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national / politics / elections Wednesday April 25, 2007 - 22:22 by Joe King
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DO YOU remember when we voted to give away the €51 billion Corrib gas field to Shell and Statoil? No, well maybe you remember the day we voted to join the Iraq war by allowing US warplanes to re- fuel at Shannon? Or the time we voted to give tax breaks to private hospitals for the rich? It’s amazing how few decisions we are allowed to take. We do get to vote in the very occasional referendum and about a dozen general elections in an average lifetime, and that’s it. ... read full story / add a comment
galway / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday April 24, 2007 - 06:40 by Perplexed
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Public servants were leaned on, to not attend a protest in Galway City yesterday, 23rd April, about the water situation. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression Sunday April 22, 2007 - 21:57 by Catalan Solidarity: Ireland Committee
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This year marks the 300th anniversary of the occupation of the Catalan Countries by the Spanish State following the battle of Almansa in 1707. This date cannot be easily forgotten as both the national and social oppression by the Spanish State over the Catalan Countries still continues. ... read full story / add a comment 
mayo / rights, freedoms and repression Sunday April 22, 2007 - 19:15 by Niall Harnett
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“The State guarantees in its laws to respect, and, as far as practicable, by its laws to defend and vindicate the personal rights of the citizen”. Constitution of Ireland - Bunreacht na h-Eireann, Article 40.3.1. The wide-spread and systematic corruption of Gardaí that has been exposed in this country might lead us to believe that we should be entering a new era of accountability. No, far from it, the opposite is true. That new era began last October 2006 and continues now with the practical ongoing training and conditioning of hundreds of Gardaí at Bellanaboy, to the use of violence over the rule of law. In that context of institutionalised Garda violence, I‘d hope that this article could go some way in empowering you to adopt the policy of: Never cooperating with the Gardaí unless ... 1) You have been informed of a reason why they suspect you of committing an offence, or 2) You are being assaulted by them and/or threatened with fear for your personal safety or your life. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / environment Sunday April 22, 2007 - 16:49 by F. Fish
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By air and sea it will stretch from Donegal to Galway and beyond. ... read full story / add a comment |
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