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national / miscellaneous / news report Tuesday March 11, 2003 19:54 by peerless
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After 20 months, one of the longest running occupations in the history of Irish Labour came to an end yesterday, when workers in Peerless Rugs in Athy, Co. Kildare agreed to a settlement with their employer, the Refround Textile group. The deal brokered by the labour court, amounts to the equivilent of €15 per day of the occupation. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / news report Tuesday March 11, 2003 19:34 by Avi H.
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Beheading, eye gouging, acid baths, drilling through hands and other lurid examples of torture and execution are detailed Detailed accounts of systematic torture, rape, arbitrary arrests and killings are outlined in the British Foreign Office's 24-page dossier on human rights abuses in Iraq. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / news report Tuesday March 11, 2003 19:28 by SomeoneoutthereWhere?don'tcare
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Chaired by Christian Aid's Oisín Coghlan who will also introduce their recent report "Losing Ground: Israel, poverty and the Palestinians" Presentations include Apartheid Wall: Eyewitness Report Volunteering in Palestine at The Irish Film Centre, Eustace St, Dublin 2 (in the Upstairs Meeting Room) at 7.30pm on Thursday 13th March 2003 read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / news report Tuesday March 11, 2003 19:24 by kokomero
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Grenada in 1983 was where the present phase of US military expansionism/interventionism began. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / news report Tuesday March 11, 2003 19:14 by Sylvia Pankhurst
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Report and anaylsis on the Grassroots day of action in Shannon on March 1st. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / news report Tuesday March 11, 2003 17:41 by Davy Carlin
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The Anti War coalition calls for Day X action {the day after the bombing} and a mass march in Belfast on the 22nd read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / news report Tuesday March 11, 2003 16:50 by limerick grassroots
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discussion, debate and practical development of community, environmental and global justice activism read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / news report Tuesday March 11, 2003 16:39 by Darby O'Gill
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A decision to bar an antiwar veterans group from marching Sunday in South Boston's annual St. Patrick's Day parade has politicians running for cover, as former servicemen face off over the pending war with Iraq. FULL TEXT AT LINK read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / news report Tuesday March 11, 2003 16:26 by Nora Geraghty
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A night of photos,film and music. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / news report Tuesday March 11, 2003 15:37 by George Monbiot
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Those who support the coming war with Iraq refuse to see that it has anything to do with US global domination. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / news report Tuesday March 11, 2003 14:08 by Terry
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Details of Shannon prisoners and defendants. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / news report Tuesday March 11, 2003 13:01 by pat c
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Thanks to nthposition readers, their friends and their friends' friends, several hundred thousand copies of the free downloadable versions of '100 poets against the war' are being read world-wide and are spreading the message that however much we loathe Saddam, war is not the answer. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / news report Tuesday March 11, 2003 12:50 by X
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The Alliance for Choice, will protest at the Dáil at 13.00 on Wednesday March 12. The Alliance is campaigning for free, safe, legal abortion to be available in Ireland. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / news report Tuesday March 11, 2003 10:48 by James McKenna
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The Wall St Journal has reported that reconstruction contracts initially valued at over one billion dollars (€850) have been awarder to five American Mega-Corporations. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / news report Tuesday March 11, 2003 09:30 by Sparks
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A campaign to introduce the "None of the Above" option to Irish elections read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / news report Tuesday March 11, 2003 00:49 by John Meehan
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George Bush is hosting a "Patrick's Day" reception for irish politicians on March 13 - brought forward to suit the war timetable. This is a comment on the event, and a call to boycott it. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / news report Monday March 10, 2003 22:24 by Eamonn Crudden
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The Pentagon has threatened to fire on the satellite uplink positions of independent journalists in Iraq, according to veteran BBC war correspondent, Kate Adie. In an interview with Irish radio, Ms. Adie said that questioned about the consequences of such potentially fatal actions, a senior Pentagon officer had said: "Who cares.. ..They've been warned." read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / news report Monday March 10, 2003 20:24 by Deirdre Cronin
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Information Meeting why teachers should say no to war on Iraq Speakers: David Joyce (ICTU, Development Education Officer) Richard Boyd Barrett (Irish Anti War Movement) Mary Van Lieshout (US Citizens in Ireland for Alternatives to War) Date: Thursday 13 March Venue:Teachers club, Parnell square, 8.30 pm contact: 087 9584221 or 087 6650442 read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / news report Monday March 10, 2003 20:01 by Global Women's Strike Working Group Galway
We had a fantastic Strike! Women from many sectors who took part said 'great', 'colourful and noisy', 'different to usual', 'everyone could speak out and each woman and man had something useful to add', 'not the same old boring speeches by politicians'. Men commented that they were very moved especially by the morning event in Galway where two women from Iraq spoke some truth about the effects of sanctions and war. Around 150 took part between all 3 events in Galway, Ennis and Shannon. Women at events organised by other sectors of the movement in Dublin, Westmeath, Belfast and Cork also distributed Strike information or highlighted the Strike. A massive and unecessary Garda presence met us at Shannon........ read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / news report Monday March 10, 2003 19:59 by Kenneth Owende
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The Labour Party are increasing being exposed as being insincere in their opposition to activists in the Anti-War movement. Similarly Anti-Fees and Anti-Bin Tax campaigners are raising serious criticisms of Labour. read full story / add a comment |
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