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dublin / animal rights Thursday July 08, 2010 - 18:38 by Bernie Wright
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AFAR would like to condemn yet again the keeping of wild animals in captivity for entertainment purposes. The 10 year old Penguin stolen from the Zoo and dumped in the City centre is yet another example of the dangers posed to wild animals by Zoos. Zoos are a remnant of bygone days and merely a continuation of the outdated Victorian menageries of the past. They serve no purpose other than that of commercial gain. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday July 08, 2010 - 18:25 by Kev
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The Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC) today welcomed the move by Irish Minister for Justice Dermot Ahern to block a proposed European Commission data-sharing plan with Israel. If adopted the proposal would have given the green light to EU member states to allow the transfer to and storage of sensitive personal data on European citizens to Israel. ... read full story / add a comment
galway / arts and media Thursday July 08, 2010 - 10:34 by Access Music Project
Galway's Access Music Project (AMP) is having a fundraising gig in Kelly's Bar Upstairs, Galway on Weds 14th July ... read full story / add a comment 
national / animal rights Wednesday July 07, 2010 - 12:25 by Bernie Wright
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The Secret lives and deaths of 60,000 Irish hunt dogs? The Irish Hunters are so paranoid regarding the inspections related to the upcoming Dog Breeding Bill ,that we in the AOHS have decided to try and count the numbers of hounds that Hunts have and that are relevant to this legislation, these dogs would currently be residing in Irish hunt kennels. Having read the quote from Chairman of the HAI Gavin Duffy that ‘’60,000 hounds’’ resided here. He quoted this figure at a recent Navan HAI protest meeting a few months ago. We decided to gather the facts printed in the hunts own publications to verify this figure. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Wednesday July 07, 2010 - 07:56 by Enid
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Despite a 150,000 petition collected by patients and their families and extensive lobbying including a facebook campaign, government TDs would not accept amendments from Labour and FG which would have protected St Luke's and retained it as a public cancer hospital. Despite being on record as supporting the campaign to save St Luke's, John Gormley did not even appear at the Dail debate while constituency collegues Ruairi Quinn and Lucinda Creighton spoke up for St Luke's. Also absent was Chris Andrews FF. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday July 06, 2010 - 11:17 by Waterford IPSC
Mr Netanyahu declared today that construction of further settlements in the Palestinian lands, of the West Bank will continue as of mid-September 2010. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday July 06, 2010 - 11:12 by Waterford IPSC
Despite claims to the contrary, Israel’s alleged easing of the illegal blockade on the Gaza strip WILL NOT alleviate the suffering of the general population within Gaza. ... read full story / add a comment |
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