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international / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Friday June 06, 2008 19:39 by Sevinch Karaca   text 2 comments (last - wednesday july 30, 2008 09:34)
Labor has friends in Turkey, maybe R.Quinn should run for elections in Turkey to replace AKP who is also facing ban and closure. For more on the case http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/world/2008/0606/121269....html

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national / eu / opinion/analysis Friday June 06, 2008 19:34 by Howard Holby   text 2 comments (last - tuesday june 10, 2008 08:02)
Myth: ‘Ireland and Europe need the EU and Lisbon Treaty’

Fact: the EU needs Ireland and Europe, and the EU needs the Lisbon Treaty to gain control over Europe read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Friday June 06, 2008 17:58 by aniko
WE MUST REACT IN THE CONDEMNATION OF LAZAROS PETROMELIDIS WE MUST RESIST IN MILITARISM!
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national / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Friday June 06, 2008 13:06 by Sara   text 1 comment (last - sunday june 15, 2008 13:05)
Irish Anti War Movement calls for massive national mobilisation to protest Bush visit to Belfast on June 16th.

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dublin / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Friday June 06, 2008 12:32 by Andy McNab   text 7 comments (last - sunday june 08, 2008 16:05)
Opponents of the Lisbon Treaty claim that Ireland will become part of a Pan-European Army.
However their hysteria betrays a profound ignorance of our military weaknesses and indeed the military weakness of the European armies even the big three, German, France and the United Kingdom.
None of the European armies shows any likelihood of being able to overcome nationalistic rivalries, duplication of resources, linguistic difficulties and a plethora of different weapons systems that would make a Pan-European army exist anywhere except in the fantasies of Brussels bureacrats even if a common defence treaty is made official. read full story / add a comment
dublin / housing / event notice Friday June 06, 2008 10:09 by Social Housing
Residents from Dominick St., St Michaels Estate and O'Deveny Gardens continue their protests at Dublin City Council over colapse of housing plans. read full story / add a comment
international / eu / news report Friday June 06, 2008 07:38 by Bart Nijs   text 4 comments (last - sunday june 08, 2008 13:57)
Five years ago, an EU Court of Auditors official informed his Secretary General of his suspicions of fraud and blackmail being practiced at the institution. After meeting with a refusal to examine the case, one yeare ago, he urged the Court´s President to react to the Secretary General´s failure to act. The only reaction he received was a disciplinary procedure being launched against him. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Friday June 06, 2008 02:44 by Northern Nationalist
On April 29th, when the Strategic Review Body on Parading formally launched its consultative report, two residents’ groups - the Lower Ormeau Concerned Community in Belfast and the Garvaghy Road Residents Coalition in Portadown – whose communities were at the very heart of the turmoil and conflict over contentious marches in the 1990’s jointly set out their views and concerns in a full page article in “The Irish News”, the main nationalist daily paper in the North.

Since then, the two residents' groups have been spuriously accused by some within Sinn Fein of working to "an agenda" - although no-one who makes that accusation is prepared to state what that agenda is.

Given that parades are officially listed as one of the items to be “resolved” at the Downing Street talks between Peter Robinson, Martin McGuinness and Gordon Brown, its worth recalling the position of the two residents’ groups and establishing if others, and not the residents, are working to "an agenda".. read full story / add a comment
kerry / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Thursday June 05, 2008 20:54 by Marie
Amnesty International Tralee Group invites you to a Public Meeting on "Mental Health in Ireland".
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dublin / housing / press release Thursday June 05, 2008 17:03 by St Michael’s Estate
St Michael’s Estate are organising a protest in collaboration with St. O Devaney Gardens & Dominick Street on Monday the 9th of June at 6.00pm at City Hall to coincide with the Dublin City Council meeting scheduled for 7.00pm. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Thursday June 05, 2008 14:50 by pat c
Following on from the affiliation by the PCS, the ASLEF union has now voted to affiliate to Hands Off the People of Iran. Nobody spoke against the motion to affiliate. Full article at link.

The national conference of Aslef, the rail drivers’ union, has voted unanimously to affiliate to the Hands Off the People of Iran campaign. This is the second major union to do so, following the decision of last month’s PCS conference, where only Socialist Workers Party comrades opposed affiliation. However, the SWP had no presence at the Aslef conference and nobody spoke against the proposal. Delegates from across the country spoke in favour, including general secretary Keith Norman. read full story / add a comment
cork / health / disability issues / event notice Wednesday June 04, 2008 20:21 by Madandproud   text 4 comments (last - tuesday june 08, 2010 15:25)
The brainchild of John McCarthy, a Cork-based campaigner for the rights of people suffering from mental illness, "Mad Pride" aims to dispel commonly held misconceptions about mental illness.

The day itself has a firm emphasis on fun for all the family. According to John McCarthy, there will be no leaflets, no preaching and lectures, just "a bit of craic". read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Wednesday June 04, 2008 19:24 by Darren C   text 31 comments (last - sunday june 08, 2008 14:20)
Like their counterparts in France, Ruairi Quinn and the Irish Labour Party have become disturbingly fixated on dark skinned schoolgirls wearing hijabs. Derangement, paranoia and liberal racism are now centrist political positions. Quinn's Islamophobic and racist tirade against those immigrants who don't "conform to Irish norms" (we could have fun trying to define that one) is covered in today's Irish Independent:

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national / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Wednesday June 04, 2008 18:08 by Edward Horgan   text 5 comments (last - monday june 09, 2008 14:51)
The distance from Limerick to Shannon is about 15 miles. On Sunday next 8 June a protest walk will take place from the Treaty Stone near Thomond Bridge in Limerick to Shannon airport, beginning at 1 pm. We expect to arrive at Shannon at about 5 pm. read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous / event notice Wednesday June 04, 2008 16:03 by Nessa Ní Chasaide
International Tax Justice Learning Day

When?

Monday 9th June 2008, 9.30 am - 5 pm.

Where?

Cassidy's Hotel, Cavendish Row, Upper O' Connell St, Dublin 1

Welcome along to a learning day on the issue of international tax justice.
The purpose of the meeting is to increase participants' awareness of the importance of tax justice for global development, and the role that Ireland plays in the international tax system.

The seminar will explore:

- Key tax justice concepts and how they link with ongoing global justice work on debt, aid and trade.

- The relevance of this debate to Ireland and Irish decision-makers and companies.

- Action being taken for tax justice in other countries which global justice campaigners in Ireland might learn from.

Leading tax justice analysts from around Europe will act as our resource people for the day including:

John Christenson, Tax Justice Network UK
Francis Weyzig, Somo, Netherlands
Alex Cobham, Christian Aid UK

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dublin / animal rights / event notice Wednesday June 04, 2008 10:29 by Bernie Wright
Demonstration Austrian Embassy in solidarity with 7 hunger strikers at 15 ailesbury Court, 93 ailesbury Rd. D4. read full story / add a comment
international / animal rights / press release Wednesday June 04, 2008 10:21 by Bernie Wright
On May 21st special forces of the Austrian police forced entry to 23 homes of animal right activists across Austria. 14 persons were charged with suspected forming of a criminal organisation (§278a of the Austrian penal code) in connection with direct animal right actions. Ten persons were arrested and are in prison as suspects. At first nine were sent to the Vienna Neustadt prison and one to Innsbruck who has been brought to Vienna Neustadt on 28.05. Five prisoners are in hungerstrike at the moment, at least one since the 21.05.
(date today: 29.05.). The organisation die tierbefreier e.V. is also affected by this wave of repression.
........ALSO ATTEND OUR DEMO TODAY 1-2 pm ,Austrian Embassy. 15 Ailesbury Ct.,93 Ailesbury rd Dublin.4

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national / eu / opinion/analysis Wednesday June 04, 2008 09:46 by Howard Holby   text 12 comments (last - monday june 09, 2008 00:34)
Continuing the topics of our former essay “Our future under a ratified Lisbon Treaty” http://www.indymedia.ie/article/87683 [1],
this analysis presents some of the further major negative effects expected within a unified Europa under Lisbon.

Contents:

Lisbon Treaty: a flawed constitution for Europe
Nomad lifestyle, uncertain future, low efficiency
Low wages with no freedom to negotiate
The main victims of Lisbon: the young generations
“Efficiency” à la Lisbon - No, thanks!
NO to Lisbon = yes to economic strength read full story / add a comment
wicklow / eu / event notice Tuesday June 03, 2008 23:36 by Aine
Venue: Heather House, Bray Seafront
Time: 7.45
Date: Thursday, June 5th read full story / add a comment
national / animal rights / news report Tuesday June 03, 2008 21:16 by Laura Broxson   text 1 comment (last - saturday june 14, 2008 22:47)
SAY NO TO ANIMAL CIRCUSES! read full story / add a comment
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