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national / eu / opinion/analysis Monday October 31, 2005 16:58 by Mago   text 16 comments (last - wednesday august 30, 2006 13:24)
http://www.welfare.ie/publications/sw108.html

I find European Commission working too slow in this issue; anti-discrimination groups and unions don't seem to me to be taking it seriously enough, the general public is uninformed. At best, people show not much interest.
This is part of a complaint about the implementation of the Habitual Residence Condition by the Irish Government. Let me know what you think. read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Monday October 31, 2005 15:23 by Ploughshares Defence Group
Tuesday
8.30 am-Anti-War Vigil at TheSpire, O'Connell
9.15 am-Peace Walk to Court
10.30 am-Court 23
Cross Examination of Ciaron O'Reilly continues read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Monday October 31, 2005 13:56 by Gerry   text 8 comments (last - thursday november 03, 2005 03:02)
LABOUR leader Pat Rabbitte has been summoned to appear before a Complaints Committee of his own party.

It is the first time in the history of the State that a party leader will be investigated by his own party. If the complaint by a councillor, which accuses him of "acting in a manner unbecoming of a Labour Party leader" is fully upheld, he could face suspension or even expulsion. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Monday October 31, 2005 12:23 by pat c   text 2 comments (last - monday october 31, 2005 16:24)
national / consumer issues / opinion/analysis Monday October 31, 2005 12:14 by Tracy Donegan   text 5 comments (last - thursday december 13, 2007 10:37)
Still a routine procedure in many Irish hospitals learn how you can reduce your chances of getting an episiotomy. read full story / add a comment
international / environment / other press Monday October 31, 2005 01:00 by Terry   text 2 comments (last - saturday november 12, 2005 15:25)
This story describes how after World War II, millions of tonnes of nerve gas weapons were dumped at sea off the US. Apparently now it is beginning to wash up and much of the containers would be corroded by now.

Also worth noting, but NOT covered in the news report is that there are millions of tonnes of munitions (incendinary bombs -phosphorous ) dumped in the Irish Sea between the UK and the Isle of Man and a few years back, some of it washed up off Wicklow and Wexford.

The munitions were supposed to be dumped in some relatively deep trench there, but an investigation that took to people who worked on the ships say they often didn't bother go out all the rate and the stuff got dumped in shallow water too.
This probably applies in the US case too -below read full story / add a comment
antrim / anti-capitalism / opinion/analysis Sunday October 30, 2005 22:55 by Banker   text 1 comment (last - monday october 31, 2005 12:28)
The rich, and beaurocrats of Rio de Janeiro wish to bulldoze 100 year old favelas, home to 1.1 million of Brazils poor.
20 % of the population of Rio de Janeiro live in the favelas.
The favela shantytowns were hand built 100 years ago by the poor as makeshift homes. 68year old Glorinha Rogue Ariano has lived there all her life, where she has raised her 14 children.'What will I do? sleep in the road? read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Sunday October 30, 2005 18:18 by Dr. Coilín Oscar ÓhAiseadha
A CIA plane used to abduct suspected terrorists for torture in other countries landed in Copenhagen in March.

Frank Aaen, Danish MP for the Red-Green Alliance, party spokesperson on defence issues and member of the Foreign Policy Committee, is calling the Conservative Danish foreign minister to explain what the plane was doing in Copenhagen.

According to the Norwegian paper Aftenbladet, the foreign minister originally refused to put a stop to overflights of CIA abduction planes, stating that they were not in contravention of Danish law. He has recently told the American authorities that Danish airspace may not be used for purposes that are in contravention of international conventions. [But who knows how the US will interpret that?]

The article below is a translation from an article by the Danish wire service, Ritzau. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / other press Saturday October 29, 2005 19:05 by R. Isible   text 33 comments (last - tuesday may 30, 2006 20:19)
Ed Horgan (retired commandant Irish Army) has, according to a report in the Irish Independent, called for armed Gardai to patrol the streets to counter the threat of Al Qaeda. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Saturday October 29, 2005 16:16 by cleaves
Bush has announced that Libby is “innocent until proven guilty”, one law applies to disgraced officials while another to the Australian, David Hicks (and many others) who have been denied even the most basic human rights (while they rot for years in illegal detention centres around the world). Should we cite the flagrant double standard or rest in the assurance that a glaring hypocrisy and double standard would not pass unnoticed? read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / other press Saturday October 29, 2005 16:11 by Ailish Walsh   text 3 comments (last - monday october 31, 2005 13:34)
Chris Johnson of Australia grabs Matty Forde of Ireland during yesterday's second and final test of the International Rules Series at the Telstra Dome in Melbourne. Johnson was sent off during the game in which the Australians came in for strong criticism for some high tackling. The Australians won the game and took the series 163-106. read full story / add a comment
national / history and heritage / event notice Saturday October 29, 2005 12:59 by cmurray
an invitational by Martin Cullen TD
to Dublin Castle, 1/11/05, 2pm
to see his Strategic Transport Plan. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Saturday October 29, 2005 11:46 by Justin Morahan
A Turkish Conscientious objector, Mehmet Tarhan, was 29 days on hunger strike yesterday while serving a four year prison sentence for refusing to serve in the army in Turkey read full story / add a comment
sligo / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Saturday October 29, 2005 10:04 by Rabbitte Hunter
LABOUR leader Pat Rabbitte has been summoned to appear before a Complaints Committee of his own party. It is the first time in the history of the State that a party leader will be investigated by his own party. If the complaint by a councillor, which accuses him of "acting in a manner unbecoming of a Labour Party leader" is fully upheld, he could face suspension or even expulsion. read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice / press release Friday October 28, 2005 18:31 by IRSP   text 8 comments (last - wednesday october 10, 2007 15:02)
The IRSP condemn without reservation the totally unwarranted searches
of Teach na Failte and Republican Socialist offices and homes of our
workers in Belfast and Strabane. read full story / add a comment
tyrone / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Friday October 28, 2005 17:57 by Ógra B   text 1 comment (last - sunday october 30, 2005 11:39)
Front Page of An Phoblacht 30 September 2004

"Sinn Féin in Omagh has accused the PSNI of heavy handed tactics after a number of protestors were beaten with batons and two teenagers arrested as they held a peaceful protest against a British Army public relations exercise at the Silver Birches Hotel in the town on Wednesday 22 September." read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice / news report Friday October 28, 2005 14:25 by info   text 9 comments (last - saturday november 19, 2005 14:40)
Establishment of local / national committees of the Stop the Extraditon of Sean Garland Campaign. read full story / add a comment
waterford / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Friday October 28, 2005 12:55 by Press Office   text 2 comments (last - monday october 31, 2005 12:07)
A Public Meeting will be held in Waterford next Tuesday, 1st November 2005 in support of the Stop the Extradition of Sean Garland Campaign. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Thursday October 27, 2005 19:49 by Michael Friesen   text 12 comments (last - saturday november 12, 2005 15:08)
A message from Noam Chomsky in support of the Ploughshares 5. read full story / add a comment
international / racism & migration related issues / other press Thursday October 27, 2005 15:16 by got to be careful   text 1 comment (last - thursday october 27, 2005 21:34)
Dutch authorities have confirmed that 11 migrants have died in a fire at a migrant detention / internment camp at Shiphol airport.

The news is reported at the same time that over 600 migrants arrived by boat to Sicily last night. read full story / add a comment
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