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international / arts and media Sunday March 16, 2008 - 04:10 by fancy that
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Tonight the BBC will air the first part of their 2008 "Passion" drama in which Simon Elliott the production designer has chosen to depict a "historically accurate" crucifixion as possible. ""He was probably put on a crude wooden gibbet and made to stand in a loose, foetal position. It was fiendishly designed."" says Mr Elliott who admits his work might offend Christians who like the traditional nails through the hands & feet image of a muscular sort of chap who manages to just hang there without suffocation or his hands being ripped apart. Pretty gruesome stuff you'll agree. You might even believe in it. In which case you ought jam the BBC switchboard tonight & write letters using the trusty name "disgusted". ... read full story / add a comment
national / consumer issues Sunday March 16, 2008 - 02:22 by clstrfck
Concern is also growing that, after Northern Rock and Bear Stearns, another bank casualty is looming on this side of the Atlantic. Many are now focusing on Irish banks, which have lent aggressively during the property boom. Irish Nationwide, which was recently given a 'C' rating from Moody's - not a ringing endorsement - is at the centre of rumours. The bank, with assets of €16bn, had a reputation for offering 100 per cent loans on property, and took equity stakes in many deals. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Saturday March 15, 2008 - 16:17 by fnord
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Western governments must talk to terror groups including al-Qaida and the Taliban if they hope to secure a long-term halt to their campaigns of violence, according to the man who for more than a decade was Tony Blair's most influential aide and adviser. Jonathan Powell, who served as Blair's chief of staff from 1995 to 2007 and is widely regarded as having been instrumental in negotiating a settlement in Northern Ireland, said his experience in the province convinced him that it was essential to keep a line of communication open even with one's most bitter enemies. Powell said: "There's nothing to say to al-Qaida and they've got nothing to say to us at the moment, but at some stage you're going to have to come to a political solution as well as a security solution. And that means you need the ability to talk." ... read full story / add a comment
international / gender and sexuality Saturday March 15, 2008 - 11:04 by C Murray
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Both Guardian and London Independent are giving away free poetic booklets in a series, something which I.T has done over years with the 'Saturday Poem': Review section. The Guardian , yesterday published, an opinion piece about poetry and gender by a woman writer which alluded to the fact that only one woman was represented in the Guardian Series. Sylvia Plath. (excellent Poet ,cf embedded video) ... read full story / add a comment
sligo / environment Friday March 14, 2008 - 20:16 by Rayo
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THERE are now growing concerns that the green area at the racecourse in Sligo will be rezoned and sold off. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / miscellaneous Friday March 14, 2008 - 13:17 by Bazooka Joe
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Hundreds of people joined protests led by Buddhist monks against Chinese Communist rule in Tibet today. monks set police cars on fire after a demonstration was stopped by police. Buddhist monks started a hunger strike and two others attempted suicide by slitting their wrists. ... read full story / add a comment 
meath / environment Friday March 14, 2008 - 04:03 by YA BASTA!
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Here's some background info and up-dates on whats happening at Tara! One Love One World Whatever you dream you can do begin it. Boldness has genius, power & magic in it. B Begin it now. ... read full story / add a comment
national / environment Thursday March 13, 2008 - 21:56 by PEGG
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Over eighty different groups applied for funding from Shell's Local Grants Programme in Erris. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-war / imperialism Thursday March 13, 2008 - 21:26 by Damien Moran
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international / anti-war / imperialism Thursday March 13, 2008 - 18:25 by Seán Ryan
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All the interrogations were filmed. ... read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests Thursday March 13, 2008 - 16:56 by Gearóid Ó Loingsigh
The two marches recently held in Colombia to protest on the one hand against the FARC and the second march to protest against State Crimes were treated very differently by the media and the government. ... read full story / add a comment
international / gender and sexuality Thursday March 13, 2008 - 16:31 by pat c
There are those who believe that Iran is a paradise. They were outraged recently when an Iranian exile suggested that prostitution was rife under the Iranian Theocracy. Well read this! Hypocrite! Tehran's police chief has resigned following his arrest after being found naked in the company of six nude prostitutes in a local brothel. Reza Zarei stepped down from his post following the raid, reportedly ordered by Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi, chief of the judicial authorities, Ynetnews reported Wednesday. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Thursday March 13, 2008 - 13:34 by tomeile
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The resignation of the top U.S. commander in the Middle East, Admiral William J. "Fox" Fallon, on Tuesday has sparked a new round of speculation that President Bush and Vice President Cheney are planning to attack Iran before Bush leaves the Whitehouse. Reports such as the two linked to here suggesting that the Admiral was forced to resign because of his cautious attitude to war with Iran have been denied by the Bush administration and Fallon himself . ... read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday March 13, 2008 - 12:18 by pat c
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Peter Tatchell writes below on the case of Yaghub Mehrnehad and others under sentence of death in Iran. An Iranian Baluch journalist and civil rights campaigner, Yaghub Mehrnehad, aged 28, has been sentenced to death for an unknown offence, after torture and an unfair trial conducted behind closed doors, according to Amnesty International. His execution is imminent. He is likely to be hanged in public, using the barbaric slow strangulation method favoured by the Tehran regime. It is deliberately designed to maximise the pain and prolong the suffering of the victim. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism Thursday March 13, 2008 - 11:00 by D_D
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This new site compiles the documents and debate around the split in Respect and provides a forum for the politics of non-sectarian left renewal and regroupment. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-war / imperialism Wednesday March 12, 2008 - 22:49 by redjade
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international / worker & community struggles and protests Wednesday March 12, 2008 - 18:58 by pat c
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workers in struggle is a new publication which brings together trade unionists, socialists and other activists in solidarity with the workers movement in the Middle East. Articles in this issue include: strike wave rocks egypt On Sunday 16th February, more than 10,000 workers from the Spinning and Weaving Company textile mill in the Nile Delta city of Mahalla el-Kubra staged a mass demonstration against low wages, price rises and Hosni Mubarak’s authoritarian regime. ... read full story / add a comment
international / racism & migration related issues Tuesday March 11, 2008 - 23:50 by redjade
yes, Nigeria is still an issue... ... read full story / add a comment
galway / consumer issues Tuesday March 11, 2008 - 12:28 by Sarah OWC
The finals of the Galway Fair-trade Committee’s JUST DESSERTS desert making competition attracted over Two Hundred and Fifty people to the Galway City Museum last Friday. ... read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media Tuesday March 11, 2008 - 11:19 by Equalizer1948
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Break the Silence ! Check out this music video by the Palestinian musician Doc Jazz. Contains highly graphic images, so be warned! ... read full story / add a comment |
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