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national / animal rights / press release Thursday November 05, 2009 16:15 by Bernie Barrett
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Badgerwatch (Ireland) is calling on Environment Minister, Mr. John Gormley, for an immediate halt to the killing of badgers for their alleged role in the spread of bovine TB. Latest figures released by the Department of Agriculture (DAFF) shows that almost 7,000 badgers were slaughtered by Department trappers in 2008. Ironically, close on 30,000 ’reactor’ cattle failed to pass the TB skin test for the same period indicating a rise in TB levels over the previous six years. I read full story / add a comment 
offaly / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Thursday November 05, 2009 15:23 by Kev
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As part of the IPSC's Week of Solidarity Against Apartheid Walls in Palestine and Against the Siege of Gaza, the Tullamore branch of the IPSC are proud to host a public meeting with John Hurson of Free Gaza and John Dorman, IPSC Divestment Officer. The meeting will take place on Friday 13th November 2009 at 7pm in Fergie’s Bar (upstairs), Market Sq, Tullamore read full story / add a comment 
antrim / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Thursday November 05, 2009 15:17 by Kev
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As part of the IPSC's Week of Solidarity Against Apartheid Walls in Palestine and Against the Siege of Gaza, the IPSC in association with Viva Palestina and The Workshops Collective are proud to host a film screening and public meeting with Evie Soli and Pete St. John-Jones (activists from the from the International Solidarity Movement in Bil'in), Ger Cassidy (Viva Palestina) and David Landy (Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign). They will be screening the documentary 'Bassem Abu Rahmah - Story of a Martyr'. The screening/meeting takes places on Friday 13th November at 7pm in the Workshops Collective, 1a Lawrence St, Belfast BT17 1LE. read full story / add a comment 
national / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Thursday November 05, 2009 15:11 by Kev
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On Saturday 14th November the IPSC will hold a National Rally Against Apartheid in Palestine & The Siege of Gaza. We are asking people to assemble at 2pm at the Spire on O'Connell Street and to bring banners, placards etc. The rally will be followed by at 4pm by a public meeting in The Teachers' Club, Parnell Square, Dublin 1. read full story / add a comment
mayo / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Thursday November 05, 2009 11:27 by RSC
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An Bord Pleanala announced on Tuesday a deferral of the decision on the Corrib Gas onshore Pipeline, citing 14 conditions which cast huge doubt over claims from Shell that the project is safe. In the third delay on the decision regarding this pipeline, which was originally due on August 10, the Bord have highlighted hugely important safety concerns which are at the heart of the community's objections to the imposition of the Corrib Gas Project on the area. read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Wednesday November 04, 2009 17:52 by Mbarka
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The human rights activist Brahim Dahane, human rights defenders in Western Sahara, is this year's winner of the Swedish Government's Per Anger award. read full story / add a comment 
national / arts and media / news report Wednesday November 04, 2009 16:30 by Fred Johnston
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A new Irish-language project award gave birth to a book of three personal and poetic Galway histories - read full story / add a comment 
antrim / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Wednesday November 04, 2009 14:31 by Green Left Republican
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As part of their National Congress, Ógra Shinn Féin are hosting a public talk titled; ‘Ireland’s Future? Free, Green and Left’. The public talk is open to everyone and will be held upstairs in the Felons Club, Falls Road, Belfast on Saturday 14th November at 3pm sharp. The speakers include Eoin O’Broin from Sinn Féin, Steven Agnew of the Green Party and Donal Lyons, from Labour. The talk will provide discussion on various issues such as Irish unity, the green agenda and the left in Ireland, and will allow an opportunity to debate the merits of a left progressive coalition. read full story / add a comment 
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Wednesday November 04, 2009 13:45 by xtic
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Those interested in the recent history of Spain and the repression brought on by the Nationalist victory in the Spanish Civil war may be interested in attending this talk by Catalan academic Ermengol Gassiot entitled ‘’The Politics of Memory: Unearthing Mass Graves from the Spanish Civil War". It’s being organised by the Trinity Long Room Hub and takes place on Friday 13 November in Room C6002 in the Arts Block, TCD between 13.00-14.30. read full story / add a comment 
national / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Wednesday November 04, 2009 13:38 by Irish Republican Youth
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Ireland’s youngest Councillors Johnny McGibbon and Charlene O’Hara, the youngest MLA Daithí McKay and Ógra Shinn Féin National Organiser Barry McColgan gathered at the Felons Club in Belfast today to promote the republican youth movement’s upcoming National Congress being held in the city in less than 2 weeks from the 13 – 15 November. The national youth event will see over 100 delegates converge in Belfast, to discuss, and debate the most pressing political issues affecting Irish youth, and plan the upcoming year for Ireland’s fastest growing, most active youth wing. The republican youth movement will also be celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the founding of Na Fianna Éireann, and remembering the young Fians who died in Ireland’s freedom struggle by hosting a special dinner dance in the Holiday Inn on Ormeau Avenue in Belfast on Saturday 14th November. Limited tickets are still available priced at only £40. read full story / add a comment 
galway / arts and media / event notice Wednesday November 04, 2009 13:14 by Over The Edge
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The November Over The Edge: Open Reading takes place in Galway City Library, St. Augustine Street, Galway on Thursday, November 19th, 6.30-8pm. The Featured Readers are Jimi McDonnell, James Marshall & Claire Kilroy. read full story / add a comment 
louth / arts and media / press release Wednesday November 04, 2009 12:36 by KUBE
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Using such a wide range of mediums – Kube and Omin hope to visually demonstrate the essence of Graffiti art through their own styles and skills. From sketches used on past murals, to photographs of walls, to graffiti art on canvas – all facets of the artform will be displayed and will give a visual narrative to their 13 years of non-stop graffiti art exploits. This is the first show of its kind to be held in Dundalks’ basement gallery and promises to be one of most animated and interesting uses of the space to date. read full story / add a comment 
international / worker & community struggles and protests / feature Wednesday November 04, 2009 10:22 by kbranno
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As part of the build up to this Friday's 'Day of Action', Unite the Union invited legendary Trade Union leader Arthur Scargill to Ireland for a series of talks. Before his talk to a packed Matt Merrigan Hall, Indymedia caught up with Scargill to chat about the Miners' Strike of 1984/85 and other contemporary issues such as January's Lidnsey oil refinery strike, which Scargill supported, a strike which caused much debate on the left with the use of the slogan 'British Jobs for British Workers'. read full story / add a comment 
kildare / worker & community struggles and protests / event notice Tuesday November 03, 2009 20:38 by Republican Network For Unity Kildare
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JUSTICE FOR GREEN ISLE WORKERS read full story / add a comment 
international / environment / news report Tuesday November 03, 2009 17:54 by Dunk
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This week (monday 2 - friday 6) the Barcelona International Climate Change Talks are happening, five days of formal negotiations, in the lead up to COP 15. Since Saturday there have been a series of actions in the cities streets as well as at the conference centre to raise awereness, to unite eco movements and to try to force change during this window of opportunity in the conference centre at the far side of Montjuic. But will it be enough to get us out of our AGE OF STUPID? Perhaps not, news has just come through today that African countries have abandoned the talks. Talks Timeline Saturday - Manifestation in Barcelona streets - The climate is not for sale Sunday - Outdoor film screening in city streets - 11th hour - Age of Stupid - Eco hopes Monday - TckTckTck wake up call for climate talks - Anarchist night greeting Tuesday - Africa boycott U.N. climate talks, demands CO2 cuts read full story / add a comment 
mayo / environment / news report Tuesday November 03, 2009 15:37 by Rudiger
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This morning An Bord Pleanala have announced that they are deferring the decision on the onshore section of the Corrib Gas pipeline. Bord Pleanala says that approximately 5.6km (or 62% of the whole onshore pipeline) is considered unacceptable because of its proximity to dwelling houses located within its hazard range should a pipeline failure occur. See the latest RTE news report on this here: http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/1103/corrib.html or Irish Times report: http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2009/1103/...0.htm More on the Bord Pleanala decision will follow later, this is a report on yesterdays People's Forum in Belmullet and Minister's Forum in Corran Buí. read full story / add a comment 
kilkenny / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Tuesday November 03, 2009 14:59 by Kev
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As part of the IPSC's Week of Solidarity Against Apartheid Walls in Palestine and Against the Siege of Gaza, the Kilkenny branch of the IPSC are proud to host a public meeting with Irish activists from the Irish sections of Viva Palestina and the Free Gaza Movement. VP and the FGM will be taking part in the international siege breaking convergence on Gaza that will coincide with the anniversary of Israel’s 2008/09 winter attack on the besieged coastal strip The meeting will take place on Wednesday 11th November at 8pm in the Club House Hotel, Kilkenny. read full story / add a comment 
kildare / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Tuesday November 03, 2009 14:44 by Kev
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As part of the International Week of Solidarity Against the Apartheid Walls in Palestine and Siege of Gaza, the IPSC NUIM Maynooth branch is proud to present a screening of Occupation 101. The film will start at 6pm on Tuesday 10th November in Room 3/4, in the Students Union building, NUI Maynooth. read full story / add a comment 
international / environment / feature Tuesday November 03, 2009 14:12 by 1 of imc
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Seventy years after the Battle of the Ebro the dead remain unburied and the ghosts of Franco's dictatorship still haunt the landscape. Indymedia investigates... read full story / add a comment 
international / environment / news report Tuesday November 03, 2009 02:48 by Rafael Uzcategui
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* The latest demonstration of political criminalization of autonomous social movements by the Venezuelan government is exposed by Rafael Uzcategui, a member of the anarchist collective El Libertario. read full story / add a comment |
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