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antrim / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Monday April 20, 2009 21:47 by Sean Matthews-personal capacity
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Belfast City Centre was brought to a standstill last Friday lunchtime in a rally organised by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) against the latest job losses in the manufacturing and textile industry. read full story / add a comment 
national / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Monday April 20, 2009 17:28 by Legalise Cannabis Ireland
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Legalise Cannabis March and Rally 2009 - Dublin and Cork Assemble: 1.30 pm May 9th Dublin - Garden of Rememberance, Parnell Square Cork - Bishop Lucy Park, Grand Parade read full story / add a comment 
international / crime and justice / other press Monday April 20, 2009 15:08 by Funderland
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Today's New York Times reveals that ["C.I.A. interrogators used waterboarding, the near-drowning technique that top Obama administration officials have described as illegal torture, 266 times on two key prisoners from Al Qaeda, far more than had been previously reported. read full story / add a comment 
international / crime and justice / other press Monday April 20, 2009 14:33 by Quantum of Solace subplot
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In the last week considerable Irish attention and media speculation has been given to the reported 7th assassination of Evo Morales plot since he was democratically elected president of Bolivia, a state with which Ireland shares no embassy. When a young Irish man died in the company of his friend, a war veteran of the Balkan conflict, in a Bolivian hotel the president of Bolivia was out of that state preparing to meet with Barack Obama. For the first time an assassination plot against Morales sparked no comment from his friend and ally Hugo Chavez. Curiously, because after the first reported plot Venezuelan had offered all intelligence assistance to the Andean government to protect it from its many perceived enemies. Instead Chavez presented Obama with a book on CIA black operations in Latin America which has since become a best seller. Today Obama has specifically condemned all assassination plots and attempts to overthrow the Morales government. read full story / add a comment 
national / education / event notice Monday April 20, 2009 13:01 by Killeen
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Ógra Shinn Féin are hosting a forum on education next weekend as part of their current national campaign. The ‘Educate to be Free’ forum which is being held in The Teacher’s Club, Parnell Square, Dublin, on Saturday 25 April between 2 – 5pm will look at the main issues in Education across Ireland at present. As well as a talk on the issue of student fees, their will also be a video presentation on the campaign, and a debate on free education. read full story / add a comment 
dublin / history and heritage / opinion/analysis Monday April 20, 2009 00:15 by Pat
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A good turn out for todays protest in Moore Street, Full story to follow later. Enjoy some Photos for now. read full story / add a comment |
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