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offsite link The Saker blog is now frozen Tue Feb 28, 2023 23:55 | The Saker
Dear friends As I have previously announced, we are now “freezing” the blog.? We are also making archives of the blog available for free download in various formats (see below).?

offsite link What do you make of the Russia and China Partnership? Tue Feb 28, 2023 16:26 | The Saker
by Mr. Allen for the Saker blog Over the last few years, we hear leaders from both Russia and China pronouncing that they have formed a relationship where there are

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Public Inquiry
Interested in maladministration. Estd. 2005

offsite link RTEs Sarah McInerney ? Fianna Fail?supporter? Anthony

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Human Rights in Ireland
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The Daily Sceptic

offsite link Transgender Emilia P?rez Star Under Fire for Anti-Islam and Anti-BLM Social Media Posts Fri Jan 31, 2025 15:10 | Will Jones
The transgender?star of Emilia P?rez, Karla Sof?a Gasc?n, has come under fire over anti-Islam and anti-BLM social media posts. Another diverse person who missed the intersectional memo ? always one for the popcorn.
The post Transgender Emilia P?rez Star Under Fire for Anti-Islam and Anti-BLM Social Media Posts appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link The Reeves CV ? More Questions Fri Jan 31, 2025 13:00 | David Craig
David Craig has some more CV questions for Rachel Reeves. Including: was her meteoric rise to Chancellor via the HBOS complaints department due to getting an undisclosed leg-up or two from her Labour connections?
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offsite link Tenth of Farmland to be Axed for Net Zero Fri Jan 31, 2025 11:28 | Will Jones
More than 10% of farmland in England is set to be?diverted towards helping to achieve Net Zero?and protecting wildlife by 2050, the Environment Secretary will reveal today.
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offsite link Badenoch Rebukes Priti Patel for Defending Sky High Immigration Under Tories Fri Jan 31, 2025 09:00 | Will Jones
Shadow Foreign Secretary Priti Patel has been rebuked by Tory leader Kemi Badenoch after she?defended sky-high immigration?under the Conservatives when she was Home Secretary.
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offsite link US Withdrawal From WHO Leaves Real Problems Unaddressed Fri Jan 31, 2025 07:00 | Dr David Bell
The problem with blaming Covid and the deadly global response on the WHO is that the pandemic industrial complex is much bigger than the WHO. Leaving it is not enough, says Dr David Bell.
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meath / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Friday July 22, 2005 07:45 by Sinn Féin Supporter   text 5 comments (last - saturday july 23, 2005 01:22)
Más Ó nó Mac thú, in ainm Naomh Phádraig tabhair cabhair do Teamhar.

Tara was Ireland's capital. Fenians died there in 1798. Early Sinn Féin members including Artur Griffith saved it 100 years ago from the digging of the British Israelites. The coronations stone of sorts, the stone of Destiney Liafáil is there to this day.

What is Sinn Féin about if it isn't about protecting Ireland's most historic site, the hill and valley of Tara? It's about time the party repeated what its members did 100 years ago.

The Daily Ireland has already criticised Sinn Féin members for not doing more. Now is the the time to stop the history of Ireland's most important valley being dug up by 22 ton Excavators. Contact 44 to let them know that you support Saving the Tara Valley. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / news report Friday July 22, 2005 06:31 by Wayne
In the small rural town of Maleny , Queensland, Aus, where the Platypus swim, and Co-operative enterprise is at the second highest on the planet, the largest shareholder of the retail market, Woolworths, bulldozes it`s way into a community that opposes the development by 79%.
The developer with the aid of 160 police, began to excavate a site on a bend in Obi Obi creek, containing high populations of platypus.
Some are calling for a Boycott on Woolworths, or any of their companies due to this, and the undermining of fruit and vegetable growers by stocking imported goods instead.
This is a fine example of how Big Business gets a hand from the state. read full story / add a comment
dublin / environment / event notice Friday July 22, 2005 00:38 by k keating   text 1 comment (last - tuesday july 26, 2005 12:31)
An Irish delegation of students and trade unionists who were recently in Columbia as guests of SINALTRAINAL (the Coca Cola union)and the CUT (the trade union federation) are holding a report back meeting in the Teachers club on Monday 25th July at 8.00 pm read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Thursday July 21, 2005 22:37 by an imcer   text 1 comment (last - thursday july 21, 2005 22:48)
It looks like tomorrow will mark a jump to an unprecedented (in the recent past) level of decentralised protest in Ireland. Some IMCers will be updating the site with any breaking news on the countrywide actions, pickets and white line pickets.

To get information to Indymedia Ireland you can send text messages to 086 1941702. To get camera photographs to Indymedia Ireland you can send them to 086 3275885.

Overall Indymedia Ireland Archive On Rossport Issue:
http://www.indymedia.ie/mayo

Shell To Sea Campaign Website
http://www.shelltosea.com

Call For Volunteers In Various Dublin Areas here:
http://www.indymedia.ie/newswire.php?story_id=71000

Compiled Rossport 5 VS Statoil Etc. Events Notices
http://www.indymedia.ie/eventcalendar.php?topic=rightsandfreedoms®ion=&language= read full story / add a comment
galway / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Thursday July 21, 2005 22:18 by Tommy Donnellan
1 : Protest for the 5 in O' Connell Square, Mountmellick, Co. Laois @ 5.30PM.

2 : Petition stall in Cliften from 5PM to 6.30PM.

3 : Protest/petition signing in the Octagon, Westport, Co. Mayo from 5PM to 7PM. read full story / add a comment
cork / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Thursday July 21, 2005 22:07 by Cork Green Party   text 1 comment (last - friday july 22, 2005 20:23)
This Friday 22nd, the Cork Green Party will be continuing their picket campaign in support of the Rossport Five outside the Shell station in Douglas. Anyone interested, bring banners, placards, notices, flags, ribbons etc. from 6 pm on. read full story / add a comment
international / environment / event notice Thursday July 21, 2005 21:14 by blogging_for_greenpeace   text 1 comment (last - tuesday july 26, 2005 19:24)
Blogathon 2005 will be taking place this year on the 6th August. read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Thursday July 21, 2005 18:50 by Vincenzo
€7 cover charge - Life Bar - includes Riverdancers and plenty of raffle prizes. read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / press release Thursday July 21, 2005 17:05 by Jon Glackin   text 35 comments (last - monday july 25, 2005 18:42)
Just recieved this urgent mail from Palestine:

We are writing this at a time of urgent need. As many of you may know, in
7 days a group of 22 children from Balata Refugee Camp will begin their
Ireland and UK tour.The "A'eedon" [we will return] troupe will be
performing a fusion of dabke dancing and drama. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Thursday July 21, 2005 16:07 by anon   text 21 comments (last - sunday june 04, 2006 23:16)
The so-called investigation into the death of Donegal man Richie Barron has turned out to be a cesspool of all that is rotten and corrupt about our police force; harassment, intimidation and attempts to frame the McBrearty family. Their punishment -a transfer to Dublin! read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice / other press Thursday July 21, 2005 15:05 by iosaf   text 1 comment (last - thursday july 21, 2005 21:04)
Sudan. Khartoum. Dharfour.
Condolence Rice is "trouble shooting" the region at the moment and had scheduled a visit to the refugee camps to monitor conditions there and in particular the conditions of women.

This morning at the press conference held with the President of Sudan and the US secretary for trouble shooting, Sudanese guards "man-handled" [sic] both the western journalists accompanying Miss Rice onboard her USAF jet but also members of her staff.

Miss Rice reboarded her jet, and at about 11h00GMT the schedule went wrong, demands for apologies were made, US network TV smarts from the injury to its dignity, and the women of Dharfour camp became less important.

Sudan has apologised. read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media / press release Thursday July 21, 2005 15:03 by Daithí Kearney
From August 14th to 21st the county of Cork plays host to more than 700 performers from more than a dozen countries. Ireland will be represented by top Cork groups Ceolta Sí, the Imokilly Dancers and many local branches of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann, as well as Siamsa Tíre, The National Folk Theatre of Ireland.
Events include a two spectacular, multi-cultural dance extravaganzas in Cork'c City Hall on August 19th and 20th featuring groups from Sicily, Sardinia, Brittany, Scotland, Cornwall, Lithuania, Croatia, Germany, Poland, Denmark and the Philipines. read full story / add a comment
mayo / environment / press release Thursday July 21, 2005 14:33 by Anti-Shell demon   text 8 comments (last - sunday august 07, 2005 13:31)
The jailing of 5 Rossport men for refusing to allow Shell to install a potentially lethal pipeline has suddenly focussed attention on the whole project. But it has done more than highlight safety issues. It has highlighted the cosy relationship between business and the Irish State. Shell received a lucrative deal from the government in the late 1990s,minimum tax and no royalties to the state. Given that few jobs will be created in Mayo, it's hard to see what benefit there is for local people. read full story / add a comment
meath / environment / event notice Thursday July 21, 2005 00:13 by Joe Soap Tara Protester   text 4 comments (last - wednesday july 27, 2005 17:55)
No Organiser, just a time and a date to be there.

As it appears that the Tara issue is being hi-jacked at times, and that some people have a problem being associated with particular groups, a non-alligned protest is planned for 7.30pm on Thursday 28th of July at the site of the Tara dig, beside the Tara na Rí pub.

All and everybody welcomed provided their interest is in genuinely saving the Tara valley, rerouting of M3 and ending the digging.
To make it easy for everyone, the protest will be at 7.30pm meeting at the Tara na Rí pub beside the current dig site. read full story / add a comment
dublin / arts and media / event notice Wednesday July 20, 2005 22:28 by Encuentro Latino Americano
Forthcoming Concert Tour by Brazilian Guitar Duo, Cecilia Siquiera
and Fernando Lima
The South America guitar duo, made up of Fernando Lima from Brazil and
Cecilia Siquiera, originally from Uruguay. They will play a nationwide
series
of concerts throughout July and early August. This is the second visit
to Ireland by these outstanding young musicians who have performed
extensively
throughout Latin America, the USA and Europe last 3 years. They have
taken classes with world-class master guitarists such as David Russell,
Fabio Zanon
and Henrique Pinto. Their performances and recordings have universally
won excellent reviews.
The Brazilian Guitar Duo will play in Ireland:

23th of July: Dublin - Bank of Ireland Arts Centre (8.00 p.m) booking 01 671 2261
27th of July: Dublin- THE HUB Temple Bar 8pm
31th of July: Dublin-Bewleys, Grafton Street
8.30 pm

5th of August: Cork - Fotahouse and Gardens (8.00 p.m) read full story / add a comment
dublin / environment / event notice Wednesday July 20, 2005 22:27 by kevin Wingfield
Statoil station between Ballymun and motorway

Shell to Sea Rossport Five supporters are picketing this Thursday and Friday at 5.30pm. Statoil Bakkymun
All welcome (and don't forget Dublin demo @ 2pm Saturday Parrnell Sq.) read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous / event notice Wednesday July 20, 2005 22:14 by Kevin Wingfield
having had well attended pickets last week and Tuesday this week, Shell to Sea Rossport Five supporters are picketing this Thursday and Friday at 5.30pm.
All welcome (and don't forget Dublin demo @ 2pm Saturday Parrnell Sq. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Wednesday July 20, 2005 22:13 by Jim Dixon   text 4 comments (last - monday july 25, 2005 00:40)
The 2 big issues today are Poverty and Global Warming - both caused ultimately by
Western consumerism (Mandela: poverty is not natural - it is man-made. Bush: Our
American way of life is not negotiable.) But if the rest of the world must catch up to
American levels of consuming there would be a total environmental disaster - so how
can we persuade American - and European - consumers to cut their ever-increasing
greed? What if we just shared out equally over the whole world everything we already
own or produce - would Western lifestyles really fall to a terribly low level? Details
and statistics of such an equally-shared world for each of us. read full story / add a comment
mayo / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Wednesday July 20, 2005 21:53 by [email protected]   text 1 comment (last - wednesday july 20, 2005 22:10)
Record released under FOI - five years after original request

Original of this letter on Coillte Teoranta headed paper


8 November 1999

Mr. Michael Daly
Principal Officer Forest Service
Department of the Marine and Natural Resources
Leeson Lane Dublin 2


RE: MILLENNIUM PROJECT ON NATIVE WOODLANDS

Dear Michael

You may have heard through Tom Power that a meeting took place last Friday (5 November 1999) at Government Buildings, between the National Millennium Committee, Coillte and Allied Irish Bank. Those present included:

Millennium Committee : Minister Brennan; Richard Holland; Joe Riley
AIB : Joanna Lee (Advertising Manager) John Kelly (Head, Business Banking)
Coillte: Martin Lowery; Michael Carey

The meeting followed on from an article in the Sunday Tribune on 31 read full story / add a comment
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