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international / anti-capitalism / feature Tuesday April 07, 2009 21:52 by Ciaron O'Reilly
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Sometime during the second decade of the sorrowful mysteries, I had a sense we were not alone. Martin, Katrina and I were sat alone in a small East London park facing the Excel Centre where the G20 of the most powerful government leaders were gathered to rearrange deckchairs on their sinking ship. Thousands of police had been deployed around the Excel Centre keeping the few hundreds of protesters who gathered a quarter of a mile from the site. A case of overcatering evidently. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / press release Tuesday April 07, 2009 17:28 by Dublin Shell To Sea
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Shell to Sea campaigner, Maura Harrington was released from Mountjoy Women’s Prison this morning after serving 28 days. Maura had been imprisoned for allegedly slapping a member of Garda Siochana, a charge which she denies. Maura proceeded from Mountjoy Women’s Prison to Dail Eireann, where she was accompanied into the Dail by Aengus O Snodaigh TD and Martin Ferris TD. Maura met with press outside Dail Eireann where an impromptu press conference had been called. Maura called for an end to the gas give away: “Our pension fund was given to bail out the banks, and we now stand to gain nothing from our own natural gas and oil resources. The government is putting pressure on the people of Ireland today with this new Budget, but the oil and gas companies are feeling no pressure.” read full story / add a comment 
dublin / worker & community struggles and protests / event notice Tuesday April 07, 2009 13:29 by Paul Lynch
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Dublin Sinn Féin M.E.P Mary Lou McDonald and Balbriggan Sinn Féin Local Election and Town Council Candidate Fergus Byrne would like to invite you to a public meeting in the Function Room in the Milestone Bar Balbriggan. The meeting will layout Sinn Féin's Public Finance Proposals including the key area's of Job Creation and Retraining. read full story / add a comment 
national / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Tuesday April 07, 2009 12:38 by Irish Republican Youth
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In this the 93rd anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising, Ógra Shinn Féin remembers proudly all those who died for the freedom of Ireland. We send fraternal greetings to our imprisoned comrades, their families and the families of Ireland’s patriot dead. We also extend solidarity greetings to our international comrades, in particular, pledging our ongoing support for the oppressed people of Palestine who have stood steadfast in the face of a brutal massacre. read full story / add a comment 
international / summit mobilisations / news report Tuesday April 07, 2009 12:15 by Paula Geraghty
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World Leaders shut down Strasbourg and invalidated international treaties, locally negotiated agreements just for a photoshoot of global leaders on the 60 'BirthDeath' of Nato. More Police were deployed on the streets of Strasbourg than is being promised to Afghanistan. read full story / add a comment |
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