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dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Monday November 14, 2005 23:20 by Tadhg   image 1 image
The campaign is continuing and our regular Tuesday night meetings will be at the EENGO offices at 8 every week in November. read full story / add a comment
dublin / environment / event notice Monday November 14, 2005 17:12 by dunk   text 9 comments (last - wednesday april 11, 2007 17:55)   image 2 images
the "report back and exhibition" that has arisen from the city ocuncils discussions with the local community of "dolphins barn neighbourhood including st. teresa's gardens & the area bounded by donore avenue, the grand canal & dolphins barn street."

its in the donore centre, donore avenus,
7.30-9.00

agenda
7.30 refreshments and introduction
7.45 report back from the community planning events
8.30 opportunity to view the exhibition and comment
9.00 close

everyone is welcome

a feedback quesionaire will be circulated for comments
related:
dolphins barn community garden
http://www.dublin.ie/dolphinsbarngarden/
and greenway
http://www.dublin.ie/botanicspine/
http://www.indymedia.ie/newswire.php?story_id=70281&search_text=greenway read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Monday November 14, 2005 16:39 by pat c   text 10 comments (last - wednesday november 16, 2005 14:53)   image 1 image
At least the authorities in Mallorca are taking their responsibilities seriously. Any chance that the Airport Police (SIPTU members), the Gardaí or the DPP might take similar action at Shannon? read full story / add a comment
the current very powerful image of reporters without borders : for the christmas cards.
international / sci-tech / news report Monday November 14, 2005 14:24 by iosaf   text 4 comments (last - thursday november 17, 2005 15:53)   image 1 image
This week the second and final meeting of the "World Summit on the Information Society" takes place in Tunis, starting on Wednesday.

Present will be the current "web masters" the USA and the principle partners who created the www most notably Switzerland (who co-organised with the UN the first phase), and a plethora of states who don't allow their citizens freedom of speech or association.

The UN wants to change the "US webmaster" balance in favour of one of four options which would give control to UN appointed bodies.

Many other states, just want to stop the internet.
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Ogoni 9 memorial crosses laid by Nigerian Asylum seekers
mayo / miscellaneous / news report Monday November 14, 2005 10:39 by RSupport   text 11 comments (last - tuesday october 31, 2006 23:19)   image 5 images
Hundreds of people from all walks of life braved the Mayo weather on Saturday to witness a truly spectacular event.

A mural of murdered Nigerian writer and activist Ken Saro-Wiwa was unveiled outside the planned Shell/Statoil Bellanaboy refinery. read full story / add a comment
international / consumer issues / opinion/analysis Sunday November 13, 2005 15:15 by iosaf   text 4 comments (last - tuesday november 22, 2005 22:29)   image 1 image
36 days to go, and I'm sure many of the readers are like my good self, drawing up the list for Christmas Cards 2005.

I enjoy these gradually shortening days and evenings as Winter comes on. The garden becomes more manageable, all the roses are pruned, and flower beds have been dug, I find more time to relax and draw up the list.

Of course at this time of year it may number some thousands of names, and then the fun bit comes-

Crossing off the names. It is my annual project to "not send" christmas cards to many thousands of people, from both public and private life. & I have noted that they don't send me one either. read full story / add a comment
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national / anti-war / imperialism / feature Saturday November 12, 2005 22:43 by K Barry   text 16 comments (last - saturday july 07, 2007 13:35)   image 3 images
Today the Taoiseach was once again doing what he does best –making meaningless but reassuring remarks. In an article in today's Irish Independent Bertie insisted that the US military’s use of Shannon does not make Ireland a potential target of Islamist terror. Whatever the truth of this is Bertie’s longstanding strategy of actively supporting the US military while attempting to portray himself as a neutral party is fooling noone least of all the Pitstop Ploughshares who are now facing yet another retrial. Below is an account of a chance meeting with the Taoiseach and his inimitable political style. read full story / add a comment
This is an Iraqi war victim. Irish children could be next. This is the reality of war and conflict. We are a part of this war with Shannon used as a US war base.
national / anti-war / imperialism / feature Saturday November 12, 2005 21:46 by periodical progress towards something or other happening   text 66 comments (last - monday october 09, 2006 16:42)   image 3 images
Anjem Choudary (also known as Omar Bakri Muhammad), a Muslim cleric born in Syria and who participated in the 1982 revolution against the Syrian Ba'athist regime to be later given political asylum in the UK spoke at a debate in Trinity College on Thursday night. Choudary is well known for his extremist Islamic views and was leader of Al-Muhajiroun, an organisation whose eventual goal was to prepare the way for a global Islamic theocracy. read full story / add a comment
a battalion of catholic widows hear open air mass in Madrid November 9th.
national / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Saturday November 12, 2005 15:29 by iosaf mac diarmada   text 26 comments (last - wednesday november 23, 2005 01:29)   image 3 images
This week the heirarchy of the Roman Catholic Church and its secular powerbase popped up on my radar twice.

The Ferns reports was published in Ireland, and the PD Liz O'Donnell TD is to be congratulated on her little speech, which though bitchy did get the point accross.

The Spanish heirarchy meanwhile has spent the last weeks pumping up its fans for a march against the Socialists plans for education reform today in Madrid which is to "draw a million". Its the return match after the Bishops drew a million to oppose gay marriage.

Two traditionally catholic states who have only recently experienced prosperity, and begun the development of socially open and secular societies dealing with "much the same" problems.
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Liz O'Donnell's speech to the Dail, came from a woman who obviously feels she suffered at the hands of "the special relationship" at the heart of the Irish state. I want to reduce read full story / add a comment
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dublin / miscellaneous / news report Saturday November 12, 2005 03:48 by Noise Hacker   text 46 comments (last - wednesday march 13, 2013 00:28)   image 69 images
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dublin / anti-capitalism / press release Friday November 11, 2005 23:37 by Insurrection   text 13 comments (last - sunday november 13, 2005 16:35)   image 1 image
"Insurrection" is the first issue of what will hopefully be a long running project to provide more free anarchist analysis and theory on the streets of Dublin. read full story / add a comment
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dublin / housing / event notice Friday November 11, 2005 17:04 by Jon Glackin   text 5 comments (last - friday november 25, 2005 17:01)   image 5 images
No More Deaths on Our Streets Protest Rally
Saturday 26 November 3pm
Assemble @ Garden Of Remembrance, Parnell Square, Dublin read full story / add a comment
Google's logo as displayed on Google.ie today
national / history and heritage / news report Friday November 11, 2005 13:05 by S.Cat   text 134 comments (last - tuesday december 16, 2008 17:21)   image 9 images
Will we see a lily at Easter?

My grandfather fought in the first world war. He was in the Munster Fusiliers and fought in France and Belgium, and also at Gallipoli. I have no problem with people commemorating the first World War, and the many Irish men and women who were caught up in it.

But I do have a problem with the Red Poppy, which is the symbol of the British Legion. As another contributor to this site recently put it:

"[The Poppy] is worn to commemorate ALL of Britain's acts of war since the Great Slaughter of 1914-18- and that includes the Black and Tan War, Bloody Sunday, the invasion of Iraq, and the Dublin and Monaghan bombings. If you want to wear a poppy, do so by all means. Just be sure you know what it stands for"

So I think it's amazing that a supposedly neutral Internet Search Engine like Google should plaster a symbol associated with the British Army on the front page of its Irish site. read full story / add a comment
Chea Mony, Blackrock Co. Dublin
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Friday November 11, 2005 11:49 by Jane Doran   image 1 image
A Cambodian human rights defender, who came to Ireland to attend a conference, cannot return to his country because Cambodian authorities have issued a warrant for his arrest for signing a statement that criticised a border treaty with Vietnam read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Friday November 11, 2005 05:33 by observer2   text 6 comments (last - sunday november 09, 2008 08:17)   image 3 images
link to radio.indy video doc of the use of napalm like substance on the civilian population of Fallujah by the U.S military. read full story / add a comment
At The Shell Oil Petrol Station in Blackpool, Cork
cork / anti-capitalism / news report Friday November 11, 2005 00:16 by KD   image 2 images
About thirty people protested tonight at the Shell Oil Petrol Station in Blackpool, Cork to mark the anniversary of the Shell Oil sponsored execution of the Ogoni activist Ken Saro-Wiwa. The protest was called by Cork Shell To Sea to mark the ongoing resistant and bloody struggle by the Ogoni people in Nigeria against the Shell Oil Corporation. It also aimed to promote the link between the ongoing struggle against Shell Oil in Rossport in Mayo and the international activities of the Shell Corporation which in the case of the Ogoni lands has led to huge environmental damage, resource robbery and repression at Shell’s behest. A huge banner proclaiming Nigeria 1995-Mayo 2005 was hung over the front of the Shell Station. Gardaí were in attendance but did not intervene. read full story / add a comment
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international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Thursday November 10, 2005 21:29 by Shell to Sea   text 1 comment (last - friday november 11, 2005 19:22)   image 4 images
Below is the text of the letter which representatives from Ogoni Solidarity Ireland, Afri and Shell to Sea sought to hand in to Shell's Headquarters at Corrib House today, November 10th. The letter was accompanied with a wreath in memory of Ken Saro Wiwa and the Ogoni Eight, who were executed 10 years ago today.

At first Shell refused to even respond to us, but eventually they accepted the letter through the gap in the plate glass door at the side of the building. read full story / add a comment
Dr Ian Atack (Chairing The Press Conference), Finian McGrath (Independent TD) And Joe Costello (Labour TD)
national / anti-war / imperialism / news report Thursday November 10, 2005 17:31 by Elaine   text 21 comments (last - monday november 14, 2005 11:00)   image 8 images
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dublin / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Thursday November 10, 2005 11:03 by Andrew   text 19 comments (last - monday november 14, 2005 20:53)   image 4 images
This morning around 60 members of the UCD SIPTU Education branch had a protest at the main gates of the Belfield campus from 8.30 to 9.30. At lunchtime a speak out is being held on the campus (Arts; Theatre A). read full story / add a comment
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international / environment / news report Thursday November 10, 2005 02:26 by rikki   text 6 comments (last - saturday november 12, 2005 14:23)   image 16 images
in november 1995, nigerian writer and activist, ken saro-wiwa, and 8 of his colleagues were executed by the military regime for campaigning against the devastation of the niger delta by oil multi-national shell. yesterday, demonstrators dropped nine nooses infront of the shell uk headquarters on the south bank to highlight the anniversary and highlight the current struggle on the north west of ireland, where shell is set to transform a remote conservation area into an environmental disaster zone with public health and safety implications. read full story / add a comment
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