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national / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Friday May 13, 2005 16:21 by Tim   text 16 comments (last - tuesday may 17, 2005 11:38)
Revelations in this week's Village magazine raise serious questions about Willie's motivations for supporting Ireland's role in the invasion of Iraq. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / press release Friday May 13, 2005 15:22 by caf
Irish taxpayers continue to foot the bill for U.S. military flights using Irish airspace and for landing at Shannon read full story / add a comment
dublin / environment / other press Friday May 13, 2005 14:55 by mms
Ireland Esso Wildlife Challenge Awards at a ceremony in the National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks, Dublin. read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Friday May 13, 2005 12:11 by Joseph Anderson, Berkeley, California, USA   text 8 comments (last - tuesday may 17, 2005 10:47)
I thought that “Never again!” meant never again for all humanity — not just never again for European Jews. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Friday May 13, 2005 11:39 by Louise   text 3 comments (last - monday may 16, 2005 18:37)
The media’s reaction to President Bush’s speech this week in Riga, Latvia, wherein he strongly denounced the injustice perpetrated on half of Europe 60 years ago at the Yalta Conference. It was a Yalta that President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill agreed to the Soviet takeover of half of Europe. What followed was nearly 50 years of repression, killing, and, of course, the Cold War. read full story / add a comment
derry / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Thursday May 12, 2005 17:46 by Derry Basque Committee
Fundraiser

In aid of the family of Igor Letona (Basque Political Prisoner). Igor lived in Derry for a couple of years and he is actually inprisoned in Paris. His family must travel for more than 1.500 miles every weekend to visit him and they have to face a big costs to do it.

GASYARD CENTRE
Friday 13th May 2005 9.30PM


Music by:

Cruncher O’Neill

Gary Óg

Eileen Webster

Declan Mc Laughlin

Briedge Keenan

& D.J. One Shot.

ADMISSION: £5 B.Y.O read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Thursday May 12, 2005 12:40 by !AlaCalle!
Photos about Belfast: districts, streets, memorials and murals read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Thursday May 12, 2005 04:34 by jans   text 17 comments (last - sunday may 15, 2005 22:41)
Sinn Fein's European adventure came crashing to a halt in Brussels yesterday as MEPs voted overwhelmingly to condemn the party leadership's behaviour following the murder of Belfast man Robert McCartney. read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Wednesday May 11, 2005 20:01 by maria   text 52 comments (last - wednesday august 16, 2006 15:32)
Just heard that five Jewish owned or occupied buildings were defaced and vandalised last night. A swastika was painted on the Irish Jewish Museum in Portobello, other buildings to be vandalised were the synagogues in Rathmines and Dolphin's Barn. Also attacked was the home of the chief Rabbi of Ireland, as well as a retirement home/centre for senior citizens. read full story / add a comment
dublin / bin tax / household tax / water tax / news report Wednesday May 11, 2005 17:19 by Bin Man   text 6 comments (last - friday may 20, 2005 15:37)
The Dublin City Anti-Bin Tax Campaign has won another significant victory in the Circuit Court which means bin tax arrears for 2001-2002 are now invalid. read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / event notice Wednesday May 11, 2005 15:53 by Lasc
A day school on various aspects of Colombia run by activists with a long experience of campaigning on Colombian issues, including the Coca Cola Boycott. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Wednesday May 11, 2005 14:33 by Michael Mc Dowell   text 4 comments (last - tuesday may 24, 2005 21:23)
Are you happy with Michael McDowell's performance as Minister for Justice, Equality & Law Reform? read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media / other press Wednesday May 11, 2005 13:09 by Anthony
A prolific freelance technology journalist has been found to have been using anonymous quotes in her stories which could not be verified. MIT Technology Review Online has retracted stories written by Michelle Delio while Wired News whom she has written far more extensively for has kept the published articles online and appendend notes to her stories in the "hope that our readers can help identify any sources whom we cannot track down." read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / other press Wednesday May 11, 2005 11:04 by zappa   text 1 comment (last - thursday may 12, 2005 14:52)
During a book presentation, policemen-bodyguards of PASOK's ex-ministers Verelis and Venizelos, were armed within the premises of the Athens Polytechnic School (NTUA) campus at downtown Athens. (This constitutes a violation of Academic Asylum laws, valid in Greece since the collapse of the military colonels' junta in 1974, mainly propelled by student uprising in November 1973 in the same campus.) read full story / add a comment
national / politics / elections / opinion/analysis Wednesday May 11, 2005 10:56 by Jarlaith Kelly   text 83 comments (last - sunday may 22, 2005 13:48)
An article by Barry, Thursday 21 April, predicted an "interesting diversion" would be provided by the "independent" republican candidates standing in the Norther elections. However, his soothsaying seems to be a little erroneous. Polish that crystal ball mate. read full story / add a comment
national / environment / other press Wednesday May 11, 2005 01:07 by Brian Vernon   text 3 comments (last - thursday may 12, 2005 01:59)
A leak of highly radioactive nuclear fuel dissolved in enough concentrated nitric acid to half-fill an Olympic-size swimming pool has forced the closure of Sellafield, the UK's controversial "reprocessing plant" yet the BBC are unconcerned; playing it down as a minor incident. read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Tuesday May 10, 2005 19:22 by Robbie iriseoir arís
Éist leis agus bain sult as Cearnóg na gCainteoirí a tharla ar an ceathrú lá déag de mí na Márta seo chaite i mBarr an Teampall, BAC. Bí ann nó bí i do chearnóg!!?

Beidh an chuid deireanach den srath le cloisteáil ar an Déardaoin idir
6 agus 6-:30 pm. agus á aithchraoladh ar an Aoine idir 10:30-11 ar maidin. Míle buíochas de ch’uile duine faoin tafaid.

Is pobailstáisiún é Near FM, agus tá saorchóipcheart ar an píosa atá i gceist anseo ar aon nós.

Má tá spéis agat féin clárachaí a dhéanamh, cuir glaoch ar an stáisiún ar 01-8671016.


Bíonn an craoladh beo ar fáil ag www.nearfm.ie, má tá winamp mar default ar do riamhaire. read full story / add a comment
international / environment / other press Tuesday May 10, 2005 18:48 by Timothy Ryan   text 1 comment (last - wednesday may 11, 2005 01:03)
A North Korean official told visiting Japanese scholars in Pyongyang last week that a nuclear test was an "indispensable" step toward proving the nation's military capabilities to the world and suggested his government might conduct one soon, the Japanese head of the delegation said. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Tuesday May 10, 2005 17:42 by mark
Day conference in Belfast on (and against) the arms trade in Ireland, north and south.

Speakers from Campaign Against the Arms Trade, Amnesty, Foyle Ethical Investment Campaign & Mid-West Alliance Against Military Aggression.

Educate, organise, agitate and stop the rot! read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Tuesday May 10, 2005 16:21 by Ciaron
Bush lands at Shannon at 5 pm today to refuel on his return to the U.S. from Russia.

While other friends head to protest at Shannon. Consider coming to the GPO at 5pm-6pm read full story / add a comment
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