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limerick / politics / elections Tuesday September 16, 2008 - 17:33 by RSF-Vín
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Republican Sinn Fein has selected three candidates to stand for the local elections in Limerick city and county, a party spokesman said today. ... read full story / add a comment 
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday September 16, 2008 - 17:06 by Dublin Shell to Sea
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Dublin Shell to Sea are adding to their daily vigil and protest at Shell HQ this Friday with a 24 hours solidarity fast. This action is being taken in solidarity with Maura Harrington,who by then,without the departure of the Solitaire having taken place, be on her 11th day on hunger strike. Films depicting the events that ave unfolded in North West Mayo and further afield since the inception of this project shall be screened on the side of THE Shell HQ Building. ... read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous Tuesday September 16, 2008 - 16:03 by Malachy Steenson
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Mick Finnegan President of the Workers Party today welcomed the imminent acceptance by the PD's that their time is up and they are leaving the stage. ... read full story / add a comment
cork / environment Tuesday September 16, 2008 - 15:03 by Brian Guckian
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CORK City and County Councils could show genuine support for European Mobility Week and for Sustainable Transport policies in general by cancelling their unsustainable proposed Northern Ring Road scheme and spending the funds on an innovative € 573 million city- and county-wide rail system using continental European "tram-train" technology instead, a national sustainable transport researcher and campaigner, Brian Guckian, has said. ... read full story / add a comment
cork / environment Sunday September 14, 2008 - 18:49 by Léonard Gay 2 attached files
MOBILITY WEEK 2008 IN CORK Rethink Your Attitude to Transport in the City Tuesday 16th to Monday 22nd September 2008 http://www.corkcity.ie/ourservices/roadstransportation/...week/ __________________________________________ ... read full story / add a comment
wicklow / environment Sunday September 14, 2008 - 17:17 by Mr.Peter Brady Alias.
This is our second statement. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism Sunday September 14, 2008 - 16:21 by Eugene Mc Cartan
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The Communist Party of Ireland condemns the activity of the now expelled United States ambassador to Bolivia, Philip Goldberg. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism Friday September 12, 2008 - 15:21 by Bolivar
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The ongoing coup attempt in Bolivia continues, and yesterday 8 peasants were killed when they were ambushed by fascist gangs of the oligarchy. In the working class area of Plan 3000 in Santa Cruz, the people repelled the fascist gangs which had attempted to enter this area to spread fear. As a result of these provocations Evo Morales has expelled the US ambassador. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / miscellaneous Friday September 12, 2008 - 13:04 by Afri
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Afri is currently organizing a book tour to promote Michael McCaughan’s book on the Corrib Gas controversy: The Price of Our Souls: Gas, Shell and Ireland.
The book was launched in Dublin on the 4th January 2008. The Mayo launch took place in Glenamoy, Erris, Co. Mayo on July 10th. The guest speaker was Mark Garavan and Robbie McVeigh spoke at the Derry launch on September 4th. A similar event will be organised in Galway on September 16th with guest speaker, Rita Ann Higgins. ... read full story / add a comment
mayo / rights, freedoms and repression Friday September 12, 2008 - 11:09 by JM
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Pobal Chill Chomain fully supports local employer and businessman Patrick O'Donnell and his fellow Erris fishermen in their efforts to protect their lawfully held property in Broadhaven Bay against the intimidatory tactics of Shell Statoil and Marathon Oil. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression Friday September 12, 2008 - 01:12 by Anonymous
DUBLIN, Ireland — On Saturday, September 13, the collective known as Anonymous will stage a global protest against the Church of Scientology management, its attempts to infiltrate schools, and its internal exploitation of children. Since January, Anonymous has staged seven successful, non-violent protests at over 130 Scientology centres around the world, including the Mission of Dublin Ltd on 62/63 Middle Abbey Street. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Thursday September 11, 2008 - 07:57 by Republican Sinn Féin
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The use of the Free State Navy to protect the interests of a multi-national company against those of the local population is a disgraceful, albeit unsurprising, devlopment, a spokesman for Republican Sinn Féin has said. ... read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests Wednesday September 10, 2008 - 20:36 by Republican Sinn Féin
Resistance by employers to concede a pay increase for low-paid workers is a further example of the increased exploitation of the most vulnerable people in Irish society, a spokesman for Republican Sinn Féin has said... ... read full story / add a comment
international / environment Wednesday September 10, 2008 - 16:53 by Michael O'Callaghan
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Minister Trevor Sargent: ‘We have to negotiate the establishment of Ireland as a GM-free zone’ Minister Michelle Gildernew: ‘GM-free is a unique selling point for Irish food. We need to keep Ireland GM-free’ ... read full story / add a comment 
galway / arts and media Wednesday September 10, 2008 - 14:27 by Western Writers' Centre, Galway
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Author and critic Fred Johnston kicks off his popular Adult and Continued Education Creative Wrtiting Course at NUI Galway on Thursday, October 9th. ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday September 10, 2008 - 10:26 by Des Dalton
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Republican Sinn Fein supports Maura Harrington ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / animal rights Tuesday September 09, 2008 - 16:54 by Bernie Wright
How ironic that the Irish Greyhound Derby final falls at the end of Gambling Awareness week,( this week). How many Irish people realise that very young school-going children are freely allowed to bet their pocket money without any legislative protection at Ireland’s Greyhound tracks. Yes, Irelands TOTE BETTING has no under age limit, leaving kids as young as 4 or 5 years old reaching over the counter at places like Shelbourne Park Greyhound Track to gamble their pocket money away. ... read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism Monday September 08, 2008 - 22:26 by CCFE
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Calling all principals, teachers and parents! Has your school said “No thanks” to commercial schemes such as supermarket vouchers and branded materials? ... read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism Monday September 08, 2008 - 11:42 by Eugene Mc Cartan
For decades politician's, economic gurus of all shapes and sizes, have been extolling the virtues of the "free markets" and arguing that the state should stay out of the "market." “There is no alternative” was the unchallengeable dogma of these forces. Now have those say those same individuals demanding that the state intervene in the financial markets, the housing markets to save them for their own greed and reckless policies ... read full story / add a comment 
international / crime and justice Sunday September 07, 2008 - 11:23 by Abolitionist.
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On July 16th , 2007, the Georgia board of Pardons and Paroles stayed Troy Davis' execution: 'It would not allow an execution to proceed in this state unless and until it's members are convinced that there is no doubt as to the guilt of the accused." It went on to assert that there was compelling evidence of his innocence that had not been heard by the courts. ... read full story / add a comment |
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