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antrim / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Wednesday August 12, 2009 01:08 by Emma Clancy
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The Don't Extradite the Basques Campaign held a very successful conference on political persecution in the Basque Country on Saturday August 8 in An Chultúrlann in west Belfast as part of the annual Féile an Phobail (Festival of the People). Julen Arzuaga, a lawyer from Behatokia, the Basque Observatory of Human Rights, travelled from the Basque Country to speak at the conference, which also heard from Iñaki de Juana and Arturo Beñat Villanueva, two Belfast-based Basque activists who are fighting extradition charges by the Spanish government. Colleen Gildernew from Kevin Winters Solicitors, the firm representing both men, outlined the legal efforts to defeat the extradition charges. Introducing the conference, veteran republican activist Danny Morrison read full story / add a comment 
national / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Tuesday August 11, 2009 16:07 by Ceithearna Coille Nua Eabhrac
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Deá chleachtas idirnáisiúnta Ar 10.45 rn, in Ostán Europa, Béal Feirste read full story / add a comment 
national / arts and media / event notice Tuesday August 11, 2009 00:39 by Over The Edge
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Long-list to be announced for 2009 Over The Edge New Writer of The Year read full story / add a comment 
galway / arts and media / event notice Tuesday August 11, 2009 00:00 by Over The Edge
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The August Over The Edge: Open Reading takes place in Galway City Library, St. Augustine Street, Galway on Thursday, August 27th, 6.30-8pm. The Featured Readers are Michele Coghlan, Kevin O’Shea & Máighréad Medbh. read full story / add a comment 
international / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Monday August 10, 2009 23:24 by Michael Gallagher
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A large crowd of 200-300, made up mainly of families and workers from North and South city dockland communities, showed their support for the sriking dockers today in Dublin. Marching from the East Wall/North Wall and Ringsend/Irishtown, the meeting point for the supporters was the Point Depot Bridge from where they marched united to the gates of the Marine Terminal Limited. read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Monday August 10, 2009 21:26 by Edward Horgan
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13 peace activists attended the monthly Shannon peace vigil on 9 Aug 09. As usual we were outnumbered by uniformed and plainclothed Gardai. Peace activists travelled from Dublin, Cork, Mullingar, Galway, Ennis and Limerick to attend. The reaction of passing motorists is increasingly encouraging and positive. Since August 9 is the aniversary of the distruction of Hiroshima in 1945 by an Atomic bomb, a war crime committed by the US airforce, on the orders of the then US President, it was considered appropriate to commemorate this event. Within the airport about 200 armed US troops were passing through the airport on an Omni Air chartered troop-transporter. read full story / add a comment 
national / miscellaneous / press release Monday August 10, 2009 11:22 by éirígí
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The thirty-eighth anniversary of the introduction of internment was marked yesterday (Saturday) with éirígí protests in Dublin and Enniskillen. At both locations the theme of protest was the same – demanding an end to 28-day detention and the use of plastic bullets by the occupation forces read full story / add a comment
national / politics / elections / press release Monday August 10, 2009 02:45 by Republican Socialist Youth Movement
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RSYM condemns Labour and Fine Gael Hypocrisy read full story / add a comment 
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Sunday August 09, 2009 21:05 by TD
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CRH, formerly known as Cement Roadstone Holdings, "fully committed to human rights" and supporting "the principles as set out in the articles of the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights" http://www.crh.ie/crhcorp/about/employeescode/english_c...e.pdf is deeply complicit in war crimes in the occupied West Bank with the holding company, the Mashav Group - in which CRH has a 25% stake - through Nesher Cement supplying cement for Israel's Apartheid Wall, IOF checkpoints and illegal colonies. Transnational corporations like CRH are required by international law to comply with international rules governing corporate responsibility with respect to human rights and CRH seriously transgresses these. read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Sunday August 09, 2009 20:49 by brutal cynical nationalist splitting hair type
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ETA as everyone knows broke its March 22nd 2006 ceasefire for the Spanish state when it murdered 2 Ecuadorian migrants in Madrid's airport on the 31st of that year. However, many might not know that on the 18th of February 2004, ETA declared a ceasefire for the Catalan territories. It was a cynical exercise and dismissed by most except for the most resolute and radical supporter of complete Catalan independence for the territories of current Catalonia, Valencia, French Catalagne & the Balearic islands. Especially when that ceasefire was subject to a further declaration that "military targets" would be entertained in "paisos catalanes". This summer ETA killed 2 soldiers in Mallorca- (were those two murders somehow legitimate targets?) But today they detonated 3 bombs in bars. = civilian targets. read full story / add a comment 
international / eu / feature Sunday August 09, 2009 13:46 by Michael Gallagher
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Irish (and tourist) people wake up to a sign of the coming times in Dublin. Hello friends, This Morning, Saturday the 8th August at 7am, Irish Friends of Palestine Against Lisbon (IFPAL) launched the Vote No To Lisbon raft on the River Liffey in Dublin City Centre. Irish Friends of Palestine Against Lisbon are calling for Irish voters to oppose the Lisbon Treaty in the forthcoming re-run of the Lisbon Treaty Referendum, a referendum that is exactly the same as the one they have rejected already. VOTE NO to Lisbon on October 2nd. Issued on behalf of IFPAL. read full story / add a comment
dublin / worker & community struggles and protests / feature Sunday August 09, 2009 13:46 by pat c
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• Do you remember when Dublin Port was a key local employer, and the Docklands were the location of thriving industries? • Do you support workers rights, hard fought for and won for us by previous generations? These are now under threat at Marine Terminal in Dublin Port. The owners, the UK based Peel Group, have targeted Dublin workers, some of whom live locally in Dockland communities. read full story / add a comment 
national / miscellaneous / feature Sunday August 09, 2009 13:46 by J.F.
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Afri expressed dismay today after RTE refused to broadcast an advertisement submitted by them on the grounds that it ‘references persons involved with the Rossport/Shell campaign’ The 20 second advertisement, is promoting an Afri gig entitled ‘That’s Gas…’ read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Saturday August 08, 2009 14:04 by Harvey Duff
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Who said that legendary rockers U2 have sold out ? This brilliant video of the band's 25 July Dublin performance on youtube gives the answer . Bono sings a U2 classic in tribute to the Iranian Green Movement for freedom and democracy. read full story / add a comment 
cork / history and heritage / press release Saturday August 08, 2009 03:09 by Don't Airbrush our History!
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Despite being hugely in debt, removing murals commemorating Cork’s history seems high on the agenda of those in City Hall. That was the message clearly shown when Cork City Council recently removed tributes painted by Ógra Shinn Féin to the former TD and Lord Mayor of Cork, Terence MacSwiney, and the Roll of Honour of Fianna Éireann, Chorcai. read full story / add a comment 
international / arts and media / press release Friday August 07, 2009 21:10 by Ailbhe Darcy
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The new issue of Moloch, an online journal of new writing and art, has just been launched. read full story / add a comment
dublin / worker & community struggles and protests / event notice Friday August 07, 2009 19:39 by Gary Barrett
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As part of the SIPTU Community Campaign, a protest against the cutbacks in the community sector is being held at 1pm on Parnell Square, Wednesday September 30th. read full story / add a comment
international / sci-tech / news report Friday August 07, 2009 17:02 by Relict Almasty
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Only a few years ago I felt pretty good at geography and potential statehoods when I wrote that the West's sponsorship of Kosovo would logically lead to us thinking about Abkhazia and Ossetia & knowing full well the average reader would have a better idea of where to hunt almasties than point out those two places on a map. It only took a short while for both those latter places to be wrapped up in a short little war between Russia and its southern neighbour Georgia exactly one year ago. Yesterday users of Twitter, Facebook, LiveJournal & blogger.com all suffered serious denial of services. Today we learn the cause was a sustained and concentrated attack on the cyber profile of one individual. He or She operates under the name "Cyxymu" which is a dinky phonetic rendering of Sukhumi which we all know is the capital of Abhkazia. read full story / add a comment 
limerick / anti-capitalism / event notice Friday August 07, 2009 12:29 by Limerick Socialist Youth
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On Saturday 15th August, the Limerick Socialist Party and Socialist Youth will hold a day of discussion and debate beginning at 1pm in Pery's Hotel. The day is designed to provide a forum for people sick of unemployment, low wages and cutbacks. read full story / add a comment 
limerick / worker & community struggles and protests / event notice Friday August 07, 2009 12:17 by Limerick Socialist Youth
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Socialist Youth are organising a picket/protest at the Limerick Chambe of Commerce as part of an ongoing campaign against pay cuts and in particular the threats to the minimum wage. As part of our campaign, we have been handing out peanuts to people, arguing that we are not monkeys – we need more than peanuts!. The protest, titled “We Won’t Work for Peanuts” is planned for next Tuesday, August 11th at 1pm outside the Chamber of Commerce on O’Connell St, opposite the White House. read full story / add a comment |
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