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national / rights, freedoms and repression Friday July 08, 2005 - 23:03 by Chris
 10 comments (last - sunday july 10, 2005 - 17:43)
Fine Gael has called for new legislation to be inacted which would grant the Taoiseach unprecedented sweeping executive powers in times of crisis. In a statement today their Defence Spokesman Billy Timmins TD claimed executive powers should be increased immediately and centralised at the "highest level" of Government. Legislation in the UK allows the so-called COBRA committee to rule by executive decree with the power to: Suspend sittings of Parliament Destroy or requisition private property Ban public assemblies Limit freedom of movement Establish special courts to try suspects ... read full story / add a comment
international / summit mobilisations Friday July 08, 2005 - 09:47 by [email protected]
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Most of us had barely been asleep an hour, when at three o'clock the alarm went off. I woke to the sound of people shouting 'get out of your tent, the police are here'. Our delegates were sent to the front gate while the rest of us waited. They came back with the word that twenty police vans had arrived but they had said that they would not enter the camp. A small group of watchers stayed awake, the rest of us went back to our cold beds. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Friday July 08, 2005 - 00:54 by iosaf
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Al Qaeda in Iraq have issued a statement to the effect that they have killed Ihab el-Sharif the ambassador of Egypt to Iraq. This statement has been confirmed by the Egyptian authorities. It has been less than a week since Egypt tabled several motions in favour of total debt relief for Africa, and reduced military intervention in Africa at the 2005 African Union conference attended by 52 african states and hosted in Libya. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-capitalism Thursday July 07, 2005 - 17:12 by Rossport Supporter
4 comments (last - friday july 08, 2005 - 18:01)
A list of all known actions in Dublin on the Rossport Campaign over the next seven days. Please add to it as we go. ... read full story / add a comment
national / environment Thursday July 07, 2005 - 12:15 by ShellToSea
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About 500 people joined the protest Wednesday evening in Dublin to protest at the jailing of the Mayo 5. This was very good considering it was called at short notice. A further protest is to be held in Belmullet 2pm Saturday July 9. A car cavalcade is being organised from Dublin meeting at 8.30am at Liberty Hall. If you have a car and have spaces or want to be a passenger please phone 087-2839964 so we can estimate numbers. ... read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous Thursday July 07, 2005 - 11:58 by Dax
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Terrorists Attacks in London. ... read full story / add a comment
international / summit mobilisations Wednesday July 06, 2005 - 23:08 by sovietpop
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As I type, the indymedia centre on site here is packed to gills as stories are uploaded to the many countries around the world. Sorry no photos today; it was just too damn wet. What a long day. The last thing we did before we went to bed last night,was have a barrio meeting at which we sorted ourselves into affinity groups. Affinity groups are small groups of friends who undertake to look after each other on a protest. Each group is divided into buddies - smaller groups of two or three who undertake to always have each other in line of site. The 'short bus' arrived just after midnigh .Then most tried to get a couple of hours sleep, others waited around the campfire. At two, the sleepy camp roused itself. It was raining heavily and in the dark it was difficult to see very far. Shouts of 'cat' , 'seomra sproai' and 'red diesel' rang out as the three affinity groups called out to their members. ... read full story / add a comment
mayo / environment Wednesday July 06, 2005 - 22:29 by By Hannah Ellis
In recent years, British Petroleum (BP) has been working hard to remake its public image. Their well-crafted print and television ads feature upbeat electronic music and a vibrant new yellow and green starburst logo. With it’s cutting-edge content on human rights, biodiversity and macro-economic theory, their website is designed to look like that of a developmental think tank. In reality, BP is the world’s third largest oil and gas company and one of the largest polluters on the globe. Exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas are the company’s main activities and it operates in 100 countries in Europe, North and South America, Asia and Africa. Its revenues for 2003 were over $16 billion; its profits were over $10 billion. ... read full story / add a comment 
galway / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday July 06, 2005 - 20:22 by Dunlo Tom
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After the Town Hall Theatre premiere of 'Big Plane Little Axe,' Margaretta D'Arcy's powerful documentary on anti-war activist, Mary Kelly, she ... ... read full story / add a comment 
international / summit mobilisations Wednesday July 06, 2005 - 20:15 by IMC Éire foreign correspondent
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Thats all folks. ... read full story / add a comment
cork / anti-capitalism Wednesday July 06, 2005 - 10:55 by Kevin Doyle
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Oil trucks were prevented from entering and leaving the Shell Central Oil Depot in Cork this morning in solidarity with the Rossport 5 blockade. ... read full story / add a comment
mayo / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday July 06, 2005 - 10:24 by Alan
3 comments (last - saturday may 12, 2007 - 12:25)
A single from Michael S.Togher "The Rossport Five" is now available to purchase or download from www.freetherossportfive.com your support is appreciated ... read full story / add a comment
international / summit mobilisations Wednesday July 06, 2005 - 08:58 by Andrew
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With the G8 blockade now underway I suggest adding whatever news we can get here. ... read full story / add a comment
international / sci-tech Wednesday July 06, 2005 - 07:05 by Cal Crilly
Anthony Brink took Glaxo Smith Kline to court for an AZT death in 2001. This interview was from September 2004 but has only been transcribed. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / racism & migration related issues Wednesday July 06, 2005 - 03:15 by eeeekkkkkk
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The Residents Against Racism people knew that the deportation was imminent from early this afternonn. In the early afternoon they were part of an anti-deportation demonstration at the Garda National Immigration Bureau on Burgh Quay. Around 20 Nigerian men were picked up on Sunday night in Blanchardstown. Gardai conducted something of a trawl through pubs in the area as part of the process leading up to the deportation flight. People without ID were picked up in the pubs and their identities checked later. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / summit mobilisations Wednesday July 06, 2005 - 00:42 by IMC Éire foreign correspondent
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Some pix of Muirhouse, one of Edinburgh's most economically depressed suburbs, and a summary of the brief vox pops given to me outside the shopping centre this afternoon. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-capitalism Tuesday July 05, 2005 - 20:10 by Ógra Shinn Féin
8 comments (last - wednesday july 06, 2005 - 19:58)
Ógra Shinn Féin has shut down a third Statoil station in five days, this one at Deansgrange Rd, Blackrock. About a dozen activists are currently in control of the station and the pumps have been shut down. More news as we get it and pictures in the morning. Beir bua. ... read full story / add a comment
international / summit mobilisations Tuesday July 05, 2005 - 19:31 by g
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Ahern does not feel pressure over aid The Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, has said he does not feel under any additional pressure to raise Ireland's level of overseas aid in the wake of the weekend's Live 8 concerts. Mr Ahern said it was not possible to raise it from €600 million to €1.4 billion as he would not be able to explain such an increase to the Irish people. Mr Ahern made his comments after a meeting in Dublin with the Canadian Prime Minister, Paul Martin. from rte ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism Tuesday July 05, 2005 - 18:00 by EU Observer
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Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún raised the issue of the detention of the Rossport Five in the European Parliament yesterday. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism Tuesday July 05, 2005 - 17:50 by rory hearne
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The so-called riots in Edinburgh yesterday were hyped out of proportion. It is the tactics of the police to intimidate people from protesting tomorrow at the summit. The G8 will fail to make poverty history. The movement must keep going after wednesday. Come to G8 feed back discussion on Friday 8th july at 8pm in Carmelite Community Centre, Whitefriar St.. ... read full story / add a comment |
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