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offsite link Starmer Hands Prisoners 6.6% Pay Rise at Cost of ?4.4 Million Tue Feb 04, 2025 19:00 | Will Jones
Keir Starmer has handed prisoners a 6.6% pay rise at a cost of ?4.4 million despite depriving 10 million pensioners of their winter fuel allowance because money is so tight.
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The EU is drawing up a plan to overhaul its 1951 Refugee Convention that prevents countries from rejecting asylum seekers at their borders in a belated effort to address Europe's exploding migrant crisis.
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The prosecution of a man for burning the Qur'an shows how Islamic blasphemy codes are becoming embedded in criminal law. Coming up with a legal definition of 'Islamophobia' will accelerate this process, says Sam Bidwell.
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President Donald Trump is expected to issue an executive order today withdrawing the US from the UN Human Rights Council and removing all US funding for the Gaza agency UNRWA.
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All the babies that Lucy Letby was convicted of killing actually died of natural causes, often due to poor medical care, and were not murdered, a panel of 14 medical experts has concluded.
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national / politics / elections / other press Thursday February 15, 2007 10:08 by Apparat
Elections tend to bring out the worst in leftists. Either they get completely caught up in them, insisting that the result of this election is crucial to the future prospects of world revolution, or else they insist that even sneaking a glance at an election poster is an abject surrender to the oppressive state apparatus. read full story / add a comment
galway / politics / elections / event notice Thursday February 15, 2007 01:23 by Ogra Fianna Fail
There will be an open meeting of East Galway Ogra Fianna Fail in Hayden's Hotel, Ballinsloe on Friday, February 23rd at 8pm.

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tipperary / environment / other press Wednesday February 14, 2007 22:06 by MediaWatch
Residents of Ireland’s first eco-village in Cloughjordan, Co Tipperary, have been told by the local council they must pay €160,000 to meet their social and affordable housing requirements. read full story / add a comment
galway / arts and media / event notice Wednesday February 14, 2007 16:47 by Fred Johnston - Manager
Micheal O Loughlin, recently-appointed writer in residence in Galway, will give a short series of poetry workshops at the Western Writers' Centre, starting on March 2nd. Admission is free. read full story / add a comment
galway / arts and media / event notice Wednesday February 14, 2007 16:35 by Fred Johnston - Manager
Newly-appointed Writer-in-Residence to NUI Galway, James Ryan read full story / add a comment
national / consumer issues / opinion/analysis Wednesday February 14, 2007 15:00 by RogerC   text 2 comments (last - sunday february 18, 2007 18:25)
I know that while the Northern Ireland assembly was running the local parties didn't seem to have a problem introducing water charges. However it would be foolish to let them off the hook at this time. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / press release Wednesday February 14, 2007 14:51 by PdeR   text 5 comments (last - friday february 16, 2007 02:05)
In today's marathon vote on the Parliament's inquiry into CIA renditions and secret detention centres in Europe, all the Fianna Fail/UEN amendments were defeated. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Wednesday February 14, 2007 12:29 by finch   text 3 comments (last - wednesday february 14, 2007 16:09)
The Australian Prime Minister, John Howard, has managed to gain some international attention after his hysterical attack on presidential candidate, Barack Obama. The seasoned Australian politician knowingly stated that a victory for Obama OR the Democrats would be a victory for al-Qaeda, “I mean, if I we're running al-Qaeda in Iraq, I would put a circle around March 2008 and pray as many times as possible for a victory not only for Obama but also for the Democrats”. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Tuesday February 13, 2007 23:10 by tom eile   text 3 comments (last - friday april 06, 2007 23:22)
April has been chosen because Bush's ally ,Tony Blair, has said it will be the last month in office for him. The US is confident that its Patriot missiles will be capable of protecting allies in the region from retaliation. The Global Research article quoting anonymous sources is by Ahmed Al-Jarallah ,Editor in Chief of the Arab Times read full story / add a comment
national / environment / press release Tuesday February 13, 2007 19:12 by Friends of the Earth
Friends of the Earth will be picketing Dublin Castle on Thursday morning, for the first meeting of social partners under Towards 2016, the latest national agreement, to protest at the exclusion of environmental groups from the discussions. The Department of the Taoiseach has twice refused to meet with representatives of environmental organizations to discuss their participation in Partnership, turning down their written requests point blank. read full story / add a comment
dublin / arts and media / event notice Tuesday February 13, 2007 18:38 by cnichoisdealbha   text 1 comment (last - friday february 16, 2007 14:27)
Cead Cainte sa Chlub - A day long Irish language immersion experience, for everyone from complete beginners to very fluent speakers, events on the day will include sessions on travel, cooking, dancing, history, sport and film shorts
(based on immersion courses which work wonders for daltaí na Gaeilge worldwide)
9 am - 6 p.m. All day Saturday, 17 February
includes Breakfast and Lunch (and dinner if you wish) places in Irish-lang. creche. adults €35, students, OAP €25 kids €15
An Club, downstairs, 6 Harourt St. (and all of house on this day), Dublin 2
more info. http://www.ionad.org/ceadcainte/ 087-2583067 read full story / add a comment
galway / arts and media / event notice Tuesday February 13, 2007 17:12 by Kevin Higgins
Over The Edge in association with Poetry Ireland presents a reading by Moyra Donaldson, Martin Mooney, John Walsh & Leonor Silvestri at Sheridan’s Wine Bar, 14-16 Church Yard Street, Galway on Friday, March 9th, 8pm. read full story / add a comment
galway / history and heritage / event notice Tuesday February 13, 2007 16:52 by JC
How was Ireland, and Galway indeed, affected by the Spanish Civil War that was raging 70 years ago? This is one of the questions that will be addressed by Bob Doyle, the last surviving Irishman to have fought for the Spanish Republic, and Harry Owens, the co-author of Bob’s biography 'Brigadista', at two meetings in Galway on Thursday 15 February. The first meeting will be held in NUI Galway at 6.15 pm under the auspices of People Before Profit, while the Galway Labour History Group will host a similar event at 7.30 pm in the Galway city library, Augustine St.

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international / crime and justice / other press Tuesday February 13, 2007 16:11 by anon   text 1 comment (last - tuesday march 20, 2007 16:34)
IRELAND has put off signing a UN treaty that bans governments carrying out forced disappearances and jailing people in secret.

The treaty criminalises anybody involved in the CIA secret renditions and forces countries to prosecute those involved. The US has said it will not ratify it.

Britain, Germany, Italy and Spain have also refused to sign.

They have all been associated with the CIA’s kidnapping of terror suspects and with Ireland will be named in a European Parliament report tomorrow. read full story / add a comment
galway / arts and media / event notice Tuesday February 13, 2007 13:31 by Kevin Higgins
The next Over The Edge: Open Reading takes place in Galway City Library, St. Augustine Street, Galway on Thursday, March 1st, 6.30-8pm. The Featured Readers are Enda Coyle-Green, Alan McMonagle & Aideen Henry. read full story / add a comment
sligo / environment / event notice Monday February 12, 2007 23:32 by slug
Friday 16th Feb
Coolerra House, Strandhill, near Sligo town read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / press release Monday February 12, 2007 19:22 by iawm pr dpt   text 18 comments (last - wednesday february 14, 2007 11:12)
The Irish Anti War Movement condemned today’s “revelations” of Iranian weapons being supplied to insurgents in Iraq . read full story / add a comment
cork / environment / news report Monday February 12, 2007 18:09 by DeBanksWatch   text 1 comment (last - monday february 12, 2007 18:57)
While Santa's elves were getting ready for Christmas, the nice men in Manor Park Homes were preparing a special treat for the people of Cork. But now the ungrateful Cork lot say 'Bad Santa'. read full story / add a comment
antrim / anti-capitalism / event notice Monday February 12, 2007 17:22 by Ciarán   text 1 comment (last - tuesday february 13, 2007 17:29)
A bus for the national day of support in Rossport will be leaving Belfast at 5pm on Thursday (15th February). read full story / add a comment
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