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antrim / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Wednesday November 22, 2006 23:14 by clodagh
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Here's how the PSNI initiates racism in communities. read full story / add a comment 
international / environment / news report Wednesday November 22, 2006 19:11 by Starstruck
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Over 20 activists initiated the daylight blockade of the central Birmingham Shell station. Three protestors 'locked on' in the entrance to prevent access to the station whilst others strung banners across the exits and a ledge looking over the forecourt (pictures to come). There were no serious encounters with motorists and passers by were generally supportive of the demo, the aims of which were to disrupt Shell's operations and to raise awareness of the struggle of the community of County Mayo, Ireland against Shell's construction of a dangerous and experimental pipeline which poses not only a danger to the environment of this idyllic part of Ireland but also the people of County Mayo. Protestors also tried to obtain a statement from the company but were unsuccessful. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / news report Wednesday November 22, 2006 19:08 by marc
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About 10.000 french firefighters protested for better working conditions. The protest ended in massive clashes with the police. barricades were set on fire, the firefighters defended themselves against the attacking police with stones, bottles and so on... www.lemonde.fr//web/video/0,47-0@2-3226,54-837132@51-837095,0.html read full story / add a comment
national / public consultation / irish social forum / news report Wednesday November 22, 2006 17:09 by Seán Ó Murchú
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THE 26 County Government has been condemned for its refusal to raise the income levels for social welfare fuel allowances, despite almost 210,000 pensioners being left out in the cold. Just 16,000 of the Free State’s 225,458 contributory pensioners, or 7%, are eligible for the fuel allowance. read full story / add a comment 
international / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Wednesday November 22, 2006 14:28 by Wahid Gordja
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Pierre Gemayel (zh?m?'?l) was the leader of the Kataeb, the fascist Maronite Christian Phalangist party. These are anti-arab race supremacists who hark back to the good old colonial days when the French put them in charge of the 'wee province' of Lebanon they had partitioned off from Syria. In those days the favoured Maronites were at the top of the racial hierarchy which the French used to secure their control. read full story / add a comment 
meath / environment / news report Wednesday November 22, 2006 09:57 by Meath on Track
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One of the main reasons given for not reinstating the Navan Clonsilla line in the past was the lack of capacity on the Dublin train network. That issue will be resolved from March 2007 - from that date on capacity for trains from Meath will no longer be an issue. read full story / add a comment |
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