
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Recent developments in County Westmeath show the impact of 'Celtic Tiger' greed on the local authorities of the county, who have decided to sell off publicly owned land and evict small landless farmers from their traditional grazing. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday November 21, 2006 - 10:49 by David L
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Irish academics were thanked this week in an open letter, signed by over 100 academics and 1,000 students of Birzeit University near Ramallah, Palestine. The thanks were addressed to the 61 Irish academics who wrote a public letter in September calling for a moratorium on EU aid to Israeli universities, until Israel abides by international law and basic human rights norms. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-capitalism Monday November 20, 2006 - 23:58 by KBranno
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Just before kick off and during the half time interval of Saturday’s SPL encounter of Celtic and Inverness Calley Thistle a group of Celtic fans held up a paper mill declaring “Send Shell to Sea”. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Monday November 20, 2006 - 23:18 by LA
Student severely beaten by undercover policemen, right after the 17N demonstration ... read full story / add a comment
national / environment Monday November 20, 2006 - 23:08 by www.chaseireland.org
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Yet again the Government has appointed a member of industry with direct links to proposed incinerators to a key decision making position. On Friday last 17 November, Minister Dick Roche appointed Conal Boland of RPS Consulting to the Board of An Bord Pleanala. ... read full story / add a comment 
dublin / bin tax / household tax / water tax Monday November 20, 2006 - 23:06 by Ringsend Campaign Against the Bin Tax
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Today the Council received objections from residents to the management of waste collection in the area. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / housing Monday November 20, 2006 - 14:47 by dunk
44 comments (last - monday july 09, 2007 - 13:42) 52 images
3 Barcelona squats under attack in 3 seperate early morning raids by police, riot squad and security guards. Pouble Nou barrio: Makabra eviction began at 8.20am lasted 3 hours for processing, people with no papers taken away. no resistance, no violence, street party shaping up outside squat which is still held by armed cops with helicopter support 191 Pillars: squatters attacked by security guards, women beaten with metal bars and knives, much trouble, things calmed now, lawyer tried to stay there, squatter won, court case upcoming. 3rd squat somewhere in Raval area in city centre, no more news as yet ... read full story / add a comment 
dublin / bin tax / household tax / water tax Sunday November 19, 2006 - 22:53 by Paula Geraghty
8 comments (last - tuesday november 21, 2006 - 10:41) 11 images
Bin -tax campaigners in the Dublin 8 and Dublin 12 area, gathered on Saturday morning to show the council that the Campaign and community was not going to be bullied by use of force. A jovial, positive and large crowd gathered pick up where the council let off.............................. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous Sunday November 19, 2006 - 19:05 by Bren
Dcu fashion show misleads contributors. ... read full story / add a comment 
dublin / anti-war / imperialism Sunday November 19, 2006 - 13:02 by Dave Donnellan
11 comments (last - friday december 08, 2006 - 21:56) 5 images
The Dead Who Were Commemorated ... Ignacio Ellacuria, 59, was rector of the Central American University Ignacio Martin-Baro, vice rector, 50, founder and director of the Public Opinion Institute, Segundo Montes, 56, a Spanish-born sociology professor and Jesuit priest Arnando Lopez, 53, a Spanish-born philosophy professor and Jesuit priest. Joaquin Lopez y Lopez, 71, a Salvadoran-born Jesuit priest Juan Ramon Moreno, 56, a Spanish-born Jesuit priest who was director of two university-related programs. Julia Elba Ramos, 42, a cook, and Cecilia Ramos, her daughter, 15. ... read full story / add a comment
international / environment Sunday November 19, 2006 - 11:08 by m.m.mccarron
The Sierra Club USA is the largest grassroots environmental movement in the United States. It is divided into Chapters and has also an active presence in Canada where Dr. Owens Wiwa was attached to its directotrate for a time. ... read full story / add a comment
galway / politics / elections Sunday November 19, 2006 - 08:53 by ray
21 comments (last - monday december 04, 2006 - 19:58)
The worst kept secret in Galway politics was confirmed this week as Cllr Catherine Connolly officially launched her campaign as an Independent candidate for Galway West in the 2007 General Election. ... read full story / add a comment
international / gender and sexuality Saturday November 18, 2006 - 17:27 by C Murray
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Monica Roa from Women's Link Worldwide addressed the Safe and Legal Forum In
Dublin last evening, as part of a week of Prochoice events organised by IFPA and
safe and Legal. She made Legal History in Columbia by challenging the abortion
laws as a human rights issue. The campaign by Women's Link Worldwide was called
the Laicia Campaign. And the talk was very interesting. Monica showed a film of the campaign from start to finish, including the agit-prop, media coverage and the day of the Judgement. The documentary was short and in Spainish with acompanying English Subtitles. ... read full story / add a comment
cork / rights, freedoms and repression Saturday November 18, 2006 - 00:12 by Elinor and Ray
2 comments (last - saturday november 18, 2006 - 01:02) 9 images
Following on the heels of our previous two Cabarets, the Cork Shell to Sea benefit gig on Wednesday night last was a splendid and resounding success. We were told we have a name for providing the best entertainment in town! Big thanks to Karan Casey and Niall Vallelly, Ger Woulfe, Mick Flannery, Hank and Ray, Diarmuid Ó Dálaigh and Con Creedon. Thanks too to Niamh who did the door all night and thanks to Tom O’Connor for getting it all started and getting the line-up together. There are others to thank too – all those who helped along the way to a memorable extravaganza. ... read full story / add a comment
cork / rights, freedoms and repression Friday November 17, 2006 - 17:15 by Elinor
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The Ken Saro-Wiwa Memorial Seminar was held at UCC, Cork this year. This event also marked the launch of 'Niger Delta Awareness' by Philip Ikurusi who comes from a small island off the Delta region. ... read full story / add a comment 
mayo / rights, freedoms and repression Friday November 17, 2006 - 17:02 by James
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This is the account of James - a WSM member from Cork - of what happened to him at the November 10th day of action in Rossport. James was the person with the bloody face whose image was featured on indymedia and the TV3 footage of the event. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Friday November 17, 2006 - 14:23 by Bill
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The "WMD Here!" Plowshares have been in custody since their nonvviolent disarmament of a ICBM missile silo in North Dakota - June '06. Fr. Carl Kabat OMI and former soldiers/ now Catholic Workers Greg Bortje-Obed and Michael Walli were sentenced this past week. ... read full story / add a comment |
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