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international / anti-war / imperialism Sunday May 14, 2006 - 04:02 by Coilín Oscar ÓhAiseadha
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In a letter to the Ombudsman of the Danish Parliament, staff at the Danish Prime Minister's Office have invoked "very wide powers of discretion" under the legislation, to defend Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen's persistent refusal to be interviewed by prize-winning journalist Bo Elkjær. In response, Elkjær points out that Fogh promised to give him an interview when they met at the offices of the Danish Union of Journalists in Copenhagen in January 2004. On that occasion, Elkjær had just been awarded the prestigious Cavling Prize for his work in exposing the lies by which Fogh and his cabinet persuaded the parliament to support Denmark's invasion of Iraq. By Elkjær's account, staff at the Prime Minister's Office have made the excuse that Mr Fogh "did not have space in his calendar," even though Elkjær has given the Prime Minister's Office complete freedom to set the time and place for an interview. Fogh's staff have repeatedly failed to keep promises that they "would call back". One of Elkjær's intentions for an interview is to ask why, at a press conference on 21 March 2003, Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen "emphasised a nuclear threat [from Iraq] that the government several days before, in an internal paper, had clearly and unequivocally rejected." "It is clear from the records of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that the government had several days previously arrived at the definitive conclusion that Iraq did not have a nuclear weapons programme, or indeed any nuclear programme at all," says Elkjær. Please read Billy O'Shea's translation of the latest exchange below. ... read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism Saturday May 13, 2006 - 00:52 by Millie R.
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A snapshot at the fortunes of Ireland's top capitalist. Tony O'Reilly isn't going to be running out of money anytime soon. ... read full story / add a comment 
tyrone / miscellaneous Friday May 12, 2006 - 22:43 by Ógra B
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Friday 5th May seen Omagh PSNI base as the scene of the latest leg of Sinn Féin's ‘End Political Policing’ campaign. Ógra Shinn Fein had organised the protest to call for an End to the political nature of policing in the north of Ireland. ... read full story / add a comment 
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression Friday May 12, 2006 - 20:46 by Elaine
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Charlie McGlade Cumman in Drimnagh held a black flag vigil at the junction between Walkinstown Road and the Long Mile Road this evening between 5.30 and 6.30. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / sci-tech Friday May 12, 2006 - 20:37 by Florian Burkhardt
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My article is about the worldwide spread (including to Ireland) of a new form of potentially dangerous type of psychotherapy. It has reached Ireland from Germany via the UK where it is already a huge business. The new development is that followers of this semi-cult want to apply it to politics and other social areas. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / miscellaneous Friday May 12, 2006 - 19:45 by Ógra B
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Ógra Shinn Féin held a white line vigil in Omagh town centre on Friday 12th May. Ógra activists were there to remember the 25th Anniversary of Francis Hughes. Francis was the second hunger striker to die in Long Kesh on the 59th Day of his hunger strike, on May 12th 1981. ... read full story / add a comment
national / arts and media Friday May 12, 2006 - 19:21 by Chekov
An Irish Times editorial on May 1st laid out the various options open to the UN Security council for dealing with Iran’s nuclear threat. These options ranged "from a solemn statement warning Iran to comply to consideration of sanctions or military force under Chapter VII of the UN Charter." The paper of record nailed its colours to the mast by favouring negotiations and UN action while declaring that "military action by the US outside UN auspices would be a dangerous folly." ... read full story / add a comment
mayo / environment Friday May 12, 2006 - 17:46 by Terry
On midnight on the 7th of May a small fishing boat from the village of Porturlin, 5 miles from Rossport, was involved in an incident with the Sedco 711, a rig platform hired by Shell to carry out work on the Corrib gas wellhead. ... read full story / add a comment 
cork / anti-war / imperialism Friday May 12, 2006 - 11:24 by J
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Around thirty people attended an Anarchist meeting, in Cork, on war and the ongoing use of Shannon Airport for US military purposes. ... read full story / add a comment 
dublin / miscellaneous Thursday May 11, 2006 - 23:12 by Noise Hacker
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international / environment Thursday May 11, 2006 - 14:46 by From one Friend to Others
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No to Pascua Lama Open-cast mine in the Andean Cordillera on the Chilean-Argentine frontier. We ask the Chilean Government not to authorize the Pascua Lama project to protect the whole of 3 glaciers, the purity of the water of the San Felix Valley and El Transito, the quality of the agricultural land of the region of Atacama, the quality of life of the Diaguita people and of the whole population of the region. ... read full story / add a comment
national / sci-tech Thursday May 11, 2006 - 09:34 by Liam Ó Maoláin
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This was a recent interview with Education Minister Mary Hanafin, and is being published to meet a college requirement. The interview was originally recorded for Griff FM in English, and native Irish speakers should ignore any errors in my translation. ... read full story / add a comment 
clare / environment Tuesday May 09, 2006 - 20:54 by Niall Harnett
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Born after the success of a Summer Craft Fair in Bealkelly Wood, the first weekend of traditional craft courses took place under a few hastily hoisted tarps between the trees in the wet Autumn of 2002. It was booked out. Since then, the event has gone from strength to strength and the workshop infrastructure along with it, so much so that the little 'Village in the Woods' looks like a scene out of an Asterix comic. Weekends in the woods take place three times a year in Spring, Summer and Autumn at the invitation of host Del Harding in his woodland home on the shores of Lough Derg. ... read full story / add a comment 
tyrone / miscellaneous Tuesday May 09, 2006 - 17:19 by Ógra B
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Ógra Shinn Fein in Strabane held a white line vigil in the town centre on Saturday 6th May. The vigil was part of a weekend of events organised across the country to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the death of bobby sands on Hunger-Strike in 1981. ... read full story / add a comment
kildare / animal rights Tuesday May 09, 2006 - 02:28 by published by Greyhound Action Ireland
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AN animal welfare charity that rehomes abandoned greyhounds for Bord na gCon has been told to pick up a huge tab after the board said it has no more money to give them. Gina Hetherington of PAWS in Sallins, Co Kildare, says she has been left reeling by the news that the Irish Greyhound Board's 2006 fund for retired dogs, which stands at €250,000, is apparently gone - despite being just four months into the year. The charity, which rescues abandoned greyhounds from pounds, may now have to find up to €145,000 to cover veterinary bills, kennel boarding fees and transport costs or else leave the unwanted dogs to their grisly fate. ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday May 09, 2006 - 00:18 by RedMan
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Indymedia joins the mainstream media in trying to marginalise Republican Socialism ... read full story / add a comment 
national / miscellaneous Monday May 08, 2006 - 19:45 by Ógra B
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Activity, Debate and Comradeship was on the agenda at April’s 6 County Ógra Shinn Féin meeting. The setting for the weekend of activities was the beautiful Mourne Valley of South Down. Included in the weekend of activity was a ‘Smash Political Policing’ Protest at Kilkeel PSNI Barracks which saw protestors scale the wall of the Barracks and adorn it with ‘End Political Policing’ Posters, a launch of Speaking Rights in the Dail campaign, walk for Suicide Prevention and a 6 County meeting which involved debate around the current political climate and setting out a plan of activity for the coming months. The day, ended with a meal for everyone, getting together to reflect on the day’s activity. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-war / imperialism Monday May 08, 2006 - 19:40 by Aris.gr
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the 4th European Social Forum closed its doors yesterday ... read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-war / imperialism Monday May 08, 2006 - 11:15 by moc
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On Thursday may 11th at 11.30 am four antimilitarist activists will be on trial for a military train blockade in fall 2004. The public prosecutor asks for a sentence of one year’s imprisonment, while the activist’s lawyer pleads for acquittal. The trial has been postponed already two times, the last one because of the absence of the witnesses (4 policemen) for the prosecution without giving any reason. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / summit mobilisations Sunday May 07, 2006 - 19:22 by Paula Geraghty
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