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derry / miscellaneous / press release Wednesday May 06, 2009 16:39 by Richard Walsh
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A visit by the Queen of England – Elizabeth Windsor, and her husband Philip to Derry City has been condemned by Republican Sinn Féin. read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests / press release Wednesday May 06, 2009 14:09 by KHC
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Workers and freedom loving people! This is a follow up statement to the May Day Organizing Committee’s first report on the violent attack by police and intelligence forces at the May Day rally in Laleh Park, Tehran, May 1st, 2009, during which more than 150 workers and their families as well as activists of women’s and students’ movements were arrested. The updates for public information and appropriate actions, as of today, are as follows: read full story / add a comment
limerick / animal rights / press release Wednesday May 06, 2009 13:38 by Bernie Wright
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The Alliance for Animal Rights (AFAR) is horrified that a CONVICTED serial animal abuser in County Limerick is apparently running for a Council seat in the Adare area elections. Richard Smith,(48) a dairy farmer and also owner of Company Richie Tryes on the Kilmallock Road* is hoping people will vote him in as a Councillor in Adare. He has repeatedly abused animals, this being his possible third conviction for abuse to animals on his farm. read full story / add a comment
national / environment / press release Wednesday May 06, 2009 06:53 by MAOR
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Donegal and Derry based lobby group MAOR have urged the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources Eamon Ryan TD not to grant Frontier Exploration Licences for oil and gas exploration off the West Coast of Ireland. read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / press release Tuesday May 05, 2009 21:41 by Sean Matthews
A former Visteon worker will be speaking this Saturday 9th May in An Culturlann, in a public meeting organised by the Workers Solidarity Movement. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / press release Tuesday May 05, 2009 16:01 by Adherents to the sixth declaration of the Lacandon jungle
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8 other campaign activists have been unjustly and illegally imprisoned, tortured, badly treated, stigmatized by the media, and are now awaiting possible incarceration for false accusations. read full story / add a comment 
dublin / politics / elections / press release Monday May 04, 2009 13:41 by Joe Higgins.eu
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Former Socialist Party TD, and well known fighter for working people Joe Higgins has launched his online campaign for the 2009 European Elections. Currently this includes a campaign website and blog at Joe Higgins.eu and a Facebook page. Active profiles on have also been set up on YouTube , Twitter , Flickr , Bebo , Myspace and will go live in the next days. Joe is standing in the Dublin Constituency for the Socialist Party “to give ordinary people all across Dublin the opportunity to strike a blow against the government’s attempt to make us pay for the crisis caused by them and their friends in the banks and property”. read full story / add a comment
kildare / miscellaneous / press release Sunday May 03, 2009 14:33 by Bazra B
Kildare Sinn Féin's local election candidate for Newbridge, Sean Downey,Highlights Lack of Facilities for Young People read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Sunday May 03, 2009 12:58 by Aaron Rhodes
Delara Darabi, who was charged at the age of 17 with murder, was executed today in Rasht. Darabi was 22 years old. Authorities did not inform her lawyer, Abdolsamad Khorramshahi, that her execution was being carried out. According to Iranian law, lawyers must be given 48 hours notice of impending executions. “The execution of Delara Darabi is an affront to human rights values and is in bold violation of Iran’s obligations with respect to international rights standards and covenants,” said Aaron Rhodes, a spokesperson for the Campaign. “What is more, her rights were trampled in an unfair trial.” read full story / add a comment 
international / worker & community struggles and protests / press release Saturday May 02, 2009 16:45 by KHC
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The May Day rally and celebration in Tehran, which was organized by independent Iranian labour organizations in Laleh Park, opn May 1st, 2009 at 5 PM, was attacked by security and intelligence forces at around 5:30 PM and many have been beaten and arrested. The security forces did not allow more than two thousands people who had come to the park to join the event and arrested tens of activists and organizers and shut down the event before it actually started. According to various reports, the arrested labour activists include: Ms. Maryam Mohseni, and Messrs Behrouz Khabaz, Jafar Azimzadeh,fayeq kayxosravi,Mansour Hayatqeybi,Maryam mohseni,Behzad Khabbaz,Gholamreza Khani,Fatemeh Shahnazari,Saeed Youzi,Mehdi Farahani shandiz,Laleh Mohammadi,Habib Sadeqi ,and Shahpour Ehsani-rad. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Friday May 01, 2009 11:13 by Jean-Marc Jacobs
The Cluster Munition Coalition (CMC) on 1 May 2009 accepted the 2008 Tipperary International Peace Award in recognition of its successful five-year campaign to outlaw cluster bombs. read full story / add a comment
fermanagh / miscellaneous / press release Thursday April 30, 2009 18:21 by Richard Walsh
Residents in the Roslea area of County Fermanagh received a questionnaire on Thursday morning, 30th April, asking for recipients to inform on who they have seen using a public telephone box in the village from the 2nd through to the 12th April. read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / press release Thursday April 30, 2009 16:11 by Susan Quirke
Live Register figures for under 25s up 100%, tensions growing* “It’s time to harness the potential of our younger generation when it comes to tackling the current range of economic and social problems. Instead young people are being consigned to unemployment and emigration, leading to rising tensions” according to the SpunOut.ie National Youth Organisation. read full story / add a comment
donegal / environment / press release Thursday April 30, 2009 12:47 by Buncrana Shell to Sea Meeting
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Buncrana Shell to Sea Public Meeting in Plaza Buncrana at 7 PM on Thursday 30 April 2009 Further Info [email protected] read full story / add a comment 
national / worker & community struggles and protests / press release Thursday April 30, 2009 11:48 by Joe Higgins
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Joe Higgins responds to OECD push towards lowering the dole. "OECD Implies Newly Employed Should Be Pauperised: Creation of Reserve Army of Very Cheap Labour the Aim" The paper Activation Policies in Ireland presented by the OECD to today's ESRI Conference in Dublin strongly implies that benefits should be cut for the unemployed. The thrust of the paper tends to put the blame for high unemployment on the unemployed rather than on the economic crisis that generates joblessness. read full story / add a comment 
national / politics / elections / press release Thursday April 30, 2009 10:40 by reform.ie
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reform.ie is a an internet-based political platform that advocates the reform of local government in Ireland and the continuing reform of the European Union with Ireland at its core. We believe that these objectives are shared by a large proportion of the Irish electorate and we aim to provide a forum for debate and to register this. We hope to enlist the support of additional candidates, both local and European, who will pledge to sponsor the reforms so urgently required if elected. reform.ie is not linked to any existing political party or movement in Ireland or elsewhere, nor are we funded by any political or economic entity. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Thursday April 30, 2009 08:06 by Basque Pro-Independence Left
Basque Pro Independence Left strongly denounce the extradition request made by Spanish authorities for Arturo Villanueva read full story / add a comment 
dublin / politics / elections / press release Wednesday April 29, 2009 19:22 by ErikEblana
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A Ranelagh based jobseeker has today completed his nomination papers to ‘apply’ for the job of councilor on Dublin City Council. read full story / add a comment
dublin / politics / elections / press release Wednesday April 29, 2009 11:00 by Irish Socialist Network
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Finglas / Ballymun election candidate John O’Neill urged people not to be taken in by gimmicks from the Fianna Fáil-led government: If politicians really had to share the pain of the recession, they might not be so keen to put the boot into working-class people. read full story / add a comment
limerick / anti-capitalism / press release Wednesday April 29, 2009 04:56 by RM
Limerick Tuesday 28th April - Party President Ruairi O’Bradaigh who forecast a massive swing against Fianna Fail to candidates who are honest with the electorate launched the local election campaign for Republican Sinn Fein in the Mid-West in Limerick today.
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