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Indymedia Ireland is a volunteer-run non-commercial open publishing website for local and international news, opinion & analysis, press releases and events. Its main objective is to enable the public to participate in reporting and analysis of the news and other important events and aspects of our daily lives and thereby give a voice to people.

offsite link Army Sergeant Travis Decker Murdered His Three Children After Being Denied Mental Health Care at JBL... Sat Jun 07, 2025 04:52 | JBLM Whistleblowers
A corrupt military police force and incompetent Commander who denied emergency mental health care and crisis counseling to an American service member resulted in the murder of the sergeant's three young daughters

offsite link Gaza doctor grieves her nine children killed in Israeli strike Sun May 25, 2025 20:00 | imc
Israeli regime continues it's slaughter
'The children were completely charred'

Paediatrician Alaa al-Najjar was treating victims of Israeli attacks when her children were killed by an Israeli strike on their home

offsite link British doctors working in Gaza describe territory as a ?slaughterhouse? Sat May 24, 2025 00:23 | imc
There?s no food getting in so people are starving,? surgeon Tom Potokar says
British doctors working in Gaza have described the territory as a ?slaughterhouse,? where the patients they are treating are severely malnourished.

Plastic surgeons and orthopedic specialists from the UK are based at the Amal and Nasser hospitals in Khan Younis in the south of the territory.

Dr. Tom Potokar, a plastic surgeon specializing in burn injuries, has worked in Gaza 16 times but said this mission had revealed a level of destruction far greater than his last visit in 2023,

offsite link It is time to talk about the Out of Control Immigration. Mon Mar 31, 2025 22:12 | imc
For the last few years since the CV19 scamdemic undocumented immigration into Ireland has surged. No one is allowed discuss it because they do not want any rational debate about it. If you do you are labelled an extremist. However this out of control immigration is fully facilitated by the Irish government and the EU and the shady figure behind the Neo Con movement pushing for endless war, wokeism and globalist agenda.

offsite link [Dublin] National Demonstration for Palestine: End Israeli Apartheid & Genocide Thu Mar 06, 2025 22:35 | ipsc
Sat, 22 March 2025, 13:00 Assemble at the Garden of Remembrance, Parnell Square, Dublin 1
The Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign, supported by over 150 Irish civil society organisations, has called another National Demonstration for Palestine on Saturday 22nd March.

The march will begin at the Garden of Remembrance at 1pm and finish outside the D?il on Molesworth Street/Kildare Street to bring our demands to the Irish government?s doorstep.

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Public Inquiry
Interested in maladministration. Estd. 2005

offsite link RTEs Sarah McInerney ? Fianna Fail?supporter? Anthony

offsite link Joe Duffy is dishonest and untrustworthy Anthony

offsite link Robert Watt complaint: Time for decision by SIPO Anthony

offsite link RTE in breach of its own editorial principles Anthony

offsite link Waiting for SIPO Anthony

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Human Rights in Ireland
Promoting Human Rights in Ireland

Human Rights in Ireland >>

Lockdown Skeptics

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offsite link Asylum Hotel Bosses Told They ?Have to House Convicted Foreign Criminals? While Giving Staff ?Uncons... Mon Aug 25, 2025 15:00 | Will Jones
Asylum hotel bosses have been told they "have to house convicted foreign criminals" while staff are given "unconscious bias training" as critics say the truth is coming out.
The post Asylum Hotel Bosses Told They “Have to House Convicted Foreign Criminals” While Giving Staff “Unconscious Bias Training” appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Farage to Unveil Plan to Scrap Human Rights Act as He Pledges UK Bill of Rights to Prioritise Britis... Mon Aug 25, 2025 13:00 | Will Jones
Nigel Farage?is set to unveil his proposals to scrap the Human Rights Act and replace it with a Bill of Rights that Reform says will prioritise British citizens and allow the mass deportation of illegal immigrants.
The post Farage to Unveil Plan to Scrap Human Rights Act as He Pledges UK Bill of Rights to Prioritise British Citizens appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Angela ?Three Pads? Rayner Dubbed Hypocrite After Buying ?800,000 Seaside Property Despite Crackdown... Mon Aug 25, 2025 11:00 | Will Jones
Labour Housing Secretary Angela Rayner?has been branded a hypocrite for buying an ?800,000 seaside property despite her own department's crackdown on second homes and her claim to be a socialist.
The post Angela ‘Three Pads’ Rayner Dubbed Hypocrite After Buying ?800,000 Seaside Property Despite Crackdown on Second Homes appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Reform?s Plan for Dealing with Illegal Migrants is a Good Start Mon Aug 25, 2025 09:00 | Noah Carl
The overwhelming majority of illegal migrants are adult men. Does anyone really believe that covering hotel bills for adult men in Britain is the best way to help the world's poor?
The post Reform?s Plan for Dealing with Illegal Migrants is a Good Start appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link The Soros-Funded Organisation Providing Scripts to Activists Mon Aug 25, 2025 07:00 | Charlotte Gill
Meet NEON, the outfit scripting activists to push a Left-wing open-border agenda with cash from Soros-backed groups and major UK foundations.
The post The Soros-Funded Organisation Providing Scripts to Activists appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

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Ballinaboy and Solidarity Camp Photo Essay.

category mayo | rights, freedoms and repression | other press author Monday October 15, 2007 01:53author by Michael Gallagher - Freelance Photographerauthor email libertypix at yahoo dot co dot ukauthor address http://www.fotothing.com/libertypix ** http://www.flickr.com/photos/libertypix Report this post to the editors

*Twenty Seven Images With Text

From Ballinaboy to Pullathomas and back again.
1.  The Red Bus....
1. The Red Bus....

This was my first time at an action day/protest in the Shell To Sea struggle and I must say, I was very impressed with the determination and spirit shown, especially by the locals.
It's now seven years since they started their struggle and it looks like it will carry on into the next generation at least, of the local communities concerned.

This has to go down in Irish history as the greatest working class struggle for rights since the 1913 lock-out.

*All of these images are copyrighted and are restricted from further use without the prior consent of the photographer. Contact details above.

2. Ed Collins, who was thrown down a ditch by a garda and has suffered long term injuries....
2. Ed Collins, who was thrown down a ditch by a garda and has suffered long term injuries....

3.  Outside the Ballinaboy entrance to to the Shell terminal site....
3. Outside the Ballinaboy entrance to to the Shell terminal site....

4.  Heavy vehicles in sight....
4. Heavy vehicles in sight....

5.  On the way to the Pullathomas side of the site....
5. On the way to the Pullathomas side of the site....

author by Michael Gallagherpublication date Mon Oct 15, 2007 02:05author address author phone Report this post to the editors

....more images....

6. No comment....
6. No comment....

7.  No comment....
7. No comment....

8.  No comment
8. No comment

9.  Sit down by the Socialist Party youth members and others....
9. Sit down by the Socialist Party youth members and others....

10.  Returning to the Ballinaboy entrance under escort and camera....
10. Returning to the Ballinaboy entrance under escort and camera....

author by Michael Gallagherpublication date Mon Oct 15, 2007 02:19author address author phone Report this post to the editors

....more images....

11.  Feeling secure....
11. Feeling secure....

12. Murdered....
12. Murdered....

13.  More heavy handedness from the 'guardians' of the peace....
13. More heavy handedness from the 'guardians' of the peace....

14.  O'Reilly, the chief button pusher of the 'law' enforcers....
14. O'Reilly, the chief button pusher of the 'law' enforcers....

14.  Taking down the fence that was illegally erected by Shell...this is near the spot where the gas pipeline is planned to come ashore....
14. Taking down the fence that was illegally erected by Shell...this is near the spot where the gas pipeline is planned to come ashore....

author by Michael Gallagherpublication date Mon Oct 15, 2007 02:57author address author phone Report this post to the editors

....more images.... Number twenty here is the proper file size this time around.

20.  Unloading....
20. Unloading....

21.  Job done.
21. Job done.

1.  Information at the entrance to the field leading to the Solidarity Camp....
1. Information at the entrance to the field leading to the Solidarity Camp....

2.  The campsite entrance....
2. The campsite entrance....

3.  Pathway to solidarity....
3. Pathway to solidarity....

author by Michael Gallagherpublication date Mon Oct 15, 2007 03:23author address author phone Report this post to the editors

....the last of my images from my visit to Ballinaboy on the 11th Ocotober, 2007. Thank you for taking the time to view these.

* All of these images are copyrighted and may not be used in any way without the prior consent of the photographer.
Contact details above.

4.  The cosy cabin....
4. The cosy cabin....

5.  And the inspiring wall coverings etc....
5. And the inspiring wall coverings etc....

6.  The bottom line!!
6. The bottom line!!

author by Michael Gallagherpublication date Mon Oct 15, 2007 13:51author address author phone Report this post to the editors

My apologies for the mix -up with these images...it's from the lack of practice uploading here.
I hope someone in indymedia acts on my email and sorts them out.

author by chrissiepublication date Mon Oct 15, 2007 17:30author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Well done to all who took part/photographed/posted the info. We shld be with ye next time!

author by foto fanpublication date Wed Oct 17, 2007 19:12author address author phone Report this post to the editors

It's really unusual / eyecatching.

author by !publication date Sun Oct 28, 2007 16:21author address author phone Report this post to the editors

really impressive photostory. Thank You!

author by Michael Gallagher - Photographerpublication date Thu Nov 08, 2007 17:02author address author phone Report this post to the editors

If you're a photos fan, check out the link below for some great political photos under such headings as socialism, anti war, war, capitalismo, peace justice etc etc....

If you're not a photos fan, check out the link below for some great political photos under such headings as, socialism, anti war, war, capitalismo, peace justice etc etc....

Just type in the link below and enter a name in the site search box for a category. For example, you can join any group as a non member such as A Case For Socialism In Your Country . In Pictures And Words.

Related Link: http://www.flickr.com
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