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international / politics / elections / news report Monday January 30, 2006 16:14 by iosaf
 5 comments (last - tuesday january 31, 2006 14:42)
Finland like Ireland is a neutral state with a small population whose economic and social transformation is felt by its citizens to be thanks to its membership of the European Union. It has re-elected Tarja Halonen as President for the next 6 years. Her re-election ought be of interest to Irish readers, as her candidacy was completely supported by the Finnish Left Alliance party "Vasemmistoliitto" which founded in 1990 campaigns on a political platform of the "new global left" ; a party that promotes the ideals of the French Revolution - liberty, equality, and fraternity - in addition to peace and environmental values and is a member of the "Nordic Green Alliance" in the European parliament. Finland will thus suceed Austria (another neutral) as president of the European Union in July 2006 as a socialist state to take part in the G8 Russia conference on "energy security". ____________________________________________________________________ read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Monday January 30, 2006 11:13 by Ploughshares
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Anti War Vigil Against Refueling the U.S. War Machine at Shannon Airport 900 U.S. troops land daily at Shanon Airport En Route to the Invasion of Iraq read full story / add a comment
galway / anti-war / imperialism / other press Monday January 30, 2006 03:36 by Tommy Donnellan
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Hopefully, better late than never with this one but with the release of Spielberg's controversial "Munich," Neal Ascherson has painted a fair historical backdrop to the events loosely depicted in this film in an article entitled; "A master and the myths of Munich" in The Observer (Sun. Jan 15th, '06) - the documentary that he lauds in his article; MacDonalds "One Day in September" is available for purchase on Amazon.com and Amazon.UK (Region 1 only) read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Monday January 30, 2006 02:03 by Edward Horgan
Help stop the misuse of Shannon airport by US military in their unlawful war in Iraq. Over 100,000 Iraqis are dead so far in this war, and up to 46% of these were children. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Sunday January 29, 2006 14:12 by Justin Morahan
Mairead Corrigan Maguire talks about the Holocaust, the horror of Auschwitz, the world's silence, the importance of remembrance, the sanctity of life, justice, fear, the building of trust, nuclear weapons, Mordechai Vanunu's 20 year ordeal within Israel - and the new silence surrounding Vanunu read full story / add a comment
meath / environment / news report Sunday January 29, 2006 02:41 by Michael O'Callaghan
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The German company BASF Plant Science GmbH (an affilate of the giant transnational chemicals and drugs company BASF) has notified the EPA of its intention to deliberately release GMO potatoes into the environment 9km south of the Hill of Tara, on a 2 Ha plot at Arodstown, Summerhill, Co. Meath. The site is located 2km north of the R156 road between Dunboyne and Summerhill (approx. OS grid reference: N 885 500). If given the go-ahead, this would be the first Irish release of GMO crops since protestors ended Monsanto's GMO beet trials in 1998. The Notification submitted by BASF does not appear to include plans for any environmental impact assessment. Farmers, environmental groups and consumers have expressed total opposition to this unwanted experiment which would terminate Ireland's economically valuable GM-free status. The deadline for related public submissions to the EPA is 5pm on 22 February 2006. read full story / add a comment
dublin / eu / event notice Saturday January 28, 2006 23:30 by Frank Keoghan
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Ireland and Europe Alternatives to Neoliberalism Conference 9.30am to 4pm • Saturday Feb. 18th 2006 • Liberty Hall Main Speakers :Susan George (10.00-11.30) Author and activist, resident in France. See www.tni.org/george Frank Slijper (11.45-13.15) Dutch author and anti-militarism activist. See www.tni.org/militarism Brian Denny (14.00-15.30) Works for the Rail Marine and Transport union in Britain, specialising in EU affairs; and campaigns against the corporate privatisation of public services. Admission: €10/ €3 • More info: www.caeuc.org • 087-2308330 Organised by the Campaign Against the EU Constitution read full story / add a comment
dublin / animal rights / event notice Saturday January 28, 2006 21:07 by Laura Broxson
CAFT Ireland are a voluntary, grassroots-level organisation based in Dublin. Over the past 6 months, we have held over 40 demonstrations and have handed out over 6 thousand leaflets. We have many ongoing campaigns against the fur trade and we can often be seen outside shops that sell fur, such as Barnardo Furs, Brown Thomas, Sydney Vard and Rohu Furs to name but a few. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / news report Saturday January 28, 2006 20:51 by Peter O'Donnell
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Gerry McGeough, who campaigned for the fascist. Justin Barett in the European elections, appeared on WBAI's Radio Free Eireann today. RFE is hosted by John McDonagh, the representative of Republican Sinn Fein in New York. McGeough said that informers were not now even getting a rap on the knuckles. He said an appalling vista presented itself. He appealed to RFE not to let people like Niall O'Dowd off the hook. O'Dowd, said McGeogh, is an empty vessel. read full story / add a comment
national / environment / opinion/analysis Saturday January 28, 2006 19:26 by Jack Ryan
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The Irish Independent published 2 stories this weekend. The first concerning the planned trials for GM Potatoes in Summerhill, Co. Meath. The second, a self-congratulatory piece about how well we're doing in international environmental tables. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Saturday January 28, 2006 17:01 by tim
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I call for a national work stoppage by all union labourers with or without union leadership support. Ryanair are trying read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-capitalism / event notice Saturday January 28, 2006 11:49 by tc
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SWP Meeting on Lenin. 8pm upstairs chaplins, hawkins st. read full story / add a comment
national / public consultation / irish social forum / news report Friday January 27, 2006 20:04 by Barry Finnegan
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Its been just over a year now since the last ISF so maybe we should have another one this year. There has been lots of activism since then and the movement for global justice [or whatever we are called] has a lot to link up about. On top of that the ESF is back this year, this time in Greece. Is anyone bothered? A crowd of us think that people should get together and talk about it. Here's the proposal: The first ISF Working Groups meeting of 2006 is on Thursday 9th February from 7.30 to 9.00pm NB Change of venue: THE TEACHERS CLUB, PARNELL SQ., DUBLIN 1 . A few Dublin-based activists who worked with the ISF Working Groups for the 2003 and 2004, 1st and 2nd ISFs thought it would be good idea to hold a meeting, talk about the following points (below) and see where we go from there. If you would like to come, please read the WSF Charter Of Principles first and see if you are interested, available at: http://www.forumsocialmundial.org.br/main.php?id_menu=4&cd_language=2 read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Friday January 27, 2006 18:33 by Bicriu
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The troubles in Northern Ireland read full story / add a comment
national / environment / other press Friday January 27, 2006 15:42 by freek
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The proposed five-year "field trial" experiment would take place from April 2006 to October 2010. The plan is to grow potatoes which are resistant to blight and won't have to be sprayed with large quantities of pesticides. The last time a company, Monsanto, carried out genetically modified (GM) sugar beet trials in Wexford and Cork it sparked a wave of protests and sabotage. The EPA says it will consider any submissions made to it within the next 28 days about risks to human health and the environment by the release of the GM potatoes. It appears that no environmental or health impact studies are planned. Following a public announcement in the Irish Independent on 26 January 2006, the deadline for related public submissions to the EPA is 5pm on 22 February 2006. http://www.friendsoftheirishenvironment.net/papers/article.php?sid=8495 read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice / opinion/analysis Friday January 27, 2006 14:42 by Seán Ryan
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An expose on our justice system, that examines, our court system, our laws, drug laws and points to a system that exercises authority only, not justice. read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice / other press Friday January 27, 2006 10:50 by iosaf
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The members of the association of mothers of the disappeared "plaza Mayo" of Argentina held their last march of resistance yesterday. In a statement to press their president Hebe de Bonafini, affirmed :- "We no longer have an enemy in the houses of government"...."with the changes in South America [the elections of / governments of] Fidel, Chávez, Lula, Tabaré, Bachelet. If we do not see that we are blind, we must defend them" She expressed the opinion that Kirchner's government has offered them the fullest redress possible for the crimes comitted during the Argentine dictatorship(1976-1983) and the near "cover up" in the folowing regime (1983-1989). _______________________________________________ read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests / opinion/analysis Friday January 27, 2006 04:43 by Richard Mellor
The world's rulers meet in Davos as favorite poster boy Bono offers them some cover. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Thursday January 26, 2006 18:47 by Seán Ryan
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A look into the stupidity of our system, and those who run it. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Thursday January 26, 2006 17:45 by peptide
3 comments (last - friday january 27, 2006 15:18)
Today’s right-wing political strategists have developed an effective technique to manage or direct the public’s attention. They have adopted Straussian methods of political deception. read full story / add a comment |
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