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mayo / environment / feature Friday April 03, 2009 22:25 by Niall Harnett
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For the third time this week nets at Glengad have been put up by Shell and taken down by local residents. The purpose of the net is to stop sand-martins from nesting in the cliff-face. What was once thought to be a specially protected priority habitat for birds and wildlife has actually, in effect, become a priority habitat for Shell. All sorts of chats, communications and rumours abound about the permission for this and the consent for that, the legality of one thing and the illegality of another. But as Kevin Moore, An Bord Pleanala Senior Planning Inspector predicted in 2002, everything about this project is wrong. And it’s the right thing to do to disallow it and to stop it whatever the law says. read full story / add a comment 
international / consumer issues / news report Friday April 03, 2009 16:55 by Andrew recording Stanley Aronowitz
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This is a recording of Stanley Aronowitz speaking on 'Popular Education in a Time of Struggle' to a Workers Solidarity Movement meeting in the Seomra Spraoi Social centre, Dublin the end of March 2009. Stanley Aronowitz is professor of sociology, cultural studies, and urban education at the CUNY Graduate Center. He is also a veteran political activist and cultural critic and an advocate for organized labor. read full story / add a comment 
national / public consultation / irish social forum / event notice Friday April 03, 2009 16:11 by RCPI
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Tuesday, 21 April 2009 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm In the last seven years Ireland's population grew faster than in any other EU state and by 2011 it is estimated that 14 per cent of people living in Ireland will be aged 65 and over read full story / add a comment 
galway / arts and media / press release Friday April 03, 2009 13:32 by Lee Welch
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At the still point of the turning world. Lee Welch Preview: Thrusday 16th 2009 6-8pm April 17th - May 23th 2009 At the still point of the turning world. offers a constellation of points of reference, provocation and stimulation. Nonetheless, the show is modest in its form, comprising of a small array of carefully selected elements, which have been placed with thoughtful deliberation throughout the gallery space. Materials derived from contemporary phenomena and historic events make up much of this exhibition, including vintage magazine advertisements, rare editions of books and bootleg records. As the title suggests, At the still point of the turning world. offers a quiet and still space for reflection. read full story / add a comment |
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