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national / environment / press release Friday June 02, 2006 16:43 by Tony Lowes
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The European Commission has lodged proceedings against Ireland with the European Court of Justice for its failure to assess and control unauthorised quarrying and similar activities. The proceedings follow a Letter of Formal Notice and a Reasoned Opinion sent by the Commission to Ireland over the past three years. The BBC’s Countryfile programme tomorrow is highlighting the importance of maintaining limestone pavement as a unique natural habitat. Speaking in an interview from the Burren on the programme, Friends of the Irish Environment’s Tony Lowes explained that ‘The European Commission has just entered a case against Ireland in the European Court of Justice for its failure to control quarrying. The developers are actually quarrying and then looking for permission and of course this is the wrong way, you're supposed to assess your impact before you start." read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / other press Friday June 02, 2006 16:35 by peptide
America has been steadily reducing its active presence in the South Pacific over the past decade. Australia (the deputy sheriff) is expected to ‘step up to the plate’ and safeguard western interests in that region. Timor is the first test of deputy (dog) in the region and to date the deputy appears to be weakening at the knees. read full story / add a comment
dublin / worker & community struggles and protests / event notice Friday June 02, 2006 14:07 by D_D
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Campaign for an Independent Left (For a new party of working people) New ten-year social partnership deal Public meeting: Are the unions facing another Decade of Decline? read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Friday June 02, 2006 11:58 by Owen Bowcott
Racially motivated attacks, including pipe bombs, bricks hurled through windows and assaults, have risen sharply in Northern Ireland, according to the latest police figures. Loyalist paramilitaries are believed to be behind a significant proportion of the reported incidents, which have doubled in the past two years. read full story / add a comment
limerick / environment / news report Friday June 02, 2006 01:59 by christina
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Limerick County Councils intimidation tactics reach new levels as injunction against additional supporters of the anti-Deel water campaign has been granted. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Friday June 02, 2006 01:57 by jim travers
The call for somebodys head to fall has always been the response of people to a national concern which seems to provide us with the satisfaction that we have rid ourselves of the cancer that caused the problem in the first place. Is it time as a nation we grew up and realised that we as the electorate are the ones responsible for the problems in society we see today? read full story / add a comment
dublin / environment / event notice Thursday June 01, 2006 20:42 by Chris Murray
The Planning and Development Bill 2006(Strategic Infrastructure Bill) will come to a vote in Dail Eireann on Wednesday June 7th 2006. Special sittings of the Houses of the Oireachtas have been called for this date. read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous / press release Thursday June 01, 2006 19:01 by Pádraig de Burca
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Daily Irish language newspaper Lá releases details this week (12 noon, Friday June 9) of its prestigious Top 50 Business as Gaeilge list at a gala reception in the Four Seasons Hotel, Dublin. read full story / add a comment
national / history and heritage / news report Thursday June 01, 2006 18:34 by chris murray
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The Strategic infrastructure Bill , published in Feburary of this year by Mr Dick Roche TD is to be pushed through the houses of the Oireachtas next week. No date for the debate has been set, but it is an attempt to regain public confidence in the wake of the Statutory Rape debacle. The bill allows for the creation of a separate entity within An Bord Pleanala which will fast-track infrastructure projects which are judged Strategic.( Or Contentious). read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Thursday June 01, 2006 12:56 by Another brick in the wall
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AB Yehoshua called for war crimes to be committed against Palestinian civilians read full story / add a comment
galway / anti-war / imperialism / press release Thursday June 01, 2006 11:28 by Niall Farrell
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Today’s Daily Ireland (Thursday 1st June 2006) has produced evidence that there is a direct link between the war in Iraq and the Salthill Air Show. According to the new national daily 4 pilots involved in the British RAF helicopter Merlin display team served in Iraq. At this year's Air Show the Merlin Team will be one of the "highlights". read full story / add a comment
galway / arts and media / news report Thursday June 01, 2006 09:55 by poetry news
The Galway-based literary organisation Over The Edge is to receive funding from the national Arts Council to support the literary events they organise in Galway City Library and at Sheridan’s Wine Bar. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Wednesday May 31, 2006 22:34 by ññññññññññññññññ
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Protest against the Michelle Bachelet "capitalist approved socialist regime" in Chile have been underway for weeks now. The focus being the proposed educational system reforms which will effect mostly secondary level students. Those same students have started to take to the streets, where indeed their future leadership will meet. As has been noted and made apparant, we may no longer look to the recruitment human resources of corporations or even the three dismal university faculties of law, economics and journalism for the qualities which are required to bring our planetary inter-connected peoples to a sustainable and just future. And during today's nation wide stoppage of all secondary schools these teenagers found themselves facing tear gas, water cannon and brutal police repression. None of them can remember Pinochet. They're learning... read full story / add a comment
national / racism & migration related issues / press release Wednesday May 31, 2006 21:27 by Saoririseoir for Integrating Ireland
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Statement made by Samander Khan Oriyakhal on behalf of the Afghan asylum seeker hunger strikers. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Wednesday May 31, 2006 12:28 by Chris Murray
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Section 1(1) of the 1935 Criminal Law (Amendment Act), was declared unconstitutional last week in relation to a case wherein a man claimed that at the time of the 'unlawful carnal knowledge' of a minor, of which he was convicted, he believed that she was of age. Yesterday's judgement by Ms justice Mary Laffoy in another case involving a then, 38 year old man and twelve year old girl had no choice but to take this section of the act into account, but to reject the whole section of the act in toto. Coverage of the Judgement is splashed all over the corporate media this morning. The issue of lack of protections for the child herein, scrape the surface of the failure of this administration through consistent legislative failures which encompass not alone the Dept of Justice, but also the Dept of Education. The administration as a whole with regard to Church /State indemnity, the collapse of the Laffoy Commission and this Latest fiasco which leaves our most vulnerable citizens at risk. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / event notice Wednesday May 31, 2006 10:35 by Liz Roche
Get involved in Cross Out Day on Monday 12 June and help to save lives in your local community. read full story / add a comment
dublin / racism & migration related issues / opinion/analysis Wednesday May 31, 2006 10:06 by Sebastian Koch
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Radio-feature examining foreign national intergration in Dublins North Inner City. read full story / add a comment
galway / anti-war / imperialism / other press Wednesday May 31, 2006 00:24 by TomTom
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Letter in Galway Advertiser read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media / other press Tuesday May 30, 2006 23:19 by David Manning
By any other name Tonight's Channel 4 news lapsed into Newspeak again in a report on the killing of women and children by coalition forces in Iraq. It is over two years now since the full extent of the torture in Abu Ghraib was revealed. And following the recent revelations of US executions of civilians, the reporters could not make this connection more obvious. As if 'scandalous' war crimes have not been committed since then. As if these incidents exist in isolation. read full story / add a comment
national / arts and media / opinion/analysis Tuesday May 30, 2006 22:19 by Chris Murray
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The publication of the Arts act 2003, by ex Minister for justice , Equality and Law reform , Mr John O Donoghue TD only received passing comment by corporate media at the time. The Irish Times referred to the Act in Terms of Dilution of the independence of the Arts Council by the new act which for the first time since the foundation of the State allowed a Minister or the Government to set the agenda for artistic expression in the State. The full act is available at this Link: http://www.oireachtas.ie/documents/bills28/acts/2003/a2...3.pdf or you can google Arts acts 2003. In sections here printed; (functions of the Council). "(Shall) Assist the Minister in the performance of his or her functions under the act and in the implementation of Government policies and objectives in relation to the Arts. When so requested by the Minister" read full story / add a comment |
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