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national / anti-war / imperialism Friday August 04, 2006 - 02:53 by John Lannon   text 14 comments (last - saturday august 05, 2006 - 23:42)   image 2 images
Up to 200 people gathered at a rally held in Limerick on Thursday 3rd August to protest against the killing of innocent civilians in the Israeli-Lebanon war. Those who attended included members of the Arab community in Limerick as well as concerned Irish people who wanted to express opposition to the ongoing death and destruction being caused mainly by Israeli forces. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism Thursday August 03, 2006 - 21:14 by Sean   text 4 comments (last - saturday august 05, 2006 - 22:00)
On 19th of July 2006, the 70th anniversary of the 1936 workers revolution that initially defeated the fascist rising across much of Spain, Just Books collective launched its temporary new online bookshop.
Please go to:
http://justbooks.ecobytes.net/index.html

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A new, eye arresting, street artist on Shop Street.
galway / anti-war / imperialism Thursday August 03, 2006 - 20:56 by TD   text 29 comments (last - friday august 18, 2006 - 17:07)   image 22 images
"Sin City," ? only when Ahern and coven come to Galway for the races and a serious outbreak of brown envelopery consequently emanates from the Ballybrit "Hospitality Tent" which can only be controlled by CAB?.

"Sin City"," nah !, 'cos sometimes, in moments of weakness, Galway is referred to as the New Jerusalem,? true.

Besides the odd bi-pedal weasel, the overwhelming public response to our daily protest outside Lynch's castle in Shop street, engenders more and more of the same,so, tomorrow and Saturday, we'll be at it again.

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Hill of Tara Vigil
meath / environment Thursday August 03, 2006 - 01:06 by Dave Donnellan   text 1 comment (last - thursday august 03, 2006 - 14:13)   image 5 images
The Tara Solidarity Vigil was held this evening on the Hill of Tara attended by a large group of supporters who circled the mounds in a special ritual. ... read full story / add a comment
Shani, who's amazingly clued in
galway / anti-war / imperialism Wednesday August 02, 2006 - 21:49 by TD   text 15 comments (last - sunday august 13, 2006 - 15:43)   image 10 images
For the third day running, with unattenuated anger and horror at the Qana massacre, activists were outside Lynch's castle for five hours duration to vent our outrage against the Israel's ongoing vicious blitzkrieg and to support the beleaguered Lebanese and Palestinian peoples.

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Protesters prevent poles being offloaded. Cautions were issued, but no arrests made
cork / environment Wednesday August 02, 2006 - 15:07 by Quentin Gargan   text 2 comments (last - wednesday august 09, 2006 - 14:31)   image 2 images
At the High Court on Monday 31st July, members of Bantry Concerned Action Group were about to issue proceedings under section 160 of the Planning Act against the ESB, arguing that the powerline proposed in Bantry is currently an unauthorised development.

The proceedings were providing a welcome respite for protesters to so far have successfully blocked the ESB from continuing work along the route of the powerline. Farmers along the route assisted by members from the Solidarity Camp had successfully blocked numerous efforts by the ESB to off-load poles, bring diggers on-site etc. The exercise, according to the ESB, cost them €15,000 each day, with virtually no results for all their efforts. At time of writing, all machinery and equipment has been removed from the area.
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Farmers gathered at rally (photo courtesy of Tony McElhinney)
cork / environment Wednesday August 02, 2006 - 14:29 by Quentin Gargan   image 2 images
Over 300 farmers from as far apart as Malin Head in Donegal and Wexford assembled for a rally in Bantry to support over twenty local farmers preventing the ESB from laying an overhead powerline across their lands.

After the rally, the group marched through Bantry, stopping for a while outside a hotel being constructed by Murnane and O'Shea, the businessmen behind the windfarm project who are demanding that overhead powerlines cross 40 farms over a 14km route
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Letter from Minister Mary Coughlan to Cork Co. Council
cork / environment Wednesday August 02, 2006 - 12:53 by Quentin Gargan   text 7 comments (last - tuesday august 22, 2006 - 01:42)   image 1 image
Farmers in Bantry have were astonished to find a letter in the planning office from Mary Coughlan, Minister for Agriculture making representations on behalf of Bob Murnane who is currently seeking planning permission to extend the size of a controversial windfarm near Bantry.

The Ballybane windfarm being developed by local businessmen Murnane and O’Shea requires a grid connection to a sub-station 14 kilometres away. Over twenty farmers along the route have been blockading the ESB to prevent them from constructing overhead powerlines.
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mayo / environment Wednesday August 02, 2006 - 05:33 by Terry   text 3 comments (last - monday october 09, 2006 - 07:23)
‘Exploring Atlantic Ireland 2006’, oil and gas industry conference to take place in Dublin this November. ... read full story / add a comment
national / arts and media Tuesday August 01, 2006 - 22:29 by not a licence holder   text 4 comments (last - thursday august 03, 2006 - 03:03)
The following is extracted from the new guidelines for independant producers seeking commisions from RTE, the state broadcaster. ... read full story / add a comment
a pre-embargo car in Havana. They've run so long. but can't run for ever.
international / history and heritage Tuesday August 01, 2006 - 21:18 by iosaf   text 32 comments (last - sunday august 13, 2006 - 14:58)   image 9 images
From Madrid to Buenos Aires, from Caracas to la Paz, throughout the spanish speaking world - governments and political representatives send messages of "get well soon!" to Fidel Castro who has now placed the ink stamp of leadership in the hands of his younger brother Raul.

The health of Fidel Castro is intrinsically tied to the health of the state of Cuba. & he's an old man now just short of his 80th birthday. He is in fact the "grand old man".
& his death will see many changes long expected and equally as long feared. Already Cuban exile groups mostly found in Florida USA, led by the charismatic Gloria Estafan have announced plans to democratise the state when he goes, and modernise it in the best shiney way turning the clock back as far it will go. ... read full story / add a comment
waterford / animal rights Tuesday August 01, 2006 - 21:13 by Alliance for Animal Rights   text 7 comments (last - tuesday august 14, 2007 - 16:39)
Another VEGAS Circus Attack in Waterford.

Yesterday Monday 31st July early morning.Waterford.

. A well known animal protection worker/rescue person was set upon on the New Ross /Wellington bridge Rd by two Vegas Circus staff. The lady is Seventy Six years old and was pasting anti circus flyers over the Circus posters to alert people to the cruely that performing animals endure.
She was in the process of doing this when two men, an Italian and a tall fair haired man shoved her to the ground and held her arm behind her back.They threatened her and proceeded to break up a bicycle she had with her .Gardai Reports are being made.
Vegas are now at a site in Tramore.
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Young 'uns learning Irish in Conamara, God bless 'em,enthusiastically stole our banners and thunder for a few minutes.
galway / public consultation / irish social forum Tuesday August 01, 2006 - 20:58 by TD   text 1 comment (last - tuesday august 01, 2006 - 21:34)   image 10 images
For five hours, for a second day running, Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign and anti-war activists took to the streets to protest Israel's massacre of the Qana innocents, this time in bigger numbers - operating on a rota basis, some 15 activists participated throughout the day. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday August 01, 2006 - 20:07 by Chris Murray   text 28 comments (last - thursday december 06, 2007 - 19:13)

Last week a non-national was stabbed in the eye in Mountjoy Prison.
There was some media coverage which stated that his injuries were
not life-threatening. He had been stabbed and beaten.

He had been incarcerated for the murder of his wife 24 hours before the incident.

Early this morning, the death of paul Douch took place in the lower wing of the jail.
He had requested to be moved into the protective wing twenty four hours before his
death. There appear to be three separate inquiries into his death. ... read full story / add a comment
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national / anti-war / imperialism Tuesday August 01, 2006 - 13:52 by Paula Geraghty   text 28 comments (last - wednesday august 09, 2006 - 15:31)   image 35 images
Photo essay....................... ... read full story / add a comment
limerick / crime and justice Tuesday August 01, 2006 - 13:32 by Seán Ryan   text 19 comments (last - friday october 19, 2007 - 17:51)
A young mother and a young man were sentenced yesterday, by Judge Carroll Moran for perjury. They'd been witnesses in a murder trial who were threatened and then refused protection and subsequently altered their testimonies. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / racism & migration related issues Tuesday August 01, 2006 - 12:16 by Marcas MacCaoimhín   text 12 comments (last - wednesday august 02, 2006 - 20:39)
The Immigration Control Platform (ICP) are set to try and crawl out of the woodwork once again. It has been brought to the attention of this activist that Aine Ní Choinaill's bid to halt ethnic and cultural diversity in the name of a "homogonous nation" is to begin a recruitment drive in Dublin City centre. ... read full story / add a comment
Look What Your Gifts Did
dublin / anti-war / imperialism Tuesday August 01, 2006 - 02:06 by Elaine   text 6 comments (last - tuesday august 01, 2006 - 19:51)   image 26 images
The candlelight vigil, called by the Irish-Lebanese and Palestinian communities, was held at 6.00pm outside the Israeli Embassy.
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international / anti-war / imperialism Tuesday August 01, 2006 - 00:08 by Anti-war   text 16 comments (last - thursday august 03, 2006 - 11:37)
AT THE Stop the War Coalition (STWC) Steering Committee on 15 July in London a resolution was moved by a UNISON delegate on developments in Italy and, in particular, the left party Communist Refoundation (RC).

The resolution "noted with grave concern" the decision of the RC to vote with Prodi's government coalition to maintain Italian troops in Afghanistan, correctly stating that this would be a "blow to the anti-war movement in Italy and across the world."
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antrim / anti-war / imperialism Monday July 31, 2006 - 21:26 by Ciarán Ó Brolcháin   text 1 comment (last - monday july 31, 2006 - 21:28)   image 8 images
Around 30 activists held a candle light vigil outside the EU offices in Belfast, to remember the victims of the Qana massacre and to protest the EU's continued ambivalence on the matter. ... read full story / add a comment
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