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clare / anti-war / imperialism Monday December 08, 2003 - 10:39 by redjade   text 46 comments (last - wednesday december 10, 2003 - 14:23)   image 17 images
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national / anti-war / imperialism Monday December 08, 2003 - 03:44 by Rocket   text 5 comments (last - thursday december 11, 2003 - 05:06)   image 5 images
As U S war machines continued to refuel their genocidal machines of chaos and destruction on our soil demonstrators made their way from the town center to a barricaded junction where they were met with more of the same oppression as before. A small group of demonstrators stayed at the roundabout outside of the town. While the rest made their via an alternative root. However on the way down they were met by the proverbial schoolyard bullies the demo was small but representative. It included all the anti-war coalition regulars and socialists (plus guest appearances from the lads and ladies in black) ... read full story / add a comment
clare / anti-war / imperialism Monday December 08, 2003 - 02:06 by Maratist
Report on the action at Shannon last weekend, plus irrelevant complaints about travelling back and forth, conspiritorial analysis to follow later...... ... read full story / add a comment
Oh the irony..
clare / anti-war / imperialism Sunday December 07, 2003 - 21:23 by vinnie   text 1 comment (last - sunday december 07, 2003 - 21:28)   image 10 images
dublin / bin tax / household tax / water tax Sunday December 07, 2003 - 21:17 by Emmett Farrell   text 17 comments (last - monday february 28, 2005 - 23:39)
The conference of anti-bin tax campaigns was the first opportunity since the charge was introduced in these council areas for the campaigns to meet and discuss strategy and tactics. ... read full story / add a comment
The march begins...
clare / anti-war / imperialism Sunday December 07, 2003 - 21:06 by vinnie   text 29 comments (last - thursday december 11, 2003 - 14:47)   image 9 images
The black block at the shannon blockade gave a much needed lift to what otherwise might have been a A to B affair. ... read full story / add a comment
wavin pipe and poster paint stolen by gardai under firearms act
galway / anti-war / imperialism Sunday December 07, 2003 - 20:54 by vinnie   text 2 comments (last - wednesday december 10, 2003 - 16:35)   image 4 images
The shannon security thugs operated by the Irish state on behalf of George Bush stopped and harassed the Galway bus to shannon on saturday. ... read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism Sunday December 07, 2003 - 20:35 by Dominic Carroll   text 24 comments (last - tuesday december 09, 2003 - 22:12)
The attempt to blockade Shannon Airport could be considered a qualified success. Credit is due to those who attended and those who worked to build the demo over a period of months. As with any anti-war event, there are identifiable pluses and minuses. ... read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism Sunday December 07, 2003 - 07:26 by (reposted) Gordon Deegan (IT)   text 1 comment (last - sunday december 07, 2003 - 13:09)
reprinted ere fer dem wat's too pooir or dignafoid to boiy de rag:
tanx 2 Gordon. ... read full story / add a comment
Testing the new by-pass.
clare / anti-war / imperialism Saturday December 06, 2003 - 22:58 by Dave   text 5 comments (last - sunday december 07, 2003 - 20:25)   image 5 images
Heavy handed response from Gardai ... read full story / add a comment
clare / anti-war / imperialism Saturday December 06, 2003 - 16:34 by IMC Correspondent   text 24 comments (last - wednesday december 10, 2003 - 14:55)   image 4 images
Reports phoned from today's anti-war protest. ... read full story / add a comment
national / consumer issues Saturday December 06, 2003 - 13:24 by Maynooth obsever   text 50 comments (last - saturday march 13, 2004 - 17:46)
Something I came about in Maynooth:

They're the only active political party on campus, so they should have a role in any referendum ... read full story / add a comment
clare / anti-war / imperialism Saturday December 06, 2003 - 12:28 by conor   text 27 comments (last - monday december 08, 2003 - 21:48)   image 1 image
security is being beefed up in shannon,a army convoy(including a military ambulance) has just arrived from the barracks in limerick .the guarda spotter plane has been flying over shannon since early this morning with guarda cars station at various pionts around the airfield. ... read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism Saturday December 06, 2003 - 11:57 by Al S   text 11 comments (last - sunday december 07, 2003 - 23:21)
Please find below, the first article from Working Class Resistance -a new anarchist publication from Organise! -a new anarchist organisation ( a merger of Anarchist Federation Ireland, Anarcho-Syndicalist Federation and Anarchist Prisoner Support) ... read full story / add a comment
international / eu Saturday December 06, 2003 - 03:59 by seedot   text 2 comments (last - saturday december 06, 2003 - 14:54)
Some news from the campaign - someday soon we will have to vote on something.

They'll call it the Constitution - the Book of the people.

Read a news report and then a link ... read full story / add a comment
international / eu Friday December 05, 2003 - 20:58 by Fergus   text 1 comment (last - monday january 05, 2004 - 21:11)
From cutting rent allowance in Ireland to the demolishing of Dutch cultural freezones.
Where is Europe being pushed during the Irish and Dutch Eu Presidencies in 2004 ? ... read full story / add a comment
antrim / miscellaneous Friday December 05, 2003 - 18:56 by xAnonx   text 7 comments (last - monday december 08, 2003 - 17:00)
First news report here on job losses at Belfast's Global Email Company:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/3295287.stm

Just in time for Christmas too. It looks like the work will be out-sourced to India, although that is just "speculation" at this stage. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Friday December 05, 2003 - 16:47 by Oisín Kelly   text 22 comments (last - monday january 12, 2004 - 19:31)
Today the UCDSU has learned that the Earlsfort Terrace Library opening hours will be extended to 10pm in the new year. ... read full story / add a comment
national / arts and media Friday December 05, 2003 - 15:05 by Vinnie
As you may have noticed by now a small amount of our topics and regions now have their own page banners ... read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism Friday December 05, 2003 - 13:03 by matt   text 60 comments (last - sunday december 07, 2003 - 22:44)   image 1 image
Martin Ferris budget speech ... read full story / add a comment
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