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national / environment Monday March 06, 2006 - 14:32 by Friends of the Earth
 25 comments (last - wednesday april 29, 2009 - 08:16)
Friends of the Earth has called for the 15c levy on plastic bags to be doubled. On the the fourth anniversary of its introduction analysis of Department of the Environment figures shows the number of bags being bought is rising steadily. After the plastic bag tax was introduced on 4th March 2002 the number of bags being put into circulation fell dramatically with visible environmental benefits. In the first year after the introduction of the 15c levy just under 90 million bags were bought by the public and this fell to less than 85 million in 2003. But since then the number has been on the up again, to 100 million in 2004 and at least 113 million in 2005, a rise of over a third. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Monday March 06, 2006 - 01:26 by Coilín ÓhAiseadha
4 comments (last - tuesday march 21, 2006 - 23:26)
In a striking departure from customary practice, the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday 3 March attempted to abolish the Danish principle of freedom of information by charging award-winning journalist Bo Elkjær a fee for copying documents requested under the Danish Open Administration Act. In return, Elkjær accuses the ministry of conducting “considerations of matters of principle” and charging fees that have no basis in the legislation, in an attempt to obstruct his access to official documents concerning Denmark’s invasion and occupation of Iraq. In January, 2004, Elkjær was awarded the prestigious Cavling Prize, Denmark’s most coveted award for journalism, for his work in exposing the misinformation and disinformation with which the Danish government succeeded in gaining support for the ill-fated invasion of Iraq. Denmark has approximately 500 troops in the British-controlled area of southern Iraq. The foreign ministry has blacklisted Elkjær, rejecting his frequent requests for an interview with Conservative foreign minister Per Stig Møller. In January this year, the ministry nevertheless reassured Elkjær that he was entitled to seek access to documents in accordance with the Danish freedom of information act, or Open Administration Act. But, following a period of “considerations of matters of principle”, the ministry has now demanded that Elkjær sign an undertaking to pay for each document copied. Elkjær greets this latest attempt to obstruct his access to information with derision: “Have you gone stark raving mad?” he asks chief clerk Thomas Winkler and other staff at the ministry. Elkjær points out that the Danish Open Administration Act – in stark contrast to the Irish legislation – makes no provision to charge journalists a fee for copying official documents. Please read the dramatically entertaining exchange between Elkjær and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in translation below. ... read full story / add a comment 
limerick / anti-war / imperialism Sunday March 05, 2006 - 23:12 by Elaine
10 comments (last - tuesday march 07, 2006 - 03:35)  25 images
"A security operation involving several hundred gardai and soldiers was maintained before and during the stopover." So says the Indo online. Indeed we saw several hundred Gardai and Army personnel as we made our way into Shannon earlier Yesterday afternoon. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression Sunday March 05, 2006 - 22:58 by JOTAKE
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One of them was found death in strange cirscumtances. His family said: "He was killed". The other died by heart attack while was doing a protest for his comrade. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-capitalism Sunday March 05, 2006 - 20:30 by W.
28 comments (last - monday april 24, 2006 - 13:46) 23 images  1 video file  1 audio file
dublin / anti-war / imperialism Saturday March 04, 2006 - 21:06 by Mick Jennings
19 comments (last - tuesday march 07, 2006 - 02:44)
The 7pm Radio 1, news bulletin announced that a major security operation is being mounted this evening/night in advance of the expected arrival of Air Force One and Bush "in the early hours of tomorrow morning". ... read full story / add a comment 
dublin / summit mobilisations Saturday March 04, 2006 - 16:31 by ciaran mc gowan
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riot in dublin ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / politics / elections Friday March 03, 2006 - 22:12 by UCD SU member
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Right-Wing win key positions in UCDSU. Turnout 4,400. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / worker & community struggles and protests Friday March 03, 2006 - 21:16 by madamk
24 comments (last - tuesday march 07, 2006 - 18:27) 1 video file
ugly sceens on westmorland st last saturday ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Friday March 03, 2006 - 20:44 by Edward Horgan
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Crimes against humanity including torture. When George Bush passed through Shannon airport on Tuesday morning last, he insulted the Irish people by reviewing US troops who were also passing through Shannon airport, in direct violation of Irish neutrality and international law. This is not something new of course. Cambodia and Laos were also neutral states in the 1960s and 1970s when the US government used B52 bombers, to kill hundreds of thousands of their people. The UN remained silent then, and is silent now on US crimes against humanity. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Friday March 03, 2006 - 11:27 by The wonderer
Early February 2006 - Some 800 US troops have disembarked at the Dominican port of Barahona as part of the “New Horizons” military exercise that is to extend for several months. The U.S. troops will build medical clinics and conduct medical training, an official said. Some 100 troops were near the southern city of Barahona, close to the Haitian border, to work with the Dominican military on the projects, said Army spokesman Robert Appin. About 3,500 soldiers would join the effort, part of “New Horizons” — a Latin American aid program the U.S. military has run since 1998, Appin said. The work runs through May 22. Later, hundreds of demonstrators marched on the US Embassy in Santo Domingo as well as on the US military camp in Barahona, approximately 120 miles southwest of the capital. Demonstrators representing leftist, union and student groups presented a statement to a US Embassy official demanding the immediate withdrawal of the US troops. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Friday March 03, 2006 - 05:48 by O'Reillys
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Last December following a nonviolent break in at the NSA/CIA Pine Gap Sattelite Station (Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia), Sean O'Reilly was arrested during a follow solidarity vigil at the gates of Pine Gap. Sean was charged with "obstructing a federal police officer" merely for questioning the officers right to search his car. Sean went to court in Alice Springs on Monday, the pre-trial hearing of the remaining Pine Gap folks is set fo April with a jury trial later in the year. Pine Gap is used for electronic information gathering and targetting for the U.S. war machine. SEAN'S REPORT ON MONDAYS HEARING....... On Monday morning my hearing commenced. Charged with Obstructing a Commonwealth official.The prosecition led off with Officer Parker who provided a much exagerated account of the episode leading to my arrest. It made me wonder if we were talking about the same event. He had me jumping around in front of him, 6-8 inches from his face and blocking ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / public consultation / irish social forum Thursday March 02, 2006 - 20:07 by Barry Finnegan
Despite the goodwill towards the ISF, throughout 2005 there was a quite limited number of activists willing to put in all the work required to stage big one to three day type Social Forums. In light of this, activists involved with the working groups of the Irish Social Forum in 2003 and 2004 have proposed to focus on the local: the Dublin Social Forum, and to hold the event monthly and in the evenings. 30 people may come, or 150, we’ll see! [Dates of first one and next DSF meeting are below.] ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / arts and media Thursday March 02, 2006 - 12:51 by redjade & saoririseoir
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NewsTalk 106's Kathy Sheridan interviews Jim Cusack of the Sunday Independent and Indymedia.ie's Chekov Feeney about the Dublin Riots What follows is a transcript of the exchange that took place. ... read full story / add a comment
antrim / miscellaneous Wednesday March 01, 2006 - 18:29 by Marcella
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This Thursday 2 March, Chris Gaskin is standing for Vice President Education in Thursday's election at Queen's. His running mates are Barry McColgan, who is standing for V.P Welfare, and Kevin McGourty who is standing for re-election as V.P Clubs and Services. ... read full story / add a comment
national / environment Wednesday March 01, 2006 - 17:42 by c murray
26 comments (last - sunday march 26, 2006 - 19:37)
Just the facts people. TaraWatch and Vincent Salafia are not allowed comment on or engage in discussion of the outcome of the Judicial review in the media. There will be no press releases. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday March 01, 2006 - 15:56 by saoririseoir
8 comments (last - tuesday august 29, 2006 - 22:38) 10 images 1 audio file
it is proposed by the DCBA that cleaner streets and no graffitti lead to less crime. To this end, Dublin City Council is unanymous in wanting to go into partnership with them. Two elements to anti-graffitti plan: a)., a third machine for "cleaning" the walls, and b)., employing proffessional artists to do murals, because, " If we paint on side of buildings, graffitti artists don’t like defacing other artists work, so this’ll stop ‘em…" http://radio.indymedia.org/uploads/rjs.r.dublincitycoun...s.mp3 ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday February 28, 2006 - 18:36 by Irish Basque Committees
Big concerns around the Basque political prisoner's dead have been raised by the family and pro-independence movement after having access to the forensic act. ... read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism Tuesday February 28, 2006 - 14:56 by Deirdre Clancy
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This is not original news, as I just heard it on Newstalk 106. But it is important. Air Force 1 is going through Shannon in the early hours of the morning tomorrow morning to refuel on the way to India. There was no time given, but it's after midnight. Hundreds of guards and army are lined up to protect the war criminal and his aides. ... read full story / add a comment 
cork / environment Monday February 27, 2006 - 20:45 by John Baker
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A hardy crew of people from the Cork Harbour area today braved the elements to plant trees and walk the right of way across the proposed incinerator site at Ringaskiddy. ... read full story / add a comment |
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