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international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Friday December 25, 2009 18:11 by Kev
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Palestinians in Gaza staged mass demonstrations on Friday against Egypt’s plan to build a metal wall along its border with the territory. read full story / add a comment ![]()
cavan / miscellaneous / other press Friday December 25, 2009 17:41 by Ted
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"They would take the eye out of you while smiling at you... They've been reared that way." Cavan Anglo Celt Newspaper http://www.anglocelt.ie/news/roundup/articles/2009/12/1...udge/ "It's time the Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) got the finger out on these people. They're driving around in jeeps, and the rest of the country on its knees," said Judge MacBride as he dealt with three members of the McDonagh family in Cavan District Court last Thursday. "I'm going to put a stop to it, in so far as I can make my small contribution in my district," said the judge, who spoke of the family "moving like yo-yos" and going to different employment exchanges. read full story / add a comment ![]()
national / animal rights / press release Thursday December 24, 2009 22:45 by Bernie Wright
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St Stephens Day and 2009 year end The 26th December will as usual have every pack of hounds in the country well-turned out and doing their annual PR piece for hunting. This of course distracts from the fact that all hunts except drag hunts are out to kill and terrorise animals. After all that is why they exist- to abuse animals for fun. They admit it!. read full story / add a comment ![]()
galway / arts and media / event notice Thursday December 24, 2009 11:46 by Over The Edge
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The first ‘Over The Edge: Open Reading’ of 2010 takes place in Galway City Library on Thursday, January 21st, 6.30-8.00pm. The Featured Readers are Lisa Allen, Paul Conway & David Wheatley. This is a very special occasion as it is now exactly seven years since Over The Edge was born in Galway City Library in January 2003. The reading is sponsored by Poetry Ireland. read full story / add a comment ![]()
national / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Thursday December 24, 2009 11:19 by Freda Hughes and Fintan Lane
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IRELAND-PALESTINE SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN Press Release, 24/12/04 Minister Willie O'Dea insists on 'safe passage' for Irish trying to enter Gaza in Xmas bid to break siege Minister for Defence Willie O'Dea wrote to the Egyptian Embassy in Dublin on Wednesday requesting safe passage for Limerick woman Zoe Lawlor who is travelling to Gaza this Christmas to join the Gaza Freedom March. Minister O'Dea wrote, "As Minister of Defence in Ireland, I would ask that the Egyptian authorities assist her passage through the Rafah crossing and treat her fairly. The Irish Government is committed to a peaceful resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and also to humanitarian relief for the people of Gaza." read full story / add a comment ![]()
clare / anti-war / imperialism / feature Tuesday December 22, 2009 13:33 by Shannonwatch
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Every day the war machines roll through Shannon, as the innocent populations of Afghanistan, Iraq and elsewhere suffer the brutal consequences of neo-liberal occupation. The Gardai react by mounting public displays of strength against half a dozen innocent protestors, while claiming to have no opinions or authority over the cargos and personnel passing through the airport. read full story / add a comment ![]()
Noam Chomsky and Proinsias De Rossa pledge their support for Irish delegation to Gaza this Christmas
international / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Tuesday December 22, 2009 11:27 by Freda H
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Proinsias De Rossa MEP and Prof. Noam Chomsky have pledged their support to four teams from across Ireland who are traveling 4,000 miles across land to Gaza in Palestine to deliver ambulances and humanitarian aid to the besieged people of what yesterday Minister for Foreign Affairs, Micheal Martin described as, "an open prison". read full story / add a comment ![]()
galway / arts and media / event notice Monday December 21, 2009 19:56 by Fred Johnston
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Poet and writer, Galway-born Gerard Hanberry, discusses the Wilde family read full story / add a comment ![]()
mayo / crime and justice / news report Saturday December 19, 2009 18:44 by Rudiger
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Maura Harrington stated in court "the reality at Glengad is that Justice and the Law are mutually exclusive" and as the general secretary of the Garda Representative Association (GRA), PJ Stone eloquently put it this week, sometimes “justice is worth fighting for”. read full story / add a comment ![]()
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Saturday December 19, 2009 16:10 by TD
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In 6 jeeps and on foot, on the night on Dec 18th 2009 at 1.30 AM, 35 to 40 Israeli Occupation Forces consisting of the notorious Shabak "Internal security service" and regular troops raided the building where Bil'in's Popular Committee house their international solidarity activists and journalists, the building was specifically targeted with no others in the village selected for special treatment. read full story / add a comment ![]()
international / environment / opinion/analysis Saturday December 19, 2009 10:16 by Damien Moran
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dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Friday December 18, 2009 18:11 by Freda H, Fintan L & Kev
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- Successful IPSC Protest at Bogus Israeli Embassy Conference on Migrant Rights - AkiDwA Director Cancels Scheduled Speech - Two Irish Pro-Palestinian Academics Refused Entry read full story / add a comment ![]()
dublin / arts and media / news report Friday December 18, 2009 01:24 by Darren J. Prior/Mac an Phriora
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www.myspace.com/armuinnamuice www.bebo.com/armuinnamuice www.near.ie www.nearpodcast.org read full story / add a comment
cork / anti-capitalism / news report Thursday December 17, 2009 12:03 by Cork WSM
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A new, alternative meeting space and bookshop has just opened on Douglas Street, Cork. This is early days but we want to get the word out that his new initiative needs you and your support! read full story / add a comment ![]()
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Thursday December 17, 2009 01:01 by Paula Geraghty
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Short photo story from the protest. read full story / add a comment ![]()
dublin / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Thursday December 17, 2009 00:33 by Paula Geraghty
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Photo essay from Molesworth Street on a cold and rainy Tuesday night in Dublin in December read full story / add a comment ![]()
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Wednesday December 16, 2009 22:02 by Kev
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Date: 18 Dec 2009 Time: 12:30PM Area: Dublin Venue: D4 Berkely Hotel, 146 Pembroke Road, Dublin 4 read full story / add a comment ![]()
national / anti-capitalism / news report Tuesday December 15, 2009 23:24 by éirígí PRO
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With so much attention being focused on the cuts to social welfare and public sector pay the little matter of the taxpayer funding of political parties has been neglected. Hard as it is to believe the budget of all the Leinster House parties was untouched in Lenihans cutback free-for-all. The question must now be answered of all the parties - will you continue to take your full allocation of taxpayers money while the poor go hungry? read full story / add a comment ![]()
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Tuesday December 15, 2009 18:15 by Sharon.
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Republican Flute Band seeking finance. read full story / add a comment ![]()
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Tuesday December 15, 2009 14:41 by TD
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"Those regimes that break the rules must be held accountable. Sanctions must exact a real price. Intransigence must be met with increased pressure" : When Obama opined those sweet words during his acceptance speech of the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, they seemed to be crafted with Israel in mind, but not a whit, just another Orwellian baa from the wolf dressed in sheep's clothing, yet more Prozac to keep us standing idly by in a soothing semantic haze marvelling at the Imperor's new clothes and his committment for exacting a "real price" for Iran's pursuit of nuclear power for peaceful purposes - nuclear "obliteration" perhaps.? (Hilary Clinton). read full story / add a comment |
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