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national / anti-capitalism Tuesday September 21, 2010 - 21:04 by Pilibire
The 1% We have all heard of the ‘golden circle’. We all know that there is one law for the rich and another law for the rest of us. But did you know that just 1% of the population are estimated to own at least 34% of the wealth of the country? Property developers, landlords, bankers, barristers, media tycoons and politician are amongst the 1% that own so much, but contribute so little ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Tuesday September 21, 2010 - 13:54 by Ciaron
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* Some of the footage Bradley Manning is accused of leaking www.collateralmurder.com ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Monday September 20, 2010 - 17:16 by Ciaron O'Reilly
16 comments (last - wednesday february 02, 2011 - 16:08)  1 video file
14 Catholic Worker and other friends have been on trial in Las Vegas for the nonviolent resistance action they took at Creech Air Force Base in the Nevada desert (USA) against drone warfare that is directed from the base over Pakistan and Afghanistan. Below is a good article about how the trial proceeded and the judge's decision to take four months to study the issue. ... read full story / add a comment
national / arts and media Sunday September 19, 2010 - 22:21 by Trade Union TV
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Artists performed at Kildare Street to highlight low pay and the inability to organise because of the unjust Competition Act lunchtime 16th September 2010. ... read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice Saturday September 18, 2010 - 13:27 by Assembly for Solidarity
Responding to the Call for International Solidarity by the persecuted and rebellious comrades in Chile, we call on people around the world to express their solidarity and in Athens we invite a Gathering of Solidarity on Friday, September 24th at 5pm, outside of the Chilean Embassy (Bas. Sofias 25) ... read full story / add a comment 
mayo / arts and media Saturday September 18, 2010 - 10:41 by JM
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The Mayo-based Connaught Telegraph weekly newspaper ran an on-line poll this week on the Corrib gas pipeline project, with unsurprising results. ... read full story / add a comment 
dublin / arts and media Friday September 17, 2010 - 19:52 by Darren J. Prior/Mac an Phríora
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www.myspace.com/armuinnamuice www.bebo.com/armuinnamuice www.nearpodcast.org www.near.ie ... read full story / add a comment 
mayo / environment Friday September 17, 2010 - 15:15 by jen debender and da ram
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Representatives from Shell and their panel of expert witnesses were prevented from leaving the An Bord Pleanála oral hearing Thursday night by peaceful protesters. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / arts and media Wednesday September 15, 2010 - 23:23 by Darren J. Prior/Mac an Phríora
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www.myspace.com/armuinnamuice www.bebo.com/armuinnamuice www.nearpodcast.org www.near.ie ... read full story / add a comment 
national / consumer issues Wednesday September 15, 2010 - 19:42 by Seán Ryan and Madam K
32 comments (last - tuesday september 28, 2010 - 11:44) 15 images 3 video files
A man of the people. Flawed yes. But a man of the people all the same. Some alcohol, some nudity and some public urination, we take to the streets with Brian Cowen to say sorry. ... read full story / add a comment
mayo / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday September 14, 2010 - 22:44 by Lulu
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The Bord Pleannala oral hearing saga continued today in Bellmullet at the Broadhaven Bay Hotel, looking at the Compulsory Acquisition Orders of the present project application of the Shell Corrib Gas proposed estuary pipeline route, as well as various other aspects of the project. The various concerns raised by local objectors and the Rossport Solidarity Camp were not appeased by Shell's experts, and the question of whether the project was in 'the public interest' was once again raised by Mr Leo Mulrooney, Barrister for local land owners. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Tuesday September 14, 2010 - 06:46 by Ciaron O'Reilly/Plowshares
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When I left Australia in May 2010, the OZ military fatalities in Afghanistan stood at 11 over the previous 9 years. They have now doubled in the last few months including the death of an Irish born man from Carlow serving with the Australian SAS. Australian fatlities..... http://www.icasualties.org/oef/Nationality.aspx?hndQry=...ralia ... read full story / add a comment 
mayo / rights, freedoms and repression Monday September 13, 2010 - 19:06 by jen debender
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Local residents gathered at the Shell office in Belmullet early Monday morning to serve a Compulsory Acquisition Order (CAO) on Shell’s property and to prevent Shell workers from entering the building. ... read full story / add a comment 
galway / worker & community struggles and protests Saturday September 11, 2010 - 15:42 by Paul Hardy
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Trade union SIPTU, whose Health Division represents nurses, care assistants and support staff at Merlin Park Hospital In Galway, applauds the 500 people who marched from Merlin Park Hospital to Eyre Square today (September 11) ... read full story / add a comment 
mayo / environment Friday September 10, 2010 - 21:13 by RSC
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Last Wednesday protesters disrupted Shell's work as they moved one of their hideous drilling rigs into a shallow part of the SAC estuary, close to the Rossport solidarity camp. Protesters used kayaks to get to the rig which was flanked by fourteen boats of I-RMS security and Gardai. ... read full story / add a comment 
mayo / environment Friday September 10, 2010 - 20:36 by Shell to Hell
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Whilst the Oral Hearing on Shell's pipeline route continues, the last few weeks have seen yet more successful actions against the borehole drilling in the Special Area of Conservation Sruwaddacon estuary. ... read full story / add a comment 
dublin / arts and media Thursday September 09, 2010 - 19:50 by Darren J. Prior/Mac an Phríora
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www.myspace.com/armuinnamuice www.bebo.com/armuinamuice www.nearpodcast.org www.near.ie ... read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests Thursday September 09, 2010 - 10:36 by banbora
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Trade unions representing Irish construction workers called for a 7.5 % cut in their members’ wages after meeting in Dublin yesterday. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Wednesday September 08, 2010 - 15:04 by Ciaron O'Reilly
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A few months ago the Catholic Worker network in England decided to embark on a series of "Faith and Resistance Retreats" as a basis of nonviolently confronting the war & the war machine and deepening our broader sense of community beyond our specific projects & living/working situations. The first was timed to mark the 30th. anniversary of the original Plowshares 8 action and to nonviolently confront Britain's ongoing production and refinement of nuclear weapons at Aldermaston. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / history and heritage Wednesday September 08, 2010 - 15:00 by Ahaztuak
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News from the Basque Country ... read full story / add a comment |
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