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international / animal rights Sunday June 26, 2011 - 15:57 by Campaign to Abolish Animal Cruelty in Sport
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The UK parliament has voted to ban wild animals from circuses. Lets do likewise in Ireland! ... read full story / add a comment
international / education Saturday June 25, 2011 - 14:47 by Louise K Thomas
TheBest Poems Encyclopedia would like to call for submissions for its second annual Poetry print Anthology for the best 303 creative works and poems written of the year and develop a new collection dedicated to promote the best poets in english literature and also discover young emerging poets among social poetry diaspora. The deadline for submission is 30 November 2011. All current members and those who join in advance of the deadline are eligible. Submissions are free and information on how to submit directly via the online form can be found at our website http://www.best-poems.net ... read full story / add a comment
galway / arts and media Saturday June 25, 2011 - 12:50 by Maureen Gallagher
Maureen Gallagher has just won an award in the Swift Satire Competition. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-war / imperialism Friday June 24, 2011 - 22:46 by helper
Press Release, Friday 24th June 2011, 1pm ... read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous Friday June 24, 2011 - 14:49 by Malachy Steenson
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Finance Minister Michael Noonan TD flabbergasted the nation yesterday with his call on people to go on a shopping “splurge” and start spending money in the shops again. On the same programme he suggested people should wear T-shirts emblazoned with the motto “Ireland is not Greece”. As his pronouncements mimic Marie Antoinette, is clear that the pressure getting to him. ... read full story / add a comment
antrim / miscellaneous Wednesday June 22, 2011 - 17:02 by PRO
SIPTU, the Trade Union representing the community and voluntary sector have appealed for calm in East Belfast, calling for an end to further attacks and praised the 'crucial' work of those community workers on all sides who were 'at the coalface' in dealing with the recent violence. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Tuesday June 21, 2011 - 21:22 by LCW
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Three English Catholic Workers were today convicted at Newbury Magistrates Court of Criminal Trespass under the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act (SOCPA), and Criminal Damage. The convictions follows a protest at the Atomic Weapons Establishment in September 2010 organised by the Catholic Worker. ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday June 21, 2011 - 14:15 by RNU PRO
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REPUBLICAN NETWORK FOR UNITY CHAIRPERSON, CARL REILLY has asked Republican communities across Belfast and beyond to be vigilant after Monday night’s sectarian attack on the Short Strand area. ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Friday June 17, 2011 - 22:39 by Peter Mulholland
Until recently, Irish religion has been seen as defined by Catholic power in the South and sectarianism in the North. In recent years, however, both have been shaken by widespread changes in religious practice and belief, the rise of new religious movements, the revival of magical-devotionalism, the arrival of migrant religion and the spread of New Age and alternative spirituality. As recently as 2007 Ireland was being described as “one of the two remaining ‘blind spots’ for the study of religions in Europe”, (Ireland's New Religious Movements 2011 - see the link below) Now the details of a new MA course on Contemporary Religions have been announced by the Department for the Study of Religion in University College Cork. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Friday June 17, 2011 - 22:15 by Peter Mulholland
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The following is an unofficial translation of a letter sent by 26 Israeli academics to the minister of Welfare and Social Services, Moshe Kahlon, in protest at the recommendations of a recent government sponsored report on ‘the cult phenomenon’. ... read full story / add a comment
international / eu Tuesday June 14, 2011 - 15:48 by Paul Murphy MEP
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In light of the major movements taking place across Europe in the next week, I initiated an open letter of Left MEPs in support of these protests and urging the building of a one day general strike across Europe against austerity. Twelve MEPs from seven countries have signed the letter so far. ... read full story / add a comment
galway / arts and media Monday June 06, 2011 - 10:13 by Maureen Gallagher
Maureen Gallagher has just won the Goldsmith Poetry Award 2011. ... read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests Wednesday June 01, 2011 - 12:51 by SP
The announcement on Friday by Vodafone that they are to make 139 workers redundant and that their jobs would be shifted east is the latest sickening blow to workers in the telecommunications sector. It comes in the wake of their former parent eircom’s announcement on Thursday that they are to seek yet another 1,000 voluntary redundancies amongst eircom and Meteor employees. ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday May 31, 2011 - 10:37 by RNU PRO
THE REPUBLICAN NETWORK for UNITY (RNU) NATIONAL CHAIRPERSON, CARL REILLY has expressed serious concerns about the situation facing Republican Prisoners in Maghaberry Gaol. "In spite of repeated warnings from RNU and others who represent Political Prisoners in the Gaol, the Stormont Executive and it's Justice Minister have completely ignored the suffering of Republican Prisoners in Roe House. ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Friday May 27, 2011 - 22:31 by Saoirse
Republican Sinn Féin will be holding a rededication ceremony at the Garden of Remembrance, Parnell Square, Dublin on Sunday May 29 at 12 Noon. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Friday May 27, 2011 - 16:45 by Malachy Steenson
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The decision today by Judge Ó Donnabháin in Cork Circuit Criminal Court to reverse a 6-month custodial sentence imposed only yesterday on Garda Dean Foley for an unprovoked and vicious attack on a man two years ago has been has been deemed as a "highly dangerous precedent" by Malachy Steenson, Workers' Party representative in Dublin Central, who is also a Practicing Solicitor and Criminologist. ... read full story / add a comment
national / education Friday May 20, 2011 - 10:16 by Laurence Cox
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A re-ballot on Croke Park is currently being rushed through IFUT with very little notice or discussion. A Maynooth meeting earlier this week was very critical of the vote and is asking colleagues in other institutions to forward this to IFUT members who may not have heard any counter-arguments. ... read full story / add a comment
antrim / gender and sexuality Tuesday May 17, 2011 - 00:09 by Danielle Ni Dhighe
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IRSCNA's statement for the International Day Against Homophobia & Transphobia ... read full story / add a comment
international / animal rights Monday May 16, 2011 - 13:03 by CB
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A week-long series of events have been organised (16 May - 21 May) to mark The ARZone Tom Regan Week, including the release of rare and exclusive questions and answers with the scholar/activist, a full transcript, and an ARZone member’s “workshop.” ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Monday May 16, 2011 - 12:46 by Saoirse
A Uachtaráin, a chara, On behalf of Republican Sinn Féin I wish to place on record our opposition to the invitation which has been extended to the Queen of England to visit Páirc an Chrócaigh. We object to this visit on the grounds that a visit to any part of Ireland by the head of the British State is inappropriate while that state continues to occupy part of Ireland ... read full story / add a comment |
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