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national / politics / elections Wednesday October 27, 2010 - 21:06 by Lefty leak
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At a meeting held in Dublin last Sunday, 24th October, involving the People Before Profit Alliance, the Socialist Party, the Tipperary Workers and Unemployed Grou, and Cllr Declan Bree and his local group in Sligo, a historic decision was taken to establish a left alliance to contest the next general election and to take the first steps towards a new, left, anti capitalist formation to represent working people. ... read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests Tuesday October 26, 2010 - 16:58 by Trade Union TV
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Thousand marched in unity against the ConDem vicious cuts in announce last week. Workers from all backgrounds and unions marched in solidarity under the auspices of ICTU, the Irish Congress of Trade Unions against the proposed slashing of 30,000 jobs. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / worker & community struggles and protests Monday October 25, 2010 - 11:15 by Trade Union TV
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22 members of Mandate trade union are on strike at the former Laura Ashley flagship store on Grafton Street, Dublin's leading shopping area. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / worker & community struggles and protests Sunday October 24, 2010 - 15:11 by John Cornford
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A prominent Chinese labour activist was sentenced on 20 October to three years in jail for “gathering a crowd to disrupt social order” . Zhao Dongmin was arrested on 19 August last year after organizing more than 380 workers from about 20 state-owned enterprises (SOEs) to form a labour rights group tasked with overseeing and monitoring SOE restructuring, and reporting corruption and abuses of power. The Shaanxi Union Rights Defence Representative Congress was formally banned by the city government of Xi’an on 27 July 2009. Zhao then wrote an open letter of protest to the State Council, the city, provincial and central committees of the Chinese Communist Party. He was arrested 18 days later. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Saturday October 23, 2010 - 17:00 by francisco
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We are fast approaching the next NATO summit, which will gather in Lisbon, from the 19th to the 21st of November, Barack Obama and the leaders of the other member-countries. Their goal is to adopt the new “strategic concept” of the organization. And we can already notice the growing bustle. ... read full story / add a comment
tipperary / anti-capitalism Friday October 22, 2010 - 13:33 by Paddy Healy
About 100 people attended a meeting sponsored by Workers and Unemployed Action Group (South Tipperary) in Clonmel last night to discuss the alternative budget measures contained in “4Steps 2 Recovery” The meeting was chaired by Cllr Seamus Healy. Five WUAG councillors were also in attendance. ... read full story / add a comment 
mayo / environment Friday October 22, 2010 - 12:07 by A
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On Saturday the 16th, RPS Group's offices in Glasgow had its locks and signage destroyed by people who are outraged in their involvement with the Corrib Gas Pipeline in Co. Mayo, Ireland and the Open Cast Coal mines of the Douglas Valley, south Lanarkshire, Scotland. ... read full story / add a comment
national / arts and media Thursday October 21, 2010 - 10:09 by Sean Mallory
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RTE's Joe Duffy for once and unknowingly had his finger on the pulse when he accidentally illustrated the differing effects of the recession in a 7 minute clip ... read full story / add a comment 
international / gender and sexuality Thursday October 21, 2010 - 01:25 by Martuki
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BOOK REVIEW: FERNANDO LUGO, EL SATIRO DE SAN PEDRO ... read full story / add a comment 
national / crime and justice Wednesday October 20, 2010 - 10:01 by Ardoyne Republican
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CFAD Safely Dispose of £40,000 Worth of Dangerous Drugs ... read full story / add a comment 
national / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday October 19, 2010 - 19:16 by Freda H
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To celebrate the launch of William Parry's book "Against the Wall", street artists gathered to create new works of solidarity, inspired by the book, in Dublin and Cork. Street Art events took place at The Bernard Shaw pub in Dublin and Fionn Barra's pub in Cork throughout the weekend with the slogan "To Exist is to Resist" forming the basis of their work. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-capitalism Saturday October 16, 2010 - 11:13 by France in flames, again
25 comments (last - wednesday october 27, 2010 - 13:16) 37 images 18 video files
French strikes continue. Strikes spread across the country on fourth day of nationwide protests over pension reforms. Three fuel storage depots have been reopened by riot police in France, as fears grow of a shortage at the pumps. Nine of the country’s 12 refineries have shut down due to strike action prompted by the government’s plans for pension reform. High school students have joined the pension protests for the first time this week. 360 high schools across the country were closed this morning due to protests by students. In Paris, one of them is in a critical condition after being hit in the face by a “flashball” – a device used by police for crowd control. G8-G20 2011 in France: CALL FOR A INTERNATIONAL PREPARATION MEETING Oh yes, and surely you remember the recent expulsion of the Roma community... ... read full story / add a comment 
national / arts and media Friday October 15, 2010 - 23:25 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
international / anti-war / imperialism Friday October 15, 2010 - 14:59 by Ciaron O'Reilly
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Slideshow from "Hammertime" EDO/ITT Brighton http://www.demotix.com/news/473932/smash-edo-protest-en...ghton ... read full story / add a comment 
national / rights, freedoms and repression Friday October 15, 2010 - 08:17 by Freda H
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The wall that Israel has built in Palestinian territory is more than a barrier -- it’s also a focus for popular art. Graffiti in the form of words and images have transformed the wall into a living canvas of resistance and solidarity, created not only by Palestinians but also by international artists. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday October 14, 2010 - 12:44 by kevin Flanagan
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Religious Abuse Truth isued a summons to the Navan Rd residence of the Papal Nuncio on Monday . The summons requires that Pope Bendeict and six accomplices attend the International Tribunal into Crimes of Church and State (ITCCS) being held in London next year. ... read full story / add a comment
international / environment Wednesday October 13, 2010 - 15:32 by Seanach
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A cavalcade of bicycles cycled down Wellington Street to Oxford Street and converged on a shell Gas Station and held a rally while blocking all entrances to the station. ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday October 13, 2010 - 14:41 by Kevin Flanagan
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Count Me Out , which had simplified the process for Catholics who wished to formally leave the Church, has suspended its service. This follows the Church’s modification of the Code of Canon Law in April this year which removed all references to the act of formal defection, the process used by those who wish to formally renounce their membership of the Church. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday October 12, 2010 - 22:59 by Daniel O'Leary
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On Thursday, September 16th, Joe Gilmartin and Seamus O’Nualláin left Tipperary with a van full of aid to drive 5000 km to Gaza. Along with others from the north and the UK, they are part of the international VIva Palestina convoy of almost 200 vehicles, $3million of medical aid, and 400 people from 30 different countries, for the people of Gaza. Having crossed through France, Italy, Greece and Turkey, the latest news is that that the convoy is waiting in Latakia, Syria, to get a ferry to Egypt and then travel into Gaza. The Egyptian government is currently threatening not to allow them through. Here is the diary that Joe and Seamus have sent back. To follow their progress go to facebook page “Tipp2Gaza”. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / environment Tuesday October 12, 2010 - 11:02 by Dunk
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Minga Global: In every corner of the planet, those of us who want to save the life are raising our voices against capitalist aggression expressed in the looting and the commodification of life. Because we know that other worlds are not only urgent: they are, above all, possible. And we are building them. CJA (Climate Justice Action): System Change not Climate Change! Taking direct action for climate justice (FULL REPORT, LINKS, VIDS ETC AT http://climatecaravan.wordpress.com/2010/10/12/global-m...inga/ ) ... read full story / add a comment |
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