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international / gender and sexuality / opinion/analysis Tuesday March 20, 2007 20:06 by C Murray
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The European Court for Human Rights today held that Poland was in violation of the human Rights of Alicja Tysiak who had sought an abortion due to a medical condition which had caused irreversible eye damage. She had been refused a certificate authorising the abortion, which had left her forced to continue with the pregnancy. By Law Poland allows women to have abortions when their health is in danger, in the Tysiac case the Polish State had failed to meet with it's legal obligation. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Tuesday March 20, 2007 18:35 by anon
The City Of Derry Airport is expected to be the first in Europe to officially ban controversial CIA flights transporting terror suspects to secret prisons, it emerged today. The publicly-owned airport confirmed it is working out the practicalities of an ``anti-rendition'' policy after discussions with Amnesty International. At the minute the practicalities of this are being looked at by council officers with a view to bringing a motion before the council - I obviously hope we can do that Councillor Gerry Diver Airport Committee read full story / add a comment
galway / environment / other press Tuesday March 20, 2007 14:02 by gníomhaí
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On parts of the continent and in the UK, garden allotments are popular- if you live in a flat or don't have access to a garden it's a great way to grow your own veggies, get more self- sufficient and keep money out of the pockets of big supermarkets. In the UK they cost anything from £16-£50 a year to rent. It will not be possible for much longer to transport food from the other side of the planet due to the rising cost of oil and gas, and besides this is not environmentally sustainable. In addition, harvests are failing or producing less due to chaotic climate change. As a result the cost of food is and will continue to climb. read full story / add a comment
dublin / arts and media / event notice Tuesday March 20, 2007 11:49 by C Murray
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Dublin City Libraries are holding a book sale in Pearse Street Library and Archive on the 31st of March 2007 from 10am to 4.30 pm. (including reference and children's books) read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Tuesday March 20, 2007 03:18 by LiP
The age old-adage that nobody celebrates quite like the Irish rang true this weekend. As is common during Irish festivals a large proportion of the population chose the local pub as the most appropriate venue to celebrate our patron saint. However, reports of over two hundred arrests relating to drink driving and eight fatalities on our roads this weekend leads this writer to question why in this day and age do we still refuse to follow the rules and ask is it not time we started to celebrate a little less haphazardly and a little more sensibly? read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Tuesday March 20, 2007 02:41 by Cleaves Editorial
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George W. Bush and Tony Blair may face war crimes charges at the International Criminal Court over their military intervention and occupation of Iraq. The Internationally insignificant John Howard would face Australian courts prior to being handed over to the ICC. read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous / event notice Tuesday March 20, 2007 00:42 by Ragster
Monday 26th of MArch...RAG gig in Seomra Spraoi!!!! read full story / add a comment |
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