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national / crime and justice Tuesday November 29, 2005 - 12:41 by Alban McGuinness   text 7 comments (last - tuesday december 06, 2005 - 12:13)
The killers of 2,100 victims will get away scot-free in a mockey of of the proper truth and justice process. ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Monday November 28, 2005 - 21:26 by Jane Horgan Jones   text 40 comments (last - wednesday january 25, 2006 - 03:35)
It is time for a full, frank and honest debate about USI ; both the future of the organisation itself, and more locally, UCDSU’s continued involvement within its structures. Serious questions are being asked about the direction of USI and whether UCDSU is a union that wishes to remain associated with that direction. ... read full story / add a comment
Until All Are Free, We Are All Imprisoned!
international / rights, freedoms and repression Saturday November 26, 2005 - 21:33 by Prisoner solidarity   text 2 comments (last - sunday november 27, 2005 - 23:05)   image 1 image
Message Of Solidarity With The Political Prisoners: Hunger Strikers Son Demands Human Rights Intervention ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday November 23, 2005 - 18:24 by Dave   text 3 comments (last - friday december 09, 2005 - 10:14)
The bad news is that , a high school teacher in the Saudi town of Ein Al-Juwa, has been sentenced to three years in jail and 750 lashes to be administered in a public market. His crime, as reported by the Saudi daily Al-Madina, is “mocking religion,” or, specifically, discussing the Bible and praising Jews. Al-Harbi was taken to court for these transgressions by students and colleagues at his school. ... read full story / add a comment
international / eu Wednesday November 23, 2005 - 17:38 by Kathy Sinnott   text 1 comment (last - thursday november 24, 2005 - 05:44)
With a close friend battling cancer and another friend going in for a biopsy next week, I am even more acutely aware of the breathtaking inadequacy of our cancer treatment services than usual. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Monday November 21, 2005 - 14:38 by Paddy Rua
In Dublin, we were visited by a Haitian activist, Obed Alexis, who participated in the picket organised by the Latin American Solidarity Centre, joining the international protest against the occupation and Latortue’s dictatorship of 30 September. ... read full story / add a comment
cruel mediocre little moustaches 60 years from a trial, 30 from a death, so so so old fashioned.
international / history and heritage Sunday November 20, 2005 - 15:17 by iosaf mac D .:. ipsiphi   text 4 comments (last - friday may 19, 2006 - 14:21)   image 2 images
It has been long observed that people for some reason on their non-banking days readily absorb shite about Dangerous Places, Famous People, Sensible Saving Options, Holidays, Interesting facts, Sport results, Media, gardening and health as well looking ahead at “opinion polls” and looking back at "how history was made".

Here are three dates-
july 27th 1968,
August 29th 1975
Nov 20th 1975

Today marks the 30th anniversary of the last "one".
It also marks the 60th anniversary of the Nuremburg trials.
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Victory To The Hunger Strikers
cork / rights, freedoms and repression Sunday November 20, 2005 - 13:38 by Prisoner   text 2 comments (last - monday november 21, 2005 - 00:34)   image 1 image
The family of 1981 INLA Hunger Striker Patsy O’Hara have expressed their concern at the ongoing hunger strike taken in protest by several political activists in the Fresnes Prison, France by issuing a direct statement to those involved. ... read full story / add a comment
Wee Martin, up to his tricks again.
national / rights, freedoms and repression Friday November 18, 2005 - 18:02 by John McDermott   text 3 comments (last - friday november 18, 2005 - 19:41)   image 4 images
New Draconian road rules may hoist Martin on his own Petard (if he ever loses his personal chauffeur)! ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday November 17, 2005 - 15:47 by James McBarron   text 3 comments (last - friday november 18, 2005 - 11:21)
The recent spate of sectarian attacks in villages in Antrim and elsewhere are obviously not a reaction to the IRA as there is no longer anything resembling a war going on. In fact they are a product of the sectarianism deeply embedded in northern society. They're a product of hundreds of years of cynical use of same to maintain the privilge and position of the ruling class. ... read full story / add a comment
international / consumer issues Thursday November 17, 2005 - 15:33 by Kathy Sinnott   text 1 comment (last - thursday november 17, 2005 - 15:46)
There is a very active organic college in Drumcollogher, Co. Limerick. Everyone there obviously loves what they are doing, in pursuing not just a different way of producing food but a different way of life. ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday November 16, 2005 - 14:10 by pat c   text 105 comments (last - sunday january 29, 2006 - 20:13)
Sean Garland is now a fugitive from "justice" in Northern Ireland. Having broken his bail conditions, he has remained in the South following his hospital treatment.

Does the WP oppose extradition for all political prisoners? Do they oppose the extradition of the Columbia 3? ... read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice Tuesday November 15, 2005 - 22:08 by Michelle Clarke   text 35 comments (last - tuesday january 20, 2009 - 18:09)
This year, 18 people are dead, and so many friends, family and people are affected. Last year, it was 8 deaths in a turf war. The turf war is territory and the war relates to the sale of illegal drugs that destroy peoples' lives.

I believe in everybody having a degree of self reliance in and input to halting this plague of mind distortion so called pleasure.

The articles in New Scientist are worth a read. This week's article is second from the bottom.....the title is what motivates me to write, the remainder of my comment is about contextualising the effects of drugs on long term and health and in particular the consequences of mental health problems as a direct consequence of addiction. Let the children know. Why don't we have some for of game that shows you how unpleasant it is when your mind goes ary.....

http://www.newscientist.com ... read full story / add a comment
Blanked-out receipt.
national / consumer issues Tuesday November 15, 2005 - 19:58 by Anton Mace   text 4 comments (last - wednesday november 16, 2005 - 02:22)   image 1 image
Today I bought a book and returned it but was refused a refund. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Monday November 14, 2005 - 21:50 by iosaf .:. the ipsiphi   text 10 comments (last - friday august 18, 2006 - 21:49)
This is my 4th article looking at the Housing Crises and Extreme Poverty in Paris.

It is also direct response to tonight's speech by President Chirac on French TV in defence of the decision made today by cabinet to extend the curfew and (further criminalise) French youth for the next 3 months. ... read full story / add a comment
international / consumer issues Sunday November 13, 2005 - 15:15 by iosaf   text 4 comments (last - tuesday november 22, 2005 - 22:29)   image 1 image
36 days to go, and I'm sure many of the readers are like my good self, drawing up the list for Christmas Cards 2005.

I enjoy these gradually shortening days and evenings as Winter comes on. The garden becomes more manageable, all the roses are pruned, and flower beds have been dug, I find more time to relax and draw up the list.

Of course at this time of year it may number some thousands of names, and then the fun bit comes-

Crossing off the names. It is my annual project to "not send" christmas cards to many thousands of people, from both public and private life. & I have noted that they don't send me one either. ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Saturday November 12, 2005 - 22:45 by Dr. Coilín Oscar ÓhAiseadha   text 20 comments (last - saturday december 17, 2005 - 16:38)
According to the Dáil Report in The Irish Times on Friday 11 November, the Taoiseach said: “Human Rights Watch went on to say that it was highly unlikely that this type of clandestine activity [i.e. the CIA's extraordinary renditions] would operate out of a major civilian airport.”

On this basis, we are to be reassured that we do not need to search US aircraft landing at Shannon.

In a letter to the Taoiseach, I quote reports from mainstream media sources of CIA aircraft operating its extraordinary abuses out of the following major civilian airports: Bromma (aka Stockholm City Airport), Dulles (Washington), Prestwick (Glasgow), Queen Alia (Amman) and Kastrup (Copenhagen).

If all of these airports have been used and abused, then why not Shannon? ... read full story / add a comment
a battalion of catholic widows hear open air mass in Madrid November 9th.
national / rights, freedoms and repression Saturday November 12, 2005 - 15:29 by iosaf mac diarmada   text 26 comments (last - wednesday november 23, 2005 - 01:29)   image 3 images
This week the heirarchy of the Roman Catholic Church and its secular powerbase popped up on my radar twice.

The Ferns reports was published in Ireland, and the PD Liz O'Donnell TD is to be congratulated on her little speech, which though bitchy did get the point accross.

The Spanish heirarchy meanwhile has spent the last weeks pumping up its fans for a march against the Socialists plans for education reform today in Madrid which is to "draw a million". Its the return match after the Bishops drew a million to oppose gay marriage.

Two traditionally catholic states who have only recently experienced prosperity, and begun the development of socially open and secular societies dealing with "much the same" problems.
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Liz O'Donnell's speech to the Dail, came from a woman who obviously feels she suffered at the hands of "the special relationship" at the heart of the Irish state. I want to reduce ... read full story / add a comment
louth / worker & community struggles and protests Saturday November 12, 2005 - 14:21 by Sean Crudden
Is health service administratrion in Ireland properly engaged in gear? Or is the clutch slipping? ... read full story / add a comment
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