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international / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday February 13, 2008 - 11:54 by Miriam Cotton
 19 comments (last - wednesday october 15, 2008 - 01:06)
Article and report via Information Clearing House which includes a video of a woman, who called police for help, and ended up being handcuffed, knocked to the ground, stripped and effectively raped. Seven people were involved including at least two men. ... read full story / add a comment
national / environment Tuesday February 12, 2008 - 19:58 by Cael
38 comments (last - sunday march 27, 2016 - 08:59)
From the IRBB website I've just been reading in an excellent lecture by Brendan Myers, Dept. of Philosophy, UCG., that the Proclamation was read out on the Hill of Tara before it was read out at the GPO. Does anyone have any more information about this? ... read full story / add a comment 
School children are participating in Week of Wonder throughout Limerick during half term break to discover the 'benefits' of engineering. This sign with a few added photos was found at Limerick School of Art and Design. ... read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media Tuesday February 12, 2008 - 14:42 by Polly tix
1 comment (last - wednesday february 13, 2008 - 14:33)
'CNN executives acknowledge that iReport.com's openness is something of a departure for a news organization that prides itself on accuracy and editorial judgment.' ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism Monday February 11, 2008 - 18:39 by Miriam
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The British, Dutch and other court's have awarded the voracious Exxon Mobil a first round victory in a court decision which may lead to a savaging of Venezuelan investment in social programmes the benefit the poorest and most needy in that country. ... read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous Monday February 11, 2008 - 10:35 by ET
3 comments (last - sunday february 17, 2008 - 22:24)
Jose Ramos Horte was a frequent visitor to Ireland as an exiled activist. These days he is the President of East Timor. He was shot in the last 24 hours. Operated on by the Australian military in Dili, he has been flown to Darwin. See link..... ... read full story / add a comment 
international / consumer issues Saturday February 09, 2008 - 18:00 by Care-Giver
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''Women in Saudi Arabia are willing to buy your cars. But you need first to to support the campaign to allow women to drive cars. Write to your government officials make the non- governmental organisations aware, inform the parliament members in your countries about the status of women in Saudi Arabia' ... read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media Saturday February 09, 2008 - 16:36 by R.
Robert Fisk "interviewed from his home in Ireland" gives a brief interview on the USA's NPR (national public radio) program "Weekend Edition" of Saturday 9th February 2008. A biography of Saddam Hussein purportedly written by Robert Fisk has been circulating in Eqypt. Fisk describes his tracking down of the author and the amusing denouement that follows. Not very important, lightly interesting. ... read full story / add a comment
limerick / anti-war / imperialism Saturday February 09, 2008 - 13:13 by Fanny
5 comments (last - saturday june 07, 2008 - 22:55)
In his 28th Jan 2008, column for the New Statesman, John Pilger with withering outrage attacks the "ritual danse macabre" that is the US presidential election : Barack Obama is a glossy Uncle Tom who would bomb Pakistan. Hillary Clinton, another bomber, is anti-feminist. John McCain’s one distinction is that he has personally bombed a country. They all believe the US is not subject to the rules of human behaviour ... ... read full story / add a comment |
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