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dublin / environment / event notice Wednesday October 25, 2006 00:18 by Arise
There will be a blockade of the Shell Station this Wednesday at 6pm to continue the pressure on Shell and in solidarity with the people of rossport. read full story / add a comment
international / gender and sexuality / other press Tuesday October 24, 2006 21:53 by C Murray
2-4 May 2007 . Conference at the University of Albaerta, Edmonton, AB, Canada. In 1929 Virginia Woolf predicted that women in another century or so if given the opportunity and rooms of their own, will have the habit of freedom and the courage to write exactly what we think, seeing human beings in relation to each other and in relation to reality. Our knowledge based economy and society have made such an opportunity more tangible for some and more elusive for others. Rooms of their own Considers the situation of women in and beyond the academy. By heightening awareness , extending the knowledge base and forming practical recommendations, the conference assesses the challenges and conditions for women to participate in this new reality. read full story / add a comment
galway / arts and media / event notice Tuesday October 24, 2006 18:36 by Manager
As part of their programme in the County of Galway, the Western Writers' Centre is bringing playwright and novelist Billy Roche to read in Loughrea in December. read full story / add a comment
galway / miscellaneous / event notice Tuesday October 24, 2006 18:24 by Shaolin
There will be a Critical Mass bike ride to promote green transport and cyclists' rights this Friday (October 27th), gathering in Eyre Square around 6pm. Everyone is invited to participate using any type of non-motorised transport. read full story / add a comment
derry / anti-war / imperialism / news report Tuesday October 24, 2006 18:08 by Derry Anti War Coalition
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This morning, Tues 24th Oct, a tenth person was arrested in connection with the occupation and decommissioning of Derry's Raytheon facility read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Tuesday October 24, 2006 16:30 by Women
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"Golshan Al Bayati, Iraqi woman writer/Journalist and AL Hayat newspaper Correspondent (Arabic London Newspaper) In Iraq, was First arrested on 11/09/06 by Iraqi forces in the city of Tikrit. She was released after signing an undertaking on 15th Sept 06, only to be arrested again. The news from Iraq , this morning(8/10/06): it is very likely that she is currently being mistreated in detention. Golshan was re-arrested after attempting to retrieve her computer that was consfiscated during the first raid on her house by the local Iraqi security services. Golshan had written an article criticising the security forces in Tikrit. This is believed to be the reason behind her arrest. read full story / add a comment
dublin / arts and media / event notice Tuesday October 24, 2006 14:13 by FF
Here are the details of a once off performance piece by acclaimed actor Dylan Tighe read full story / add a comment
kildare / arts and media / event notice Tuesday October 24, 2006 12:26 by Global Awareness NUIM
On Thursday October 26th, the NUI Maynooth Global Awareness Society will host an evening of readings and conversation marking the release of expatriate Irish author Ramor Ryan’s debut publication, Clandestines: The Pirate Journals of an Irish Exile. read full story / add a comment
sligo / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Tuesday October 24, 2006 10:39 by J. Dunne
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Two former U.S. Central Intelligence Agency operatives, Kathleen Christison and Bill Christison will address a public meeting in the City Hotel, Quay Street, Sligo, on this Friday evening (27th October) at 8.30.p.m. The Public Meeting is being held under the auspices of the Connolly Forum and the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign, and Sligo’s former Mayor, Councillor Declan Bree, will preside at the event. read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media / other press Tuesday October 24, 2006 06:32 by peptide
The Australian Minister for Communications, Helen Coonan, buoyed by her recent success in eliminating media diversity in Oz is now targeting the most diverse (content) medium on the planet – the internet. Her latest comments (news radio) veil her real intentions (information control!) The only effective means of controlling the flow of information on the internet is filtering at backbone or provider level. Conservatives are entirely predictable and Coonan is no exception, her intentions to target the internet were anticipated, a quote from an article dated July 5, follows: read full story / add a comment
mayo / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Monday October 23, 2006 23:34 by Graham Ó Maonaigh
Labour Youth have condemned the smear campaign underway in certain sections of the media against the Shell2Sea campaign and demonstrations against the construction of an onshore gas pipeline from the Corrib field. read full story / add a comment
national / animal rights / other press Monday October 23, 2006 22:39 by Elephant Man
The Captive Animals' Protection Society have again exposed the conditions animals in Irish circuses are forced to endure. They have called for a ban on using animals in circuses. CAPS have released a new report and video. See their website http://www.captiveanimals.org/irishcircuses/index.html read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Monday October 23, 2006 19:29 by Waster?
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'Get a job' is always the first criticism labelled at activists- should we go out and join the workforce or not? Are most activists on the dole? If so, why? read full story / add a comment
mayo / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Monday October 23, 2006 18:44 by Dublin Shell to Sea
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The regular fortnightly meeting of the Dublin Shell to Sea campaign group will take place on Tuesday, 24th October 2006, at 8 p.m. in the Seomra Sproai. read full story / add a comment
armagh / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Monday October 23, 2006 15:58 by me
White line Protest and meeting There will be a white line protest organised by the Armagh R.P.A.G followed by a public information meeting on 28th of October at 1.30pm. The protest will be held on the Armagh-Keady Road. Everyone welcome. Contact the Armagh R.P.A.G for more info at [email protected] read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Monday October 23, 2006 02:28 by Brian Wardlow
Established to facilitate dialog on issues pertaining to the ongoing British occupation of Ireland read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / opinion/analysis Monday October 23, 2006 01:21 by Paul Kinsella
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Ireland's 40,000 nurses are to step up their campaign for a pay rise by holding a mass rally in Dublin on 22nd November. Let’s go all out to support this mass rally in Dublin on Wednesday, November 22nd, this is going to be huge! read full story / add a comment
galway / arts and media / event notice Monday October 23, 2006 01:09 by poetry news
The Spirit of the Voice Festival presents a poetry reading by Kevin Higgins & Miceal Kearney at Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop, Middle Street, Galway on Thursday, November 2nd, 6pm. read full story / add a comment
derry / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Sunday October 22, 2006 23:34 by Hugh H
Public lecture in Derry. All welcome. read full story / add a comment
antrim / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Sunday October 22, 2006 23:24 by Hugh H
Former CIA analysts continue their Irish tour with talks on Palestine-Israel in Belfast read full story / add a comment |
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