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international / animal rights Friday May 26, 2006 - 00:15 by Nuala Donlon. Irish press Officer
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The Captive Animals Protection Society (CAPS) has today called on the Department of Agriculture to impound the animals currently traveling with Circus Vegas, the Courtney owned outfit which has hit the headlines again following an incident last night on the M50. It is believed that the beast wagon carrying the elephants had a blowout as the circus was in transit between Wicklow and Stepaside. This same beast wagon, again carrying the show’s two elephants, was involved in a fatal accident on the Tuam Road in Galway in April when a mother and her daughter were killed when the wagon became detached from the cabin. ... read full story / add a comment
national / racism & migration related issues Thursday May 25, 2006 - 12:10 by Mark Grehan
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NGO coalition calls for an urgent review of the Department of Justice’s handling of Afghan hunger strikers protest ... read full story / add a comment 
national / miscellaneous Wednesday May 24, 2006 - 19:51 by Ógra B
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Ógra Shinn Féin have written to An Taoiseach Bertie Ahern demanding a meeting regarding the issue of suicide prevention. The youth group have also written to minister for health and Children, Mary Harney TD and British Direct rule minister Responsible for health Paul Goggins MP requesting similar meetings. The meetings will be a part of their suicide prevention campaign which was launched at the Ógra Shinn Féin national congress in February. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / arts and media Wednesday May 24, 2006 - 18:58 by DJ Welfare
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A system of sequenced closing times for licensed premises in Ireland is long overdue and is respected worldwide as a concept, which facilitates the steady and orderly flow of people leaving licensed establishments throughout the night. Put simply, sequenced closing times means that pubs, restaurants, late bars and nightclubs all close progressively later than each other. ... read full story / add a comment
US Navy’s most senior legal official – US guilty of warcrimes. Brother of Guantanamo prisoner on spe
national / anti-war / imperialism Wednesday May 24, 2006 - 13:26 by Irish Anti War Movement
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US Navy’s most senior legal official, Dr Albert Moro, says the US administration is guilty of war crimes over the use of torture at Guantanamo Bay. The current Irish government by extension is also guilty of war-crimes by facilitating CIA ‘rendition programmes’ and refusing to search CIA planes carrying people to torture sites. ... read full story / add a comment
national / racism & migration related issues Monday May 22, 2006 - 11:14 by Mark Grehan
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This is the press release sent out by several of the NGO's who were involved supporting the men. Needless to say ,the governments version of events is a total fabrication. Further details will be released shortly ... read full story / add a comment
international / environment Saturday May 20, 2006 - 12:38 by ef summer gathering 2006
The earth First! summer gathering will take place between wed 16th august and sun 20th august in west wales. The Earth First! Summer Gathering is the place where people involved in radical ecological direct action - or those who want to be involved - get together for five days of time and space to talk, walk, share skills, learn, play, rant, find out what's going on, find out what's next, live outside, strategise, hang out, incite, laugh and conspire. The gathering site this year is nearer to many people in ireland then in theUK. It is not Very far from fishguard ferry port. ... read full story / add a comment
national / racism & migration related issues Friday May 19, 2006 - 12:56 by Irish Anti War Movement
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The Irish Anti War Movement condemns the heavy police presence at St Patrick’s Cathedral. Hundreds of police arrived this morning at what has been a completely peaceful protest by the Afghan hunger strikers and by protestors maintaining a vigil outside the Cathedral. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism Thursday May 18, 2006 - 22:06 by SPer
WRCV, Venezuela, 18 May 2006 Venezuela has not been out of the news in the last few years. While most of the world’s media is accusing the Chavez regime of being only one step away from a ‘communist’ dictatorship the real picture of Venezuelan reality is very different. The Chavez government has embarked on a massive programme of social change and wealth redistribution. Venezuela, a country of enormous national wealth, has historically known a very unequal wealth distribution. Under the dominion of multinationals and imperialism Venezuelan wealth found its way to the rich elite in many countries but never trickled down to improve the living and working conditions of the masses and the working class in Venezuela itself. ... read full story / add a comment
national / public consultation / irish social forum Thursday May 18, 2006 - 18:45 by Union of Students in Ireland
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The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) has said a new radio station in the northwest dedicated to young adults should reflect the views and concerns of young people and students, and not just focus on entertainment. ... read full story / add a comment
national / public consultation / irish social forum Tuesday May 16, 2006 - 15:33 by Union of Students in Ireland
The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) has hailed an important victory in the battle against the creeping marketisation of higher education, following news that the National College of Art and Design (NCAD) will not pursue a profit-driven plan to relocate its central Dublin campus. ... read full story / add a comment
national / racism & migration related issues Monday May 15, 2006 - 18:15 by Irish Anti War Movement
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The Irish Anti War Movement supports the asylum claims of the Afghan hunger strikers in St Patrick’s Cathedral. The desperate measure by the 36 asylum seekers highlights the lies and the myth that the US and its allies are spreading democracy through its ‘war on terror’. The reality is that the US has replaced one group of thugs that it helped to create and fund – the Taliban, with another group that it now funds – the Northern Alliance (NA), to rule Afghanistan. The real agenda behind the US ‘war on terror’ is the extension of US power and dominance in the world. The Irish Anti War Movement calls on the Irish government to approve their asylum claims in recognition of the continued oppression and absence of democracy that exists in Afghanistan. ... read full story / add a comment
national / public consultation / irish social forum Monday May 15, 2006 - 16:49 by Union of Students in Ireland
The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) has expressed dismay that marriage equality has been sidestepped by the Irish Human Rights Commission (IHRC) in its new report on the rights of same-sex and opposite-sex couples. ... read full story / add a comment
international / environment Monday May 15, 2006 - 16:06 by Niamh Nic Carthaigh
The latest Christian Aid report, ‘The climate of poverty: the facts, fears and hope’, launched to coincide with Christian Aid Week (14-20 May), highlights that climate change is now threatening development goals for billions of the world’s poorest people. The report reveals the stark reality that a staggering 182 million people in sub-Saharan Africa alone could die of disease directly attributable to climate change by the end of the century. Many millions more throughout the world face death and devastation due to climate-induced floods, famine, drought and conflict. The report calls on the Irish government to lead rich countries in taking urgent action to curb global warming. For a full copy of the report, please email [email protected] or visit www.christianaid.ie ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Saturday May 13, 2006 - 12:55 by Sean O'Neill
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Time and tide waits for no man or woman the organisors of River fest in Limerick learned when canoeists had to wade ashore ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Saturday May 13, 2006 - 12:49 by Joe Lynch
Hundredss of families in the Mid West were disappointed at being turned away from visiting a French naval ship in the port of Limerick because of an insurance cock up ... read full story / add a comment
The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) has demanded the Government investigate fresh claims – this time from a member of Labour’s shadow Cabinet – that, in some cases, designated ‘Section 50’ student accommodation is being rented to the general public by rogue landlords. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression Friday May 12, 2006 - 11:26 by sally
This series, produced by NEARfm, will offer an overview of the similarities and differences of community radio in Ireland. Listen to NEAR101.6 fm or to our live streaming www.nearfm.ie or the podcasts the week after programmes are being aired. ... read full story / add a comment
national / public consultation / irish social forum Thursday May 11, 2006 - 17:00 by Union of Students in Ireland
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The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) is set to distribute 40,000 condoms to Irish students as part of the ‘He Says, You Say’ sexual health campaign launched earlier this week during National Condom Week sponsored by Durex. The campaign – also endorsed by the Crisis Pregnancy Agency and the Dublin Aids Alliance – will see 30,000 sponsored condoms distributed to students at the Trinity Ball tomorrow evening (Friday 12th May). ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday May 10, 2006 - 10:46 by Jane Doran
Front Line: The International Foundation for Human Rights Defenders is pleased to announce its shortlist for the 2006 Front Line Award for Human Rights Defenders at Risk. Mr Peter Sutherland, United Nations Special Representative for Migration and former EU Commissioner will present the award on Friday 16 June at a breakfast ceremony in Dublin City Hall. The four nominees on the shortlist are: ... read full story / add a comment |
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