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dublin / rights, freedoms and repression Friday April 07, 2006 - 20:20 by Shell to Sea
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A large group of Shell to Sea activists attempted to return a section of the Corrib Gas pipeline to the Statoil Office at the IFSC today, as part of a campaign to draw public attention to Statoil's role in supporting Shell in their continuing attempts to install a dangerous experimental raw-gas pipeline in North Mayo. The Gardaí, supported by a large number of private secirity guards, prevented the pipeline being brought into the office, and many office workers from the surrounding businesses came out to watch the stand off. Normally activists are not able to even leaflet in the IFSC, since it is private property, but today leaflets were handed out, stickers were put up, and the security guards were powerless to interfere with the protest. For a lot of the workers in the financial services district, the protest provided a colourful distraction from the demands of their office jobs. No one from Statoil was prepared to meet with the protesters or take delivery of the pipeline however, although one Statoil Executive did come to the phone, to say that the building security guards would not let any of the protesters enter, and he wasn't interested in leaving the building, since didn't feel there was anything to be gained by speaking to people in group situations, because he'd had bad experiences before. He went on to say that the Irish people should be satisfied with the deal that their government had got for them, where they receive 25% tax, although he conceded that since the billions of euros spent in exploration can be written off, it will be many years before a cent of tax is paid, if ever. Shell to Sea plan further protests on Norwegian Constitution Day, May 17th. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / rights, freedoms and repression Friday April 07, 2006 - 19:06 by Shell to Sea
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Micheál Ó Seighin, Willie Corduff, Brendan Philbin, and Philip and Vincent McGrath were brought before the courts again today to receive the final judgement from Justice Joseph Finnegan, the President of the High Court. The five were imprisoned last year for three months, for refusing to obey his order to cease protesting against the scheme by Shell and Statoil to install a dangerous, experimental, raw-gas pipeline through their village. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous Friday April 07, 2006 - 17:33 by Garry Toner
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Garry Toner, an Equality Studies student here in UCD is trying to organise an awareness campaign at a national level in relation to the rights of people with disabilities after an incident that occurred last weekend. ... read full story / add a comment 
dublin / worker & community struggles and protests Friday April 07, 2006 - 14:22 by Boycott Killer Coke
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A very successful protest took place outside the Leinster Regional Final of Blast Beat which took place in the Issacc Butt last Saturday. Hundreds of school students took part in the event which was sponsored by Coca Cola. However the boycott killer coke campaign ensured that this sponsorship by Coke backfired with the company getting negative publicity about their appalling human rights abuses in Colombia where several coke workers have been assasinated because they were union members and activists. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / worker & community struggles and protests Thursday April 06, 2006 - 21:38 by iosaf
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Oh well we should have seen it coming. It seems that if the there isn't a "return to institutions" in the north by the 24th of November 2006, ( those institutions agreed under the "peace process" of 1998 blaa blaa) [and not to be confused with the institutions which met in the same building {Stormont} from 1921 - 1972 ] the people who don't do anything there, other than steal each other's shredded office waste, will GO WITHOUT THEIR PAY! not a penny of a pound nor centimo of a Euro, nor a shilling more will be paid them. ____________________________________________________________ ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / environment Thursday April 06, 2006 - 20:33 by watcher
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Humanity is entering a change of historic magnitude without precedence as oil begins to run out, peak oil expert Colin Campbell told a full round room in Dublin’s Mansion House last night. ... read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism Thursday April 06, 2006 - 13:46 by Fintan Lane
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I attended the Cosantoiri. Siochana-organised meeting last Saturday. It ran from about 2pm to 5.30pm and, while initially intended, I believe, to widen involvement in CS, it was transformed for various reasons into a 'coordinating meeting' for diverse anti-war activists and groups. This transformation occurred largely as a consequence of discussion on a thread on indymedia.ie following the recent Dublin anti-war march. So, my observations… ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism Thursday April 06, 2006 - 10:10 by mike r.
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Meeting in Lille this weekend the national coordination reunited student activists and delegates from 114 higher education colleges and schools. In a up beat communiqué issued at the end of the assembly the national coordination are calling for moves towards an unlimited general strike as “the only issue for the national Days of Action, and the only way to push the government onto the defensive and repeal the “Equality of Chances” legislation.” ... read full story / add a comment 
galway / animal rights Wednesday April 05, 2006 - 16:07 by h.
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Or to be more precise - against animal abuse in circuses ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous Wednesday April 05, 2006 - 13:55 by Brian Keane
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Private health conference disrupted in Dublin by Ógra activists. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Wednesday April 05, 2006 - 11:42 by Seán Ryan
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Amnesty International has brought the investigation into Extraordinary rendition and torture a step further. In the early hours of this morning it released a report titled: "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Below the radar: Secret flights to torture and 'disappearance’" Shannon Warport is shown in a new light. ... read full story / add a comment 
antrim / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday April 04, 2006 - 19:07 by Lappalitis
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Hundreds of students and staff from the University of Ulster Jordanstown today (Tuesday 4th April) attended a hunger strike exhibition, organised and facilitated by the Ógra Shinn Fein cumann in Jordanstown. ... read full story / add a comment 
galway / worker & community struggles and protests Tuesday April 04, 2006 - 14:00 by Noel Browne Labour Youth branch
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Labour Councilor Billy Cameron submitted a motion to Galway City Council calling for solidarity with Coca-Cola workers in Colombia. Last night (Monday April 3rd) the motion was passed unanimously. The motion was drawn up in conjunction with the Noel Browne Labour Youth branch. This is another step forward for the boycott coke campaign. ... read full story / add a comment 
mayo / environment Tuesday April 04, 2006 - 09:58 by Michael and Bob
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Monday morning saw a frustrating start to the business year for Shell as their subcontractors Roadbridge attempted to access the proposed gas refinery site at Bellanaboy in Erris, Co. Mayo. ... read full story / add a comment
mayo / environment Tuesday April 04, 2006 - 01:14 by Michael and Bob
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This morning saw a frustrating start to the business year for Shell as their subcontractors Roadbridge attempted to access the proposed gas refinery site at Bellanaboy in Erris, Co. Mayo. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / rights, freedoms and repression Monday April 03, 2006 - 23:41 by Ógra B
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On Wednesday 29th March Ógra held a demonstration on the Falls Road in Belfast to commemorate the 1981 Hungerstrikers. The event coincided with the departure of young people from all the nearby schools thus sparking interest in all those walking by who availed of the information leaflets handed out. ... read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests Monday April 03, 2006 - 23:03 by FG
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The Labour Party Conference on Saturday, and Pat Rabbitte’s statements, confirmed the need for a new independent party of working people as advocated by the Campaign for an Independent Left ... read full story / add a comment
leitrim / politics / elections Monday April 03, 2006 - 22:07 by Ray
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The Labour Party has been accused by one of its own local councillors of having no regard for the members of the party in the North Leitrim. Sligo councillor, Declan Bree, has issued a scathing statement against his party leadership, following the surprise decision by its North Leitrim representative to resign. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / worker & community struggles and protests Monday April 03, 2006 - 15:25 by ipsiphi
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As of 17 minutes the left in France has started her attack with an occupation of Trade Union offices. This is no game, no mock theatre of young malcontents venting traditional fury. This is the real thing. Tomorrow France mobilises to join the vanaguard, not only against the latest attempt to impose anglo-saxon capitalist labour market adjustments on their rights, but also to break the hegemony of the now failed Chirac regime. 57% of the French polled by Le Monde want the law scrapped. 71% of the French polled by Le Monde believe Chirac has further radicalised discontent by his televised appearances in support of his dauphin Dominque de Villepin. We have all come very far in our local and trans-national struggles, and now it is time to reflect on one thing we have learnt :- ... read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism Monday April 03, 2006 - 14:29 by Labour
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A leading member of the British Labour Party and supporter of the war in Iraq addressed the Irish Labour Party conference on Saturday. That is despite the opposition of some members of the Irish organisation. Peter Watt, General Secretary, the Labour Party spoke on Saturday night at the conference in DCU during the warm up to Pat Rabbitte's speech. How does this tie in with Labour's contribution to the anti war movement in Ireland? see http://www.labour.ie/youth/news/index/20060321162846.html see Daily Ireland link http://dailyireland.televisual.co.uk/home.tvt?_ticket=4...opp=1 ... read full story / add a comment |
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