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national / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Thursday October 22, 2009 17:59 by anti
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Anti-Fascist Action Urgent Press Release Dublin, 22nd October, 2009 International neo-nazi gathering planned for Tralee, Co Kerry. Up to eighty neo-nazis from the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland will this weekend travel across Europe to Tralee in Co Kerry to attend a planned birthday celebration for Czech neo-nazi organiser, David ‘Jiri’ Kalo and this coming Saturday (the 24th). read full story / add a comment 
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Wednesday October 21, 2009 23:05 by Kev
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Occupation 101: Voices of the Silenced Majority is an award winning 2006 documentary on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The film focuses on the effects of the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, and discusses events from the rise of Zionism to the Second Intifada. Occupation 101 includes interviews with mostly American and Israeli scholars, religious leaders, humanitarian workers, and NGO representatives. read full story / add a comment 
mayo / environment / news report Wednesday October 21, 2009 21:21 by Jen Debender
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Today, Wednesday 21 October, Shell to Sea stopped work at an illegal Shell site for the entire day when a campaigner climbed onto the arm of a digger which was laying bog mats, in preparation for drilling works. read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / event notice Wednesday October 21, 2009 20:24 by Paul Kinsella
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The ICTU campaign for a 'Social Solidarity Pact' to include job creation, job protection, an economic stimulus package and opposition to pay and welfare cuts and pension protection, is now gathering momentum and will initially focus on a national protest/demonstration on Friday, 6th November at 2.30pm. read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Wednesday October 21, 2009 19:42 by Paul Kinsella
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To launch the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) 'GET UP STAND UP' Campaign, which includes the 'National Day Of Action' on Friday, November 6th, which will involve mass rallies in 8 locations around the country in protest at the Government's economic strategies. Full text of letter is below. read full story / add a comment 
galway / arts and media / event notice Wednesday October 21, 2009 18:30 by Over The Edge
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The Great Irish Book Week takes place from Saturday the 24th to Saturday the 31st October 2009. Poetry: Reading it, Writing it, Publishing it, edited and compiled by Salmon Poetry managing editor Jessie Lendennie and published by Salmon earlier this year, has been selected as one of the 30 Great Irish Books featured during Great Irish Book Week. read full story / add a comment 
dublin / miscellaneous / event notice Wednesday October 21, 2009 15:34 by Seomra Spraoi
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Seomra Spraoi Halloween Night 8pm – 1am (live bands before 10, dead acts after...) Featuring: Zombie Game’s Zombie Movie’s Zombie Dancers & Zombies… Live Music from: Fuck You Written In Shit http://www.myspace.com/fuckyouwritteninshit DJ: Princess 4Q read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Wednesday October 21, 2009 00:11 by Cormac Mac Gall
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After a Spanish police raid on the Donosti/ San Sebastian headquarters of the pro-Independence Left trade union LAB, arrests there and elsewhere of trade union and political activists, the Basque trade unions of LAB, ELA, ESK, STEE-EILAS, EHNE and Hiru led Basque society in an expression of resistance to Spanish state repression. The six trade unions between them represent over 70% of the Basque workers in the south of their country,. The protest on Saturday of well over 37,000 displayed a level of Basque unity not seen for ten years in which the whole pro-Basque spectrum of Basque political and cultural organisations were represented. read full story / add a comment 
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Tuesday October 20, 2009 23:43 by Kev
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On Tuesday 20th October the Dublin Branch of the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC) hosted a meeting attended by about 40 people, featuring Caoimhe Butterly and Derek Graham, two well known activists with the Free Gaza Movement (FGM) who have been to Gaza many times. The meeting was chaired by Freda Hughes, Acting Chairperson of the IPSC and member of the Free Gaza ‘ground team’ in Ireland. read full story / add a comment 
national / arts and media / feature Tuesday October 20, 2009 18:13 by Paula Geraghty
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More than 50 NUJ members and supporters came down to protest at the proposed loss of jobs at INN. read full story / add a comment 
international / environment / news report Monday October 19, 2009 22:47 by Resistance Magazine
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Resistance Magazine was created as a vehicle to inform, inspire, and energize the earth liberation movement. Humans have pushed the earth to the brink of catastrophe and each day that passes brings us one step closer to a planet that can no longer sustain life. The question has now become not what we can do, but what we must do; not what we are comfortable with, but what we are fully capable of; not what is convenient, but what is completely necessary to stop the destruction of our home. read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Monday October 19, 2009 22:36 by Coordination of Democratic Forces for the Republic (Niger)
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Statement of the opposition gathering of October 17, 2009, by The Coordination of Democratic Forces for the Republic (CFDR) of Niger. Read by Bazoum Mohamed, CFDR spokesperson, Niamey, Niger. Available http://pnds-tarayya.net/news/news.php?id=55 Translated http://www.tomathon.com/mphp/ read full story / add a comment 
mayo / environment / news report Monday October 19, 2009 22:07 by An Bord Pleanála
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An Bord Pleanála announces its decison today to grant planning permission with revised conditions to Shell E&P Ireland (SEPIL) for the construction of an onshore gas pipeline in Mayo. read full story / add a comment 
galway / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Monday October 19, 2009 15:53 by Fred Johnston
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Bertie Ahern scuttled hurriedly into Easons, Shop Street, Galway this afternoon to sign his book. Which he suddenly remembered he'd had written. Or hadn't. read full story / add a comment 
galway / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Sunday October 18, 2009 20:47 by TD
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If adversity breeds empathy and solidarity it was certainly on display yesterday in Shop Street, when after their participation in the protest march against the ongoing government attacks on the vulnerable and voiceless in Irish society, 6 Shell to Sea stalwarts joined forces with activists with the Free Palestine Campaign to express solidarity and empathy with the Palestinian people and their revulsion at what Gazans were subjected to last Dec/Jan - at what President of the UN General Assembly Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann called "genocide". read full story / add a comment 
galway / arts and media / event notice Sunday October 18, 2009 01:23 by Over The Edge
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The Literary and Debating Society is delighted to host a panel of distinguished poets to discuss the topic of "Peripheral Vision: Poetry and writing in the West of Ireland” at 7pm on Thursday, 22nd October 2009 in the Kirwan Theatre on the main concourse of the Arts Concourse in NUI Galway. read full story / add a comment 
national / education / press release Saturday October 17, 2009 20:27 by Daithi Byrne
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Dublin Ógra Shinn Féin are set to become the most active society in Dublin's universities. Hundreds of new applications to join were made over the last month at freshers events. Ógra Shinn Féin socities were represented in the following unversities; * Trinity College * University College Dublin * Dublin City University * Griffith College * Dublin Institute of Technology read full story / add a comment 
galway / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Saturday October 17, 2009 20:13 by Fred Johnston
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Representative Groups and Individuals March on Eyre Square read full story / add a comment 
dublin / miscellaneous / news report Saturday October 17, 2009 17:51 by Michael Gallagher
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All photos © Michael Gallagher 2009 read full story / add a comment 
dublin / gender and sexuality / news report Friday October 16, 2009 17:22 by Alison
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Sinêad Ahern of Choice Ireland and Dr. Geraldine Moane of UCD made the case for a woman's right to choose at a recent debate in Dublin. read full story / add a comment |
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