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An Evening of Opera and Song
dublin / arts and media / event notice Thursday September 17, 2009 16:28 by Kate Hartley   image 1 image
An evening of opera and song featuring repertoire by Mozart, Bizet, Rossini, Ravel and Bernstein. Saturday 26th September, St Anne's Church Dawson St. read full story / add a comment
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national / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Thursday September 17, 2009 16:20 by Kev   image 1 image
This year the IPSC Sponsored Hill Walk will take place on Saturday 17th October. We will be setting off from The Step Inn in Stepaside, Co. Dublin at 11.00am and finishing up with a meal and some liquid sustenance in Enniskerry. read full story / add a comment
Say No to Lisbon 2
national / eu / other press Thursday September 17, 2009 16:11 by IT reader   text 1 comment (last - thursday september 17, 2009 16:21)   image 1 image   video 2 video files
Sinn Féin has been canvassing around the country in support of a No vote in the upcoming Lisbon Treaty. Even the Pro-Treaty Irish Times has been forced to report that reaction has generally been positive towards the party.

Mary Lou McDonald has been especially effective as a canvasser, since people trust her knowledge of Europe and the EU. Of course, as journalists are noting, people in Ireland are very knowledgeable themselves on the Treaty.

The fact that the Yes side are steadfastly refusing to discuss the text, instead trying to turn this into a referendum on the country's membership of the EU, speaks volumes to most people.

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éirígí
national / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Thursday September 17, 2009 10:27 by PRO   text 1 comment (last - thursday september 17, 2009 12:34)   image 1 image
The children of plastic bullet victim Norah McCabe yesterday released the following statement through éirígí: read full story / add a comment
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national / education / press release Thursday September 17, 2009 10:07 by Republican Student   image 1 image   video 1 video file
On Saturday, 29th of August, members of Sinn Féin’s college cumainn from all across Ireland gathered in the Party’s Ard Oifig, Baile Átha Cliath in order to plan and build for the coming college year. The day was a mix of teambuilding, presentations and workshops intended to help forge a common identity as college cumainn, build relationships and exchange ideas which would better equip republican students in each campus.

Workshops on Education, Finance, Public relations, Campaigns and Recruitment were run on a collective basis by those present – sharing views and ideas across Ireland from Universities, ITs and Colleges. The Uladh Colleges Comhairle Ceantair gave a presentation to the university cumainn from the other three provinces on the model which they have developed during the last year – showing the advantages of efficient communication between third level campuses and the pooling of resources in a particular geographic area.
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Saffron Revolution 2007
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Wednesday September 16, 2009 23:25 by Niamh Rooney   image 1 image
Burma Action Ireland will hold a public event calling for Peace and Democracy in Burma read full story / add a comment
Gig poster
antrim / arts and media / event notice Wednesday September 16, 2009 10:58 by Paddy M   text 2 comments (last - tuesday january 19, 2010 10:59)   image 3 images
Rock Against Racism
Benefitgig

8pm Wed 30th Sept
Auntie Annie's read full story / add a comment
dublin / worker & community struggles and protests / event notice Tuesday September 15, 2009 18:32 by pat c   text 1 comment (last - wednesday september 16, 2009 02:19)   image 1 image
Striking workers from Coca Cola, Green Isle Foods and Dublin Port to join TUF protest outside Leinster House .

Coca Cola, Green Isle Food and Marine Terminals strikers are to be among the contingents of workers at the Trade Union Federation (SIPTU & NEETU) protest outside Leinster House on Wednesday, September 16th at 1pm. The workers at Coca Cola HBC Ireland have been on strike for four weeks and have been sacked while out on strike. The Green Isle Food workers have been out for three weeks and the Marine Terminals workers have been on strike for ten weeks. In all these cases strike breakers have been brought in to do their work and court injunctions sought to minimise the effect of pickets. read full story / add a comment
Oops we accidentally mixed in live bird flu with our seasonal flu vaccine
national / anti-capitalism / other press Tuesday September 15, 2009 11:38 by SavedByFerrets   text 62 comments (last - tuesday june 12, 2018 00:44)   image 4 images   video 3 video files
Baxter have secured an immunity from liability from the Irish government in the event that their rushed to market swine flu vaccine has "unforseen" problems. Essentially If your kids die or get sick as a direct result of taking their vaccine then tough luck read full story / add a comment
No 2 Lisbon
kildare / eu / news report Monday September 14, 2009 23:37 by Bazra B   text 11 comments (last - tuesday september 29, 2009 12:44)   image 3 images
A DIY ‘No 2 Lisbon’ poster has just been unveiled today read full story / add a comment
Shannon Peace Vigil 13 Sept 09 - Peaceniks among the Chaos
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Monday September 14, 2009 23:30 by Edward Horgan   text 5 comments (last - sunday september 20, 2009 23:08)   image 4 images
The monthly peace vigil at Shannon on Sunday 13 Sept took place on a beautiful Indian Summer's day when nature seemed to be at peace with itself.
However, a closer look inside the airport fence showed very few civilian planes, with Aer Lingus cut backs on Shannon services, Air France/CityJet about to abandon its Shannon Paris route, and Ryanair also planning schedule cutbacks.
There was plenty of military activity however, with four warplanes surrounded by Gardai and Airport Police. read full story / add a comment
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national / eu / news report Monday September 14, 2009 23:10 by Paula Geraghty   image 8 images
'As feminists and pro-Europeans from the community, politics, trade unions, academia, the media, and entertainment we reject the Europe proposed by the Lisbon Treaty and call on women to Vote No Again. ' read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests / event notice Monday September 14, 2009 17:47 by Joe 90   text 1 comment (last - tuesday september 15, 2009 12:01)   image 1 image
On Tuesday we are holding a lunchtime protest at the Deutsche Bank , in the IFSC . As supporters know , the bank owns a 49% stake in Peel Ports (the owners of MTL). Deutsche Bank is located immediately behind Connolly Station in the IFSC . We are aware that our previous protest here was not well received by tne bank so this is a timely return. They do not want the attention!

Tuesday 15th September

Deutsche Bank , IFSC.

12.30 PM

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national / miscellaneous / news report Monday September 14, 2009 16:45 by Allen Meagher   image 1 image   video 1 video file
The campaign to save Community Development Projects from cuts has gone from 0-60mph in the space of a week. read full story / add a comment
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international / eu / news report Monday September 14, 2009 14:29 by DSF   text 4 comments (last - monday september 21, 2009 15:57)   image 6 images   video 1 video file
Speaking during a Sinn Féin canvass in Dublin city centre today Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams yesterday urged voters to reject the Lisbon Treaty '”in order to build a Fairer Ireland and a Better Europe”.

Membersof the party distributed leaflets in Dublin city centre asking people to reflect on why they were being asked to vote again. Responses varied, with most people saying they were going to vote the same way they did last year. However a worrying number of people were confused by the government's campaign on the treaty, and were unclear on the status of the so-called guarantees. read full story / add a comment
And no reductions for sharing either!
national / housing / news report Monday September 14, 2009 14:25 by PoorPerson   text 12 comments (last - tuesday september 22, 2009 13:10)   image 1 image
Single persons seeking rent allowance can now look forward to being net 7-8% worse off than previously was the case thanks to new rates.
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Stop NAMA
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Saturday September 12, 2009 20:41 by Labour Party   image 1 image
The Labour Party are organising a protest against NAMA on Wednesday Sept 16 outside Leinster House at 1pm. read full story / add a comment
They are a nation & their language is spoken by ten million. But this referenda was only supposed to include a few thousands.
international / eu / opinion/analysis Saturday September 12, 2009 19:55 by susan Boyle   text 6 comments (last - saturday september 19, 2009 01:14)   image 3 images
In what could have seemed like a typical storm in a tea-cup about a fortnight ago & in my opinion didn't merit comment or reporting then, a village consultation in Catalonia has evinced EU parliament cross party condemnation of the Spanish state. The leaders of the EU conservatives, socialists, greens and liberals have expressed their concern at the continued operation of the Spanish Falange party. Manfred Weber leads the conservative block in the EU parliament he has said "this demonstration celebrates a brutal and inhuman totalitarian system in which thousands of European died and it must be stopped" or Bernhard Rapkay leader of the German socialists in the EU "we must punish any European who uses fascist symbols".

What could have caused that?

The story really is extraordinarily interesting, ironic, though provoking & of interest to Welsh, Scot or any referendum voter. read full story / add a comment
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dublin / eu / press release Saturday September 12, 2009 18:29 by Daithi Byrne   image 2 images
Sinn Féin and Dublin Ógra Shinn Féin in Lucan and Clondalkin held a day of action against the re-run of the Lisbon Treaty. Pickets were held at the constituency offices of Green party TD Paul Gogarty and Fianna Fail TD John Curran. Two large banners were erected on both offices by Ógra activists, which invited large support from passers by. read full story / add a comment
Almeida top right
international / miscellaneous / news report Saturday September 12, 2009 15:52 by IshtarCelt   text 5 comments (last - thursday october 08, 2009 11:26)   image 4 images   video 1 video file
One of the original protagonists of the Cuban revolution, Juan Almeida Bosque, has died of heart failure at the age of 82, according to state media.

Almeida was one of several vice-presidents in the Council of State under Raul Castro.

He was the only black commander in the Cuban leadership.

From a poor Havana neighbourhood, Almeida was in the group of guerrillas led by Fidel Castro which eventually seized power in Cuba in 1959. read full story / add a comment
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