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national / rights, freedoms and repression Monday June 21, 2010 - 11:54 by Kev
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On Saturday 19th June 2010, the Annual General Meeting of the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC) elected Freda Hughes as its new Chairperson. Ms Hughes, a teacher from Dublin, takes over the role from Dr David Landy, who remains on the National Committee as National Organiser and Vice-Chair. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression Monday June 21, 2010 - 10:07 by Free Gaza Movement (Ireland)
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PRESS RELEASE, 21/6/10 ISRAEL'S 'EASING' OF GAZA LAND BLOCKADE IS INSUFFICIENT ... read full story / add a comment
cork / miscellaneous Saturday June 19, 2010 - 10:27 by D O D
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The Independent Workers Union promotes left unity. In order to manifest this view, it is our intention to host Cork’s first “Left Unity Table Quiz”. The Official date for this momentous event shall be bonfire night, Wednesday 23rd June 2010, @9pm in 'An Spailpín Fánach Cork. ... read full story / add a comment
international / gender and sexuality Friday June 18, 2010 - 12:09 by Maryam Namazie
Press Release: For Immediate Distribution A new report by One Law for All has found Sharia Councils and Muslim Arbitration Tribunals to be in violation of UK law, public policy and human rights. Read the press release about the report here: http://www.onelawforall.org.uk/new-report-sharia-law-in...ghts/ Download the full report here: http://www.onelawforall.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/New-R...n.pdf ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Friday June 18, 2010 - 11:10 by RNU PRO
“If Bloody Sunday had been limited to a few troopers and their commander, why was the truth so long stonewalled and the cover-up so doggedly continued? Why did the families of the victims have to wait so long for the truth? Meanwhile the families of many other victims of unjustified shoot-to-kill, plastic bullet, or collusion murders, continue to wait for justice.” ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday June 15, 2010 - 23:13 by Saoirse
Statement by the President of Republican Sinn Féin Des Dalton ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday June 15, 2010 - 20:03 by Fintan Lane
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The Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC) welcomes today's expulsion of an Israeli diplomat by the Irish government and commends Minister Michael Martin for the move, but believes that the ambassador should also be expelled. ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Monday June 14, 2010 - 23:22 by Fintan Lane
national / miscellaneous Monday June 14, 2010 - 01:19 by Saoirse
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Speaking at the annual Theobald Wolfe Tone commemoration in Bodenstown Co Kildare on Sunday June 13 former Republican POW Stiofán O Dálaigh, Co Tyrone said: ... read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression Monday June 14, 2010 - 00:33 by fathi tobail
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The Palestinian Civil Servants Foundation condemns the interrogations of a member of its Board of Directors The Palestinian Civil Servants Foundation condemns and denounces the unlawful action by one of the organs of Hamas security (interior security), without in any legal or any official request from the place of work in the Palestinian Planning Center in Gaza, where as the security apparatus has on the morning of Sunday, 13.6.2010 summoned the trade union activist and activist Jihan El- Sersawy a board member of the Palestinian Civil Servants Foundation and a member of the General Union for government employees to one of its offices in Deir al-Balah and subjected her to interrogation in a humiliating manner disregard to the civil rights or dignity of a Palestinian citizen. ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Sunday June 13, 2010 - 22:23 by RNU PRO
The REPUBLICAN NETWORK for UNITY (RNU) Cathaoirleach/Chairperson, DANNY MCBREARTY, has slammed the recent internment of Tyrone Republican, Conor Casey. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Sunday June 13, 2010 - 18:40 by Enid
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Campaigners for St Luke's Cancer Hospital in Rathgar thought that the decision not to make it the southside Centre of Excellence in 2005 which meant closure and a move to St James Hospital had been indefinitely suspended due to the local and national opposition. But no, Minister Harney who always knows best ,has a Bill before the Dail at the moment with the innocent title Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010 which will dissolve the board of St Luke's and transfer the valuable 18 acre site and the other assets to the dysfunctional HSE who might well sell the land at a bargain price to balance their books. Anyone who cares about this great hospital needs to get onto TDs immediately especially John Gormley and Chris Andrews. ... read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media Friday June 11, 2010 - 15:24 by Fred Johnston
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Galway's Western Writers' Centre has made a statement deploring the recent actions of Israeli forces on the high seas and expresses condolences with the families of those relief activists killed on the m.v. Marmara ... read full story / add a comment
national / consumer issues Thursday June 10, 2010 - 11:48 by AIMS Ireland
AIMSI Statement regarding scan misdiagnoses The Association for Improvements in the Maternity Services Ireland would like to offer its support to women affected by the ongoing scan misdiagnoses controversy. AIMSI offers support and information to women in their contact with the maternity services, and also assists women in registering complaints. Women can access AIMSI support services at: [email protected] OR [email protected]. Women may also seek support through dedicated helplines which have been established in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Drogheda , tel 1800-200-529 and in University College Hospital Galway, tel 1800 252 016. There is also a general HSE information line: 1850-241 850. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday June 09, 2010 - 20:53 by Freda H
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‘Boycott Israel’ was the legend emblazoned across 63 year-old Billy Fitzpatrick’s jumpsuit as he skydived from 4,000 metres, at the Skydive Ireland airfield in Nenagh, Co Tipperary. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday June 09, 2010 - 17:30 by Ardoyne Republican
We are writing to you on behalf of the Greater Ardoyne Residents Collective (G.A.R.C.) Our body is made up exclusively of local residents and has allegiance to no political parties or groups. We are residents NOT dissidents. Our aim is to ensure that the human rights of the people of greater Ardoyne are fully respected and that there is no repeat of the violence of recent years visited upon our community. It is our intention that the people of greater Ardoyne want simply to be left in peace and that existing Loyalist marches are re-routed away from our district. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday June 09, 2010 - 17:18 by LASC
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To the social, civil, political, academic, indigenous, and solidarity organizations that conform this Caravan called "Bety Cariño y Jyri Jaakkola” To the national and international media To the Human Rights’ organizations To “La Otra Campaña” ... read full story / add a comment
national / consumer issues Wednesday June 09, 2010 - 13:38 by AIMS Ireland
Since October 2008, AIMS Ireland has been corresponding with Prof Brendan Drumm, HSE CEO to highlight the issue of consent-related practices within Irish maternity hospitals. AIMSI has repeatedly called on Prof Drumm and the HSE to review service user consent policy in Irish maternity services and for the creation and implementation of National Guidelines for Clinical Practice in Maternity Care . Further, these must include the publication of annual clinical reports and hospital statistics per unit and per individual consultant practicing within each unit. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday June 08, 2010 - 15:12 by Fred Johnston
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John Berger and 30 other eminent writers have called for a cultural boycott of Israel. Apart from a marvellous poem by Richard Tillinghast published in The Irish Times, neither individual writers nor literary organisations in Ireland have uttered a word in the face of recent Israeli atrocities. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / rights, freedoms and repression Monday June 07, 2010 - 18:16 by IPSC Waterford
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Following the success of the march in Waterford on Monday 31st of May, Waterford IPSC decided to call a meeting / Demo on Saturday 5th of June One purpose among others was to call for the total boycott of Israeli products being sold in Waterford City and County. ... read full story / add a comment |
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