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national / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Saturday November 05, 2005 21:12 by Paul Kinsella
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The strike by members of the Communications Workers Union (CWU) in An Post is to go ahead from Monday after last-ditch talks facilitated through the National Implementation Body (NIB) to avert planned strike action ended without a breakthrough. Pickets will be placed on the GPO in Dublin from Midnight Sunday, meaning the GPO will be closed, and a nationwide overtime ban will also come into effect. Things are slightly complicated by the fact, that, at the moment, only the CWU will be on strike from Monday. However many members of the other 3 unions representing An Post workers, the CPSU, PSEU and AHCPS have said that they will refuse to cross any picket lines, thus raising the prospect of suspensions, and a very rapid escalation of the dispute. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Saturday November 05, 2005 18:54 by Coilín ÓhAiseadha
Five Danish peace activists were this week sentenced to pay a fine of DKK 3,000 each as a penalty for protesting from the public gallery against the Danish parliament's decision of November last year to extend the duration of Danish troops' participation in the war in Iraq. The text below is a translation of a press release issued by one of the activists. Coverage on a Danish anti-war website includes photos of the action and four of the protesters: http://tinyurl.com/955mx read full story / add a comment
mayo / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Saturday November 05, 2005 17:14 by Éamonn Ó Flanngagáin
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We have it from Noel Dempsey that thre is no foundation to unsubstantiated rumours that SHELL and its asscociates in The Corrib Gas Field may have been generous with corporate hospitality to public servants. In answer to a Parliamentary Question from Treveor Sargent, the Minister replied : "There has never been sufficient corporate hospitality by any licensee involved in offshore exploration to warrant the necessity for a declaration under the [Ethics in Public ]Acts." read full story / add a comment 
national / crime and justice / opinion/analysis Saturday November 05, 2005 15:34 by John Goodman
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This cat was blown up. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / news report Saturday November 05, 2005 14:33 by Court Reporter
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Deirdre Clancy gave the rest of her testimony, followed by Nuin Dunlop. The junior prosecutor bored the jury while he made insinuations about Ms. Clancy's religious beliefs, the existence of a ringleader in the group, and hidden desires to get arrested. The senior prosecutor tried to portray Ms. Dunlop as not having thought the action through very well. Both ladies explained quite well the real context and motives of their action, from what they knew of the impending shock and awe, and the concerns for the people in Iraq. After lunch Cathy Kelly of Voices in the Wilderness and former UN Asst Secretary-General Denis Halliday testified as to what they had told the defendants about the situation in Iraq when they attended a peace conference in Kildare shortly before the action. Both of them related the first hand experience of the hard realities of Iraqi life to the jury as they had done to the defendants. This report is not verbatim, and is based on notes taken in court. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Saturday November 05, 2005 13:11 by Roger Eldridge
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The recent outburst that penalties would be imposed on Poland by the EU if they did not protect the rights of homosexuals shows just how crazy the world has become. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / news report Saturday November 05, 2005 07:14 by Miguel
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Urgent: two journalists detained in the repression by the police in Mar del Plata The Alternative Media Network of Buenos Aires, Argentina November 4th, 2005 Journalists Fernando Catz and Roger Sampedro, both with Indymedia, are among the 87 persons detained by the Federal Police during the repression unleashed this afternoon against Anti-Bush demonstrators. We ask our fellow journalists to urgently disseminate this news by way of agencies, newspapers and websites in order to facilitate getting information on their location and to call for their release. It is vital for all of those detained that the press take notice of them because in these past few years there have been scores of cases of misconduct, abuse and torture at the hands of the police in Argentina. read full story / add a comment
sligo / politics / elections / news report Saturday November 05, 2005 00:20 by Mike
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Sligo Labour Party Councillor and former TD, Declan Bree, has ruled himself out of contesting the next General Election as a Labour candidate. Councillor Bree has this afternoon indicated that he will not stand as a candidate while Pat Rabbite remains leader of the party. read full story / add a comment 
international / politics / elections / opinion/analysis Friday November 04, 2005 17:54 by iosaf the ipsiphi
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The Spanish have a word for it, they call it "callejera", it means street violence which includes arson, houses, businesses and cars get burnt. The Basque term is "kale borroka", its thought of as the lowest level of sustained urban unrest. The French today, look at their newspapers and see photos which usually they see in Iraq of cars in flames. But this time its "their cars", as their prime minister De Villepin assured the national assembly from the floor. They must be very re-assured. Even though he was never elected. One might have heard an artistocratic taunt hanging in the gilded air, "let them buy cars!". _______________________________________________ read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Friday November 04, 2005 17:15 by Ex-Militant
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In a significant shift, the Socialist Party of England and Wales has indicated that it will take part in or initiate a conference to bring together left and trade union activists to discuss the creation of a new broadly based workers party. Can we expect a response in their Irish sister party?. read full story / add a comment
international / politics / elections / news report Friday November 04, 2005 16:45 by Tony Sauvignon
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Get me out of here (Westminister) I'm a celebrity. Clive Conway Celebrity Productions were more important than standing up and being counted in the fight for civil liberties. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Friday November 04, 2005 16:05 by Josh
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For most Americans this November 2nd was a day like any other, but for World Can’t Wait (WCW), a coalition of front groups for the Revolutionary Communist Party, it was the beginning of a revolution and the imminent downfall of the Bush administration. read full story / add a comment
national / arts and media / opinion/analysis Friday November 04, 2005 12:43 by Dermo
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Just a personal opinion of how shocking the picture of 1960's Dublin society it portrays is read full story / add a comment 
national / worker & community struggles and protests / feature Friday November 04, 2005 01:24 by Indymedia Ireland Editorial Group
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(Dublin, Ireland Nov 3rd 2005). A protest march called by SIPTU (Services Industrial Professional & Technical Union) to protest the decision of financially profitable Irish Ferries to replace current workers with underpaid, outsourced replacements drew between 8,000 to 10,000 participants. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / news report Thursday November 03, 2005 20:51 by Michael
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The High Court judgement in 'Eoin Dubsky v Government of Ireland' which was due tomorrow, Friday Nov. 4th, has been set back to December 9th. read full story / add a comment 
national / history and heritage / feature Thursday November 03, 2005 18:32 by sovietpop
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A review of the book "Pushers Out" sheds light on Dublin's recent past drug history. read full story / add a comment
national / consumer issues / opinion/analysis Thursday November 03, 2005 11:42 by Kathy Sinnott
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One morning my mother was in the basement feeding wet-washed clothes into the ringer when she paused to rest for a moment. With the ringer off she suddenly realised the house was quiet - unusually quiet. She took a careful look around and thoughtfully headed for the stairs. It was equally quiet in the kitchen. She moved more quickly now as she headed upstairs. The bedromms were empty but before climbing to the attic, she noticed the bathroom door was fully shut. Approaching, she thought she heard a noise. Trying the knob she found it locked. read full story / add a comment 
national / environment / press release Thursday November 03, 2005 10:53 by Ciaran Hughes
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Independent South MEP Kathy Synnott has asked Brendan Kelly and Andrew St. Ledger of the Woodland League to travel to Brussels to meet with the EU commission. It is the intention of Andrew and Brendan to bring as many cases as possible of communities negatively affected by coniferisation and plantation style tree crops. With this in mind, the WLL are making the call to communities that read this to contact us to have their stories heard. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / news report Thursday November 03, 2005 04:49 by john throne
Workers in the wake of Katrina are trying to self organize and fight back. Some of us activists here in the US are trying to help them both by going there and also by sending financial and other aid. Our aim is to help the workers self organize as opposed to being pushed around by the government and its many agencies. Arising out of this self organizing comes increased consciousness about our own power and this can lead to increased consciousness and struggle in all other areas of all of our lives. Please check out the blog at bringdownbush.org and donate what you can through paypal on that site. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / news report Thursday November 03, 2005 02:12 by Court Reporter
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Tuesday saw the continuation of Ciaron's testimony, and Damien Moran took the stand, to not only explain what he did and why, but at the request of the prosecutor, young Damo demonstrated the correct way to hold and use a hammer! On Wednesday, 4 witnesses were in the stand. First, a retired RAF group captain gave expert testimony as to the effect that disrupting military supply lines has on a war effort. Then Jimmy Massey told the court about his time in Kuwait and Iraq as a US Marine Staff Sgt around the time of the action. Karen Fallon spent 50 minutes in the stand telling it like it is, and Deirdre Clancy commenced her testimony, which continues tomorrow. Report based on our notes. read full story / add a comment |
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