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national / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Wednesday December 20, 2006 14:23 by jim travers
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The Moriarity Tribunal has given us a clear indication of the past state of Irish politics. if we are to learn anything, it should be that political life must be more carefully scrutinised and that initatives proposed by politicians must be more openly debated before taxpayers are asked to pay for such proposals. Charlie was not a bad man, he was just give toys to play with and his friends made the game more real. read full story / add a comment
galway / arts and media / event notice Wednesday December 20, 2006 07:27 by Over The Edge
In January Galway Arts Centre is offering aspiring poets a choice of three poetry workshops, all facilitated by poet Kevin Higgins, whose best-selling first collection, ‘The Boy With No Face’, published by Salmon Poetry, was short-listed for the 2006 Strong Award for Best First Collection by an Irish poet. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Wednesday December 20, 2006 06:07 by Cleaves Editorial Team
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The world today is in no doubt as to the criminal status of the illegal detention centre of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The past three years have not only witnessed unprecedented assaults on the founding principles of the USA by the Bush regime, but also on international law and convention. The government of the USA is clearly rogue, a fact in which its officials delight. The contempt the neo-cons display for their own citizens is only exceeded by the extreme disdain they exhibit toward the international community. Each day that Guantanamo Bay remains operational is a day of unspeakable psychological horror, torture and injustice. read full story / add a comment
antrim / environment / news report Wednesday December 20, 2006 00:06 by Terry
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‘The Wildlife Photographer of the Year’ is an annual award and exhibition organised by the Natural History Museum in London, and the BBC Wildlife Magazine. The exhibition goes on an extensive tour of the U.K., as well as touring Spain, Portugal, Poland, Australia, the U.S., the Netherlands, and Abu Dhabi. Shell have a two year sponsorship deal with the Natural History Museum, which means that ’The Wildlife Photographer of the Year’ is the ’Shell Wildlife Photographer of the Year’ until at least late 2008. There has been some campaigning in London to put pressure on the Natural History Museum not to take sponsorship from Shell. read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Tuesday December 19, 2006 20:31 by Dublin Catholic Worker
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Consider joining the Catholic Workers as they vigil and leaflet outside the Aviation Authority. The Aviation Authority authorises the refueling of CIA torture flights and the 3,000 (presently) U.S. troops passing through Shannon Airport weekly to an illegal invasion and occupation of Iraq. If you are opposed to the war, consider making your opposition visible one hour a week in your community, on your campus or outside a site of significance. read full story / add a comment
national / consumer issues / other press Tuesday December 19, 2006 11:37 by Disgusted
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While the government is busily celebrating the greed festival that are SSIAs, (the scheme by which the already well off are made even more well off by the much less well off) they are showing a much less generous attitude to the hapless folk who have gone online to order a few cheap CDs and DVDs from other countries – almost certainly Christmas presents in most cases. read full story / add a comment
mayo / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Tuesday December 19, 2006 02:26 by Oleophobe
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According to the Al Jazeera website : "A suspected bomb exploded at a Shell residential compound in Port Harcourt and another went off near the perimeter fence of a compound of the Italian oil company Agip" and "The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta said it planned to attack strategic locations throughout the oil-rich region". read full story / add a comment
national / animal rights / press release Monday December 18, 2006 18:34 by Bernie Wright
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The Captive Animals' Protection Society and Alliance for Animal Rights have renewed their criticism of the Arts Council for again funding animal circuses, shortly after a major report detailing the poor conditions animals are subjected to in Irish circuses. The Arts Council today announced they had given 230,000 Euros to circuses for 2007, 100,000 Euros more than in 2006. The circuses funded include Duffy’s and Fossett’s, both of which use animals. Both CAPS and AFAR have called into question the Arts Council claim that circuses have to provide a copy of their ‘animal welfare policy’ when applying for funding. The Arts Council have refused to give CAPS copies of the policies and AFAR believe they do not exist. read full story / add a comment
international / history and heritage / event notice Monday December 18, 2006 16:54 by Seán Ó Murchú
(Republican) Sinn Féin Poblachtach - Monaghan (Dáithí Ó Conaill Cumann) will be holding Vol. Feargal O'Hanlon 50th Anniversary Commemoration on January 14th 2007. Anyone wishing to attend are asked to assemble at St Macartan's Cathedral, Monaghan at 2pm for parade to the graveside in Latlurcan cemetery. read full story / add a comment
international / history and heritage / event notice Monday December 18, 2006 16:43 by Seán Ó Murchú
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(Republican) Sinn Féin Poblachtach - Limerick, will be holding the Seán Sabhat 50th Anniversary Commemeration on Sunday, 7th January, 2007, 1.45 p.m. read full story / add a comment
international / history and heritage / event notice Monday December 18, 2006 16:14 by Seán Ó Murchú
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A Book and DVD 'Awakening the Spirit of Freedom' edited by Des Long is to be launched on Tuesday the 19th December. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Monday December 18, 2006 12:35 by Despair
Below is the text of a letter sent to the Editor of The Oregonian, on December 4th from the father of a soldier in Iraq. It graphically depicts the reality of the danger into which US soldiers are being sent by the ruthless Bush regime. read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Monday December 18, 2006 12:03 by krossie
Vigil Fourcourts read full story / add a comment
galway / arts and media / other press Monday December 18, 2006 02:57 by Kevin Higgins
Photos of final Over The Edge: Open Reading of 2006 read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Sunday December 17, 2006 22:34 by jai
Letter to British Press and European Parlamentary Groups about Iñaki De Juana Chaos in prison because the content of two articles. You can sign and send it too. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Sunday December 17, 2006 13:47 by Seán Ó Murchú
Following on from a protest in Newry a fortnight ago, a large protest was held in Derry City on Saturday, 16th December. The month of December traditionally represents the prisoners' month, and this protest - organised by the Republican Prisoners' Action Group (RPAG) - was in support of the demands of the Republican POWs currently on protest in Maghaberry Gaol. Approximately 100 protestors turned out for the event on Shipquay Street, as did no less than twenty armed members of the British Colonial Police. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Saturday December 16, 2006 14:43 by I. McCabe
In June 2006 the Director of Public Prosecutions revised his general guidelines. One section of the revised guidelines caused bemusement amongst some in the legal profession. Section 9 in particular which refers to the guidelines on disclosure is the one which has created a point of debate and criticism. Ironically the DPP singled out the McKevitt case as a shining example of fair procedures on disclosure when in fact the opposite happened in the McKevitt trial. Both nationally and internationally legal observers have described the disclosure process used during the McKevitt case as one of the most blatant abuses on disclosure that they have ever witnessed. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Saturday December 16, 2006 09:08 by budgie
U.S. Vice-President, Dick Cheney, today praised the outgoing U.S. Secretary of Defence, Donald Rumsfeld, for his contribution in spreading ‘democracy and liberty’ to the Middle East; Cheney also claimed that Rumsfeld was the “best” Secretary of Defence in U.S. history – additional evidence that the U.S. administration is INSANE is no longer required! read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice / news report Saturday December 16, 2006 08:01 by Nicholas Powers
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First hand account of the marches and rallies for Sean Bell, a young man murdered by the New York police. read full story / add a comment
international / environment / other press Saturday December 16, 2006 07:31 by reposted
Climate change: 'It is, in fact, a crisis' read full story / add a comment |
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