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antrim / worker & community struggles and protests / event notice Tuesday August 15, 2006 00:37 by .
The Department of Education recorded an underspend of £69 million last year. This at a time when they are insisting that spending on children’s education should be slashed.

The £69million underspend should have been used to provide education services for children. £69million is sufficient to resolve every funding issue in the two hardest hit areas, the South Eastern Education and Library Board (Co Down) and the Belfast Education and Library Board (Belfast City). If that money was released there would be no excuse for special needs cuts, cuts in teacher numbers, school transport cuts, staff shortages, freeze on Classroom Assistants job evaluation, library cuts, etc.

The education trade unions are demanding that the Department immediately release this cash.

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national / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Monday August 14, 2006 22:27 by Political Hostage   text 9 comments (last - wednesday august 16, 2006 13:25)
The full address of Father Raymond Murray at the recent Human Rights Forum in Belfast
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national / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Monday August 14, 2006 22:07 by ban on Republican thought next?   text 1 comment (last - monday august 14, 2006 22:54)
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Monday August 14, 2006 19:34 by R. Isible   text 3 comments (last - tuesday august 15, 2006 13:30)
Sy Hersh (widely speculated to have lots of good CIA informants) writes in the New Yorker that the Bush administration needed the Israelis to invade Lebanon so that Hezbollah's long-range missiles could be removed (so that when the USA attacks Iran there won't be any possibility for retaliatory strikes
Israeli intelligence estimated at the outset of the air war that Hezbollah had roughly five hundred medium-range Fajr-3 and Fajr-5 rockets and a few dozen long-range Zelzal rockets; the Zelzals, with a range of about two hundred kilometres, could reach Tel Aviv. (One rocket hit Haifa the day after the kidnappings.) It also has more than twelve thousand shorter-range rockets. Since the conflict began, more than three thousand of these have been fired at Israel.
[...]
“The Israelis told us it would be a cheap war with many benefits,” a U.S. government consultant with close ties to Israel said. “Why oppose it? We’ll be able to hunt down and bomb missiles, tunnels, and bunkers from the air. It would be a demo for Iran.” read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Monday August 14, 2006 16:12 by Seán Ó Murchú   text 17 comments (last - friday august 18, 2006 13:31)
REPUBLICAN PRISONERS ACTION GROUP

The organizers of the Hunger Strike Commemoration at Casement Park on Sunday August 14th snubbed the prisoners currently in Maghaberry Gaol and their families.

RPAG had approached the organizing committee earlier this week with a statement setting out the conditions of Republican prisoners in Maghaberry. The organizers confirmed this morning that the statement could be read, but refused to let the mother of the prisoner read it herself. Despite the promises when it came to the event this afternoon no statement was read out.

RPAG is therefore asking the media to publish the statement.

Geraldine Taylor of Republican Sinn Fein said:

“The prisoners and the families are outraged at how they have been treated. The families have shown solidarity with the families of the Hunger Strikers and believe that they have much in common. However the sacrifice of today’s prisoners’ and their families has been virtually ignored by those organizing this event.”

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international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Monday August 14, 2006 16:10 by Kingfisher
Consider the war in Lebanon a test scenario, a ‘dry run’ to test the international response to flagrant criminal actions. Now recall Russia’s failure to support Yugoslavia in the Balkans. Russia stalled and now Yugoslavia is no more, just a number of fragmented pseudo States overseen by NATO and the largest U.S. base of occupation in Europe, camp Bondsteel. It is well known today that the USA wouldn’t have dared if Russia had supported its traditional ally, but a drunken fool, Boris Yeltsin, was in command at the time, the rest is history. read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Monday August 14, 2006 15:33 by MichaelY   text 17 comments (last - wednesday august 16, 2006 12:51)
Teachers Club - Dublin 2 read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / other press Monday August 14, 2006 14:58 by John Meehan   text 4 comments (last - monday november 13, 2006 01:00)
Helena Heloisa, a Senator in Brazil, is running for President next October against the current office-holder, the "Tropical Blairist" Lula.

A number of internationally known activists, including Noam Chomsky, have signed an online petition endorsing Heloisa, who is the candidate of a left wing coalition including her own party, the PSOL.

Irish supporters include the TD's Tony Gregory and Finian McGrath, and Dublin City Councillors Joan Collins and Mick Rafferty.

For more information follow he link below, and sign if you wish.

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national / animal rights / press release Monday August 14, 2006 11:53 by John Tierney
Members of the Association of Hunt Saboteurs placed a peaceful picket on the Louth Foxhounds hunt ball held at the Four Season’s Hotel, Ballsbridge, Dublin on Saturday night last.

Over thirty members and supporters of the AOHS staged a two- hour protest at the entrance to the hotel.

Security was tight at the hotel but Gardai reported a trouble free event. Those attending the hunt ball had to pass protestors holding banners and posters calling for a ban on foxhunting and all forms of hunting with dogs.
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national / miscellaneous / other press Monday August 14, 2006 11:52 by blanketeer   text 29 comments (last - wednesday august 16, 2006 21:46)
The new issue of The Blanket includes articles by Willie Gallagher, Martin Galvin, the family of Patsy O'Hara, Liam O Comain, David Adams, Davy Carlin and more.

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national / arts and media / opinion/analysis Monday August 14, 2006 05:58 by Majik   text 3 comments (last - wednesday august 16, 2006 12:14)
Sunday Independent stirs up a bit of fear with sensationalist and incorrect reporting. read full story / add a comment
galway / arts and media / event notice Monday August 14, 2006 01:20 by Over The Edge
continues on

Thursday August 24th at 9pm

in BK's Winebar, Spanish Parade, Galway
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international / environment / other press Sunday August 13, 2006 23:01 by Brian Mac Grath
Recent reports, indicating a huge oil spill into the Alaskan Prudhoe Bay in March 2006, and the recent shut-down of production, highlight the dangers of allowing transnational energy corporations access to pristine areas such as Alaska or Corrib. read full story / add a comment
dublin / crime and justice / opinion/analysis Sunday August 13, 2006 22:15 by Dynamoshels   text 2 comments (last - monday august 14, 2006 10:39)
As i walked away from a thouroughly entertaining game between Shelbourne FC and Cork City at Tolka Park last Friday, the whole evening was soured when I came face to face with the sickening reality of shambolic policing. read full story / add a comment
national / housing / press release Sunday August 13, 2006 22:05 by Young Fine Gael   text 1 comment (last - monday august 14, 2006 23:13)
Young Fine Gael (YFG) President, Elizabeth Munnelly, has today (August 10th) called for the rejection of the social partnership agreement, “Towards 2016”, characterising it as a bad deal for the young people of Ireland. read full story / add a comment
galway / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Sunday August 13, 2006 18:34 by Margaretta D'Arcy   text 20 comments (last - thursday august 17, 2006 15:10)
Calling all Women and Men to support Women ! This Tuesday August 15th in Galway city, at the top of Shop Street beside Brown Thomas & the Wilde statue, a 12-hour FAST from 12 noon till 12 midnight. Join us and sign Petition ! read full story / add a comment
derry / anti-war / imperialism / news report Sunday August 13, 2006 17:28 by Shane OCurry   text 10 comments (last - sunday august 27, 2006 13:14)
The peaceful and carnival atmosphere at yesterday evenings (saturday 12 aug)FEICs monthly vigil in front of Raytheon was shattered when 2 landrovers full of riot gear clad PSNI de-bussed and began filming and corralling protesters. read full story / add a comment
galway / arts and media / event notice Sunday August 13, 2006 02:36 by Over The Edge
This September Galway Arts Centre presents a daytime class for all those beginner writers out there, facilitated by Susan Millar DuMars. Susan Millar DuMars writes both poetry and fiction. A collection of her stories, ‘American Girls’, will be published by Lapwing Press in 2007; her first collection of poetry, ‘The Wellspring Wife’, is forthcoming from Salmon Poetry. Susan is a renowned creative writing teacher, and with her husband Kevin Higgins co-organises the Over The Edge readings in Galway City Library.
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national / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Saturday August 12, 2006 21:51 by SAOIRSE
Don't sell out to Stormont or Leinster House....

Read SAOIRSE every month. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Saturday August 12, 2006 21:44 by Anti-War Ireland, Cork   text 2 comments (last - sunday august 13, 2006 22:17)
Upwards of three hundred people marched through Cork's main thoroughfare Patrick Street this afternoon (Saturday) to express their revulsion at the ongoing Israeli onslaught against Lebanon and Palestine. read full story / add a comment
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