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national / racism & migration related issues Wednesday December 10, 2008 - 11:38 by Borbala Farago
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Call for Submissions As the editors of an anthology of immigrant poetry in Ireland we are asking poets from other countries who live here and who write in English to send us poems for possible inclusion in the anthology. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Monday December 08, 2008 - 16:53 by Richard Walsh
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The credibility of a recent announcement of a 'reduction' in British Crown Forces' personnel from January has been called into question by Republican Sinn Féin. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Monday December 08, 2008 - 14:14 by Kostas
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The Communist Organization of Greece (KOE) salutes the dozens of thousands of youth and people who continue, for the third consecutive day, the resolute and combative demonstrations against the government and the police murder. At this moment (morning of Monday 8 December) thousands of school pupils are demonstrating in front of the Athens Police General Headquarters, as well as in many neighborhoods of Athens and all over Greece. This afternoon the Coalition of Radical Left (SYRIZA) and other left organizations call for big popular demonstrations in the centre of Athens and in many other cities. Even the Communist Party of Greece (KKE), which until now made nothing and did not participate in any protest, now feels the pressure and the anger of the youth and of the popular masses and calls for a (separate, as always…) meeting in Athens. ... read full story / add a comment
national / environment Monday December 08, 2008 - 12:14 by Derry Chambers
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Environmental Alliance calls on Minister Brendan Smith to resign in the wake of the contamination of pork products with dioxin. The group are also highly critical of the downplaying of the dangers posed to public health by dioxin, the world's number one toxin. ... read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests Friday December 05, 2008 - 13:02 by éirígí PRO
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éirígí chairperson Brian Leeson has called on the management of retail stores Aldi and Lidl to reverse their current policy of non-recognition of trade unions within their workplaces. The companies are currently expanding in Ireland and have publicly stated their anti-union policies. ... read full story / add a comment
international / environment Friday December 05, 2008 - 12:14 by Michael O'Callaghan
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The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) stands accused of breaching EU law by recommending approval of GM crops, animal feed and food - based on risk assessments provided by the applicant companies. This week, Michael O'Callaghan of GM-free Ireland interviewed the agency's former boss, who speaks frankly about how EFSA can be reformed. Watch the video interview: www.gmfreeireland.org/efsa/ Interview transcript: www.gmfreeireland.org/efsa/GMFI-PatrickWall-interview.pdf ... read full story / add a comment
galway / arts and media Friday December 05, 2008 - 12:06 by Maureen Gallagher
Launch of poetry collection by poet Maureen Gallagher. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / anti-capitalism Friday December 05, 2008 - 12:06 by Lenin12343
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After analysing reports and leaks from the '21st Century Labour' review of party structures headed up by Greg Sparks, the 'Labour Leninists Faction' within the Party has strongly endorsed the recommendations as a welcome return to sound organisational principles. ... read full story / add a comment |
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