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galway / miscellaneous / event notice Thursday November 13, 2003 12:25 by Rachel   text 2 comments (last - friday november 28, 2003 02:47)
A lively course exploring some of the main issues affecting Latin America today and how they relate to us in Ireland, open to anyone wanting to find out more about Latin America. Will include sessions on the indigenous situation, on Mexico and NAFTA and on the debt situation.

Irish Centre for Human Rights, NUI Galway
2pm-6pm Saturday 29thNovember
11am-5pm Sunday 30th November

€55 waged/€30 unwaged
For Information and reservations:
please contact lasc at 01-6760435 or [email protected]. read full story / add a comment
national / bin tax / household tax / water tax / news report Thursday November 13, 2003 11:32 by WSM   text 5 comments (last - thursday november 13, 2003 22:10)
We received a leak of planned new taxes in todays estimated from some in the Department of Finance. This press release comes with the reactions of various parties built in! read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / news report Thursday November 13, 2003 04:46 by Fintan Lane   text 24 comments (last - wednesday november 19, 2003 18:29)
Building for the Shannon blockade on December 6th read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Thursday November 13, 2003 00:38 by Adam
We will be leaving to go to London to "greet" George Bush. Meet 1930 at Dublin Ferry port. read full story / add a comment
down / politics / elections / opinion/analysis Wednesday November 12, 2003 20:57 by SP   text 53 comments (last - tuesday november 18, 2003 17:28)
The Socialist Party has decided to challenge the right wing and sectarian parties by putting up two candidates for the Assembly. Voters in East and South Belfast will have the chance to elect someone who will fight to defend the common interests of working class people and to break the logjam of sectarian politics. read full story / add a comment
galway / environment / event notice Wednesday November 12, 2003 16:53 by Caoimhín
14 November - Irish Seed Savers Association World Music Benefit, 10pm till late,
Club Áras na nGael, 45 Dominick St, Galway.


The Irish Seed Savers Association is a charity set up to preserve the agricultural bio-diversity of Ireland. They collect, conserve and grow fruit, grains and vegetables. It is their intention to grow, research and develop varieties as well as preserving them in a "seed bank". It is their intention to educate the public in the importance of their work and encourage gardeners to grow the seeds. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / news report Wednesday November 12, 2003 15:56 by Joe Carolan
Where to stay and first Irish session read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / press release Wednesday November 12, 2003 14:48 by Rick Lines, Executive Director   text 1 comment (last - friday november 14, 2003 21:11)
The Irish Penal Reform Trust has questioned why Justice Minister McDowell is privatising the prisoner escort service when a report produced by his own Department found that “privatisation of prisoner escorts is not a viable option”. The IPRT further asked on what basis the Minister has made this decision when he himself admits, “no detailed research was undertaken into the experience of privatised prisoner transport in other jurisdictions.” read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Wednesday November 12, 2003 14:27 by reporter   text 8 comments (last - friday november 14, 2003 12:03)
At least twenty-two people died in this morning's suicide bomb attack on the headquarters of the Italian Carabinieri military police in the southern Iraqi city of Nassiriya. read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-capitalism / event notice Wednesday November 12, 2003 13:58 by Ld
Conference on Irish Presidency of EU on Dec 5, Dublin Castle!
by Ld Wednesday, Nov 12 2003, 10:48am

Going on all day from 9am-6pm

to speak-
Bertie
Brian Cowen
Garret Fitzgerald
Nora Owen
Michael McDowell
Mary Harney
Juicy line up or what!

Bertie's always complaining that no-one ever comes to listen to him when he's speaking about European issues, so here's a wee opportunity to raise the concerns mentioned above in/outside the conference and show Bertie that we do care!

ps.Anyone from the BBB around on that day? %-) read full story / add a comment
galway / miscellaneous / news report Wednesday November 12, 2003 13:10 by Orla Ni Chomhrai   text 4 comments (last - thursday november 13, 2003 03:03)
Last night the Environment committee at City Hall discussed an amendement to the litter pollution bye-law. The result of this was is that now only a ban on commercial leafletting is being proposed. This amended proposal still needs to go to the City Council to be voted on.

Orla read full story / add a comment
national / bin tax / household tax / water tax / news report Wednesday November 12, 2003 13:01 by Oisín Kelly   text 8 comments (last - tuesday november 18, 2003 02:52)
Yesterday (Tuesday 12th November) I went to Mountjoy Prison in Dublin
to visit David Murphy, UCDSU Class Rep and bin tax prisoner. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / news report Wednesday November 12, 2003 11:07 by Colm Stephens   text 53 comments (last - tuesday november 18, 2003 02:36)
Shannon Blockade, etc. etc. read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / event notice Wednesday November 12, 2003 11:01 by Gearoid O Loingsigh
First hand account of Coke in Colombia from one of their workers. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Wednesday November 12, 2003 08:35 by Aron Baker   text 1 comment (last - wednesday november 12, 2003 11:04)
Normalising to the occupation, checkpoints, army incursions and the weather! read full story / add a comment
galway / bin tax / household tax / water tax / news report Wednesday November 12, 2003 03:02 by Orla Ni Chomhrai   text 5 comments (last - thursday november 13, 2003 17:00)
There was a meeting on Tuesday night of the Galway City Council Environment Strategic Policy Committee. Bin Tax was discussed. Here are a few details of the meeting. read full story / add a comment
dublin / arts and media / event notice Tuesday November 11, 2003 17:47 by John McGuirk
Peter Stringfellow will headline a line up of well known guests tonight in the HIST to debate popular culture. He will then Join us in REDZ for an after party. All Welcome.
Contact me, (John McGuirk) at 086 083 2011 with any queries. read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / press release Tuesday November 11, 2003 17:21 by Mags   text 6 comments (last - wednesday november 12, 2003 19:42)
Six months after the EU summit in Thessaloniki, 7 people remain incarcerated within the Greek prison system. Simon Chapman (English), Fernando Perez Gorraiz (Spanish), Carlos Martin Martinez (Spanish), Souleiman "Kastro" Dakduk (Syrian), Spyros Tsitsas (Greek) and two Greek juveniles are continuing to be denied justice, despite overwhelming evidence that they have been framed and despite solidarity protests around the world.

On November 10th the hunger strikers began refusing liquids, they have already been on hunger strike over 40 days. read full story / add a comment
cork / miscellaneous / event notice Tuesday November 11, 2003 17:08 by Mike M.   text 1 comment (last - thursday november 13, 2003 14:52)
SOCIALIST PARTY PUBLIC MEETING:

Jailed for fighting a corrupt government...

Joe Higgins TD and Cllr. Clare Daly speak

In: Metropole Hotel
On: Thursday November 13
At: 8pm read full story / add a comment
national / bin tax / household tax / water tax / opinion/analysis Tuesday November 11, 2003 14:12 by Da rebel county   text 1 comment (last - tuesday november 11, 2003 15:34)
Howysa going all everyone. Just to give ye up in da big smoke the good news that there's a groundswell of support building up in da rebel county for "The Nationwide Day Of Action Against The Bin Tax And The Jailings" on Friday, November 21st especially now that Cork Corporation are going to resume non-collection of the bins of householders who haven't paid this unjust and unfair double tax from next Monday, November 17th. "One out! All out!" read full story / add a comment
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