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national / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Thursday June 15, 2006 12:22 by Erica
You are sitting in an apartment one flight of stairs above the scene of a
'Domestic Violence' incident. You are aware of the woman who lives in the apartment below and that she has a small child who trick or treated you at Halloween.
Now you are witnessing the sounds of an attack on that woman.

Do you: a) Go down the flight of stairs and ask if she needs help- Which she obviously does.
b) tell yourself, that the 'dynamic' between two lovers is something one
should not interfere in.
c) Call the authorities.
d). hope she is ok and mention in passing (the next day) that you
heard something, did not wish to intervene and chuck the
big-eyed two-year old under the chin.
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national / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Thursday June 15, 2006 00:17 by Ciarán Ó Brolcháin
D’fháiltigh Na Gaeil Óga i mBéal Feirste roimh an scéal gur chuir Rialtas na Breataine ‘an t-Ordú Oideachais (Tuaisceart Éireann)’ os comhair a bparlaiminte agus na hathruithe a d’éiligh an t-óg-eagras san áireamh sa dréacht. read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Wednesday June 14, 2006 21:03 by Deirdre Clancy   text 2 comments (last - monday june 19, 2006 10:20)
Two public meetings will be held in June in the run up the Pitstop Ploughshares trial (which starts on 5 July), around the theme of 'women working for justice and peace'. Below are the details of the first one. The details of the second meeting, on 29 June, will be posted in the next few days. These meetings are being held in association with Afri. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism / opinion/analysis Wednesday June 14, 2006 20:16 by eamonn   text 30 comments (last - monday august 21, 2006 11:48)
The manouverings of the SWP in Scotland are a significant factor in the general chaos within the Scottish Socialist Party. The manner in which this party are currently operating in Scotland should act as a warning to those on the Left in Ireland who believe that that party has anything to offer the struggle for socialism here. read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous / news report Wednesday June 14, 2006 16:44 by Rory Hearne   text 2 comments (last - monday june 19, 2006 12:16)
Crisis in the health service: a legacy of Charlie Haughey

Even Mary Harney admitted recently that the health service is in crisis. At the heart of it is, what the Health Strategy in 2001 stated, the bed capacity crisis and the urgent need to put back 3000 public hospital beds. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Wednesday June 14, 2006 16:35 by Peter Magee   text 1 comment (last - friday june 16, 2006 16:21)
Before I begin I must say I hate Bush and I hate this whole nihilistic Iraq war.
The Americans, I think we can all agree are in a quagmire in Iraq.
The country is ravaged by daily car bombings which have killed thousands of innocent civilians since 2003 while Sunni, Shia and Kurdish areas are at each others throats. Every day dozens of tortured and mutilated bodies have arrived at Iraqi hospitals after being dumped in the streets.
The country is on the brink of all out tribal and sectarian civil war. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Wednesday June 14, 2006 15:38 by Reid
Thank you for your article (link below) on Howard and particularly for highlighting his disregard for Australian youth. I am appalled by his attitude to young Australians. Australia has one of the highest youth suicide rates in the developed world and little wonder; the short-term interests of corporate profit, crushing taxation laws and the introduction of ‘guest workers’ have stolen the future from the majority of our youth. Our youth now experience ever-increasing difficulty obtaining work skills needed for their survival. read full story / add a comment
national / arts and media / other press Wednesday June 14, 2006 11:49 by Donnchadh   text 2 comments (last - wednesday june 14, 2006 14:36)
Has anybody noticed that PSF supporters have written both the PSF and RSF pages on Wikipedia - and neither of them has much to do with the truth! read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Tuesday June 13, 2006 23:31 by Emma-Residents Against Racism   text 1 comment (last - monday june 19, 2006 13:39)
On June 19th Afghan Hunger strikers will be up in court on forcible entry charges. read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Tuesday June 13, 2006 21:58 by Tobie*   text 7 comments (last - friday december 14, 2007 20:50)
There was been a change in work visa policy effect a weekago today - of course no one on these visa's were informed of this immidiate change in policy

"Policy on Exchange Visitor, Student or Working Holiday Visa Programmes

The purpose of these Exchange Programmes is to allow persons into the state for Working Holiday, Visit or Educational purposes for a specified period at the end of which they must return home.

The policy whereby persons on a Working Holiday Visa could transfer over to a work permit has now been discontinued with effect from Tuesday 6th June 2006." read full story / add a comment
dublin / arts and media / event notice Tuesday June 13, 2006 17:45 by .
Visual Culture and Wars of Public Safety and Terror:
A Dialogue with Nicholas Mirzoeff and Allen Feldman

A public lecture organised by the Centre for Transcultural Research and Media Practice in the Dublin Institute of Technology Faculty of Applied Arts
Date: Thursday, 15th June
Time: 8.00 - 10.00 pm
Venue: Irish Film Institute
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national / anti-war / imperialism / news report Tuesday June 13, 2006 13:23 by Fintan Lane   text 28 comments (last - friday june 16, 2006 01:37)
Just received word that Bertie Ahern may be holding a press conference at 12.30pm today.

It appears that a rumour is doing the rounds that cleaning staff at Shannon airport have seen a man in shackles aboard a US aircraft.

This is sketchy information and it's unclear what, if anything, might emerge. A case of watch this space, methinks. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Tuesday June 13, 2006 12:16 by chris murray
A civil Servant on behalf of the Department of Education and Science,
yesterday attended the Ryan commission on Child Abuse ,(previously
the Laffoy Commisssion on Child Abuse- 1999-2003) to apologise
to the victims of Church/State disregard for the health and well-being of
generations of industrial school children.
Whilst applauding the attempt to recitfy the deep wrongs of the Era
through apology , it has come three years too late. The State continues to deny
its role in the obstruction of the work of the Laffoy Committee, not has it
exposed the machinations of the dept of education and Science headed up
by Michael Woods that signed the Church/ State indemnity deal which absolved
the Church from paying full compensation to victims.
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galway / environment / event notice Tuesday June 13, 2006 11:26 by Gilbert
Matters to be discussed will include proposals for Ceannt Station & Great Southern Hotel

Thursday 15th June 8.00pm

Great Southern Hotel
EYRE SQUARE

SPEAKERS
• Michael D. Higgins T.D
• Stephen Murphy - CIE General Manager Southern & Western Rail
• Brian Guckian - Light Rail Researcher
• Colmán Ó Raghallaigh – West on Track
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dublin / anti-capitalism / event notice Tuesday June 13, 2006 11:16 by Martha
Gathering and Public talk on thursday 16th of june.
The gathering wil be at the spire at 6 pm to collect signatures for a petition.
The public talk at 7:30 pm in LASC Latin America Solidarity Centre in 5 Merrion Row, Dublin 2.
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international / arts and media / opinion/analysis Monday June 12, 2006 22:10 by Liam Mullen
When the American Civil War (1861-65) broke out, James Gordon Bennett of the New York Herald was galvanised and plunged 40 reporters into the fray with instructions to bring back the news first. Some editors went along themselves – notably Henry Raymond of The New York Times. The London Times had already despatched William Russell – an Irish war correspondent – who had already sent in reports from a previous conflict. Reports from the Crimean War included his byline.1 read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media / other press Monday June 12, 2006 22:08 by David Manning
Peace hopes dim with Occupiers stance

In an article that's headline reads "Peace hopes dim with al-Qaeda stance" Michael Georgy in the Irish Times reports that Al-Qaeda's promise to continue attacks means that although "Iraqi leaders and their closest ally US president George W Bush welcomed Zarqawi's death," "no one expects violence to ease."

There are a few niggling problems with this sort of framing of the war. Firstly, I doubt Al-Qaeda's response to the killing of Zarqawi was ever going to be anything less than violent. In fact it would have been justified to predict attacks would increase significantly in the short term. Secondly, there is obviously something slightly 'suspicious' about Iraqi leaders having military occupiers as their closest allies. Thirdly, predicting violence will not subside suggests that Al-Qeada are the controlling factor of violence in Iraq. This is not the case, the majority of Iraq's resistance is home grown, and attacks are primarily directed against foreign troops and increasingly towards Iraqi police and military who are seen to be in collusion with the occupiers. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Monday June 12, 2006 21:13 by Liam Mullen   text 5 comments (last - thursday june 15, 2006 03:30)
Professor Noam Chomsky casts a cold eye on world affairs, the Danish cartoon issue, Iran and the war in Iraq, and the dangers of living in a nuclear age.

The anti-war critic, Noam Chomsky, recently said the Danish cartoon issue wasn’t a matter of press freedom, nor indeed a conflict between the West and the Islamic world, but an attack, by and large, by the Danish government on the Muslim minority living in Denmark. He was giving an exclusive report to myself when I was working with Griffith College radio recently. read full story / add a comment
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