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dublin / worker & community struggles and protests / opinion/analysis Wednesday April 30, 2008 00:24 by No One's Business by Mine   text 9 comments (last - thursday may 01, 2008 20:27)
A personal account of how my right to privacy was signed away by the act of simply signing my employment contract: read full story / add a comment
dublin / worker & community struggles and protests / event notice Tuesday April 29, 2008 23:18 by CWAG
Celebrate International Workers Day over the May Bank Holiday Weekend read full story / add a comment
cork / anti-capitalism / event notice Tuesday April 29, 2008 20:05 by Joe Moore
A public meeting marking the 40th anniversary of May 1968 will be held on Thursday 8th May at 8.00pm in the Victoria Hotel, Patrick St., Cork. The speaker is Paul O'Brien, author of "Shelly and Revolutionary Ireland." read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / press release Tuesday April 29, 2008 18:07 by Des Dalton
Statement from the Vice President of Republican Sinn Fein Des Dalton on the British Government's insistence on holding an inquiry under the restrictive British Inquiries Act 2005 rather than a full public and independent inquiry into the murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Tuesday April 29, 2008 17:06 by Stuart
The Proceedings of the Old Bailey, 1674-1913 are available in a searchable online database. A fully searchable edition of the largest body of texts detailing the lives of non-elite people ever published, containing 197,745 criminal trials held at London's central criminal court.

Trials from major Irish figures to the unknown masses prosecuted for petty offences are an important resource relevant to the formation of modern Irish society. read full story / add a comment
dublin / arts and media / event notice Tuesday April 29, 2008 16:49 by Sarah Lundberg
American Poets in Ireland
from the
Chapters and Verse Reading Series
Cassidy’s Westmoreland St
On Sunday 11th May 2008 at 3.30pm

The readers at this event are three Californian poets – Alanna Alter, Kathleen Flowers and Amber Coverdale Sumrall who are traveling around Ireland in April and May and three American poets – Susan Millar DuMars from Philadelphia, Quincy R. Lehr from Oklahoma and Raven from Philadelphia who live in Ireland and are a vibrant part of the Irish poetry scene.
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international / anti-capitalism / other press Tuesday April 29, 2008 12:27 by tom eile   text 3 comments (last - wednesday april 30, 2008 15:59)
The Basra Development Commission (BDC) , a panel consisting of six Iraqi businessmen ,and officials ,plus one Briton , is to visit the North of Ireland this week to speak to officials there . They hope to learn during their two day visit from community and business leaders about how the Irish peace process has transformed the six county economy. read full story / add a comment
cork / miscellaneous / event notice Tuesday April 29, 2008 11:15 by Nessa Ní Chasaide
When?
Wednesday May 14th, 7pm to 9pm and
Wednesday May 21st, 7pm to 9pm
Where?
Cois Tine, St Mary’s, Pope’s Quay, Cork [access via St Mary’s Church]

Why not take this great opportunity to get up to speed on the injustice of the debt problem in the Global South?

This training course is divided into two sessions and will provide participants with a detailed understanding of the debt problem in the Global South, including a full update on the current situation and lots of ideas of what can be done from Ireland to tackle the problem. The course will equip participants to analyse responsibilities in the debt crisis, learn about the current focus of the global debt cancellation movement and discuss what activists in Ireland can do to tackle the problem.
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cork / miscellaneous / event notice Tuesday April 29, 2008 11:10 by Nessa Ní Chasaide
When?
Wednesday May 14th, 7pm to 9pm and
Wednesday May 21st, 7pm to 9pm
Where?
Cois Tine, St Mary’s, Pope’s Quay, Cork [access via St Mary’s Church]

Why not take this great opportunity to get up to speed on the injustice of the debt problem in the Global South?

This training course is divided into two sessions and will provide participants with a detailed understanding of the debt problem in the Global South, including a full update on the current situation and lots of ideas of what can be done from Ireland to tackle the problem. The course will equip participants to analyse responsibilities in the debt crisis, learn about the current focus of the global debt cancellation movement and discuss what activists in Ireland can do to tackle the problem.
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galway / miscellaneous / event notice Tuesday April 29, 2008 11:03 by Nessa Ní Chasaide
When?

Saturday May 10th, 10.30am to 1pm (lunch provided)
Harbour Hotel, New Docks Road, Galway City

Tuesday May 20th, 7.30pm – 9.30pm
Galway One World Centre, Bridge Mills, Dominick St., Galway City

Why not take this great opportunity to get up to speed on the injustice of the debt problem in the Global South?

This training course is divided into two sessions and will provide participants with a detailed understanding of the debt problem in the Global South, including a full update on the current situation and lots of ideas of what can be done from Ireland to tackle the problem. The course will equip participants to analyse responsibilities in the debt crisis, learn about the current focus of the global debt cancellation movement and discuss what activists in Ireland can do to tackle the problem.
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antrim / worker & community struggles and protests / event notice Tuesday April 29, 2008 10:48 by Martin O'Neill
7pm
Belfast Unemployed Resource Centre
41-43 Lower Donegall Street
Side Entrance, Top Floor read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Monday April 28, 2008 17:52 by Ronan   text 1 comment (last - tuesday april 29, 2008 16:11)
Tuesday 29th- May 5th 2008.

Filmbase, Curved St. Temple Bar (across from the old Temple Bar Music Centre – now called The Button Factory read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Monday April 28, 2008 17:17 by Larry Connolly   text 18 comments (last - thursday may 01, 2008 23:27)
A brief look at the state of the Republican movement. read full story / add a comment
dublin / animal rights / event notice Monday April 28, 2008 17:06 by Laura Broxson
national / environment / other press Monday April 28, 2008 16:21 by Indyjourno   text 1 comment (last - tuesday april 29, 2008 18:07)
At the Cúirt literary festival’s annual forum in Galway, in a debate entitled Can capitalism save the planet from climate change? RTE's environment correspondent, Paul Cunningham noted that the Irish Media is being challenged by Indymedia on the publics desire for action on climate change. read full story / add a comment
international / eu / opinion/analysis Monday April 28, 2008 15:41 by Howard Holby   text 1 comment (last - friday june 13, 2008 20:25)
The purpose of the Lisbon Treaty research is to offer the voters of Ireland objective arguments on the Lisbon Treaty, with facts and evidence with substance, and an objective discussion of the legal, political, economical and social considerations of the Treaty.

So far it has been only the No groups who presented quotes of the Lisbon Treaty, and only their arguments stand valid on the basis of the text itself and on the grounds of scientific facts.
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national / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Monday April 28, 2008 12:53 by Sarah Clancy
The Galway One World Centre, The Galway Alliance against War and Amnesty International are delighted to host a photo exhibition and talk by Australian photographer John Rodstead, Norwegian campaigner Mette Sofie Eliseussen and Irish Journalist Aine Bonner of the Star newspaper. The event will take place in The Galway City Museum at 6.30 on Thursday 8th of May. read full story / add a comment
dublin / eu / event notice Monday April 28, 2008 12:18 by People Before Profit - Dublin Central   text 4 comments (last - friday may 02, 2008 08:03)
Clonliffe Area Public Meeting
Why you should VOTE NO to the Lisbon Treaty
Clonliffe & Croke Park Community Hall
Distillery Road (off Clonliffe Road)
Wednesday, 30 April at 8 pm

Speakers: Richard Boyd Barrett
People Before Profit General
Election Candidate

Des Derwin
President, Dublin Council of Trade
Unions (personal capacity)

Sinéad Kennedy
Editor, www.VoteNo.ie
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cork / worker & community struggles and protests / event notice Monday April 28, 2008 11:33 by D_D   text 1 comment (last - wednesday april 30, 2008 07:31)
Some negotiation may be needed by the Lee to avoid a clash with the march? read full story / add a comment
galway / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Sunday April 27, 2008 17:33 by GCTU   text 1 comment (last - monday april 28, 2008 11:15)
Lunch time protest at UCHG in Galway 1pm-2pm read full story / add a comment
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