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dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Sunday September 14, 2008 23:01 by Dublin shell to sea
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On Saturday afternoon a crowd of over seventy people participated in a solidarity protest with the Erris community and Maura Harrington who is currently on day 6 of a hungerstrike calling on the Solitaire to leave Irish waters. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Sunday September 14, 2008 19:16 by Gregor Kerr
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In June of this year the Irish National Teachers Organisation (INTO) wrote to its members in all primary schools in the Republic announcing that a National Rally on the issue of class size would take place on Saturday 4th October. Posters were included for display in schools and staff reps were urged to begin the process of building a delegation of teachers and parents to represent their school at the rally. Last week another communication arrived in schools from INTO head office. This informed members that the 4th October rally “will not proceed… as previously indicated.” Here Gregor Kerr, a member of the Dublin City North Branch of the INTO (writing in a personal capacity) analyses why the union leadership have backed off from the rally, asks whether they really have the bottle for a fight on this issue, and urges a grassroots campaign to deliver victory on the issue. read full story / add a comment
clare / anti-war / imperialism / news report Sunday September 14, 2008 19:01 by J. Jefferies
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A Gulfstream V executive jet came under suspicion today at Shannon airport when local activists Edward Horgan and Tim Hourigan along with others in Shannon for today's monthly Torture Watch exercise spotted the aircraft with no markings other than its registration number read full story / add a comment
cork / environment / press release Sunday September 14, 2008 18:49 by Léonard Gay 2 attached files
MOBILITY WEEK 2008 IN CORK Rethink Your Attitude to Transport in the City Tuesday 16th to Monday 22nd September 2008 http://www.corkcity.ie/ourservices/roadstransportation/...week/ __________________________________________ read full story / add a comment
mayo / environment / news report Sunday September 14, 2008 18:37 by FSB! et al.
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Hunger striker Maura Harrington's daughter Astrid and son Iollan travelled to Killybegs Co. Donegal, today to make a personal plea to the Shell pipe-laying ship the Solitaire and its captain Mr. Simon van der Plicht to leave Irish waters immediately, and allow Maura to end her strike. Meanwhile, over 500 cars (with their drivers and passengers) drove around Erris this afternoon in a massive show of support for Ms. Harrington, who has now entered the sixth day of her hunger strike. read full story / add a comment
wicklow / environment / press release Sunday September 14, 2008 17:17 by Mr.Peter Brady Alias.
This is our second statement. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / press release Sunday September 14, 2008 16:21 by Eugene Mc Cartan
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The Communist Party of Ireland condemns the activity of the now expelled United States ambassador to Bolivia, Philip Goldberg. read full story / add a comment |
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