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One figure that has been repeatedly cited in the grooming gangs debate is that 1 in 73 Muslim men in the town of Rotherham has been prosecuted for grooming gang offences. However, this figure is slightly misleading.
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Keir Starmer wants Britain to be both an "AI superpower" and a "clean energy superpower". He can't have it both ways, says Ben Pile. AI is hugely energy intensive and inconsistent with the path Net Zero is leading us down.
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international / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Sunday July 06, 2008 16:16 by Laure Akai   text 5 comments (last - monday july 07, 2008 06:57)
Lionbridge stalls the court and tries to defend its actions as the case gets more political. read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Sunday July 06, 2008 14:57 by Ciaron   text 9 comments (last - monday july 14, 2008 14:38)
Anti-War Vigil
"Stop Irish Participation in the War!"
"U.S. Military Out of Shannon & Iraq!"

GPO, O'Connel St. Dublin
July 7th.
Monday 4pm-6pm
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international / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Sunday July 06, 2008 12:47 by Mairead Maguire   text 6 comments (last - wednesday july 09, 2008 05:44)
Twelve years in solitary confinement, 6 more years in "ordinary" prison, four years since his release confined to the prison of Israel with inhuman conditions imposed, fighting another six months sentence for having spoken to journalists, will Mordechai Vanunu ever be a free man again? It's time to end this inhumanity and let Mordechai Vanunu go free at last. His fate may now lie in the hands of the Israeli people. I hope some Israeli voices will support him in his trial on 8 July. read full story / add a comment
laois / anti-capitalism / news report Sunday July 06, 2008 03:03 by William Phelan   text 2 comments (last - tuesday july 15, 2008 20:00)
In a move which is shocking in its cynicism and casual brutality the HSE in Laois, and I assume nationally, has stopped a free taxi service which had enabled parents with children in foster care to visit their children once a week. This attack on a marginal group with many health and social disadvantages is a clear indication of how theGovt intend to make the poor pay for its recession. The old , the sick and the poor yet again. We must organise to defend basic social services against these slash and burn tactics. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Saturday July 05, 2008 02:21 by Justin Morahan   text 14 comments (last - monday october 27, 2008 21:10)
Despite Israeli and International court rulings to the comntrary the Israeli army continues to build the Apartheid Wall, promotes the expansion of settlements and shoots live bullets, rubber bullets and tear gas at protestors or indeed anyone they decide to target. Mairead Maguire reports from Bil'in. read full story / add a comment
international / eu / other press Friday July 04, 2008 18:33 by -   text 6 comments (last - sunday july 06, 2008 15:44)
People either know who Habermas is, or they don't. He's not the type to get quoted a lot, but if you go to university and study marxism, sociology, philosophy or aesthetic criticism - you will be required to read some Habermas and remember how to quote him.

He has written an article explaining why he believes the Irish voted "No!" to Lisbon. read full story / add a comment
national / consumer issues / opinion/analysis Friday July 04, 2008 14:55 by Phier   text 7 comments (last - sunday july 13, 2008 11:48)
Includes text no longer available on the Oireachtas timeline for this issue. read full story / add a comment
international / animal rights / news report Friday July 04, 2008 12:00 by Bernie Wright   text 1 comment (last - saturday july 19, 2008 00:09)
MP Peter Pilz (Green Party) Visits Martin Balluch in Prison
Directly followed by a press conference outside the entrance to the prison

Today MP Peter Pilz visited DDr Martin Balluch in the Josefstadt
prison in Vienna. He described how he had to pass through three
security checks before being able to speak to Martin over a telephone
and see him through a glass screen. Their conversation was overheard
and documented by a prison official. At a press conference directly
after the visit Mr Pilz told the press that he now had an inkling as
to what it's like to be locked up on remand.

The opportunity to put questions to the Green Party Minister was
seized by members of the press.

MP Pilz's main contention is that, despite the Public Prosecution's
accusations collapsing like a house of cards, so much so that not much
is left over apart from the ominous paragraph 278a (criminal
organisation), the 10 animal protectionists are still imprisoned.

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dublin / gender and sexuality / event notice Thursday July 03, 2008 22:55 by Spokesperson
Choice Ireland believes that vulnerable women in crisis pregnancies deserve help and support in coming to terms with the difficult choices they face in their situation – not the lies, bullying, and manipulation of the WRC. For this reason we are campaigning to have this rogue agency shut down and as part of this campaign we will be maintaining a presence outside it every Saturday this month of July. This Saturday we continue our protest outside the WRC. This protest raises awareness about the WRC's activities and prevents them from traumatising more women for as long as we are there. Choice Ireland is preparing for an oireachtas committee meeting to have rogues agencies like this regulated and we will be collecting signatures for a petition to support this. We hope that you can offer us your support and help spread the word about what is going on. If you can't make it this Saturday then come along next Saturday or make a special effort to get to our big demo on Saturday the 26th of July. read full story / add a comment
dublin / gender and sexuality / event notice Thursday July 03, 2008 22:42 by padraic   text 4 comments (last - saturday july 05, 2008 20:30)
Choice Ireland believes that vulnerable women in crisis pregnancies deserve help and support in coming to terms with the difficult choices they face in their situation – not the lies, bullying, and manipulation of the WRC. For this reason we are campaigning to have this rogue agency shut down and as part of this campaign we will be maintaining a presence outside it every Saturday this month of July. So starting this Saturday at 1pm we will be protesting outside the WRC. This protest raises awareness about the WRC's activities and prevents them from traumatising more women for as long as we are there. Choice Ireland is preparing for an oireachtas committee meeting to have rogues agencies like this regulated and we will be collecting signatures for a petition to support this. We hope that you can offer us your support and help spread the word about what is going on. If you can't make it this Saturday then come along next Saturday or make a special effort to get to our big demo on Saturday the 26th of July.
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national / eu / opinion/analysis Thursday July 03, 2008 14:01 by Howard Holby   text 28 comments (last - thursday july 10, 2008 21:32)
So far Ireland has been the only one of the 27 EU-states to demonstrate an independent court decision in favour of democracy and the rule of law [1, 2]. In the new situation brought about by the EU-leaders’ rejection of Ireland’s decision [3, 4, 5], Ireland is again tested as the last fortress of democracy within the EU. This test is on whether the official decision on Lisbon arrived at on June 12, 2008 would enter into force, or the constitutional foundations of Ireland, similarly to the other 26 states, would be bent or circumvented to serve the interests of foreign political forces [2]?

The questions and the proposition of this article are meant to provide a starting point for further legal considerations, building on the assumption that an independent court still exists to protect the constitution, the rule of law and democracy in Ireland. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / other press Thursday July 03, 2008 13:44 by Plowshares   text 3 comments (last - friday july 04, 2008 13:36)
Acquitted Plowshares Activist Ciaron O'Reilly www.peaceontrial.com interviewed on Hungarian radio following the acquital of the Raytheon 9 www.raytheon9.org in Belfast and the impending Bush visit to Belfast. Reflects on the significance for Republicans, Socialists and anti-war activists in Ireland of the Raytheon 9 action, Raytheon Corp, the Raytheon 9 trial, the use of anti-terror laws to silence anti-war dissent etc (25 mins) read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Thursday July 03, 2008 10:39 by Helena Mc Neill
Time of the Month at The Lower Deck, Portobello, Dublin 6
***In aid of The RAYTHEON 9 and THE ANTI WAR MOVEMENT***
Featuring EDUCUTION (D1, FES), THATBOYTIM (!Kaboogie/takeover), ROB
MONTGOMERY (www.powerfm.org)
Saturday, July 12th 2008
8pm till late, €7/€5

see www.myspace.com/lowerdeckdublin for a map to the venue, the Lower
Deck is 5 mins walk from Charlemont LUAS stop.
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international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Thursday July 03, 2008 00:04 by paul o toole   text 8 comments (last - saturday july 12, 2008 00:42)
GW Bush is in the process of having a sewage plant named after him in San-Fransisco, other Presidents get librarys or hospitals. read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / other press Wednesday July 02, 2008 20:54 by Mairead   text 14 comments (last - sunday july 06, 2008 16:04)
dublin / gender and sexuality / event notice Wednesday July 02, 2008 13:44 by RAG   text 7 comments (last - saturday july 05, 2008 22:06)
RAG: Next open meeting - Men and Feminism
Men & Feminism:

What does it mean to be a man in a patriarchal society? How
can men participate and offer solidarity in the feminist struggle against
patriarchy?

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international / environment / event notice Wednesday July 02, 2008 13:08 by z   text 1 comment (last - wednesday july 02, 2008 13:37)
Shell to Sea Benefit* - Sat 5th July 08 @ The Common Place, Leeds.

Line up: Ruckspin…Dubstep, Ruberlaris …Reggae/ Dub/ Ska, other dj’s - Reggae, Drum and Base/ etc.

8.pm till 1am, £3 members, £4 non-members on the door @ the Common Place, 22-25 Wharf St, LS2.
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international / worker & community struggles and protests / other press Wednesday July 02, 2008 12:48 by pat c
This is the July newsletter from the International Alliance in Support of Workers in Iran (IASWI). The full text of the newsletter is available at the link at the end of the page. Background information at:
http://www.workers-iran.org.

A new wave of protest and strike action at the Iran Khodro Car Plant

Thousands of workers at the Iran Khodro Car Manufacturing Company have been on strike. The protest began in a form of hunger strike on June 28, 2008 and since then it expanded across the company and thousands of workers have jointed protests and strike
actions since then. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Wednesday July 02, 2008 12:07 by Edward Horgan   text 3 comments (last - thursday july 03, 2008 19:57)
The special torture techniques used by the CIA, US military, Special Access Programme (SAP) teams, and interrogation 'contractors' at Guantanamo, Abu Graib and elsewhere, were developed from Chinese torture techniques used during the Korean War, including so-called Brain-Washing. read full story / add a comment
international / eu / press release Wednesday July 02, 2008 10:34 by José Antonio Gutiérrez
Since September 2007, the CAN, integrated by Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, and the EU, have been negotiating an Association Agreement, consisting in three pillars: Cooperation, Political Dialogue and Trade.
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