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national / miscellaneous / other press Friday August 28, 2009 10:01 by Media Team
A vast untapped pool of ideas, innovation and enthusiasm lies patiently in waiting but with growing frustration. Instead of opening up the corridors of commentary, debate and decision-making to a dynamic new generation of thinkers and leaders (35% of the population is under 25) Ireland remains shackled to the fading authority of industry, politics and religion. While each of these traditional pillars is rapidly losing credibility, they still call the shots. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Thursday August 27, 2009 22:06 by Vasilis
In August 2008, two wooden Greek ships laden with 44 activists from 17 different countries managed something no other vessel had in 41 years and broke the marine blockade that Israel has unilaterally imposed in Gaza, in contravention of international law. read full story / add a comment
meath / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Thursday August 27, 2009 18:27 by Peter Fitzsimons
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Today, August the 27th members of the Niall Fagan/Thomas Allen Cumann Contae na Mhí, held a picket in Navan town centre, for two hours, to highlight the rising problem of unemployment in the area read full story / add a comment
international / gender and sexuality / press release Thursday August 27, 2009 18:16 by Mina Ahadi
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Demonstrators arrested in the recent uprisings, particularly those in Kahrizak Prison have been gang-raped and the prison guards have put them under medieval tortures. Many of the detainees, female or male, have died in rape rooms as a result of being repeatedly raped, due to rupture of uterus or rectum and intestinal bleeding. Still others, in or out of prison, are suffering from the resulting physical and psychological traumas of these acts of violence. We know that the torture and raping of prisoners are not confined to Kahrizak and to the recent events. Executions and murder of prisoners, rape and torture in the Islamic regime’s prisons are as old the regime itself. read full story / add a comment
dublin / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Thursday August 27, 2009 17:13 by Gregor Kerr
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Striking MTL dockers have taken to the water in Dublin port in 17foot boats in an attempt to block port traffic. read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / press release Thursday August 27, 2009 13:40 by anton
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SIPTU members at Coca Cola HBC Ireland Ltd are taking strike action in protest at the company’s plans to outsource the jobs of 130 distribution and warehousing staff in Dublin, Tuam, Waterford, Tipperary and Cork. Pickets were set up at the plants this week . Last week Coca Cola HBC drivers and warehouse staff received letters from three private transport companies offering them new employment at greatly disimproved pay and working conditions and containing threats of redundancy. Coca-Cola employs just over 1,200 staff in Ireland at its five main distribution centres. Earlier this year the company announced 130 jobs in the transport division would be outsourced to private transport companies saying that outsourcing is necessary to cut costs and safeguard other jobs read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media / other press Thursday August 27, 2009 08:18 by Azzoncao and Antifascist Youth of Bochum
In December 2008, we created an anti-fascist mural in Bochum, to commemorate those seven anti-fascist from different european countries, who had been killed by neo-nazis during the last years. After we photographed the whole process of production, we brought those and several other materials together and made a documentary of it, about the mural and the background of the seven murdered antifas. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / press release Wednesday August 26, 2009 22:30 by Richard Walsh
Republican Sinn Féin have criticised the so-called "Irish Small and Medium Enterprises Association" (ISME) for their partitionism, suggesting that it is patriotic to forget about one and a half million Irish people on the north-eastern side of the British-created border. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / news report Wednesday August 26, 2009 21:38 by Opinion Jay
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Domestic consumers not the only ones shopping across the border. read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests / other press Wednesday August 26, 2009 17:42 by Maziar Razi
Maziar Razi outlines the reality of life for workers in Iran and points out why chavez is mistaken in his support for Ahmadinejad. The appeal is made to the workers of Venezuela. Full story at url below. The Revolutionary Marxists of Iran are aware of your achievements as part of the Bolivarian Movement and have always supported this movement against the widespread lies and the interference of imperialism. In order to defend your invaluable movement labour and student activists have set up the ‘Hands Off Venezuela’ campaign in Iran and during the past few years have stood together with you in confronting the imperialist attacks. It is obvious that your achievements were gained under the leadership of Hugo Chávez and, for this reason, you reserve deep respect for him. In terms of his foreign policy, however, Chávez has made a mistake. By supporting Ahmadinejad he has ignored the solidarity of the workers and students of Iran with your revolution, and made it look worthless. read full story / add a comment
dublin / education / event notice Wednesday August 26, 2009 15:35 by Jay
All welcome. read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous / news report Wednesday August 26, 2009 12:26 by Brian
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Article on RTE.ie University College Dublin will this year introduce fees for its student health service. Students were informed of the new charges by email on Monday. From the start of the academic year, charges will include a €10 fee for a nurse visit and a €25 fee to see a doctor. Charges will not apply to students on medical cards, while counselling services will also remain free of charge. UCD student union president Garry Redmond says the new system will not affect vulnerable students. read full story / add a comment
galway / arts and media / event notice Wednesday August 26, 2009 00:53 by Over The Edge
CLIFDEN ARTS WEEK presents Showcase reading by participants in Galway Arts Centre’s Advanced Workshop read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / press release Tuesday August 25, 2009 22:27 by Darren J. Prior
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See: www.slideshare.net/darrenjprior/presentations. read full story / add a comment
derry / miscellaneous / press release Tuesday August 25, 2009 21:37 by Richard Walsh
Republican Sinn Féin tonight protested a meeting of the so-called “District Policing Partnership” in Dungiven, County Derry. read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / opinion/analysis Tuesday August 25, 2009 21:29 by Gregor Kerr
An interview with a Thomas Cook worker on the recent occupation of the Dublin office. read full story / add a comment
galway / arts and media / news report Tuesday August 25, 2009 16:04 by Fred Johnston
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Development of a new Arts Strategy for Galway City has not included consultation with the City or County's artists, but has has been closely guarded at City hall read full story / add a comment
dublin / arts and media / event notice Tuesday August 25, 2009 12:13 by Mcbett
There's a rumor about Mars going around the internet. Here are some snippets from a widely-circulated email message: "Earth is catching up with Mars [for] the closest approach between the two planets in recorded history." "On August 27th … Mars will look as large as the full moon." "NO ONE ALIVE TODAY WILL EVER SEE THIS AGAIN." read full story / add a comment
galway / environment / press release Tuesday August 25, 2009 11:59 by pantalona
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A night of words, film and music for Afri’s work in support of the Rossport communities. read full story / add a comment
national / eu / opinion/analysis Tuesday August 25, 2009 11:58 by FSB!
Newspaper opinion pieces are naturally partisan in content and often aim for controversialism, but such is the display of imposture in one from Tony Kinsella in the Irish Times of the 24th of August 2009 that it takes a whole plateful of biscuits. 'I don't have to imagine myself back in some dark age in order to be subjected to fact-free arguments. Tony Kinsella is doing it to people right here and now in the early 21st Century. He's wrong if he thinks it's going to go unchallenged or be accepted unquestioningly, though.' read full story / add a comment |
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