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derry / miscellaneous Wednesday October 25, 2006 - 17:56 by Anti Imperialist
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On Tuesday 24th October, the Magee Ogra Shinn Fein Society held a protest to oppose the presence of the British Army and Royal Navy at the Employment fair in the campus.Magee Ogra Shinn Fein were joined by a number of local Sinn Fein activists and elected representatives including former Mayor of Derry Councillor Lynn Fleming. The protest was well received by a number of students from varying backgrounds. ... read full story / add a comment 
mayo / environment Wednesday October 25, 2006 - 17:21 by Shell to Sea
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A very interesting article in the Irish Times today, considering the background to the siting of the giant gas refinery that Shell seek to construct at Beal an Átha Buí (known in English as Ballinaboy, Bellinaboy or Bellanaboy). The views in the article are worth paying attention to, since the authors are extremely well-qualified to comment on this subject. Leo Corcoran was previously Engineering Manager of Bord Gáis and Brian Coyle is a partner with consulting engineers Coyle Kennedy. Perhaps rather than arguing with people who are not as well qualified to discuss these issues on the comments section of indymedia articles on the continuing occupation of Erris by Shell and their security forces, we should simply refer people to this piece. ... read full story / add a comment
international / environment Wednesday October 25, 2006 - 15:11 by Terence
This conference took place from Oct 20-23 and attracted over 3000 people and connected to another 10,000 by satellite. The aim of the bioneers according to founder Kenny Ausubel, Bioneers seeks “to bring biological pioneers together to restore the Earth.” Co-producer Nina Simons described its intention to “co-create a living social system. ... read full story / add a comment
international / gender and sexuality Tuesday October 24, 2006 - 21:53 by C Murray
2-4 May 2007 . Conference at the University of Albaerta, Edmonton, AB, Canada. In 1929 Virginia Woolf predicted that women in another century or so if given the opportunity and rooms of their own, will have the habit of freedom and the courage to write exactly what we think, seeing human beings in relation to each other and in relation to reality. Our knowledge based economy and society have made such an opportunity more tangible for some and more elusive for others. Rooms of their own Considers the situation of women in and beyond the academy. By heightening awareness , extending the knowledge base and forming practical recommendations, the conference assesses the challenges and conditions for women to participate in this new reality. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday October 24, 2006 - 16:30 by Women
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"Golshan Al Bayati, Iraqi woman writer/Journalist and AL Hayat newspaper Correspondent (Arabic London Newspaper) In Iraq, was First arrested on 11/09/06 by Iraqi forces in the city of Tikrit. She was released after signing an undertaking on 15th Sept 06, only to be arrested again. The news from Iraq , this morning(8/10/06): it is very likely that she is currently being mistreated in detention. Golshan was re-arrested after attempting to retrieve her computer that was consfiscated during the first raid on her house by the local Iraqi security services. Golshan had written an article criticising the security forces in Tikrit. This is believed to be the reason behind her arrest. ... read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media Tuesday October 24, 2006 - 06:32 by peptide
The Australian Minister for Communications, Helen Coonan, buoyed by her recent success in eliminating media diversity in Oz is now targeting the most diverse (content) medium on the planet – the internet. Her latest comments (news radio) veil her real intentions (information control!) The only effective means of controlling the flow of information on the internet is filtering at backbone or provider level. Conservatives are entirely predictable and Coonan is no exception, her intentions to target the internet were anticipated, a quote from an article dated July 5, follows: ... read full story / add a comment
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 |
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