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offsite link Firemen Are Too Male and Too White, Say Chiefs Sun Feb 23, 2025 15:00 | Richard Eldred
Britain's fire service is too male, too white and stuck in the Dark Ages of bigotry, according to a report for the National Fire Chiefs Council.
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In a scene straight out of East Germany's Stasi playbook, a grandmother got a visit from two plainclothes police officers ? not for committing a crime, but for daring to criticise Labour councillors online.
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Labour is pouring millions into AI-powered surveillance software to scour social media for "concerning" posts ? so it can step in and "take action".
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offsite link Smug Lefties Most Likely To Think They?re Right And Everyone Else Is Wrong Sun Feb 23, 2025 09:00 | Sallust
Left-wing activists in Britain are less likely to work with their political opponents and more likely to think that those who think differently have been misled, a study has found. Leftists are intolerant? Who knew.
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offsite link Tony Blair is Not the Solution to Ed Miliband Sun Feb 23, 2025 07:00 | Ben Pile
Toby Blair's Institute for Global Change has published a report that apparently tells Ed Miliband his Net Zero plans are unrealistic. But look closer and you find the same Green Blob pushing the same agenda, says Ben Pile.
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national / environment / press release Monday July 17, 2006 11:29 by Friends of the Earth   text 1 comment (last - monday july 17, 2006 21:20)
Friends of the Earth has described the government's climate pollution plan, published on Friday, as " the ultimate stealth tax". It will cost the public at least €2 million a week according to the environmental justice group. The EPA plan estimates the rise in Ireland's greenhouse gas emissions will be twice what is allowed under the Kyoto Protocol from 2008 to 2012 or, put another way, an average of 7 million tonnes of excess pollution a year[1]. Every tonne of this overshoot will have to be offset by an emissions permit. The government is assuming permit prices will remain steady at around €15 a tonne giving a total cost to Ireland of €105 million a year or €2 million a week for five years[2].

Commenting on how government inaction will cost the consumer and the taxpayer, Friends of the Earth Director, Oisin Coghlan said:
"This is the ultimate stealth tax. The government has replaced the polluter-pays principle with the public-pays principle. On the one hand industry will get their pollution permits for free but raise consumer prices to reflect their value [3]. On the other hand the government will use taxpayers' money to buy permits for the rest of our Kyoto overshoot. It's a double whammy for the average household." read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / press release Sunday July 16, 2006 23:31 by G8-int   text 3 comments (last - monday july 17, 2006 00:15)
Russian 'Network Against The G8' and international activists blockaded the entrance of a hotel in St. Petersburg where delegates of this year's G8 summit were staying
Police heavy-handed.
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international / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Saturday July 15, 2006 16:08 by g8 press berlin   text 1 comment (last - saturday july 15, 2006 16:19)
Global Day of Action Against the G8, Solidarity Shown with Protesters in
St. Petersburg Worldwide. read full story / add a comment
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international / history and heritage / press release Saturday July 15, 2006 12:26 by Siobhan Rice - Political Affairs Officer   text 2 comments (last - sunday july 16, 2006 18:24)   image 4 images
The Solidarity camp is an independent, democratic, non-hierarchical group. TaraWatch met with members on the Hill of Tara yesterday. We were asked to send out a universal call for support and issue a statement, on their behalf.

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national / worker & community struggles and protests / press release Friday July 14, 2006 23:53 by FG   text 1 comment (last - saturday july 15, 2006 16:43)
Inflation Set to Wipe Out Wage Increases

Campaign Calls For Pay deal To be Rejected
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national / environment / press release Friday July 14, 2006 22:52 by Dr Liam Leonard
This week sees the release of Green Nation: the Irish Environmental Movement from Carnsore Point to the Rossport 5 by Dr Liam Leonard of NUIG. The book places Irish environmental campaigns in the context of a populist 'rural sentiment' which communities under threat from infrastructural projects draw on to mobilise territorial dissent. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Friday July 14, 2006 16:43 by RPAG
On Friday 14th July 2006 Republican POW’s both in Maghaberry and Portlaoise will hold a 24hour fast in protest against the regime in Maghaberry and the attempts to criminalise Republican Prisoners by enforcing sub-standard conditions on the segregated landings.

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national / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Thursday July 13, 2006 22:01 by tracey   text 40 comments (last - monday july 17, 2006 20:41)   image 10 images
Protest camps in Bantry and the Hill of Tara urgently need help and support read full story / add a comment
Rossport 5
mayo / miscellaneous / press release Thursday July 13, 2006 14:18 by Shell2Sea   text 5 comments (last - friday july 14, 2006 22:31)   image 2 images
This morning we received a letter from Mr. Peter Cassells announcing an
end to his mediation efforts. While this is a disappointing development
it does not come as a surprise to us. read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / press release Wednesday July 12, 2006 23:04 by Gearoid Mac Giobuin
Wanted for New CD compilation:

New Songs of Politics and Spirit for the 21st Century….Ireland & The World...
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international / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Wednesday July 12, 2006 21:01 by RSF   text 1 comment (last - monday july 17, 2006 01:06)
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Living Wage
dublin / worker & community struggles and protests / press release Wednesday July 12, 2006 19:37 by Jim   text 25 comments (last - monday october 02, 2006 16:29)   image 5 images
The Living Wage Campaign was lauched today in City Hall. It is calling for a Living Wage of 10 euro an hour as the minimum rate that any employees of companies awarded public contracts should be paid. Crumlin based Cllr. Eric Byrne has submitted a motion to Dublin City Council calling for contracts only to be given to companies that pay a Living Wage. The campaign launch was supported by Mick O Reilly of the ATGWU, Jack O Connor of SIPTU, Labour Youth, Joanne Delaney and Pat Rabbitte T.D. leader of the Labour Party. read full story / add a comment
Archipeligo and Other Stories
dublin / arts and media / press release Wednesday July 12, 2006 14:19 by Lee Welch   image 1 image
Archipeligo and Other Stories

27 July - 30 September 2006
Preview 27 July 6-8pm

Four is pleased to present Archipeligo and Other Stories, an exhibition of new work by Ciaran Walsh. Walsh's work plays with imagined geographies and popular culture references to explore notions of escapism, confinement and the sense that perfection is always elsewhere. read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / press release Wednesday July 12, 2006 12:38 by Graham Ó Maonaigh   text 6 comments (last - thursday july 13, 2006 16:35)
Labour Youth have called given their full support to the Living Wage
campaign that demands that all City Council contracts are awarded only
to companies that pay a Living Wage of at least €10 an hour, as proposed
by Cllr Eric Byrne in a motion to Dublin City Council. read full story / add a comment
Limerick Republican Sean O'Neill
national / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Tuesday July 11, 2006 10:20 by Sean O'Neill   text 7 comments (last - thursday july 13, 2006 09:19)   image 1 image
The tarnishing of the name of a dead mother by the Provos is yet another example of their corner of the mouth approach to the truth read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / press release Monday July 10, 2006 17:07 by G8press
Two Germans who had taken part in a “cycle caravan” to St. Petersburg were arrested along with a Russian read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / press release Monday July 10, 2006 14:38 by David L   text 4 comments (last - wednesday july 19, 2006 05:38)
The Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC) will tomorrow mark the second anniversary of the landmark International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling that Israel’s wall in the West Bank is illegal. The IPSC will pay a visit to the Department of Foreign Affairs to deliver some 5,000 petitions collected in recent months by its Dublin and Limerick branches. The petitions will be handed in at 12.30pm, preceded by a ceremonial signing of the petition by a number of politicians from various political parties, including Senator Brendan Ryan of Labour. read full story / add a comment
The peaceful river Gabhra
meath / environment / press release Monday July 10, 2006 13:36 by Muireann Ni Bhrolchain   text 38 comments (last - wednesday august 09, 2006 00:25)   image 2 images
Despite Minister Roche's assurances, the planning permissions are beginning in the Gabhra Valley, right in the middle beside the proposed interchange. Who said the Valley would not be swallowed up by development and the road hasn't even started yet.
Everyone can object to this. read full story / add a comment
How would you like one of these?
cork / environment / press release Sunday July 09, 2006 21:24 by Quentin Gargan & Clare Watson   image 1 image
IMMINENT ARRESTS AND PRIVATE INJUNCTIONS
Dispute escalates and West Cork Farmers maintain resolve to keep overhead pylons out

ESB TO SEEK FURTHER HIGH COURT INJUNCTIONS MONDAY

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