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national / history and heritage / opinion/analysis Saturday December 17, 2005 15:28 by Rt. Hon. Dr. O as if
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Christmas will soon be upon us, the batteries will wear out, conversation will stimie, the turkey will curl and your spirits with it. Thus no more timely ocassion to remind everyone of the great and noble tradition of Irish Parlour Games. There are many which will brighten your yuletide, and i've thoughtfully made a small selection which will challenge all ages and levels of intelligence. There's surely an irish Parlour Game to suit you and yours on this little "human interest" list. ____________________________________________ read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Friday December 16, 2005 11:26 by Barry
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This article was originally written to provide background information on the discussion on the loyalist demonstration in Dublin taking place in January 2006. read full story / add a comment 
national / consumer issues / other press Thursday December 15, 2005 15:40 by Terry
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The artificial sweetener Aspartame which has been around for 20 years and is used in thousands of food products is a well known toxic chemical and amongst many effects is a known carcinogen read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Thursday December 15, 2005 13:17 by iosaf
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a few seperate developments have caught my eye in the global and local area of children and rights this morning. & I hope the readership see how they come together. Chavez, Uribe, UNICEF, birth certs and Barnardos. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / news report Thursday December 15, 2005 11:05 by Justin Morahan
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The Rossport Five have won the Irish Phenomenon of 2005, six per cent ahead of Eddie Hobbs. Behind them came, IRA decommissioning, The McCartney sisters and Cork. On the Tubridy show, Mícheál Ó Seighin paid tribute to all associated with the five winners and said that the Rossport 5 and Eddie Hobbs were not very different read full story / add a comment 
national / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Wednesday December 14, 2005 13:05 by Geneviève Margaret Ryan Kennedy
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Hell bent for leather, I sped toward this insalubrious title of Outlaw Mother, fully aware of its legal pitfalls due to lack of legislation but still unwilling to suppress my desire to become a parent... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / press release Wednesday December 14, 2005 12:15 by Des Dalton
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A statement from the Vice President of Republican Sinn Fein Des Dalton in which he describes the proposed Orange march in Dublin to held in January as an insult to the victims of Brititish backed Loyalist death squads read full story / add a comment 
roscommon / environment / feature Wednesday December 14, 2005 01:07 by Terry
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An interview with a campaigner against a pylon project in Roscommon and Sligo, plus a timeline of the campaign and lots of photos. read full story / add a comment 
national / rights, freedoms and repression / feature Tuesday December 13, 2005 22:54 by Pro-choice activist
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BODY which is a diverse group of young pro-choice activists that are campaigning for safe and legal abortion services in Ireland lauched today. BODY stands for bold open decisive youth. The launch involved prochoice women setting up a cage made of hangars from within which they leafletted passers by. read full story / add a comment 
international / summit mobilisations / feature Tuesday December 13, 2005 21:32 by Ed Lee
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An estimated 5000-10,000 (still preliminary) protestors gathered in Hong Kong's Victoria Park and marched their way to the Exhibition Centre where the WTO 6th Ministerial Conference has just begun. Protestors from all over south-east Asia expressed their solidarity with cultural gatherings and workshops. But the most hyped group are the South Korean farmers who made headline news when Lee Kyeong-hae commited suicide at Cancun 2003. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Tuesday December 13, 2005 00:35 by Gearóid O Loingsigh
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There are many similarities between Uribe and McDowell as evidenced by the Frank Connolly issue. read full story / add a comment 
national / worker & community struggles and protests / feature Sunday December 11, 2005 06:43 by Indymedia Ireland Editorial Group
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galway / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Friday December 09, 2005 17:41 by Tommy Donnellan
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... for the rain came down and down, no mercy, a serious inhibitor as regards demonstrator numbers - 1,000 +, nevertheless, it did'nt dampen Michael D. Higgin's fiery denunciatory speech of Irish Ferries and their fellow-travellers in government at march's end at the Spanish Arch or Maura Harrington's (of Shell to Sea fame), collaring of Frank Fahey (of Shell to Sea notoriety) at the end of the demo : Maura asked him how the "consents" (for the pipeline) were going, "fine" says Fahey, "not up in Mayo, they're not", riposted the sharp tongued Maura, Fahey with his arse in Maura's bacon slicer and clearly discombobulated (unfortunately, the posted shot does'nt show it) trying to bollox his way out of the situation by soft-flanneling her with; "you have a strong campaign up there," "yeah", says Maura, "we fight to win, Fahey skedaddled after that - keep running, pilgrim!. read full story / add a comment 
international / racism & migration related issues / other press Friday December 09, 2005 16:16 by redjade
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Remember Sarkozy, the son of Hungarian Immigrants, complaining about Immigrant Bloggers? I bet he never heard of Machinima. Until now. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Friday December 09, 2005 15:16 by Chihaya
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"Christians Against All Terrorism" including Donna Mulhearn, a former human shield to Iraq, got arrested while they were investigating the U.S. spy base near Alice Springs. read full story / add a comment 
national / worker & community struggles and protests / feature Friday December 09, 2005 15:16 by Indymedia Ireland Editorial Group
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This is compiled coverage of the news about the protests and other events happening on Friday 9th Dec in reaction to the attempt by Irish Ferries to lay off their employees and replace them with people paid less than half the minimum EU wage. read full story / add a comment 
national / worker & community struggles and protests / feature Friday December 09, 2005 01:06 by Indymedia Ireland Editorial Group
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Indymedia Ireland - Irish Ferries background Coverage read full story / add a comment 
mayo / miscellaneous / news report Thursday December 08, 2005 11:55 by Supporter
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The five Co. Mayo men, known as the Rossport 5, who have been resisting the controversial Shell/Statoil pipeline in North Mayo have been shortlisted for the 'Irish Phenomenon of 2005' title. They have been nominated by listeners of the popular Turbidy show on RTE Radio 1 and voting is continuing. http://www.rte.ie/radio1/thetubridyshow/phenomenon.html read full story / add a comment 
dublin / miscellaneous / feature Wednesday December 07, 2005 23:42 by Ireland From Below
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The "regeneration" of Ballymun Mick Burke reports on growing local resistance to the privatisation of Ballymun. This is the first in a series by community activists for Ireland From Below, a new newspaper reporting community struggles across Ireland (details below) read full story / add a comment
galway / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Wednesday December 07, 2005 20:10 by Tommy Donnellan & his eminence grise, Black Pope.
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Galway City is in fervourous ferment at the moment brewing up a head of righteous steam for the Big One on Friday against the actions of Eamonn Rothwell & co; the city is awash with posters for the Day of Protest & Action mainly, let it be said, from the SWP calling for support and also for a General Strike, a call I vigorously support - what's the point of fucking about, no more foreplay, fuck Irish Ferries, IBEC and Ahern's government. What's the point of ICTU playing the role of the vestal virgin, in bed with our exploiter enemies and the workers getting it up the ass?. read full story / add a comment |
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