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dublin / environment Tuesday February 16, 2010 - 23:11 by Andrew
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Over 50 Shell to Sea campaigners gathered at the Shell head quarters in Leeson street Dublin this evening to protest at the jailing of Erris fisherman Pat O'Donnell for resisting Shell's experimental gas pipeline. Pat received a seven month sentence which has the added benefit for Shell of taking his boat off of Broadhaven Bay for the period they need to carry out major underwater construction work and repairs. Pat has twice previously been arrested and held without charge when Shell has needed to carry out work in the bay. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-capitalism Tuesday February 16, 2010 - 13:04 by Andrew
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Over the weekend of February 5th the Workers Solidarity Movement sent delegates to Paris to take place in a European conference of the groups involved in Anarkismo.net. Anarkismo.net is a multi-lingual news and analysis site made up of 31 organisations around the world who agree with the Anarkismo.net editorial statement*. WSM members were involved in founding this project almost five years ago, this was the first formal meeting of some of the groups involved. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression Monday February 15, 2010 - 12:16 by Vincent
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Over 50 people participated yesterday afternoon (Saturday 13th February) in a Basque solidarity rally in O’Connell Street ... read full story / add a comment 
mayo / environment Sunday February 14, 2010 - 23:30 by Niall Harnett
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A number of high profile Shell to Sea campaigners including 'the Chief' Pat O'Donnell and Maura Harrington sought to appeal certain criminal convictions in cases heard last week at Castlebar Circuit Court from 9th - 11th February. A few of the appeals were successful but some of the convictions were upheld by the court. Judge Raymond Groarke concluded that Pat O'Donnell is a thug and a bully, and Maura Harrington is a vigilante. This article has a look at the reality. ... read full story / add a comment 
clare / anti-war / imperialism Sunday February 14, 2010 - 21:25 by John Lannon
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Valentine’s Day was marked at Shannon Airport by a vigil calling for Love not War. Around 25 people gathered in the sunshine outside the airport entrance, displaying black hearts and calling for an end to the U.S. military use of Shannon. Demonstrators ended the hour long vigil by giving their black heart ‘Valentine Cards’ to the Gardai who stood behind the metal barriers which they had erected to block access to the airport. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression Sunday February 14, 2010 - 14:37 by Roowyrm
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Disgust at the travesty of justice that sent Pat "The Chief" O'Donnell to prison was expressed at the first UK Shell to Sea gathering. ... read full story / add a comment 
mayo / environment Saturday February 13, 2010 - 22:53 by Shelver
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Shell plan massive maritime activity for 2010, in Broadhaven Bay to secure the off-shore pipeline, and in Sruth Fhada Chonn estuary to survey a new route for the onshore Corrib gas pipeline. Submissions on the foreshore application close on Feb 23rd. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous Friday February 12, 2010 - 14:05 by Rita Fagan
The reason we are writing this letter is to continue this campaign, please don’t let the dismantling of the Community Development Programme go out of your head, keep fighting back! ... read full story / add a comment 
dublin / crime and justice Thursday February 11, 2010 - 19:38 by John of the Ayres Family
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Earlier this week a meeting took place at Maynooth College in the Columba centre, where the Bishops held counsel with Groups representing the Survivors of Roman Catholic Abuse. ... read full story / add a comment 
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday February 11, 2010 - 16:40 by Seán Ryan
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Animal rights activist, Robert Ševcik, walks out of court a free man yet again. For the third waste of time, to be precise. Sergeant Eamon Lynch of Pearse St Garda station, with the aid of the DPP, brought a prosecution against Mr Ševcik, stemming from a protest and a work of obvious fiction that was composed in November of 2008. First Waste of Time: http://www.indymedia.ie/article/93510 Second Waste of Time: http://www.indymedia.ie/article/95068 VegaPlanet: http://www.vegaplanet.org/ Aliberation: http://aliberation.vegaplanet.org/ ... read full story / add a comment 
national / anti-capitalism Thursday February 11, 2010 - 13:02 by Michael Gallagher
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COPY of email: Todays (Wednesday 9th Feb.) sentences were: Pat O Donnell (the Chief) sentenced to 3 months and 4 mths consecutive. Don't know the charges. we dont know yet what prison he is being sent to. Niall from the Camp got 240 hours community service. Martin McDonnell got 4 months suspended for 2 years with a bond to keep the peace. Tony King and Kevin Moran each got a fine of €500. All of these cases were appeals. Im sure someone from Mayo will update this with more info later, thats all i know. Caoimhe. For updates go to: http://shelltosea.com/ ... read full story / add a comment |
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