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dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Tuesday March 14, 2006 17:05 by Caitriona Ni Cheallaigh
St. Margaret’s Travellers Community Association (SMTCA) is hosting an open forum meeting in St. Margaret’s Park Halting Site at which residents, councillors, community groups and interested individuals will come together to raise awareness about the accommodation situation in Ballymun.
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dublin / environment / news report Tuesday March 14, 2006 16:30 by c murray   text 2 comments (last - wednesday march 15, 2006 18:04)
Counsel for Meath County Council, the NRA and the Dept of the Environment today applied to justice Symth at the High Court for costs against Vincent Salafia in the case seeking judicial review of Minister Roche's decision to grant 38 licences of excavation along the M3 , Kells to Clonee. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Tuesday March 14, 2006 15:42 by shramrock
On Sunday, activists from the samba band Rhythms of Resistance and London
Rising Tide headed down to the St Patrick's Day celebrations in Trafalgar
Square, on a mission to help raise awareness of the struggles in County Mayo
against the giant Shell-led consortium and its lackey, the Irish governmen read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Tuesday March 14, 2006 15:19 by Gearoid O Loingsigh   text 28 comments (last - sunday april 09, 2006 19:06)
FARC attack town water supply read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Tuesday March 14, 2006 14:41 by pat c   text 5 comments (last - thursday april 27, 2006 12:48)
Israeli sodiers have invaded the West Bank Town of Jerhico and have murdered a prison guard during an attack on the jail. They are trying to seize PFLP Leaderr Ahmed Saadat who is alleged to have assassinated an Israeli cabinet minister. Mr Saadat is also normally guarded by British and US monitors but they were mysteriously withdrawn before the attack. Fuelling rumours of British and US complicity in the Israeli attack.

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dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Monday March 13, 2006 21:12 by Emma-Residents Against Racism
On March 16th there is a possible deportation to Nigeria. Many more Asylum Seekers than in previous weeks have present themselves at the Garda National Immigration Bureau(GNIB) on Burgh Quay for Deportation. read full story / add a comment
dublin / history and heritage / opinion/analysis Monday March 13, 2006 17:02 by Godot
Identity, Language and the Recent Riots in Dublin read full story / add a comment
national / sci-tech / press release Monday March 13, 2006 13:18 by An Feirsteach   text 6 comments (last - saturday march 18, 2006 20:31)
Na Gaeil Óga want to use the goodwill towards the Irish-language in Ireland during Seachtain na Gaeilge, 4-17 March to develop a new predictive text service on mobile phones in Irish. They also want an option to have Irish as a user on all mobile phones in Ireland, i.e. Phonebook nó Eolaire Gutháin/fóin.
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dublin / arts and media / news report Monday March 13, 2006 12:29 by Sean Crudden
The recital by Trio Echnaton in the Pepper Canister Church, Upper Mount Street, Dublin, was presented by the Association of Music Lovers and the Goethe-Institute, Dublin, assisted by the Arts Council’s Small Festivals and Events Scheme. I would venture to say that those who attended the sweetly realised recital on Sunday afternoon are indebted to them all. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism / news report Monday March 13, 2006 12:18 by Cathy Swift   text 39 comments (last - friday march 17, 2006 09:04)
Third of a series of public workshops and discussions on issues of topical importance to Irish citizens - hosted by People before Profit, a group of community activists who seek to deepen links between individual campaigns through cooperation and mutual support. Speakers included Niav Keating of BODY, Mary Muldowney of Alliance for Choice, Goretti Horgan of SWP and NI Anti-Poverty Network, Anna Pas - Polish journalist working in Ireland and Orla O'Connor of National Women's Council. Meeting was chaired by Ailbhe Smyth of WERRC, UCD. (If anybody has views on what they would like to see discussed at future People before Profit meetings please contact Cathy Swift) read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice / news report Monday March 13, 2006 10:55 by Malachy Steenson   text 5 comments (last - tuesday march 14, 2006 23:41)
The Lawlor family have launch their campaing to have Eamon Butterly charge with the murder of 2 of the family in the Stardust Fire in 1981 read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / news report Sunday March 12, 2006 18:05 by Organise   text 1 comment (last - sunday march 12, 2006 18:59)
Yesterday evening, the Sorbonne, located on the Boulevard Saint Germain, was occupied.
This hasn't only happened before, the last time it happened it actually
triggered a cultural revolution [mai '68 revolts in France]. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / other press Sunday March 12, 2006 16:30 by Annie Shipsea   text 16 comments (last - wednesday march 22, 2006 18:46)
From today's Sunday Business Post:
(Michael McDowell to Green Party TD John Gormley in the Dail) read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / other press Sunday March 12, 2006 12:29 by rotfan
Run your own mcdonalds read full story / add a comment
international / environment / news report Sunday March 12, 2006 00:16 by Terry
An interview with a person involved in campaigning against mountain top removal, basically strip mining on steroids, in the United States. read full story / add a comment
cork / arts and media / opinion/analysis Saturday March 11, 2006 21:17 by corporaterockwatch
The following folk protest song was recently written to protest the commodification of music by U.S. professional musicians and the global corporate music industry. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Saturday March 11, 2006 17:34 by Eoin   text 1 comment (last - sunday march 12, 2006 04:13)

The twisted religion of Blair and Bush
Phillip Blond and Adrian Pabst International Herald Tribune

FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 2006
Secular Britain was shocked last weekend when Prime Minister Tony Blair said that God would be his judge over the war in Iraq. Similarly, President George W. Bush has often used God to justify the war on terror as a religiously blessed and righteous campaign against "evil doers." Predictably, those who oppose the war view themselves as secular progressives untainted by religious fundamentalism and the madness it produces.
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international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Saturday March 11, 2006 12:05 by Conor.J.McGowan
PARIS - French riot police used teargas on Saturday to break up a protest at Paris's Sorbonne university, which students had occupied to press the government to abandon its youth jobs plan, local media reported. read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests / opinion/analysis Friday March 10, 2006 21:28 by Ergazomenos (Working Man)
While Greek government blamed seamen for paralyzing the country’s transport network due to their strike action last month, and forced them back to work by means of “civil mobilization”, some island residents that were supposed to be harmed by the strike, actually stood on the sailor’s side and supported their demands. A short translated text follows, explaining why. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism / opinion/analysis Friday March 10, 2006 17:29 by Workers Power Ireland   text 2 comments (last - monday march 13, 2006 11:25)
The yearly SWP event “Marxism 2006” was held this weekend in Trinity College, Dublin. Two comrades from Workers Power attended on Saturday, participating in the debates, and selling and spreading our propaganda. We publish here an edited version of their report. read full story / add a comment
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