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international / crime and justice Monday February 22, 2010 - 18:07 by Mrs. Charity Sweet
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I have been further arrested on two separate occasions for public expresion of "bollocks" and "blair". Both cases were dropped on the date of trial under somewhat convenient circumstances, the CPS offering no evidence. The first case was dropped the week the Sex Pistols released their 3oth anniversay edition of the album "Never Mind the Bollocks - Here's the Sex Pistols". The second case was to be attended by Lady mary Warnock, picking up the torch of common sense from Professor Kingsley and QC John Mortimer who valiantly defended our right to use that Saxon Age old word of bollocks. ... read full story / add a comment 
kerry / worker & community struggles and protests Monday February 22, 2010 - 11:58 by Brendan Guilfoyle
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Deputy Jackie Healy Rae has told public service workers that he is powerless to prevent further cuts to services in Kerry. Healy Rae made the comments to 65 members of the Kerry Public Service Workers’ Alliance (KPSWA) who protested at his constituency clinic in Killarney on Saturday. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Sunday February 21, 2010 - 17:48 by Jim Monaghan
PANA welcomes the collapse of Dutch government over the Afghan War. The Peace & Neutrality Alliance welcomes the decision of the Dutch Labour Party to collapse the Dutch Government because of Prime Minister Balkenende efforts to refuse to honour a commitment to withdraw Dutch troops from the occupation forces in Afghanistan. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Saturday February 20, 2010 - 20:56 by Timgos
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1000 Architects and Engineers call for new 9/11 Investigation. They cite evidence of demolition at three World Trade Centre Towers. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / miscellaneous Saturday February 20, 2010 - 15:34 by PBPA
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To mark the showing of Michaels Moore’s new film Capitalism: A Love Story the People Before Profit Alliance today held a street theatre performance of Capitalism: An Irish Love Story outside the Savoy Cinema in O Connell Street. Michael Moore’s film shows how the recession has led to a horror story for many American workers and their families. He highlights the issue of home repossessions. He also shows how the banks have been bailed out by the taxpayer. In the film Moore goes into banks asking for the return of the people’s money. ... read full story / add a comment 
galway / arts and media Friday February 19, 2010 - 12:41 by Fred Johnston
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Charlie Byrne's Bookshp, Middle Street, Galway, played host to French poet, Colette Wittorski. ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Friday February 19, 2010 - 10:07 by DS2S
Shell’s decision to suspend key parts of its work on the Corrib Gas project is the beginning of a recognition by the company that its experimental inland refinery project is “not going to work”, according to the Shell to Sea campaign. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Friday February 19, 2010 - 00:39 by Amnesty International - Ireland
Amnesty International today criticised Iran for rejecting important recommendations by the United Nations to improve human rights in the country. The Iranian Government was before the UN Human Rights Council this week to defend its track record on human rights and came in for tough criticism from Ireland. ... read full story / add a comment
kildare / worker & community struggles and protests Tuesday February 16, 2010 - 20:11 by B
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TEEU says hunger strike at Green Isle Foods will last until dispute ends ... read full story / add a comment 
kerry / worker & community struggles and protests Tuesday February 16, 2010 - 11:01 by Brendan Guilfoyle
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A Kerry North Fianna Fail TD has told public servants that there will be further cuts in the public service if they choose to vote for any alternative candidates in the next general election (audio clips below). Deputy Tom McEllistrim made the comments during his address to members of the Kerry Public Service Workers’ Alliance who picketed his Tralee constituency clinic on Saturday. ... read full story / add a comment
national / health / disability issues Tuesday February 16, 2010 - 01:43 by James Connolly
RSYM: "House the Homeless!" RSYM House the Homeless Campaign Over the last number of weeks the Republican Socialist Youth Movement has been agitating over the issue of homelessness in Ireland. With young activists in areas such as Dublin, Belfast, Cork, Ennis, Derry, Sligo, Strabane, Tipperary and Galway taking part in our ’House the Homeless’ campaign which was designed to highlight the plight of some of the most vulnerable people in Irish society today. ... read full story / add a comment
carlow / rights, freedoms and repression Monday February 15, 2010 - 00:15 by Saoirse
Republican Sinn Féin held a very successful picket in Carlow Town supporting the right of political status for Republican prisoners. The picket took place on Saturday February 13 between 1.00pm and 2.30pm. Those taking part in the protest picket very well received by local people and almost 1,000 leaflets were distributed. ... read full story / add a comment 
clare / arts and media Sunday February 14, 2010 - 16:19 by Fred Johnston
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The Third Forge At Gort takes place March 26th and 27th. All events are free. The festival is organised by The Western Writers' Centre (Ionad Scríbhneoirí Chaitlín Maude) Galway and is sponsored by The Arts Council and the generous assistance of Knute Skinner, Edna Keil, O'Grady's Lounge and Restaurant, O'Sullivan's Royal Hotel, Pat O'Callaghan and Poetry Ireland and Galway County Council. ... read full story / add a comment
national / education Saturday February 13, 2010 - 14:20 by Irish Animal Education Trust
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The Irish Animal Education Trust is being launched – Saturday 13th February 2010 - in order to develop and distribute its free age-sensitive educational materials about the human use and treatment of other animals. ... read full story / add a comment
Trinity College Hosts ,The Law Student Colloquium. Held in the Law School ,House 39 and The Graduates Memorial Building ,Trinity College on Saturday 20th February .There will be a wide range of topics covered by undergraduate and postgraduate students from across the country .The theme of the event is Rethinking Law . Attendance is free, please consult the website for further details. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / arts and media Tuesday February 09, 2010 - 15:23 by Fred Johnston
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The Western Writers' Centre has succeeded in providing their third literary festival in Gort, Co. Galway, blending music and poetry ... read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media Monday February 08, 2010 - 09:07 by Noel Duffy
Noel Duffy, Director Path To Freedom, Letter Regarding Recent Events Dated: 08 February 2010 I am writing this personal message to all of you who have given your support to our feature length documentary Path To Freedom. As many of you know we had the official launch of the national fundraising campaign for Path To Freedom, in Wynn’s hotel on Wednesday, 3rd of February. Where the Collins 22 Society officially announced the commissioning of S.W.V Studios to produce Path To Freedom. However on Friday, I was told via a number of phone calls that: The Collins 22 Society could no longer support the project and in effect it was now “parked”. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Saturday February 06, 2010 - 18:44 by Saoirse
On February 6, Republican Sinn Fein Vice President Geraldine Taylor said that the agreement at Hillsborough is just a further indication of the depths that Unionised Provisionals will go to uphold British rule in our country: ... read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice Saturday February 06, 2010 - 12:55 by Mairtin Og Meehan
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The REPUBLICAN NETWORK for UNITY (RNU) spokesperson, DANNY MCBREARTY, responding to the concerns of nationalist residents of areas targeted for Orange sectarian parades, asks” whether the DUP has been given ’product’ in the form of changed procedures designed to ease the way for Orange feet to march down nationalist roads.” ... read full story / add a comment
international / eu Friday February 05, 2010 - 14:52 by Amnesty International - Ireland
Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a violation of human rights affecting an estimated 500,000 women and girls in Europe and putting another 180,000 girls at risk each year. In advance of International Day of Zero Tolerance on FGM on 6 February, Amnesty International Ireland-led END FGM European Campaign has called on European leaders to support its strategy to protect young girls and women affected by FGM. ... read full story / add a comment |
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