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dublin / consumer issues / opinion/analysis Tuesday December 07, 2004 15:07 by Commuter NOT Customer
 11 comments (last - monday january 24, 2005 22:15)
As a regular commuter from Celbridge it has become apparent that the level of service has gradually deteriorated over the past month. After a series of 1 hour waits at the bus stop I phoned the controller for the 67 route this morning. He informed me that the service is getting progressively worse but there is nothing that can be done about it. Previously when a bus was running so late as to miss its departure time, another bus was sent from the garage to cover it. This is no longer possible, as an application has to be made to the Department of Transport, because running extra buses can be construed as anti-competition. Effectively then, any attempt by Dublin Bus to stick to its timetable is deemed as unfair to private operators! A similar thing happened on No Car Day, when Dublin Bus tried to lay on extra buses. Can it be merely coincidence that this downgrading of the 67 coincides with plans by Mortons (Circle Line) to introduce a "full" service from Celbridge in the New year? read full story / add a comment
international / consumer issues / other press Tuesday December 07, 2004 14:27 by pat c
The Brazilian government has "threatened" to break the patents on as many as five of the 15 antiretroviral drugs it provides to patients through its National STD/AIDS Programme in order to produce less-expensive generic medicines. read full story / add a comment
galway / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Tuesday December 07, 2004 13:26 by Martin O'Sullivan
Venue: Town Hall, Galway Date: Friday 17th December to Saturday 18th December Tickets €5/€3on sale now at the Galway Amnesty Shop, 2-3 Middle Street. For more information see http://www.amnesty.ie/content/view/full/3266/ read full story / add a comment
galway / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Tuesday December 07, 2004 13:21 by Martin O'Sullivan
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL IN GALWAY Venue: Town Hall, Galway Date: Friday 17th December to Saturday 18th December Tickets €5/€3on sale now at the Galway Amnesty Shop, 2-3 Middle Street. For more information see http://www.amnesty.ie/content/view/full/3266/ read full story / add a comment
international / eu / other press Tuesday December 07, 2004 13:18 by thinking if i have no number have i a name?
4 comments (last - wednesday december 08, 2004 22:48)
Tony Blair and Jose Maria Aznar have enjoyed a private breakfast at 10 Downing Street London. according to today's print edition of La Vanguardia. Tony Blair is the Privy Lord Councilor of HMG of the UK and Northern Ireland. Jose Maria is life president of the PP of España and ex prime minister of HMG of Spain. read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Tuesday December 07, 2004 13:16 by Martin O'Sullivan
1 comment (last - tuesday december 07, 2004 17:39)
On Wednesday 8th December at 11am Amnesty will launch a mobile phone texting campaign where the public can take part in an Amnesty initiative to take action on the case of Kavira Maraulu, a woman in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. The case will be the focus of an Amnesty campaign supported by The Body Shop. Come along to support the campaign and to take action in this new exciting way! Launch of Amnesty International’s new report and texting action campaign. Visuals include gigantic posters of women in war, and hundreds of Amnesty supporters lined up in Grafton St holding up mobile phones to take texting action. Speakers: Jim Loughran, Campaign Manager of Amnesty International’s Irish Section and Alwiye Xuseyn of AkiDwA (African Women's Network). Outside The Body Shop, Grafton Street, Dublin 11am Wednesday December 8th 2005 For more information contact Lina by emailing [email protected] or call 01 677 6361. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Tuesday December 07, 2004 13:11 by cleaves
1 comment (last - tuesday december 07, 2004 13:59)
This situation is amusing to some analysts who know that the ‘winner’ of the Iraq intervention is Israel. Unlike the public, analysts do not have short memories or suffer from bias induced blindness. It was clear that following the missile attacks on Israel by Saddam Hussein, Jewish interests were compelled to remove this dictator from power and eliminate any further threat from Iraq. It was relatively easy to lure the ‘avaricious pig’ to the trough of Oil – a brilliant incentive to invade an eliminate Saddam. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Tuesday December 07, 2004 12:10 by righteous pragmatist
22 comments (last - tuesday december 14, 2004 11:35)
The figures simply do not add up for an war for oil. read full story / add a comment
international / eu / other press Tuesday December 07, 2004 11:35 by ENCOD
On Thursday 2 December, the Civil Liberties Committee of the European Parliament approved the report to the Council on the European strategy on fighting drugs (2005-2012). The report will have to be voted by the plenary session of the European Parliament on 15 december, in Strasbourg. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Tuesday December 07, 2004 11:31 by Harry Boland
25 comments (last - wednesday february 09, 2005 23:13)
The 32 CSM totally condemns the harassment of a Derryman by MI5 in Spain earlier this week. This man worked tirelessly with the Irish Republican Prisoners Welfare Association ( http://32csm.netfirms.com/irpwa.html ) on behalf of Republican prisoners before going to Spain to work. He was approached by two armed MI5 agents in a bar in a small village in the mountains of Catalonia last Wednesday. They were backed-up by a further five armed agents. Their purpose was to try to get this man to work for them as an agent on his return to Derry. read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice / other press Tuesday December 07, 2004 11:27 by Liam
9 comments (last - friday december 10, 2004 14:33)
Garda Paul Daly was found guilty by an 11-1 majority by a jury at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court of assaulting Mr Emmet Bunting (28), of Collins Avenue, Dublin, on May 6th, 2002, but acquitted him and his colleague, Garda Fergus Hogan, on charges of assault causing harm to Mr Bunting. Both officers are attached to Pearse Street Garda station and had pleaded not guilty. The jury of seven men and five women returned its verdicts after deliberating for almost three hours. It was the sixth day of the trial. Judge Yvonne Murphy remanded Garda Daly on continuing bail for sentence on January 13th, 2005, and discharged Garda Hogan from the court. read full story / add a comment
national / arts and media / news report Tuesday December 07, 2004 02:56 by Darren Ó Ceallaigh
3 comments (last - tuesday february 01, 2005 17:10)
Ni bheidh Lá ar fáil ach ó Dé Luain go dtí Dé Déardaoin ón tseachtain seo chugainn/ Lá will only be available from Monday to Thursday from next week. read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / event notice Monday December 06, 2004 21:21 by Paul Kinsella
2 comments (last - wednesday december 08, 2004 00:56)
Following a recent overwhelming vote of 91 in favour of industrial action in a ballot organised by the Communication Workers Union (CWU) over very serious breaches of industrial relations procedures including the closure of the SDS and the continued non payment of the last 2 phases of the Sustaining Progress Pay Agreement now worth 5% the CWU have started their campaign off with a nationwide day of action on Wednesday, December 8th involving a 1 day strike at An Post and a March in Dublin on the 8th. read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / press release Monday December 06, 2004 20:42 by Paul Kinsella
14 comments (last - friday december 10, 2004 18:00)
Statement from the Civil & Public Service Union (CPSU) An Post Branch Committee in support of the 1 day strike & March in An Post organised for this Wednesday, December 8th by the Communication Workers Union (CWU). We won't be able to organise a ballot for industrial action until the New Year now what with Christmas coming up otherwise we would have been outside in full support of our CWU colleagues on Wednesday, but we are supporting them in any way that we can in the meantime. read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-capitalism / event notice Monday December 06, 2004 18:48 by pc
4 comments (last - friday december 10, 2004 16:14)
Meeting at the EENGO offices on Camdem Street. at 7pm the Thursday 9th of December... its opposite the Palace above the Bounty Store. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / news report Monday December 06, 2004 17:13 by Driven to Dissent!
Calling all Bands, musicians, artists and performers and those of you that can provide a venue and support a benefit gig. read full story / add a comment
national / environment / event notice Monday December 06, 2004 16:13 by Nancy L. Serrano
Eco-Unesco has extended the registration date of its annual Young Environmentalist Awards to Dec. 22nd. They are hoping to encourage schools and youth groups, not familiar with the awards, to register by Christmas. read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous / event notice Monday December 06, 2004 13:50 by T
On Monday the 6th of December, the 'Area Meeting' for Dundrum of Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Council is being held in the council offices in Dundrum. These offices are in the building at the back of the Bank of Ireland along the Main Street, down beside where you now go to get the Luas. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Monday December 06, 2004 02:56 by Logic Voice
How the "Coalition of the Willing" acts in Iraq. read full story / add a comment
national / animal rights / event notice Sunday December 05, 2004 19:37 by Melinda H
4 comments (last - tuesday january 04, 2005 16:03)
Special peaceful demonstration to celebrate International Day for Animal Rights - Friday December 10th, will you be there? read full story / add a comment |
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