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national / anti-war / imperialism / news report Sunday June 27, 2004 18:36 by Dominic Carroll
 38 comments (last - thursday july 01, 2004 16:35)
The presidential re-election visit to Ireland of the world’s most hated man was a spectacular failure for Bush. As importantly, the extravaganza backfired on the Irish government. Bertie Ahern played the part of a lapdog to great affect, and nobody in Ireland liked it. Unusually, the media in Ireland refrained from assisting the government from putting a positive gloss on an unpopular action (given the depth of opposition to Bush, it couldn’t do anything else), and the Bush administration was made acutely aware of the deep-felt opposition to the US president and his “War on Terror”. The Carol Coleman interview with Bush allowed us all to witness the Texan cowboy squirm when confronted with his unpopularity amongst the Irish. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Sunday June 27, 2004 18:17 by tkt
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international / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Sunday June 27, 2004 18:14 by tkt
international contest read full story / add a comment
cork / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Sunday June 27, 2004 16:54 by w mc cormack
public meeting .Bush,Imperialism and War.The Socialist Alternative.Wed 30th June 8pm An SPAILPIN FANACH bar South Main St . read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / news report Sunday June 27, 2004 14:00 by Video Group
3 comments (last - wednesday november 03, 2004 09:25)
The indymedia video group is looking for any Audio or Video footage recorded over the Stop Bush Weekend. Did you or anyone you know have a video camera at one of the historic protests over the weekend? We need your footage of Dublin/Shannon/Dromoland and especially the regional protests. read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-war / imperialism / news report Sunday June 27, 2004 02:59 by Anti-War Ireland
12 comments (last - sunday june 18, 2006 21:16)
Dublin's poster police tear down anti-Bush posters at vigil read full story / add a comment
galway / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Saturday June 26, 2004 23:34 by Sedition
8 comments (last - monday june 28, 2004 16:46)
On the tasks needed to be fulfilled post-Bush's vist read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / news report Saturday June 26, 2004 14:21 by N Cog Neeto 2 Day
7 comments (last - saturday june 26, 2004 16:29)
Add your updates.... read full story / add a comment
galway / anti-war / imperialism / news report Saturday June 26, 2004 00:12 by doug foxvog
1 comment (last - wednesday june 30, 2004 03:11)
Between 1500 and 2000 anti-Bush protestors marched from City Hall to Spanish Arch where they heard from the new mayor, other City Council members & peace activists saying that Mr. Bush was not welcome in Ireland. Anti-war songs & poems entertined the crowd. A US "corporate flag" (see related link) appeared. [Some estimates of the crowd were larger.] read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Friday June 25, 2004 22:21 by dubliner
1 comment (last - saturday june 26, 2004 12:15)
You probably didn't hear it. But that's the magickal thing, it scares away the worst of the monsters and ghouls and keeps you safe. Just like the shakespeare and nice Minister @ the last moment Mikey Mc Dowell. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / news report Friday June 25, 2004 21:20 by Indymedia Ireland Editorial Group
8 comments (last - sunday june 27, 2004 02:05)
The protest march against the visit of George W. Bush began shortly before 6.30pm. Everyone was reported to be in high spirits. At 7.20 the march arrived near the Lidl supermarket. At 8.10 the front of the march was about three hundred metres walk from the airport. 8.30pm The march was stopped about 200 metres from Shannon Airport by the Gardai at about 8.15pm. There are estimated to be between eight and nine hundred protestors facing a solid wall of Gardai. The protest passed off peacefully, as expected read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Friday June 25, 2004 17:58 by Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin President in Dublin for book signing read full story / add a comment
dublin / bin tax / household tax / water tax / opinion/analysis Friday June 25, 2004 14:33 by Stato the sado
48 comments (last - wednesday june 30, 2004 18:31)
The results of the Local Elections show that the Bin Tax is still a very real issue. In areas where Anti Bin Tax candidates ran serious campaigns the resulting first preference vote was excellent considering the lack of finance and the voluntary nature of those campaigns. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Friday June 25, 2004 13:38 by Maggie
1 comment (last - saturday june 26, 2004 00:48)
As a result of the first message of support from the South African Anti-War Coalition and the Palestine Solidarity Committee, the Global Women's Strike in Ireland has received further messages of support for the Bush protests from South Africa, Manila, Bangkok, Mumbai and Greece. More will follow from the USA tonight. Maggie GWS, Galway, Ireland read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Thursday June 24, 2004 23:46 by Eoin Dubsky
259 comments (last - wednesday april 04, 2007 17:17)
When I saw Carole Coleman trying to press George Bush for answers on Iraq tonight on Prime Time, it reminded me of her better days as RTE's environmental news reporter. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Thursday June 24, 2004 23:36 by italy imc
Genoa Counter-investigation read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / press release Thursday June 24, 2004 20:00 by Bush'04
24 comments (last - sunday june 27, 2004 04:01)
DUBLIN, 23/06/04: The Irish Alliance for Bush, an umbrella group comprising several organisations sympathetic to the policies of the US President, announced this evening that it Plans to deliver a letter of Welcome to the US President, Mr. Bush to the United States Embassy in Ballsbridge at 5pm on Friday, June 25th. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / news report Thursday June 24, 2004 19:41 by Dominic Haugh
The visit of George Bush is now only 24 hours away. Response from the residents of Shannon been very positive and we are confident of a significant turnout for the protest. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / news report Thursday June 24, 2004 18:08 by Dominic Carroll
4 comments (last - saturday june 26, 2004 21:15)
The gardaí have announced that the Anti-War Ireland demonstration at Shannon on Friday evening will be allowed to go ahead. However, gardaí have indicated that protestors will be prevented from entering Shannon if they “look like they might cause trouble”. In addition, the Ambush demonstration called for midday on Saturday will be blockaded at Bunratty and prevented from entering Shannon. read full story / add a comment
national / eu / opinion/analysis Thursday June 24, 2004 16:38 by Harry Rea
9 comments (last - sunday december 19, 2004 23:27)
Noam Chomsky: The most effective way to restrict democracy is to transfer decision-making from the public arena to unaccountable institutions: kings and princes, priestly castes, military juntas, party dictatorships, or modern corporations. read full story / add a comment |
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