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international / summit mobilisations / press release Thursday August 11, 2005 12:12 by dave   text 1 comment (last - tuesday august 16, 2005 23:55)
URGENT APPEAL FOR SOLIDARITY read full story / add a comment
armagh / consumer issues / event notice Thursday August 11, 2005 12:08 by Roger Clifford
This meeting is to organise a major petition signing campaign by the Coalition agaist water charges. To show community opposition to the Government's plans to charge for water (Twice) and privitise the Water services.
the meetings will take place on
Monday 15th August 2005
7.30 pm
The Town Hall
Union Street
Lurgan.


Tuesday 16th August 2005
7.30pm
The Town Hall
Edward street
Portadown. read full story / add a comment
antrim / crime and justice / press release Thursday August 11, 2005 06:25 by orla   text 9 comments (last - saturday august 13, 2005 18:29)
Longstanding violent Unionist onslaught against Catholic homes, property and Churches - bisarrely attributed to nationalist Youth living in Ballymena???

Five Catholic families in the predominantly Protestant village of Ahoghill were yesterday issued with fire blankets and smoke alarms after police feared they could be the next victims of loyalist attacks. read full story / add a comment
mayo / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Thursday August 11, 2005 01:14 by Éamonn Ó Flannagáin   text 5 comments (last - friday august 12, 2005 21:13)
Two weeks on and I can't get an answer about Corporate Hospitality, if any, accepted by Civil Servants from Shell. A simple "Yes" or "No" would suffice. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Thursday August 11, 2005 01:05 by Arthur McBride   text 1 comment (last - thursday august 11, 2005 09:37)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Army, hard pressed to attract new soldiers amid the Iraq war, exceeded its July recruiting goal but seems doomed to miss its target for the year, while the Army Reserve and National Guard fell short of their goals again.

See: read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Thursday August 11, 2005 00:26 by feckoffmary   text 2 comments (last - thursday august 18, 2005 19:56)
RTE 10 August 2005 19:32

A legal expert has said she believes that the three Irishmen convicted of terrorism offences in Colombia may have no case to answer under Irish law.
...the director of the Council for Civil Liberties, Aisling Reidy, has said gardaí would have to have evidence that someone possessed a false document in Ireland before officers would want to talk to that person.

Full story: read full story / add a comment
international / environment / opinion/analysis Wednesday August 10, 2005 22:54 by Michelle Clarke   text 11 comments (last - wednesday august 24, 2005 21:30)
The question is.

Where is Restorative Justice? read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Wednesday August 10, 2005 21:09 by NIFC
A remembrance on the 150th anniversary of one of the deadliest anti-immigrant riots in American history, the Bloody Monday Massacre of August 6, 1855 was held in Louisville Kentucky on Saturday, August 6th, 2005. The instigators of the massacre were the Know Nothings, a Nativist political party who were fearful of losing control of the Louisville City Council. They were driven by an anti-immigrant vitriolic press to attack and slaughter as many as 150 German and Irish immigrants who lived in the poorest sections of Louisville. read full story / add a comment
dublin / health / disability issues / event notice Wednesday August 10, 2005 19:32 by Aoife McElwain   text 16 comments (last - thursday october 20, 2005 00:18)
This years Corporate 5km Run will be held on Thursday, September 1st in
Raheny and we hope you will choose to support Enable Ireland. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Wednesday August 10, 2005 19:04 by Rennie Gaviscon   text 3 comments (last - thursday august 11, 2005 10:48)
Don't be fooled by the headlines and the fancy graphics. The US is not worried about Iran's nuclear weapons programme. They would have taken more serious steps by now if they were. It's part of the War for Oil series. The main oil countries, or even pipeline countries will be included - Saudi Arabia, Iran and Syria. And there's plenty of spin on the news to prepare public opinion for it. read full story / add a comment
galway / eu / press release Wednesday August 10, 2005 17:03 by Vercingetorix
"However, it is not expected that the construction of the project will be funded (by the European Union Regional Development Fund)." read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / event notice Wednesday August 10, 2005 15:23 by an taisce   text 2 comments (last - sunday august 14, 2005 19:47)
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Wednesday August 10, 2005 13:27 by krossie   text 3 comments (last - wednesday august 10, 2005 17:59)
Dublin Shell to Sea are organising a demonstration for the


Department of Communications,
Marine and Natural Resources,
29-31 Adelaide Road,
Dublin 2,

Thursday August 11th

6 pm read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Wednesday August 10, 2005 13:12 by Plato   text 4 comments (last - sunday january 18, 2009 04:12)
Please donate to this fantastic cause. read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / other press Wednesday August 10, 2005 13:04 by Dave
Acclaimed film director Ken Loach spoke to Socialist Worker about the latest anti-terror proposals read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice / other press Tuesday August 09, 2005 23:51 by iosaf   text 2 comments (last - wednesday august 10, 2005 14:30)
5 members of the Cuban state government, which has stretched since its resplendent days of thrashing hotels and being squeezy hugged by Kruschev, hae had their court rulings annuled.

They have been held by the US since 1998

Since March 10, 2004, the three US magistrates assigned by the Atlanta Appeal Court"s 11th Circuit to revise the case of Gerardo Hernandez, Rene Gonzalez, Ramon Labañino, Antonio Guerrero and Fernando Gonzalez.have been doing their thing and their decision today to reverse the convictions was unanimous.

The "Red Avispa" or "red bee" spy ring story is a source of gathering solidarity and interest in both the USA and the Spanish speaking Americas. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Tuesday August 09, 2005 18:38 by Justin Morahan   text 10 comments (last - thursday august 11, 2005 13:04)
Invasion, occupation, lies,sanctions, bombings, devastation of Iraq, Coalition impunity, killings, custody without trial, control by IMF and World Bank, widespread torture, brutality, UN inaction - all condemned as Bush and Blair are in the dock.
Demand for withdrawal, war reparations and compensation, closure of all Guantanamos, investigation for war crimes, call for non-violent action, conscientious objection - and much more read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Tuesday August 09, 2005 17:28 by Niav   text 16 comments (last - monday august 15, 2005 03:36)
Press Release from IFPA detailing launch of campaign for free,safe and legal abortion services in Ireland. read full story / add a comment
national / politics / elections / opinion/analysis Tuesday August 09, 2005 17:05 by Sean Crudden
Is the prevailing Irish political philosophy today a community and christian one or is it right wing and anti-national? read full story / add a comment
meath / environment / press release Tuesday August 09, 2005 14:45 by Tara
The people of Ireland are invited to visit the Hill of Tara on August 15^th . Tara Day, to express their opposition to the proposed
twice-tolled Motorway through the Gabhra (TaraSkryne) Valley. read full story / add a comment
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