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national / animal rights 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 
international / miscellaneous Monday October 23, 2006 - 16:54 by Zarkov
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Iran has announced it is banning importation of Coca Cola which is supplied from a plant in Drogheda, Co. Louth. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / environment Monday October 23, 2006 - 15:20 by Shell to Sea
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Below is the first part of interesting article on a move to try and get some money from Shell and other energy companies to pay some of the cost of the environmental damage they cause (followw the link for the rest). While the article makes the point that Shell don't pay nearly enough to make up for the damage they are causing in Britain, here in Ireland we should remeber that there is no tax being paid on their huge profits, since all the costs incurred by SEPIL-everything up to and including the legal costs of prosecuting the Rossport Five- are being wriiten off. Last year the British Finance Minister, Gordon Brown, imposed a windfall tax on the energy companies. Will Brian Cowan impose a windfall tax on Shell to pay for the extra hospital beds we need? To at least offset the cost of the huge Garda occupation force in Mayo? To invest in sustainable energy sources? Maybe he's waiting for someone to suggest it- his phone number is: 01-604 5626 ... read full story / add a comment 
meath / environment Monday October 23, 2006 - 12:46 by Meath on Track
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The Navan Clonsilla railway closed in 1963. The track was lifted and later the land was sold off. Meath on Track are campaigning for the line to reopen and have compiled a photo survey of the alignment, showing the remaining infrastructure. ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression 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
galway / environment Sunday October 22, 2006 - 21:28 by Conamara support for shell to sea
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The Conamara supporters of the shell to sea Campgain had a march this after noon at Casla Conamara. ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Sunday October 22, 2006 - 20:08 by Chris Murray
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Rebalancing Criminal Justice-Remarks Made by Tanaiste in Limerick. The Tanaiste is up-grading the statutes to do away with the Right to Silence, though he asserts that the right to the presumption of innocence and trial by jury will remain. The Killer in his press release is this Quote: 'Many of the legal principles and values have become the cornerstones of our law and are almost sacrosant in how we perceive and interact with them. Those same principles have originated and developed from a different era when many defendants could not read or write and it was necessary for the legal system to devise means and ways(!) to ensure that safeguards were available'. http://www.justice.ie ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism Sunday October 22, 2006 - 07:11 by Kwang zi
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China asserts dominance in the region but if you blinked you missed it; the difference between loud and clear and subtle and clear is the difference between, “bombing into the stone-age” and gently applying Asian lateral diplomacy. DPRK (Kim Jong il) rebuffs six-party talks but promises China during independent talks, that nuclear testing will cease. Miss war whore/status quo/dead children, Condoleezza Rice, and the rest of the world are left in no doubt which nation exercises the greater degree of influence in the region; a clear message has been sent – the world has taken note. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Saturday October 21, 2006 - 04:55 by ?
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There is a good article arguing a 'defend North Korea' line on the website of the American 'World Workers Party', with which former US Attorney General and Mary Kelly supporter, Ramsay Clark, is closely associated. ... read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism Saturday October 21, 2006 - 01:08 by People Before Profit
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This story was published in the Echo Newspaper thursday October 19th ... read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice Friday October 20, 2006 - 18:28 by Qasim Rajpar
Pakistan President Musharraf has for the fourth time ordered a stay in the execution of the British citizen Tahir Mirza, who has been on death row for the past 18 years, till December 31. ... read full story / add a comment
mayo / arts and media Friday October 20, 2006 - 14:49 by R. Isible
A story in today's (Fri Oct 20th 2006) Irish Independent authored by Brian McDonald (I reproduce it below as their site requires a login) reports on a poll carried out by the "Mayo Advertiser" concerning Royal Dutch Shell's controversial construction of a dangerous pipeline in Co.Mayo. The results are pretty dismal for the government and for Shell. ... read full story / add a comment
galway / arts and media Friday October 20, 2006 - 13:02 by Walter Patrick
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The Western Writers' Centre - Ionad Scribhneoiri Chaitlín Maude - has opened a new books' review page, 'Kiosque!,' on its web pages. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Friday October 20, 2006 - 09:26 by nano
A principal failure if not the major failure of the U.S. administration is its failure to comprehend the nature of post-modern reality, especially post-modern warfare. The U.S. war ‘machine’ is an antiquated beast run by the mentally impaired. Dangerous and angry old men (past failures) do not good leaders/advisers make! ... read full story / add a comment
mayo / environment Thursday October 19, 2006 - 23:21 by Connemara joins Shell to Sea protest
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Connemara joins Shell to Sea protest ... read full story / add a comment 
national / politics / elections Thursday October 19, 2006 - 13:58 by John McDermott
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5 minutes to the Airport. 15 more to another planet.(where Martin lives) ... read full story / add a comment
international / summit mobilisations Wednesday October 18, 2006 - 18:56 by MichaelY
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· Talks with Iran and Syria seen as way to end chaos · Report leaked before crucial November polls ... read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice Wednesday October 18, 2006 - 05:53 by barra
The answer is blowing the Constitution and Bill of Rights out the window – the Triads, Mafia, Latino, Cuban groups and various South American drug cartels all have something to learn from Cheney and Bush; in fact, they look positively tame in comparison. When confronted with accusations (and proof) of murder, torture, theft/plunder, illegal surveillance, etc, on levels traditional organised crime could only dream of, what is the recourse of neo-cons? Legislate and change the Law (it’s an ass anyway). Simply legalise activities that were once considered crimes and criminalise those who oppose or disagree! There’s nothing that compares to stealing government – computerised voting, subterfuge, lies, fabricated terrorist threats and THE POWER TO LEGISLATE – it’s just too damn easy! ... read full story / add a comment 
national / arts and media Wednesday October 18, 2006 - 03:32 by d'other
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In a feature by student journalist Susan Cahill, the UCD based College Tribune carried an interesting piece on the rise of alternative media. The article focussed its eye mainly on the main Irish chain in this emerging phenomenon by interviewing a member of the Irish Irish Indymedia Internet Collective, Robbie Sinnott. Left wing UCD students have proven particularly adepth at using adept at using Indymedia to cover their activities over the years, this article will hopefully lead to some more use of the site down in the LG's where it is more common to see tortuous hours spent poring over social networking sites like Bebo. ... read full story / add a comment
galway / arts and media Wednesday October 18, 2006 - 02:13 by Kevin Higgins
The latest issue of Galway Arts Centre's online literary magazine, West 47, is now online. ... read full story / add a comment |
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