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national / environment Friday October 03, 2008 - 10:30 by Shell to Sea
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Shell to Sea activists responded with puzzlement yesterday to the deletion of the campaign's page on the popular social networking site Facebook. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Thursday October 02, 2008 - 21:19 by Richard Walsh
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RSF have said that the Provos must accept collective responsibility for the disastrous endorsement of deadly Tasers. ... read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism Tuesday September 30, 2008 - 19:23 by Eugene Mc Cartan
COMMUNIST DEMAND: It is now time for a state bank to be established. That the state should have fifty percent of places on the boards of all the bank and financial institutions who may avail of this massive public bail out. All current banking CEOs should be removed from office without severance pay ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Tuesday September 30, 2008 - 17:39 by Richard Walsh
RSF have condemned the use of mobile vans to recruit informers by the RUC. ... read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests Monday September 29, 2008 - 21:34 by Trade unionist
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Trade unionists across all unions are today being urged to reject the proposed national pay agreement. Following a conference of over 70 activists and union shop stewards a campaign is now being launched for the biggest no vote. The conference was organised by a number of trade union activists from both the private and public sector and addressed by Jimmy Kelly, regional secretary of Unite, one of Ireland’s largest unions. Kelly stated that the deal was an “effective pay cut which does not address any of our unions concerns on pensions, union recognition, or low pay.” ... read full story / add a comment
mayo / environment Monday September 29, 2008 - 20:25 by Shell to Sea
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For immediate press release 8pm, Monday 29th Sept 2008 Today at noon a delegation of 6 Shell to Sea representatives met with Minister Eamon Ryan and Minister Eamon Ó Cuiv. ... read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous Monday September 29, 2008 - 13:16 by Richard Walsh
RSF have slammed Facebook for allowing ads for people to join British death squads. ... read full story / add a comment
national / animal rights Monday September 29, 2008 - 01:49 by Laura Broxson
***CAFT IRELAND PRESS RELEASE*** ACTIVISTS VISIT CO. LAOIS TO PROTEST IRELAND'S LARGEST FUR FARM Contact CAFT Ireland spokesperson: Laura Broxson - 086 8729 444 Yesterday, Saturday 27th September, over a dozen members of Ireland's Coalition to Abolish the Fur Trade (CAFT) organised another successful "Fur Farm Awareness Day" in Co. Laois. ... read full story / add a comment 
galway / arts and media Saturday September 27, 2008 - 20:34 by Fred Johnston
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The second outing of the literary festival, 'The Forge At Gort,' will take place in Gort, Co. Galway, on March 27th and 28th, 2009, organised by The Western Writers' Centre, Ionad Scribhneoiri Chaitlin Maud, Galway. Last year saw the inauguration of the festival, which is based in the concept of the W.B.Yeats' poem which mentions the still extant forge in Gort's main street. The festival included workshops, readings, and a lecture on a Brazilian poet. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression Friday September 26, 2008 - 17:29 by Irish Film Institute
The theme of the year-long campaign marking the 60th Anniversary of Universal Declaration of Human Rights informs our six-week evening course this term. With a range of titles covering aspects of human rights, the Anniversary is an ideal opportunity for us to engage with filmmakers and human rights practitioners on the significance of this genre of filmmaking. Our course will feature six documentaries, previously unscreened in Ireland. Each evening, a special guest from the world of film or human rights will speak on the film and their own work. The course will be of interest to IFI members and friends, film enthusiasts, human rights workers and all who are interested in challenging and provocative cinema. ... read full story / add a comment
kildare / environment Friday September 26, 2008 - 12:07 by Miriam Mulcahy and Anne Davidson
In a major decision released on 23rd September, the Information Commissioner Emily O'Reilly has directed Kildare County Council to turn over to the Hill of Allen Action Group documents concerning planning at Roadstone's quarry that the Council has fought to keep secret for more than a year. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / animal rights Friday September 26, 2008 - 00:43 by Ciaran Long
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IRISH SHAC DEMO AT 12-30 on MONDAY 29th September 2008.to unite with SHAC Global Day of Action against NYSE, NYSE Euronex and their shareholders - Monday 29th September 2008 NYSE Global Day of Action ===================== ... read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday September 25, 2008 - 15:11 by Mark Fischer
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Invitation to attend a Press Conference on Iran Behrooz Karimizadeh and Kaveh Abbasian IBehrooz Karimizadeh, one of the prominent leaders of the student movement in Iran, who has recently been released after enduring over four months of imprisonment and torture at the hands of the Iranian security forces; Kaveh Abbasian, the spokesperson for the Freedom and Equality Seeking Students in Iran, who was subjected to months of persecution, are holding a public Press Conference in London. During this Press Conference they will elaborate on the latest political situation in Iran and will answer questions put to them. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday September 24, 2008 - 15:35 by posted by F Espinoza
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To all committees and friends of the Cuban Five To all friends of the Cuban Revolution To all honest and noble people of the world ... read full story / add a comment 
galway / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday September 23, 2008 - 14:45 by TD
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(LARNACA, 22 September 2008) - The Free Gaza Movement announced today that an international delegation of doctors, parliamentarians, and human rights workers will sail to Gaza aboard the SS Hope on Wednesday, September 24th. A press conference will be held on Wednesday at Larnaca Port prior to the ship's departure. The passengers on board include: - 5 physicians from 4 countrieS - human rights lawyers and monitors - Jamal Zahalka, a member of the Israeli Knesset - Dr. Mustafa Barghouti, General Secretary of the Palestinian National Initiative, and member of the Palestinian Legislative Council - Mairead Maguire, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1976 for her work in Belfast ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / animal rights Monday September 22, 2008 - 20:46 by Laura Broxson
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***Press Release*** Misrepresenting Animal Rights: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). Although Irish organisations and individuals have sought to care for nonhuman animals for many years, animal rights advocacy ~informed by rights-based theory~ is a very recent development in Ireland. Grassroots animal rights advocates in Ireland intend to defend animal rights from the threat of neo-welfarism. ... read full story / add a comment
wicklow / environment Sunday September 21, 2008 - 17:46 by Mr.Peter Brady Alias.
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This is our third statement. ... read full story / add a comment
national / environment Friday September 19, 2008 - 22:10 by Brian Guckian & Tadhg Crowley
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MODIFICATIONS to the current M3 construction project that would remove tolls, improve quality of life and facilitate the early building of the Navan Rail Link remain on the table with government and can be implemented at any time, according to the promoters of the innovative Meath MASTER Plan, transport researcher Brian Guckian and environmental campaigner Tadhg Crowley. ... read full story / add a comment
national / animal rights Wednesday September 17, 2008 - 23:29 by Laura Broxson
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On the evening of Wednesday 17th September, a member of the National Animal Rights Association was assaulted and threatened while peacefully leafleting outside the Great European Circus (which is also known as the Royal Russian Circus), where they are currently staying on the Trim Road in Navan, Co Meath. Contact N.A.R.A. Spokesperson: Laura Broxson, 086 8729 444 www.naracampaigns.org ... read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous Wednesday September 17, 2008 - 17:32 by Malachy Steenson
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Michael Finnegan, President of the Workers Party, has stated that the new national pay agreement has saddled public sector workers with the burden of paying for the avarice and failures of the private sector. ... read full story / add a comment |
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