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international / crime and justice Monday May 31, 2010 - 04:54 by Watcher
 18 comments (last - tuesday june 01, 2010 - 09:13)
Reports coming in over stream are saying the Israeli army have fired lives rounds, used tear-gas and stun grenades on unarmed civilians killing an unconfirmed number of people and injuring at least 30 ... read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression Sunday May 30, 2010 - 23:18 by Freda H & Kev
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In the last hour two of the boats in the Gaza Freedom Flotilla (the Turkish IHH ship and Free Gaza's Challenger 2) have been approached and contacted by Israeli Navy ships in international waters, 80 miles off the coast of Gaza. Reports from passengers say that three Israeli war ships are currently approaching the Freedom Flotilla, which is carrying supplies and humanitarian aid to the beleaguered coastal strip. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression Sunday May 30, 2010 - 23:04 by Freda H
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In the last hour two of the boats in The Freedom Flotilla (the Turkish IHH ship and Free Gaza's Challenger 2) have been approached and contacted by Israeli Navy ships in international waters. Three Israeli war ships are currently approaching the Freedom Flotilla 90 miles off the coast of Gaza. The Freedom Flotilla which is carrying humanitarian aid to the beleagured coastal strip has approximately 800 passengers on board it's ships including a number of Irish people. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression Sunday May 30, 2010 - 12:50 by Kev
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The Gaza Freedom Flotilla is now in the final stages of its mission to Gaza, as it set sail from the waters outside Cyprus at 12.30pm today toward its final destination. Despite the loss of several Irish passengers - including politicians Aengus O Snodaigh TD, Chris Andrews TD and Sen. Mark Daly - due to Cypriot bureaucracy under severe pressure from Israel, the others are now en route to Gaza. They are expected to near Gaza sometime tomorrow (Monday 31st) afternoon. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / rights, freedoms and repression Friday May 28, 2010 - 13:13 by Seán Ryan
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On 12/7/2009, Agnieszka Chojnacka was arrested on the Clontarf Road, outside Duffy's circus, where she was engaged in a peaceful protest. This case finally came to court the other day, Wednesday May 26. In an incredible tour de force, the animal rights activist, who defended herself, destroyed the State's case, laying waste to the two gardaí, who took the stand to lie about her. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression Friday May 28, 2010 - 12:07 by Freda H
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Israel's foreign ministry said it had given warnings to the ambassadors of Ireland, Cyprus, Greece, Sweden and Turkey - from where the ships set sail - that it had "issued warrants that prohibit the entrance of the vessels to Gaza". ... read full story / add a comment
cork / miscellaneous Friday May 28, 2010 - 11:44 by Save the Orthopaedic!
More than 200 people attended the SAVE OUR ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL rally organised by patients, ex-patients and the Campaign for a Real Public Health Service at the hospital gates on Thursday, May 27. ... read full story / add a comment 
Freedom Flotilla of Aid expected to reach Gaza within 48 hours despite threats from the Israeli Navy
international / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday May 27, 2010 - 10:25 by Freda H
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The Freedom Flotilla to Gaza, which includes 11 Irish people, expects to arrive at it's destination within 48 hours despite Israel's vow to block the mission from delivering much needed aid to the beleaguered coastal strip. A forum of seven senior Israeli ministers who met on Wednesday 26th May have decided that the Israeli Navy will enforce a twenty mile exclusion zone around Gaza and will arrest all 800 crew and passengers taking part in the Freedom Flotilla should they pursue their mission to break the ongoing siege of Gaza. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday May 26, 2010 - 19:52 by TD
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Yesterday morning, as is their wont, Israeli Occupation Forces intruded into the village of Bilin, this time there were only three to the forefront with backup behind them, when challenged they beat a retreat. Yesterday afternoon, villagers rushed to quench a fire in an olive tree sited close to the Apartheid-Annexation Wall which had to be deliberately set on fire by the retreating IOF, but which was unable to be saved due to the fire being set in a crevice in the trunk which smouldered throughout the day and it was only in the latter stages that the tell-tale smoke was detected. ... read full story / add a comment
wexford / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday May 26, 2010 - 14:20 by Trade Union TV
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Last Saturday over 4,000 people came from all over Wexford County and beyond to demonstrate to defend services at Wexford General Hospital. ... read full story / add a comment 
cork / environment Tuesday May 25, 2010 - 13:20 by Ray
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Nearly thirty cyclists who had started off from Merthyr Tydfil in Wales the previous day arrived in Ringaskiddy on the ferry early on Monday 24th of May. They passed through Cork city on their way up the west coast to Rossport, Co. Mayo, and were joined by a dozen-strong cycle contingent from Spain, who had cycled all the way from Madrid, also linking struggles against fossil fuel extraction in Spain with those in Wales and here in Ireland. ... read full story / add a comment
national / environment Sunday May 23, 2010 - 15:34 by Archbishop Michael Desmond Hynes OMD PhD
Obesity Workshop on the cards for 2011 ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / worker & community struggles and protests Saturday May 22, 2010 - 22:15 by Trade Union TV
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Connolly the Boss-'He's as low as a snake's belly and you can't get any lower than a snake's belly'. ... read full story / add a comment 
cork / anti-capitalism Saturday May 22, 2010 - 17:12 by Cathal
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Kinsale rocking out for Shell to Sea! ... read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression Saturday May 22, 2010 - 15:00 by TD
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Yesterday, the villagers of Nabi Salah suffered another severe visitation of Israeli Occupation Forces violence where one protestor, Kamal al-Rimawi, was hit in the face with a tear gas projectile breaking one of his facial bones and some teeth necessitating his hospitalization in Rafidia Hospital, Nablus, where he is presently recovering. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression Saturday May 22, 2010 - 10:58 by Paula Geraghty
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Thousands turned up at the daíl to demand the right to work over the bailout of the banks 18 May 2010. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / rights, freedoms and repression Friday May 21, 2010 - 23:53 by Kev
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Yesterday, Thursday 20th May 2010, saw the publication of a landmark document, a 16-page full colour feature entitled Goldstone Report Feature: War Crimes in Apartheid Israel. The document features contributions from many leading anti-apartheid campaigners, trade unionists, politicians, journalists and other public figures, including Kader Asmal, Col. Desmond Travers, Minister Ciaran Cuffe and Jamal Juma'. ... read full story / add a comment 
cork / rights, freedoms and repression Friday May 21, 2010 - 22:59 by Ray
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This afternoon at Daunt Sq., at the junction of Cork's busiest shopping streets, Cork Shell to Sea held a stall to remind the city and its people that Pat 'the Chief' O'Donnell has just spent his 100th day behind Shell's bars at Castlerea Prison. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / environment Friday May 21, 2010 - 16:12 by JB
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Within the last few minutes campaigners with Shell to Sea entered the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources drapped in chains and locked together to mark the 100th day of the imprisonment of Erris fisherman Pat O'Donnell. This action is part of a national day of protest which includes a protest outside the HQ of Shell on Leeson street, only 50m from the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources. A public protest starts at 5pm tonight at Shell HQ just across the road from the department. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / crime and justice Tuesday May 18, 2010 - 23:31 by Conor
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Hunger strike outside the gates of hell in Ireland Continuing their relentless persuence of these perpetrators of abuse, a hunger strike is underway at the gates of those responsible for the dehumanisation and abuse of children in Ireland. ... read full story / add a comment |
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