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international / miscellaneous Thursday May 20, 2010 - 16:24 by Malachy Steenson
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Michael Finnegan, Workers' Party President, has slammed Brian Cowen's view of history as outlined in his speech 'A Decade of Centenaries: Commemorating Shared History'. "Brian Cowen", said Mr Finnegan "has outlined a list of events from the decade 1912 to 1922 which undoubtedly are of importance. But it is the events which he has omited which reveal his mindset and his narrow nationalistic view of irish history" ... read full story / add a comment
cork / environment Thursday May 20, 2010 - 09:51 by Brightfight
On Monday the 24th May we will be welcoming a caravan of 60-100 cyclists to Cork City on their long distance cycle from Merthyr(Wales) to Rossport in Co. Mayo ! The purpose of their journey is to raise greater awareness of the respective struggles against Miller Argent and Royal Dutch Shell. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday May 19, 2010 - 21:47 by Séan Ó Murchú
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PRESS RELEASE Left alone to die 19ú May/Bealtaine 2010 Not Now, Not Again. Not another Irish Republican, how soon we’ve forgotten. 29 years ago ten Irish Republican Prisoners of War gave their lives on hunger strike for Political Status, for Ireland. Each was scarified on the altar of British imperialism draped with the Butchers Apron. The administration in Occupied Ireland (DUP, SDLP and Provisional Sinn Féin) supported by their masters in Westminster are now hoping to freshen their blood soaked apron with another Irish Republican. His name, Liam Hannaway. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / arts and media Tuesday May 18, 2010 - 10:25 by Jho Harris
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This is a story about a new Irish website which is bringing free audio podcasts by Irish writers to the web ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday May 18, 2010 - 02:06 by Mary Pearson
Two relatives of people killed by the British Army in the Ballymurphy Massacre were campaigning in Blackpool at the weekend. Irene Connolly is the daughter of Joan Connolly, mother of eight, shot eight times whilst helping another victim. Eileen McKeown is the daughter of Joseph Corr, father of seven, shot whilst walking with his son and died two weeks later. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / anti-war / imperialism Monday May 17, 2010 - 23:41 by Fintan Lane
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IRELAND-PALESTINE SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN PRESS RELEASE, 17/5/10 IPSC EXTENDS SOLIDARITY TO RAYTHEON ACCUSED ... read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests Monday May 17, 2010 - 19:50 by Lennon Wong
National Confederation of Independent Trade Unions (NAFITU) and Young fast Optoelectronics Trade Union (YFOTU) approach the second APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) Meeting in Taipei, state strong calls to the business in Asia Pacific region, demand the corporations to fulfill the Corporate Social Responsibility, wash out the stigma of sweatshop and make advancements towards a real sus-tainable growth for the society as a whole. ... read full story / add a comment
international / eu Saturday May 15, 2010 - 22:17 by Jolly Red Giant
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Joe Higgins, Socialist Party MEP from Ireland and member of the Committee for a Workers´ International initiated a meeting with fellow MEPs with the intention of countering both, the nationalist slanders of the international media and European leaders against the Greek workers and youth; as well as to counter the illusion that the huge bail-out package of €750 billion which was agreed by the European Commission, the euro zone member states and the IMF represents the beginning of a solid recovery. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Saturday May 15, 2010 - 22:14 by Séan Ó Murchú
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Statement from Mac Curtáin / Mac Suibhne Cumann of Sinn Féin Poblachtach Sinn Féin Poblachtach Cork in solidarity with the Maghaberry POWs. The Mac Curtáin / Mac Suibhne Cumann of Sinn Féin Poblachtach condemn the continuing abuse of the prisoners in Roe House in Maghaberry prison. ... read full story / add a comment
national / eu Saturday May 15, 2010 - 10:50 by PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT / GLUAISEACHT AN PHOBAIL 15th May 2010
A dishonest debate among Discredited political party's Perhaps one of the more frightening aspects of the recent spat between fine gael and the government over the implications of the proposals contained in the eu commission document on economic policy co-ordination within the euro zone is the abysmal ignorance on both sides of the argument over what the country signed up to under the lisbon treaty. ... read full story / add a comment
national / environment Saturday May 15, 2010 - 01:01 by Anti-Bloodsports
In recent weeks, Deputy Emmet Stagg has gone public on the issue of carted stag hunting, stating his opposition to the forthcoming Bill that proposes a ban on this cruel practise. This has come as a huge shock to animal welfare people...because the same Deputy is on record as being against ALL bloodsports... ... read full story / add a comment
clare / anti-war / imperialism Friday May 14, 2010 - 13:10 by Shannonwatch
Loss of jobs at Shannon Airport shows that it is time now for the Airport Authorities to develop a new and sustainable business model for the airport. ... read full story / add a comment
international / eu Thursday May 13, 2010 - 14:16 by Malachy Steenson
Lisbon backers fall out as EU calls the shots on finance The Workers Party have said that the spat between the Taoiseach and the Fine Gael leader, Enda Kenny TD, about European Union demands for consultation before national budgets are presented exposes the extent to which the two leaders and their parties deceived the electorate during the two Lisbon Treaty referendums. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression Monday May 10, 2010 - 23:31 by LATIF SERHILDAN
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The Iranian government once again committed a vicious and inhuman act against the Kurdish nation and executed 5 Kurdish political activists. ... read full story / add a comment 
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression Monday May 10, 2010 - 12:01 by LASC
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Start immediately ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Sunday May 09, 2010 - 14:00 by Ardoyne Republican
The following letter has just been forwarded to a number of media outlets... ... read full story / add a comment 
mayo / rights, freedoms and repression Saturday May 08, 2010 - 22:00 by Shell to Sea
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A Shell to Sea protest took place this afternoon at the 'North-West Development Forum', held in Belmullet Co Mayo. While previous protests have highlighted that the narrow terms of reference of the forum exclude real debate on the Corrib Gas Project, today’s message was one of solidarity with imprisoned campaigners Pat O’Donnell and Niall Harnett. This was the first such forum since An Bord Pleanála deemed that over half of Shell’s proposed Corrib Gas Pipeline was unacceptable on health and safety grounds in February. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / arts and media Friday May 07, 2010 - 14:32 by Kev
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New York, NY, May 5, 2010 – More than 50 organizations and artists from eight countries have written to legendary political singer and poet Gil Scott-Heron to thank him for his decision to drop Israel from his current tour. The letter, facilitated by Adalah-NY, highlighted the parallels between the South African Apartheid that Scott-Heron crusaded against decades ago and the Israeli system that currently subjugates Palestinians. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / miscellaneous Friday May 07, 2010 - 13:12 by Socialist Party NEC
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Leading member of the Socialist Party and a member if the International Executive Committee of the CWI ... read full story / add a comment 
national / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday May 06, 2010 - 20:58 by IPSC
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To commemorate the 62nd Anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba (the Arabic for 'catastrophe') - which saw the forcible explusion of over 700,000 Palestinians from their homes to faciliate the creation of the Zionist State of Israel in 1948 - the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign(IPSC) will be hosting a series of Nakba Week events from 8th - 15th May 2010. The events include protests, a pamphlet launch, a day of discussion, film and skill-sharing and and a social evening with food and music. ... read full story / add a comment |
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