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national / gender and sexuality / feature Thursday March 05, 2009 22:33 by mechano/mechana
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According to Wikipedia International Women's Day started in the States in 1909, spread to Copenhagen and other parts of Europe and by 1911 was being celebrated by over 1 million people. Its an official holiday in many countries throughout the world and though it doesn't have this status in Ireland it is being marked by a number of groups and events over the next few days. Heres a selection from the events listed on Indy's Events Calendar.
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international / miscellaneous / press release Thursday March 05, 2009 19:02 by Richard Walsh
The claims made by English prime minister Gordon Brown in Washington that “Ireland is now at peace” are bizarre given the revelation that the Republican threat to English rule was, on the same day, reclassified as “severe”. read full story / add a comment 
international / arts and media / news report Thursday March 05, 2009 18:15 by Laois Man
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What is happening? IRMA, the Irish Recorded Music Association, wants to block Irish Internet users' access to certain websites. They have written letters to Irish Internet providers telling them, under threat of legal action, to allow IRMA to tell them what websites to block. Eircom has already agreed to this. They will settle every application for website blocking out of court. No sites have been blocked yet. We have limited time to act before the bans are set. A copy of the letter sent out to Irish ISPs has been kindly made available by Michele Neylon of Blacknight Solutions. Read it here. read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous / news report Thursday March 05, 2009 01:36 by Conor.M
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The new group formed in Swords called SEED is a social group set up to facilitate different opinions and to introduce alternative and radical ideas for 'newcomers' to activism. In a town like Swords, which has been disgustingly overdeveloped with no social facilities, it is important for young people interested in taking control of their lives to come together to share their experiences and ideas to re-establish a sense of community and to work together to make a better and more sustainable society for all. read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Thursday March 05, 2009 00:36 by CNTista
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A brief statement from the CNT, Spanish anarcho-syndicalist union, about a conflict with Ryanair. The CNT declares a Conflict at Ryanair-Zaragoza read full story / add a comment |
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