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dublin / rights, freedoms and repression Friday November 17, 2006 - 18:31 by National Secretary
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Last friday's events in Rossport were a clear example of the brutality of the state; non-violent protesters were viciously assaulted with fists, boots and batons. It is important to remember however, that these events are part of the same logic that saw five men imprisoned for 92 days last year for refusing to allow Shell to construct a dangerous pipeline through their land. ... read full story / add a comment
international / environment Friday November 17, 2006 - 18:12 by turoe
According to news sources, a shipment of MOX fuel will leave the Sellafield Nuclear Facility in the UK, for France. The shipment is due for arrival on Wednesday the 22nd of November. ... read full story / add a comment 
galway / anti-capitalism Thursday November 16, 2006 - 18:12 by Rossport Solidarity
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A large crowd of Ogra Shinn Fein activists organised and took part in a direct action at the Statoil service station in Newcastle this lunch-time (Thursday), closing the station for buisness for an hour. The protest was attended by activists from the Socialist Party and Shell to Sea.OSF spokesperson Caitlin Ni Ruanaidh said of the action, "We mounted a picket today to express our solidarity with the beleaguered community in Rossport, and to raise awareness of the theft of our natural resources." ... read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday November 16, 2006 - 17:52 by Jo ta ke
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The following statement is an appeal from our Basque comrades Segi who are demanding that we take action in highlighting the ongoing censorship and outlawing of the youth movement, we must mobilise and show solidarity with our oppressed comrades now! ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Wednesday November 15, 2006 - 14:22 by National Secretary
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The workers Solidarity Movement held its Autumn 2006 National conference in Seomra Spraoi, a social centre in Dublin. The conference saw around two thirds of the membership attending with greetings sent from our comrades involved in the struggle in Rossport. National Conference opens with questioning the reports given by various office holders, editorial committees etc. A summary of these reports follows - quite a lot of details and indeed areas involving relationships with other groups have been removed, as these were not written for public consumption. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday November 15, 2006 - 00:03 by Jay Dooling
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Washington, DC - Nov 14, 2006 - With less than two weeks before the British and Irish governments’ imposed November 24th deadline, Irish America demands that the United States uses its influence to encourage Ian Paisley’s Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) to form a government in Northern Ireland (N. Ireland) under the provisions of the Good Friday Agreement (GFA). ... read full story / add a comment
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 |
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