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dublin / anti-capitalism / opinion/analysis Friday June 18, 2010 02:53 by Diarmuid Breatnach
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Why didn't the weekly protests build up to a "Mass Protest" as one organisation called for? The Right to Work Campaign, the Anti-Capitalist Bloc -- what were they about? This analysis from a political activist and witness not aligned to any of the political groups looks at the context and the way in which the protests were organised, how the organisations interracted with each other and what, in his opinion, is needed to resist the attacks of capital here in Ireland. read full story / add a comment 
national / anti-capitalism / feature Thursday June 17, 2010 22:49 by Joe Higgins MEP
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Attacks on working people are mounting right across Europe. The so-called PIGS (Portugal, Ireland & Italy, Greece, Spain) countries have been to the forefront of these attacks. In Ireland, we have seen €7 billion of cutbacks, seriously damaging public services, including health and education. In Greece, there has been a 10% cut in wages and spending in the public sector, together with an increased retirement age, VAT increases and the freezing of pensions. Portugal has a plan to cut its deficit by €11bn over four years through a crisis tax on wages and cutbacks in public services. The Spanish Parliament has passed cutbacks worth €15bn on top of €50bn already agreed. Italy is due to implement "emergency-cutbacks" of €24 bn. read full story / add a comment
wicklow / environment / event notice Wednesday June 16, 2010 20:41 by Christine McDonald
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On Saturday, 26th of June, people all over the world will unite together on beaches to oppose near and off-shore drilling. It is an urgent statement to 'big oil' that people want change, clean energy and the oil companies must be held accountable. read full story / add a comment
30th of January 1972, 14 civil rights activists were shot dead. 38 years later Justice came to Derry
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Wednesday June 16, 2010 17:52 by dunk
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'The conclusions of this report (The Saville Report) are absolutely clear. There is no doubt, there is nothing equivocal, there are no ambiguities. What happened on Bloody Sunday was both unjustified and unjustifiable. It was wrong. On behalf of our country I am deeply sorry" British prime minister David Cameron, Tuesday 15th June 2010 (38 years after the events of Bloody Sunday) On the 30th of January 1972 in Derry, Ireland 26 civil rights demonstrators and bystanders were shot by the British Army Parachute Regiment without warning or provocation. 13 died on the spot and another was mortally wounded. All were unarmed and most were teenagers. No one has ever been brought to justice. Kevin McElhinney, Gerald Donaghy, John Duddy, Bernard McGuigan, Michael McDaid, William Nash, James Wray, Michael Kelly, John Johnston, John Young, William McKinney, Gerard McKinney, Hugh Gilmore, Patrick Doherty read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Tuesday June 15, 2010 12:53 by TD
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Palestinian, Lubna Masarwa was the Free Gaza Movement representative aboard the Turkish ship Mavi Marmara which was carrying a cargo of humanitarian and construction aid - as well as letters from Turkish children to Gazan children - to illegally besieged Gaza when it was murderously attacked in international waters on May 31st, 2010. Lubna witnessed the many crimes of the Israeli military aboard that night and in a Electronic Intifada article and a video interview yesterday, she spoke out: read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Tuesday June 15, 2010 10:12 by Paula Geraghty
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Locals from Coolock, Crumlin and Sean McDermott Street continue their campaign to defend local pool services. read full story / add a comment 
mayo / environment / news report Monday June 14, 2010 03:04 by Dave Donnellan
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The walk leaders for this year's Famine Walk Justin Kilcullen of Trócaire, Felicity Lawrence, writer and journalist for the Guardian, and Jo Newton of the Irish Seed Savers Association opened the event with short reflections on the walk theme: Hunger in a World of Plenty: Sowing Seeds of Hope. read full story / add a comment |
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