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national / miscellaneous Thursday May 29, 2003 - 16:22 by Ali H.
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Israeli critics of the Palestinian PM Mahmoud Abbas/Abu Mazen have deluged newswire and media outlets with accusations that he denied the holocaust. Today the PM confronted them head-on in a newspaper interview with Ha'aretz. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Thursday May 29, 2003 - 16:14 by flanagan
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Refuse charges will increase to at least €700 per household ... read full story / add a comment 
national / miscellaneous Thursday May 29, 2003 - 16:07 by Conall O'Caoimh
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Following lobbying by constituents TDs agreed to hold a Dáil debate on the upcoming World Trade Organisation talks. Over 60 TDs took part in the Trade Justice lobby on May 14th. Next is to watch out for the Dáil debate in mid-June and to attend the Public Gallery in the Dáil. Several hundred people across Ireland 'Weighed In for Trade Justice' by contacting their TDs in the run up to the lobby day. TDs took part, meeting constituents inside the Dáil and receiving briefings on the WTO talks from campaigners. In response to the lobby, the Dáil decided to hold a debate which should occur mid-June. Another success of the lobby, was that the government is commiting to publish during the Irish EU Presidency the agendas of the secret EU Trade committee (known as the '133 Committee'). Keep a look-out for the date of the Dail debate and come along to ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Thursday May 29, 2003 - 15:12 by pat c
James Plunkett, author, playwright, trade unionist, socialist, died yesterday aged 83. His play The Risen People will be staged on Thursday 5th and Friday 6th June St Josephs School, Fairview at 8pm. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Thursday May 29, 2003 - 14:03 by reclaim the beats
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RTS open meeting TONIGHT in The Ha'Penny Bridge Inn ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Thursday May 29, 2003 - 12:09 by Sean Smyth
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Once again a Belfast City Bus driver has been assaulted. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Thursday May 29, 2003 - 11:57 by ollie (in tabloid form)
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On May 2, dining room workers at the United Nations staged a strike, leaving the food and drink unattended. According to an early-May issue of Time magazine, this led to "Baghdad style (looting) chaos," in which UN staff and delegates robbed the restaurants bare of food, liquor and silverware,including alcoholic beverages stolen by "some well-known diplomats." ... read full story / add a comment 
national / miscellaneous Thursday May 29, 2003 - 10:54 by Sean
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A meeting in Clonakilty, Co. Cork last night pledged support and solidarity to those who have been arrested and charged in relation to non-violent direct action protests at Shannon Airport in opposition to Ireland's involvement in the war on Iraq. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Thursday May 29, 2003 - 10:53 by Justin Moran
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A crowd of about 150 people gathered outside Leinster House last night as part of the Dublin Campaign Against the Bin Tax. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Thursday May 29, 2003 - 00:33 by Clem Bradley
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Protests are being held all over Ireland in response to the cancellation of elections in the six counties. large protests are being held in Dublin, British Embassy 7.30 and Belfast , City Hall 7.30 ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Wednesday May 28, 2003 - 23:38 by Martina
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The residents of Domminick st will be bringing traffic to a standstill this Saturday the 31st of May from 10am till6pm we need all the support we can get. There is nowhere for the children to play and so many are been knocked down by traffic. ... read full story / add a comment
THE GLOBAL JUSTICE/ANTI CAPITALIST MOVEMENT IN IRELAND-Globalise Resistance activist meeting thursda
national / miscellaneous Wednesday May 28, 2003 - 19:26 by Globalise Resistance
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world editors forum protests june 9th, wef ocotber o2o protests and more , come along this thursday 7.30 pm upstairs, conways pub parnell st...find out about the anti-capitalist/global justice movement in ireland and see if you want to do stuff with us......contact [email protected] ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Wednesday May 28, 2003 - 18:49 by Irish American
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For Mr. McKenna. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Wednesday May 28, 2003 - 14:17 by Manus
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For the record, this is the action of the Minister for Education and Science on educational disadvantage since he came to office! ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Wednesday May 28, 2003 - 13:29 by winston smith
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''In a secret ballot of the Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs of the EP on May 20, Joaquín Bayo Delgado was selected as primary candidate for the post of "Data Protection Supervisor" for Europe.'' ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Wednesday May 28, 2003 - 12:59 by The Good Bus
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Just a brief bit of news about the autonomous activists who travelled to Evian for the anti G8 protests ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Wednesday May 28, 2003 - 11:28 by Eoin Dubsky
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On Friday, May 23^rd 2003, a group of antimilitary and anti-nuclear activists of the "civilian inspectors" movement successfully inspected the German-American military base Buechel that stores American Nuclear warheads in the Eifel Region. (South-Western Germany). ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Wednesday May 28, 2003 - 08:35 by James McKenna
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While the US frantically attempts to delude and misdirect the publics attention from the absence of weapons of mass destruction to supposed "mass graves" in Iraq , actual mass graves are appearing in Afghanistan far from the glare of the worlds media. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Wednesday May 28, 2003 - 01:08 by Joe Collins
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After eleven Traveller families were forced to leave Mahon halting site in Cork last week, (see Indymedia newswire post on May 20th) a further nineteen have been ordered to move by Gardaí based in Granabraher. The families are living along the back road in Knocknaheeny between Apple Computers and the Telecom exchange at the top of Fairhill. They are due to be evicted between 7.00am and 8.00am on Wednesday 28th. News is also coming through that Travellers recently evicted from Mahon halting site in Cork are now facing the same treatment in their home county of Clare. The six families of Mongans (all related) were evicted from Mahon halting site for reasons of “health and safety” according to Damien O’Mahony of Cork Corporation. The Mongans have been ordered to move from Ennistymon by Saturday morning or they will be “towed away”. Any solicitor in interested in helping? ... read full story / add a comment 
national / miscellaneous Tuesday May 27, 2003 - 23:13 by Deirdre Clancy
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At 8pm in Wynn's Hotel on Tuesday, June 3rd, Kathy Kelly, co-founder of sanctions-busting group Voices in the Wilderness will introduce the Pitstop Ploughshares five: Ciaron O'Reilly, Karen Fallon, Damien Moran, Deirdre Clancy and Nuin Dunlop. Music will be provided by Liam O'Maonlai of the Hothouse Flowers. Other speakers include Iain Attack and Caoimhe Butterly. ... read full story / add a comment |
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