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international / anti-war / imperialism Monday October 29, 2012 - 06:08 by An Draighneán Donn
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Human Rights Watch has compiled an extensive report on the martyrdom of Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi. It describes a battle with Colonel Al Gaddafi, General Abu Bakr Younis, and Libyan soldiers against the NATO rats that the USA had called in to finish the job they had attempted from the skies. Al Gaddafi was armed with an assault rifle, plus the noble gold plated pistol, that the rats later displayed as a trophy. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / racism & migration related issues Sunday October 28, 2012 - 21:22 by Kruk
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73 people detained at Immigration Detentions Centres in Bialystok, Biala Podlaska, Przemysl and Leszowola decided on beginning a hunger strike together. It is not the first protest of detained refugees, but for the first time information about a strike reaches the public. In the past, strikers had been put in isolation and punished in various ways, while the public knew nothing about it. ... read full story / add a comment
international / racism & migration related issues Sunday October 28, 2012 - 10:55 by littleink
A description of the last weeks events in Berlin and Germany from refugee and asylum seekers against the racist system of immigration policy in Europe. They are fighting against deportation, for freedom of movement, for the closure of refugee camps, for the dignity and better living conditions of refugees in Germany. ... read full story / add a comment
national / arts and media Friday October 26, 2012 - 12:26 by Seán Crudden
Well it is a daunting task for a simple punter like me to attempt to write about Wednesday night's performance in The National Concert Hall by the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig; directed by Riccardo Chailly, Gewandhauskappellmeister; with Lynn Harrell, cello. The concert opened with Shostakovich, Cello Concerto No. 2 in G, Opus 126. Rachmaninov Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Opus 27, was given after the interval. For me it was a once-in-a-lifetime event, the best orchestral concert I ever attended. ... read full story / add a comment
national / bin tax / household tax / water tax Thursday October 25, 2012 - 22:40 by éirígí PRO
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Processing your Home Tax letter ... read full story / add a comment 
national / health / disability issues Thursday October 25, 2012 - 11:55 by BrianClarkeNUJ
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Minister for Health James Reilly is breaking the law and rejecting international human rights principles by failing to remove an upper age limit for an allowance to people with disabilities, according to a report by Ombudsperson Emily O’Reilly. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism Wednesday October 24, 2012 - 01:54 by (A)
What´s going on at the 14th of November? There is a call for a General Strike in several countries and the security services gave a foretaste in the last weeks what they think about it. The radical left in Europe has only one month left to consider something how to operate in this day also in the countries where no general strike takes place. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday October 23, 2012 - 22:42 by Consuelo
The Ross article includes a review of companies in the business of medical writing, including Scientific Therapeutics of New York. Ross’s research uncovered one of their memos to Merck dated 1999 in which the status of eight separate reports was mentioned. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism Sunday October 21, 2012 - 19:34 by Communist Republican
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Pics from yesterday's day school and commemoration ... read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-war / imperialism Sunday October 21, 2012 - 00:41 by Supporter
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The latest in the series of ships to Gaza - the Estelle has been boarded by the Israelis. Initial reports had indicated it was being attacked. The ship with a crew of 20 aboard with people of eight nationalities was boarded by Israeli forces and forced to sail to the port of Ashdod In an act violating international maritime law, Israeli naval forces boarded a humanitarian aid ship, the SV Estelle, that was en route to the Gaza Strip bringing humanitarian aid supplies including musical instruments and building materials. These are among the thousands of items still banned by Israeli forces from entering Gaza. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday October 18, 2012 - 11:21 by BrianClarkeNUJ
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Irish Foreign Affairs Minister to Accept Parliamentary Report of Group Visit to Marian Price According to the Irish Times of 18/10/12 ... read full story / add a comment 
national / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday October 16, 2012 - 20:15 by T
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With the closure of Ireland.com free email service, considering the alternatives automatically raises the questions of how safe is our email, who is reading it, what power does it give to those hosting it and when it comes to comes to the likes of gmail with over 400 million accounts, do we have any privacy left and is Big Brother already well and truly established. ... read full story / add a comment 
galway / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday October 16, 2012 - 12:41 by Anonymous
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Occupy Galway anniversary assembly disrupted by Gardai:
Yesterday marked the 1st anniversary of the establishment of the Occupy movement in Galway.
Between the Lisbrook house refugee eviction protest, the hearing of a spurious courtcase against two occupiers for "chalking", a subsequent spontaneous "chalking" reunion in the square and some heavy handed police action, it was not uneventful! ;-) ... read full story / add a comment 
dublin / animal rights Monday October 15, 2012 - 21:46 by Bernie Wright
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More animal violations in the run up to new legislation in Dail Eireann. Demonstration Notice re Animal Health and Welfare Bill this Thursday at 1pm. . • Two emaciated ex- racing Greyhounds have been handed into a rescue in North County Dublin having been sold to children in Dublin. ... read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests Monday October 15, 2012 - 18:09 by Paul Gavan
A number of Home Help workers will be making visits of a different kind this week as they attend a Dáil Debate on Home Help Services. Home Help and Home Care activists who are part of SIPTU’s new “Time to Care” campaign will be attending the two-evening debate on a motion calling on the Government to immediately reverse recent cutbacks in funding for the service. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-war / imperialism Sunday October 14, 2012 - 20:24 by Peace Activist
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Security at Shannon was over the top today as the monthly Shannon vigil took place in the wake of last Sunday's "outrageous" peace action by Margaretta Darcy, who at 78 years of age allegedly scaled the perimeter fence and with Niall farrell carried a protest on the main runway at Shannon against US military use of Shannon airport. ... read full story / add a comment 
mayo / miscellaneous Saturday October 13, 2012 - 00:19 by Shelver
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On Thursday night Shell's efforts to move parts of a Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) critical to the Corrib gas project hit another delay as protesters blocked the main gate of the refinery site with a concrete lock-on. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / public consultation / irish social forum Friday October 12, 2012 - 17:31 by BrianClarkeNUJ
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Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore said today, that parties of the centre left in Europe needed to prove that they had “credible answers” for the economic crisis. Addressing a conference of European social democrat politicians on "Progressive Governance", the Leader of Labour in the Coalition Government said the European mood has shifted towards the centre left, “But we have to build now, on that success.” ... read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-war / imperialism Wednesday October 10, 2012 - 18:36 by pat c
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US forces have been moved to the Jordan - Syria border. NATO says it will "defend" Syria. Turkey moves jets to Syrian border all of the pieces are being put into place for an intervention in Syria by the Imperialist powers and their local clients. Iraq however is not going along with the charade. Meanwhile the "rebels" continue to target media workers: A Syrian cameraman for a state television channel was shot dead on Wednesday in the eastern province of Deir Ezzor, broadcaster Al-Ikhbariya announced. Cameraman Mohammad al-Ashram “was killed by terrorists,” Al-Ikhbariya director Imad Sara told AFP. The truth about the mortaring of Turkey also emerges. ... read full story / add a comment
national / history and heritage Tuesday October 09, 2012 - 16:09 by J Keegan
Public Talk and launch of booklet on the 1913 Alternative Ulster Covenant. Video of the event at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAof_fzvaIY ... read full story / add a comment |
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