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international / crime and justice / press release Monday January 30, 2012 19:42 by scotish law reporter
INFORMATION likely to implicate Scottish Ministers & other figures in the Scottish Government involved in the awarding of ‘Dame’, the female equivalent of a “knighthood” to the Scotland’s former Lord Advocate Dame Elish Angiolini DBE QC (nee McPhilomy), has been angrily withheld from Freedom of Information requests by Scottish Government Civil Servants, after leaks to the media suggested Scottish Ministers were involved “via the backdoor” in ensuring recommendations were made to London that the controversial former Lord Advocate received a knighthood for ‘her services’ to Scots law. read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-war / imperialism / press release Thursday January 26, 2012 13:48 by Yassamine Mather
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Make your voice heard against war and repression, urges Hands Off the People of Iran chair, Yassamine Mather The war drums against Iran are beating ever louder. The new embargo on Iranian oil, to come into force on July 1, is only the latest in a long list of measures imposed by US and EU imperialism. It bans all new oil contracts with Iran, and cuts off all existing deals. Also, all of the Iranian central bank’s European assets are to be frozen. We are told that the sanctions are designed to weaken the regime and “force Iran back to the negotiating table” over its nuclear programme. This is clearly nonsense: In reality, the ‘nuclear danger’ is used by imperialism as an excuse to deal with an increasingly unstable situation in the Middle East. Imperialism has recently lost a number of friendly regimes in the region (like Egypt) and needs to reassert control in this oil-rich area. War is also a useful distraction from economic misery and the current crisis of capitalism. read full story / add a comment
international / environment / press release Wednesday January 25, 2012 21:57 by dubheasa ni braden
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(Subjects) UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) which takes place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in June 2012, World Economic Forum, Davos 2012. (which can be viewed live here http://www.weforum.org/events/world-economic-forum-annu...-2012 ) And also the World Social Forum which will also move to the Earth Summit (+20) http://www.economist.com/blogs/theworldin2012/2012/01/w...m-too Ireland and the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government, invited many different stakeholders and key speakers to participate in a seminar on the future aims of sustainability within Ireland and the European Union towards the forthcoming Earth Summit (+20) in Rio, de Janeiro, Brazil in June 2012. read full story / add a comment
cork / miscellaneous / press release Wednesday January 25, 2012 11:31 by Cork Against Fascism
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As of Monday January 23rd, it has been announced that the invitation to British National Party leader, Nick Griffin, to speak at a UCC Government and Politics Society debate in February, has been withdrawn. Cork Against Fascism, a campaign group made up of students, staff and members of the public, which formed in response to the invitation to Griffin, welcomes this decision. The reasons cited for the cancellation were the potential threat to the safety and welfare of students and the general public that Griffin's invitation would entail. Was it really necessary though to first go through this whole affair so that we could arrive at this conclusion? read full story / add a comment 
international / crime and justice / press release Sunday January 22, 2012 23:24 by Belinda
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Note that Simpson & Marwick took instruction from the Scottish Government via of Levy & McRae, not Angiolini privately. read full story / add a comment 
national / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Sunday January 22, 2012 18:10 by RNU PRO
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REPUBLICAN NETWORK FOR UNITY (RNU) Chairperson/Cathaoirleach, CARL REILLY has announced that Cogús Prisoners in Roe House, Maghaberry Gaol will begin a 24 Hour Fast at 8am January 23rd, 2012 in protest at the refusal by the North's Prison Service to allow fellow POW, Damien McKenna to attend his Father's funeral last week. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Friday January 20, 2012 12:54 by NN
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The Egyptian radical left is facing repeated attacks by an emerging alliance between the country's military rulers and the Islamists seeking power. This is a text by the Egyptian Libertarian Socialist Movement dealing with this situation. It's about time! For weeks, several internet sites, and facebook pages that belong to the Muslims Brotherhood, either officially or administered by its members, launched an attack against Anarchists and Revolutionary Socialists in Egypt trying to single them out as inciters of violence and propagandists of State demolition. Today a member of the Brotherhood filed a lawsuit against three socialists one of them is comrade Yaser Abdel Kawy a well known anarchist and a member of the Egyptian Libertarian Socialists Movement. The general attorney forwarded the lawsuit to the State Security GA, an exceptional apparatus of the legal system that works only under the state of emergency. read full story / add a comment 
national / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Thursday January 19, 2012 11:57 by RNU PRO
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REPUBLICAN NETWORK FOR UNITY (RNU) Spokesperson, MARTIN ÓG MEEHAN calls for an Independent Public Enquiry into the 1981 Hunger Strike controversy. read full story / add a comment
dublin / education / press release Wednesday January 18, 2012 23:00 by Gregor Kerr
Teachers from Dublin DEIS schools have welcomed the publication by the Department of Education & Skills and the Educational Research Centre of a report which shows that “…the DEIS programme is having a positive effect on tackling educational disadvantage…” and that “…improvement is taking place in the learning achievements of pupils in DEIS primary schools…” They have called on the Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairi Quinn, to announce an immediate reversal of all cuts in the light of this report, and have announced that the planned DEIS schools protest will proceed this Thursday in the absence of such a clear announcement. read full story / add a comment 
international / miscellaneous / press release Wednesday January 18, 2012 14:04 by Eileen Bennett
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You don't need to be a financial wizard to recognise that the global economy is struggling. For many businesses, this presents serious challenges to their very survival and sustainability. However, a Galway-based businessman Geoffrey Canacan has created a unique formula for dealing those challenges that, he claims, can dramatically change results by supporting the individuals within an organisation as they learn to think and act in a more positive and affirming way. read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Tuesday January 17, 2012 16:39 by Baile Áth Cliath - RNU
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The Republican Network for Unity wish to make an appeal to the wider public and call on all political representatives to get behind the protesting prisoners in Maghaberry Gaol in a humanitarian effort, and demand an end to the inhumane treatment directed towards the prisoners. read full story / add a comment 
national / anti-capitalism / press release Tuesday January 17, 2012 15:33 by RNU PRO
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REPUBLICAN NETWORK FOR UNITY (RNU) CHAIRPERSON, CARL REILLY has welcomed the Occupy Movement's radical action in seizing the former Bank of Ireland building in Belfast City Centre. read full story / add a comment 
antrim / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Tuesday January 17, 2012 12:16 by Occupy Belfast
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Occupy Belfast and other activists have liberated the empty and unused Bank of Ireland building on Royal Avenue, Belfast, in opposition to soaring homelessness, lack of affordable social housing and home repossessions. read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-capitalism / press release Monday January 16, 2012 23:52 by remembering
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Fifth annual Jarama commemorative walk
This year’s 5th annual Jarama commemoration will take place during the weekend of Friday 17th to Sunday 19th February. As well as the 5th Jarama Memorial Walk, which will take place on Saturday 18th, there will be other events over the weekend. read full story / add a comment
dublin / education / press release Thursday January 12, 2012 17:28 by Gregor Kerr
Thousands of parents and teachers from disadvantaged schools to protest at Department of Education and Skills against staffing cuts Campaigners against staffing cuts to DEIS schools have said that the Review ordered by Minister Quinn is a move in the right direction but not enough and that the cuts must be completely reversed. Teachers and parents from Dublin DEIS schools have announced that they are to continue with their plans for a major protest outside the Department of Education and Skills, Marlborough St., Dublin 1 on Thursday 19th January from 3:30p.m. read full story / add a comment 
antrim / housing / press release Tuesday January 10, 2012 10:40 by Jimmy McPseudonym
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Occupy Belfast Protest, City Hall Saturday 14th January 1pm
Affordable Housing for Everyone- No Evictions, No Repossessions
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national / animal rights / press release Sunday January 08, 2012 13:55 by Bernie Wright
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PRESS RELEASE.8.1.12.
HORSE RACING DEATH TOLL PROMPTS CALL FOR A BAN .
Five young horses died last week at Leopardstown Race Track whilst Racing. This follows a similar incident where six horses died at Tramore track in Killarney a few years ago.
In Sligo two years ago a horse collision at Cullenamore Races resulted in a horse having to be put down and two jockeys rushed to hospital. The collision occurred in front of hundreds of spectators. Laytown is remembered for the pile up of horses in the nineties when three horses were killed.
While these fatalities are described as ‘freakish’ ‘sad’ and ‘regrettable’ the number of injuries and deaths is rising because horses are raced and made jump. read full story / add a comment
cork / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Saturday January 07, 2012 00:33 by Prisoner solidarity group-cork city
Independent protest in solidarity with republican prisoners in Maghaberry
PRISONER SOLIDARITY GROUP-CORK CITY SUPPORT REPUBLICAN PRISONERS RESISTING BRITISH TORTURE PROTEST AT DAUNT SQ CORK CITY JAN 21ST @3PM read full story / add a comment 
national / animal rights / press release Friday January 06, 2012 11:06 by Vegan Ireland
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PRESS RELEASE. No Embargo. www.veganireland.org Vegan Ireland press number: 086 100 6763 “Do You Eat Carrots?” Vegan Ireland asks Matt Cooper and Joe Duffy to go vegan Recently both popular presenters made surprising statements about veganism on their radio shows. For example, during discussions last Tuesday (3/1/12) about the recent Rachel Allen shooting pheasants issue, Matt stated that if he were a vegan he’d be starving, while Joe asked a vegan if he ate carrots and whether he’d be happy then if pheasants were captured and killed humanely. Discovering that vegans did not have milk from cows in their tea, Joe said, “Ah, mother of God, how do you survive?” Joe Duffy Show: http://www.rte.ie/radio/ Matt Cooper, “The Last Word”: http://media.todayfm.com/ read full story / add a comment
national / sci-tech / press release Wednesday January 04, 2012 18:13 by Riffstation
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A new Dublin start-up have just released Riffstation, a software application designed for guitar players everywhere to practice, jam and learn the songs they love. There's even a free trial version available on the website www.riffstation.com. Unlike other interactive guitar applications which force users to buy subscriptions or special content, Riffstation uses the music you already own. read full story / add a comment |
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