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NUIG academic staff are the first to be hit by a coordinated attack across the universities on staff conditions, notably academic freedom, tenure, flexible work and holiday entitlements. This attack is being spearheaded during the exam season when most staff are too busy to respond - and in the last days of the FF / GP government, no doubt on the calculation that they may not have political cover for this kind of attack post-election. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday January 05, 2011 - 13:29 by Paula Geraghty
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Despite the snow, the Cabhair annual swim took place on December 25th at the third lock on the Grand Canal. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / politics / elections Wednesday January 05, 2011 - 06:11 by Rebels YELL
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The bulk of the banksters money went to Fianna Fail for several election but the bulk of the corporate muck money, now flows from party to party, which includes Fine Gael and Labour. Either way the same targets are achieved, bigger profits for corporations. The sums of money thrown at these Irish politicians, particularly Fine Gael for the next election are mind boggling even by gombeen Fianna Fail standards. ... read full story / add a comment
national / gender and sexuality Tuesday January 04, 2011 - 13:09 by Trade Union TV
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Last December 9th, 2010 the Feminist Open Forum held probably the first all women panel discussing the Irish economy and economic crisis. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / worker & community struggles and protests Monday January 03, 2011 - 18:32 by Rebels YELL
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Over a million Irish people will experience cuts from today to social welfare and child benefit payments, as the Government bails out fraudulent bank's offshore bondholders, with billions in Budget 2011 cutbacks. More than a million jobseekers, disability, lone parents, carers, disability recipients, the ill, parents and maternity or adoptive benefits will be cut as of today in their weekly payments. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / politics / elections Saturday January 01, 2011 - 18:46 by Rebels YELL
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Fine Gael the main opposition party in the Irish state, is already flush with corporate and bankster muck money, well over €2 million, already, with just some of it coming in from its own gambling sources.Their long time partners with the dubious and misleading title of 'Labour' have already, more than a million, with big contributions also rolling in, via., the fat cat corrupt front of fake trade union leadership, along with the corporations and banks. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression Saturday January 01, 2011 - 13:38 by TD
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All last night, doctors at a Ramallah hospital fought for the life of Jawaher Abu Rahmah, but, sadly, they fought in vain as they were unable to save her from the toxic effects of tear gas poisoning inhaled at last Friday's peaceful protest against that crime against humanity on the outskirts of Bil'in; the Apartheid-Annexation Wall. ... read full story / add a comment 
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression Friday December 31, 2010 - 16:37 by Media Team
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On New Year's Eve the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign held their annual event in remembrance of the victim's of Israel's 2008/09 massacre of over 1,400 people in Gaza. People gathered for an hour on the Ha'penny Bridge in Dublin and decked the area with colourful flags and banners, and handed out leaflets to curious passersby. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / miscellaneous Thursday December 30, 2010 - 20:59 by Dreyfusard
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U.S and USAID AGENT IS THE PRESIDENT OF PARAGUAY ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Thursday December 30, 2010 - 11:26 by lcw
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NORTHWOOD PERMANENT JOINT HEADQUARTERS (British Military) http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/WhatWeDo...s.htm Catholic Workers from St Francis House/ Oxford, Farmhouse/ Rickmansworth http://www.thecatholicworkerfarm.org/ and Giuseppe Conlon House/ London communities www.londoncatholicworker.org were joined by 20 anti-war activists, in solidarity with the imprisoned Pfc Bradley Manning, http://www.bradleymanning.org/ and in resistance to the continued war on Afghanistan, at the gates of Northwood HQ/ London on Wednesday morning Dec 29th. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / crime and justice Thursday December 30, 2010 - 00:43 by tony batter
Street fighting on a wednesday evening - sure why wouldn't two carloads of men be carrying weapons on a main Dublin thoroughfare - you never know when you might have to use them on a couple of other motorists. ... read full story / add a comment
YOUTUBE (4 mins 37 secs) "WAR IS OVER... if you want it!" - Merry Christmas from the Catholic Worker
international / anti-war / imperialism Friday December 24, 2010 - 21:50 by London Catholic Worker
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YOUTUBE (4 mins 37 secs) "WAR IS OVER... if you want it!" - Merry Christmas from the London Catholic Worker ... read full story / add a comment
mayo / environment Wednesday December 22, 2010 - 14:40 by Stop Shell Hell in Mayo
Any day now Shell will find out whether it will be able to continue with the dangerous Corrib Gas Project in Co. Mayo, Ireland ... read full story / add a comment
kildare / environment Wednesday December 22, 2010 - 14:27 by getouttamyhead
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Kildare Conty Council has ruled that communications antennae and other equipment adjacent to a junior primary school are "exempt development" following a six-month delay. Antennae were placed at the side of a hotel over several years without planning permission. The most recent installation included two cabinets, antennae and trunked cabling which was installed to go over the roof. The 280 children at Scoil San Carlo, Confy, Leixlip are being exposed to numerous signals. It is a recognised scientific fact that children absorb 75 percent of this type of radiation into their brains. ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday December 21, 2010 - 18:22 by Trade Union TV
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The Feminist Open Forum held a demonstration alongside other activist groups at the GPO last Saturday advocating for abortion legislation in line with X case judgement. The rally is in concurrence with the results of the successful ABC case that took place this week at the European Court of Human Rights. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Monday December 20, 2010 - 07:58 by Ciaron O'Reilly
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CONTENTS 1) 18 December 2010: A Typical Day for PFC Bradley Manning 2) State of Play (according to the English "Independent" newspaper Sat. Dec. 18th) - "Assange begins mansion arrest but his 'source' feels the heat". 3) "He's in There for Us, We're on the Loose for Him!" - Solidarity,the only Way to Counter the Techniques fine-tuned at Guantanamo & Abu Ghraib Unleashed on Manning! 4) What we can Do To Support the Nonviolent Resistance of Bradley Manning 5) Three Men Who May Spend the Rest of their Lives in Prison Because of this War! 6) Vid (10 mins) - Daniel Ellsberg of the Vietnam War's Pentagon Papers Speaks in Support of Bradley Manning & Julian Assange Before His Arrest At White House Protest ... read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous Saturday December 18, 2010 - 14:23 by arnonym
On Sunday the 12th of December 2010 a undercover agent working for the Landeskriminalamt (LKA) Baden-Württemberg was uncovered in Heidelberg, Germany. His aim was to make contact with the Antifa scene via open left structures and to gather information about individuals as well as group structures to be presented directly to the LKA and the local state security division. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Friday December 17, 2010 - 17:10 by watcher
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Former Irish Foreign Minister Dermot Ahern suggested that "cover" for any US torture taxis that "surfaced" would be provided through random inspections at Shannon, a new confidential cable on the Wikileaks site reveals.Ahern said that he "could use a little more information" about US flights in 2007, “musing that it might not be a bad idea to allow the random inspection of a few planes to proceed, which would provide cover if a rendition flight ever surfaced”, stated former US ambassador to Ireland Thomas Foley.
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international / anti-war / imperialism Friday December 17, 2010 - 08:03 by Ciaron O'Reilly
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At about 6pm Thursday December 16th., Julian Assange emerged from Britain's HIgh Court on the Strand, London. He had finally been released on bail after nine days in solitary confinement at Wandsworth Prison. Harsher bail conditions were added by the High Court than were imposed days earlier at the Westminister Magistrates Court. http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/dec/16/julian-assa...-jail ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday December 16, 2010 - 13:22 by DfC
Doctors For Choice welcomes the ruling of the European Court of Human Rights in favour of one of the three women applicants in the ABC case and demands that the government now legislate on abortion provision as a matter of urgency. ... read full story / add a comment |
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