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dublin / anti-war / imperialism / news report Tuesday December 28, 2004 19:24 by redjade
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national / public consultation / irish social forum / opinion/analysis Monday December 27, 2004 17:43 by Cathal Campbell-Shaw
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A paper on the subject entitled “The origins of the Irish Travellers and the genetic structure of Ireland” concludes that “the Travellers are undoubtedly of Irish ancestry, due to their proximity to the centroid. Furthermore, the Travellers clustered with several heterogeneous counties in Ireland, including Wexford and Westmeath. Therefore, these data support that the origin of the Travellers was not a sudden event; rather a gradual formation of populations. Indeed, the Travellers probably originated with craftsmen and artisans forced to leave their monasteries (Crawford 1975). Later, their population grew as they were joined by various Irish groups that were forced to leave their homes because of various calamities and political upheavals (i.e. the potato famine and the repression of British occupation) (Crawford 1975). However, the timing of the Traveller origin is not certain and may have predated the historical period (e.g. Ni Shuinear 1996).” read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Monday December 27, 2004 06:44 by DM Gould
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Guerrilla’ is a Spanish word meaning ‘little war’. Small nations or revolutionary bodies can only defeat the occupying forces, who are superior in human resources and arms, as well as economic and material resources, by means of guerrilla warfare. Guerrilla warfare has been employed to overthrow colonialism, to launch civil wars, and by Communist and Western powers in the Cold War. read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / news report Sunday December 26, 2004 17:18 by pull your little socks up.
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the Republic of Ireland one of the richest states in the world, has pledged 1,000,000€ which is about 1,350,000$ to assist the victims of this weekend's earthquake. That works out at about 33 cents each. The earthquake and resulting tidal wave have affected several countries. read full story / add a comment |
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