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national / animal rights Tuesday November 14, 2006 - 23:30 by Bernie Wright
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A Cork –based Dairy farmer has admitted that animals are routinely beaten by farmers in an Irish Times article written by Agriculture Correspondent Sean Mac Connell on Tuesday last.10-11-06. This revelation of cruelty was made whilst referring to a German made immobiliser system which he uses, he said’ ‘I am a dairy farmer and I treat my animals well. In fact this machine will prevent animals being beaten when they are being trained to be milked’ Mr Hayes said many farmers had responded to the advert, which he placed in the Farmers Journal seeking agents to sell these devices. ... read full story / add a comment 
antrim / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday November 14, 2006 - 14:39 by SS RUC
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Hugh Orde delivered a public lecture last night in Queens University entitled ‘policing the past to police the future’. The event was organised by the institute of criminology and criminal justice at the university. Hugh Orde was joined on the panel by professor Kieran McEvoy (Institute Director) and Judge David Smyth QC (Chair of the Board of Directors), however a few minutes into his speech the Orde was confronted at the front of the lecture theatre by members of ógra who had managed to smuggle a banner into the hall after being refused entry for protesting outside. ... read full story / add a comment
mayo / miscellaneous Monday November 13, 2006 - 17:40 by Dr. Mark Garavan
The Shell to Sea campaign condemns the ongoing co-ordinated campaign to de-legitimise and criminalise local opposition to Shell’s project in Mayo. On last Friday, Gardai employed excessive violence against peaceful deminstrators causing scores of injuries and a number of hospitalisations. Government Ministers and the leader of Fine Gael have deliberately sought to create the impression that the campaign is orchestrated by sinister ‘outside’ forces. Sections of the media continue to propagate false and outrageous accusations. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / anti-capitalism Sunday November 12, 2006 - 13:45 by Anarchist Youth
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AY have a new freesheet out. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / miscellaneous Saturday November 11, 2006 - 04:25 by Internationale
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Ballymoney Sinn Féin Councillor Daithí McKay has said that the EU must make the upholding of human rights and democracy for the Kurdish people a pre-condition of Turkish admittance to the European Union. Speaking after completing a 4-day tour of Turkish Kurdistan representing Ógra Shinn Féin Councillor McKay said: "Turkey's treatment of the Kurdish people has been totally abhorrent and it's efforts to deny this sizeable minority their human rights has been plain to see. After one of the public debates I took part in Diyarbakir this week a number of international speakers, including myself, had our passports seized and photocopied by the police. This was just one example of how Turkey's Article 301 is used to threaten citizens for engaging in free speech criticising the government. Another example was when we were warned not to say the word 'Kurdistan' during a radio interview as the Government would have the radio station shut down. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / miscellaneous Friday November 10, 2006 - 23:45 by Rua
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INLA put claims of drugs to bed.... ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday November 08, 2006 - 23:42 by Hanshiro
Two proposed amendments to the Irish Constitution were announced by Barnardos at a press conference on Monday 6th November 2006. In an apparent gesture of official support for the measure, Finance Minister Brian Cowen headlined the presentation. In a press release on their website (http://www.barnardos.ie/news132.htm), Barnardos detailed the proposals announced at the press conference. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday November 08, 2006 - 17:33 by Jay Dooling
The US Special Northern Ireland Envoy, Mitchell Reiss, must demand a complete and independent inquiry into accusations of collusion between loyalist paramilitaries and law enforcement agencies. This week an international panel of human rights experts confirmed that there is evidence of collusion between British security forces and pro-British loyalist terrorists in 74 sectarian murder in Northern Ireland. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / miscellaneous Wednesday November 08, 2006 - 15:43 by Anti Imperialist
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Ógra Shinn Féin held their National Congress on 3 - 5 November in Liberty Hall, Dublin. Following are some pictures from the Congress and also links to full reportings of the weekend: ... read full story / add a comment
mayo / environment Tuesday November 07, 2006 - 00:53 by Cllr Keith Martin
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Westport Civic Trust will learn on Thursday 9th, if its appeal to An Bord Pleanala regarding the controversial Cloonmonad road development has been successful. ... read full story / add a comment
national / consumer issues Monday November 06, 2006 - 14:42 by Santa
Buy Nothing Day is coming up. It takes place on the 25th of November 2006. ... read full story / add a comment
cork / anti-capitalism Monday November 06, 2006 - 14:33 by Elinor
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Cork Shell To Sea Seems to have entered a particularly creative phase of the campaign ! This may be one reason for our falling down on regular updates, so apologies. ... read full story / add a comment
national / environment Monday November 06, 2006 - 13:56 by Friends of the Earth
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As UN talks on tackling climate change get underway today in Nairobi, Kenya, Friends of the Earth is calling for leglislation to ensure Ireland does its fair share to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The environmental pressure group wants the Oireachtas to pass a Climate Security Act mandating 3% year-on-year cuts in emissions and establishing an independent body to monitor progress. ... read full story / add a comment
national / politics / elections Monday November 06, 2006 - 11:48 by Labour_Youth
Following Labour Youth's annual conference the following press release has been issued. ... read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests Friday November 03, 2006 - 12:25 by Anonymous
Press Release Issued by Irish Forestry Contractors’ Association (IFCA) The importing of a boat load of wood pulp from Scotland via Waterford Port on the week ending Saturday 23rd, October, 2006 by Coillte has caused consternation among members of the Irish Forestry Contractors’ Association. The wood pulp was imported by Coillte for use in the production of OSB board timber product in its timber mill in Belview, Waterford. IFCA is a stakeholder in the Irish forestry sector and it was not consulted prior to the making of the decision to import the boat load of wood pulp in Waterford Port. IFCA is concerned about the prospects of contamination of native Irish timber products, which is a distinct possibility as a consequence of importing wood pulp. ... read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests Thursday November 02, 2006 - 20:32 by Paul Kinsella
The Executive of my Union, the Civil & Public Service Union (CPSU), at their Monthly Meeting held today, Thursday, November 2nd has fully backed the nurses' rally on 22nd November and are calling on all their members to support this protest. The CPSU will be issuing a Circular to all members in the next few days calling on all CPSU members to take part in the nurses’ protest. However, great as it is that the CPSU are mobilising all their members to support the nurses’ rally on November 22nd, we really need to get the rest of the Trade Union leaders up off their backsides. Now that the CPSU Executive will be officially supporting the nurses’ rally on 22nd November, this will put further pressure on the Executive of the Dublin Council of Trade Unions (DCTU) to officially support the nurses’ rally, and to organise a mass mobilisation of workers, similar to, if not bigger than the Irish Ferries ‘Day of Protest’ last December, and they will get the numbers as health is an emotive issue for many people! ... read full story / add a comment
cork / miscellaneous Tuesday October 31, 2006 - 09:49 by Stephen Spillane
On Tuesday 24th of October University College Cork's International Relations Society (IRSOC) had an information stand in Arás Na Mac Leinn to coincide with UN day. Members of the society throughout the day operated the stand and they had many materials with information on the UN. ... read full story / add a comment 
tyrone / miscellaneous Monday October 30, 2006 - 19:24 by Colleen
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West Tyrone Ógra Shinn Féin has launched a new Website for the Republican Youth group in Tyrone. The website includes News, Campaigns, Multimedia, History and many other sections to the website and was put together by activists in the area. ... read full story / add a comment 
antrim / miscellaneous Monday October 30, 2006 - 18:27 by Anti Imperialist
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On Thursday the 27th October, the Jordanstown Órga Shinn Féin society held a protest against the British army at the careers and placement convention. This protest was to oppose the presence of the British army at this event but also to highlight the hypocrisy of the University of Ulster to allow the British army to promote, and recruit potential students yet refusing political parties or societies to even distribute leaflets to fellow students during the Fresher’s Fayre. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / arts and media Thursday October 26, 2006 - 23:58 by The Cotillions
Press release for new exhibition by contemporary art collective Cotillion to be held at Cornucopia Vegetarian Restaraunt, 19 Wicklow St, from November 5th to December 2nd 2006. ... read full story / add a comment |
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