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national / consumer issues / press release Tuesday November 27, 2007 11:09 by Jene Kelly   text 1 comment (last - tuesday november 27, 2007 20:10)
AIMS Ireland (Association for Improvements in the Maternity Services) would like to release the web-link to our most recent online survey concerning the availability of information and consent within the Irish Maternity System.
Please see a brief summary below of the aims and objectives of this survey.
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dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Monday November 26, 2007 18:03 by SP Member   text 11 comments (last - wednesday december 05, 2007 12:39)
Paul Murphy, Socialist Party (CWI in Ireland), Dublin

A member of the Socialist Party, Darren Cogavin, and one other student, Enda Duffy, are due to meet the Vice President for Students at University College Dublin (UCD), Dr. Martin Butler, in the next week. They face punishment for engaging in a peaceful protest against the giant corporation Shell and the Green Party Minister for Natural Resources, Eamon Ryan. Two protests, organised by the campaign ‘Shell to Sea’, took place on 30 October in UCD, the biggest college in Dublin. They were opposing the giveaway of over 50 billion euro worth of gas for free by the Irish government to Shell, and the building of an unsafe onshore pipeline and refinery by Shell in Rossport, Co. Mayo, on Ireland’s west coast.

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national / miscellaneous / press release Monday November 26, 2007 12:01 by Des Dalton   text 1 comment (last - monday november 26, 2007 21:15)
Commenting on an address given by Professor Kathleen Lynch of UCD’s Equality Studies Centre at a conference on equality and inclusion organised by Pobal on November 22, in which she said that the 26-Counties was “bottom of the league” in terms of giving workers a share of national wealth, Republican Sinn Féin Vice President Des Dalton said that her comments further underlined the “need for the Trade Union Movement to ensure that all workers are organised and members of a union.” read full story / add a comment
galway / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Saturday November 24, 2007 10:47 by Margaretta D'Arcy
People are asked to contribute to the 16 days live broadcast by Radio Pirate-Woman, giving their own experiences and opinions as to how to end violence against women. read full story / add a comment
tyrone / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Friday November 23, 2007 22:01 by Richard Walsh
Republican Sinn Féin have warned that Brit spies have been attempting to recruit informers in the Tyrone area. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / press release Friday November 23, 2007 15:35 by Labour Lover
The Labour Party has tabled a motion of no confidence in the Minister for Health, Mary Harney TD, which will be taken in Labour Party Private Members time on Tuesday and Wednesday next.

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FAR TOO MUCH BERTIE
national / miscellaneous / press release Friday November 23, 2007 00:37 by Kevin Cotter   image 1 image
200,000 stickers to hit the streets of Dublin and later rest of the country this Saturday, 24 November. THEY'RE FREE!!!! No cost, no donation, no favours asked! Just wear them!!

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national / crime and justice / press release Thursday November 22, 2007 18:41 by Richard Walsh
A spokesman for Republican Sinn Féin has stated that allegations of Garda misbehaviour must be investigated at the highest level. read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests / press release Thursday November 22, 2007 17:50 by Sal Fiore
On 5th July 2006, Diana Winstanley Professor at Kingston University UK, committed suicide.

We have lauched a website hich has no motivation other than to investigate the truth, raise and attempt to answer some important questions and inform the public about her death. This project is and will remain unofficial, transparent, independent and, for some, uncomfortable. We believe that those who truly care about Diana and others in similar situations now and in the past, will understand and support this read full story / add a comment
derry / crime and justice / press release Thursday November 22, 2007 17:12 by SDLP Youth
SDLP Youth in Limavady have expressed their sadness at the death of Wendy McAteer, a 17 year-old local girl. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Thursday November 22, 2007 16:51 by SDLP   text 3 comments (last - wednesday november 28, 2007 22:08)
SDLP Youth Vice Chair Peter Armstrong has expressed concern at the University of Ulster’s Student Union after they began distributing Sinn Fein press releases from their website. read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / press release Tuesday November 20, 2007 21:20 by Richard Walsh
RSF has expressed its support for striking Classroom Assistants in the Six Counties. read full story / add a comment
Cllr Keith Martin addresses the Labour Party Conference
national / miscellaneous / press release Tuesday November 20, 2007 13:49 by Cllr Keith Martin   image 1 image
Westport Labour condemns underspend in the BMW Region by FF/PD/Greens read full story / add a comment
Cllr Keith Martin of the Westport Branch
national / environment / press release Tuesday November 20, 2007 13:42 by Cllr Keith Martin   text 9 comments (last - thursday november 22, 2007 12:02)   image 1 image
Taiji Slaughter of Dolphins
dublin / animal rights / press release Tuesday November 20, 2007 02:56 by ALiberation   image 1 image
Activists from Aliberation, ARAN & AFAR will gather outside the Japanese Embassy to protest the brutal slaughter of dolphins in Taiji, Japan. The activists will be flanked by a giant Banner that reads ‘Japan Stop Killing Dolphins’, whilst others hold "Shame on Japan" posters and distribute leaflets to passersby.

When: Wednesday, 21, 2007

Where: Embassy of Japan, Nutley Building, Merrion Centre, Nutley Lane,
Dublin 4

Time: 12.00 – 2pm

Map: http://www.enterprise-ireland.com/NR/rdonlyres/DC3D7CD1...t.pdf
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national / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Monday November 19, 2007 21:00 by Richard Walsh
Republican Sinn Féin have announced that they are to picket the Montrose offices of State Broadcaster, RTÉ. read full story / add a comment
derry / crime and justice / press release Sunday November 18, 2007 15:25 by Kevin Murphy   text 33 comments (last - monday april 28, 2008 23:15)
The RUC/PSNI have carried out a brutal unprovoked attack on a member of the 32 County Sovereignty Movement in Derry City a matter of hours after telling him that they would shoot him. read full story / add a comment
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national / environment / press release Thursday November 15, 2007 21:11 by DSF   image 1 image
Published: 13 November, 2007

The Sinn Féin Spokesperson on Natural Resources and the Environment, Martin Ferris TD, has voiced his regret over the decision by the Environmental Protection Agency to grant a license to the Corrib Consortium to proceed with the planned gas refinery at Bellanaboy, County Mayo. Deputy raised the issue in the Dáil this afternoon in an effort to have the issue debated, particularly in the light of the Green Party's previous opposition to the sitting of a refinery at that location.

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tyrone / crime and justice / press release Wednesday November 14, 2007 23:57 by Richard Walsh   text 2 comments (last - thursday november 22, 2007 16:15)
RSF have welcomed the release of a man and a woman being held in Antrim Barracks. read full story / add a comment
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international / worker & community struggles and protests / press release Wednesday November 14, 2007 09:06 by John   text 40 comments (last - thursday november 15, 2007 16:01)   image 1 image
Workers employed by the United Bus Company of Tehran (Sharekat-e Vahed) were arrested and detained in Evin prison in an attempt to prevent a strike. The workers are demanding a pay rise, collective bargaining, recognition of their union and the release of their union’s president. 12 leading members of the Union of Workers of the Tehran and Suburbs Bus Company were arrested following their fight for better pay and working conditions. After their arrest, 3,000 bus workers staged a walkout in protest. Police responded by making further arrests. read full story / add a comment
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