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national / animal rights Sunday January 08, 2012 - 13:55 by Bernie Wright
 8 comments (last - wednesday january 11, 2012 - 23:22)  1 image
PRESS RELEASE.8.1.12.
HORSE RACING DEATH TOLL PROMPTS CALL FOR A BAN .
Five young horses died last week at Leopardstown Race Track whilst Racing. This follows a similar incident where six horses died at Tramore track in Killarney a few years ago.
In Sligo two years ago a horse collision at Cullenamore Races resulted in a horse having to be put down and two jockeys rushed to hospital. The collision occurred in front of hundreds of spectators. Laytown is remembered for the pile up of horses in the nineties when three horses were killed.
While these fatalities are described as ‘freakish’ ‘sad’ and ‘regrettable’ the number of injuries and deaths is rising because horses are raced and made jump. ... read full story / add a comment
cork / rights, freedoms and repression Saturday January 07, 2012 - 00:33 by Prisoner solidarity group-cork city
Independent protest in solidarity with republican prisoners in Maghaberry
PRISONER SOLIDARITY GROUP-CORK CITY SUPPORT REPUBLICAN PRISONERS RESISTING BRITISH TORTURE PROTEST AT DAUNT SQ CORK CITY JAN 21ST @3PM ... read full story / add a comment 
national / animal rights Friday January 06, 2012 - 11:06 by Vegan Ireland
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PRESS RELEASE. No Embargo. www.veganireland.org Vegan Ireland press number: 086 100 6763 “Do You Eat Carrots?” Vegan Ireland asks Matt Cooper and Joe Duffy to go vegan Recently both popular presenters made surprising statements about veganism on their radio shows. For example, during discussions last Tuesday (3/1/12) about the recent Rachel Allen shooting pheasants issue, Matt stated that if he were a vegan he’d be starving, while Joe asked a vegan if he ate carrots and whether he’d be happy then if pheasants were captured and killed humanely. Discovering that vegans did not have milk from cows in their tea, Joe said, “Ah, mother of God, how do you survive?” Joe Duffy Show: http://www.rte.ie/radio/ Matt Cooper, “The Last Word”: http://media.todayfm.com/ ... read full story / add a comment
A new Dublin start-up have just released Riffstation, a software application designed for guitar players everywhere to practice, jam and learn the songs they love. There's even a free trial version available on the website www.riffstation.com. Unlike other interactive guitar applications which force users to buy subscriptions or special content, Riffstation uses the music you already own. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / animal rights Monday January 02, 2012 - 23:13 by Ban Hare Coursing in Ireland
4 comments (last - tuesday january 17, 2012 - 09:23) 4 images  1 video file
Protest against vile 3-day “National Hare Coursing” event.
Location: The Department of Agriculture, Kildare Street, Dublin.
Date: January 30th 2012.
Time: 1 pm to 2 pm.
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