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offsite link China Cancels Christmas in Hong Kong ? Leaving Churches Fearing for Their Future Wed Dec 18, 2024 11:22 | John MacNab
China has cancelled Christmas in Hong Kong this year. Officials have ordered that the usual celebrations be 'toned down'. It's part of a creeping intolerance that leaves churches fearing for the future, says John MacNab.
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Brits could face an extra ?20 a year on energy bills to fund unproven carbon capture technology as the Government proposes to spend ?21.7 billion on projects to capture the gas from the air and store it underground.
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Led by Donkeys, the group behind anti-Brexit and assorted other Left-wing stunts, was set up by four Greenpeace activists who have a lot of curious links to the Blob, says Charlotte Gill.
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international / politics / elections Friday December 03, 2004 - 18:48 by RT Mas   image 1 image
will be one of the following:

--Abdul-Aziz AL-HAKIM, a Shia cleric and leader of the Iranian-backed Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (Sciri)
--Adel Abd AL-MAHDI, the current finance minister and Sciri member
--Ibrahim AL-JAAFARI, the current vice president and head of the Shia Dawa party. ... read full story / add a comment
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dublin / environment Friday December 03, 2004 - 15:49 by PG   text 6 comments (last - wednesday march 23, 2005 - 13:39)   image 11 images
international / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday December 02, 2004 - 18:45 by Basque Observatory of Human Rights
We are getting in touch again to let you know that our Bulletin Nº 17 is available at the usual address. Alternatively, you can access it directly by clicking on this link:
http://www.behatokia.info/docs/boletinak/Islada171104eng.zip ... read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism Wednesday December 01, 2004 - 19:36 by as do many other extraordinary rendees   text 4 comments (last - friday december 03, 2004 - 13:31)
questions questions questions and very very very few Answers ... read full story / add a comment
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dublin / anti-war / imperialism Wednesday December 01, 2004 - 16:15 by redjade   text 21 comments (last - saturday december 04, 2004 - 21:28)   image 10 images
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national / miscellaneous Tuesday November 30, 2004 - 22:10 by Starstruck   text 8 comments (last - friday december 03, 2004 - 15:20)   image 1 image
The Union Of Students Of Ireland National Demonstration took place today in Dublin city centre.
The protest was called to highlight and oppose the threats of fees and privatisation in education.
A crowd 400-500 students marched from the Garden of Remembrance to the Dail (Moleswoth Street that is) where the crowd congregated behind the Garda Barriers and speeches. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / bin tax / household tax / water tax Monday November 29, 2004 - 23:52 by Indy Council Corr   text 80 comments (last - monday march 07, 2005 - 18:28)
The Council of Dublin City voted tonight to pass the Estimates, with a minor amendment from FF by 32 votes to 15. The Estimates were supported by Labour, FG and FF councillors.

Those who voted against were Sinn Fein (10) the Independents (3) and two others believed to be one Labour (Eric Byrne) and one FG.

More details tomorrow. ... read full story / add a comment
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dublin / environment Sunday November 28, 2004 - 15:17 by redjade   text 8 comments (last - friday december 10, 2004 - 15:02)   image 11 images
{ photos by redjade } (c) ... read full story / add a comment
Cover of Meda Ryan's Book on Tom Barry (which answers Peter Hart)
national / rights, freedoms and repression Sunday November 28, 2004 - 14:28 by Barry McGarry   text 21 comments (last - friday november 25, 2005 - 11:17)   image 4 images
Delivered at Kilmichael ambush site November 28 2004 at 1pm
By Meda Ryan (author Tom Barry IRA Freedom Fighter Mercier Press 2003)
For background to controversy with revisionist historian Peter Hart, see www.indymedia.ie/newswire.php?story_id=66994 and news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4043737.stm ... read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests Friday November 26, 2004 - 18:21 by ss   text 2 comments (last - saturday november 27, 2004 - 01:19)
Queens University Student Councils meeting held on 25th 11th 04, passed the following motions:

1. This council opposes the war on Iraq and the war on terror, and calls for the immediate withdraw of all occupying forces in Iraq.

2. This council support the Colombian trade unions call for a worldwide boycott of Coca-Cola, ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Friday November 26, 2004 - 10:37 by Tyler Durden   text 11 comments (last - thursday december 02, 2004 - 20:04)
(2004-11-25) -- Iran today announced that the plutonium it is allowed to produce under a recent agreement with France, Germany and Britain, is strictly reserved for human consumption. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous Friday November 26, 2004 - 07:43 by Indy Freedom   text 21 comments (last - wednesday december 01, 2004 - 18:16)
An Iraqi student has been suspended from her school in Dublin after she had her photograph taken with the Irish President, Mrs Mary McAleese.

The principal, Mr Danny Cussen has defended the action, saying it was a disciplinary matter for the school only, and denied it was because of the students nationality. However, he told her "You can't touch the President'."" ... read full story / add a comment
national / environment Thursday November 25, 2004 - 21:35 by jp
The destruction of the Tara-Skryne valley was "cultural vandalism akin to ripping a knife through a Rembrandt", the Dáil was told during a bitter debate about the M3 motorway. ... read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice Thursday November 25, 2004 - 14:50 by Women's Aid
Today, to mark International Day Against Violence against Women, Women's Aid is holding a minute’s silence outside the Dail in memory of the 107 women murdered in Ireland in the last 108 months. While groups nationwide are holding vigils locally around the country, Women’s Aid is marking the commemoration of the murders against the backdrop of a giant ‘In Memoriam’ card outside the Dáil, with each murdered woman represented by a white lily. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / worker & community struggles and protests Thursday November 25, 2004 - 14:45 by Paul Kinsella
About 100 An Post workers demonstrated outside a meeting of the An Post Board of Directors in the GPO this morning. The Communications Workers Union (CWU) were highlighting current dissatisfaction in SDS,loss of jobs etc. Members of the Civil Public & Service Union (CPSU) also participated in this morning's protest and the CPSU banner was also there as we were publicising the lack of payment of Sus.Progress (2 phases now worth 5%!) and related problems. There are a number of good media reports on this including Newstalk 106 http://www.newstalk106.ie/news.asp?id=6204 RTE http://www.rte.ie/news/2004/1125/anpost.html and 98FM http://www.98fm.ie/Newsite/GENERAL/newsandsport/newsandsport.asp ... read full story / add a comment
limerick / bin tax / household tax / water tax Thursday November 25, 2004 - 13:19 by Anti-Bin Tax Activist   text 4 comments (last - saturday november 27, 2004 - 01:21)
national / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday November 25, 2004 - 02:05 by Jarlath   text 30 comments (last - sunday april 30, 2006 - 17:24)
The launch of the Cumann na Fuiseoige GAA Club in Twinbrook has raised a few eyebrows in the wider community. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous Wednesday November 24, 2004 - 21:50 by Jimmy   text 3 comments (last - friday november 26, 2004 - 05:46)
Members of the public last night expressed outrage at the "heavy-handed" manner in which a security man at one of Dublin's leading department stores apprehended a young boy. ... read full story / add a comment
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dublin / environment Wednesday November 24, 2004 - 20:33 by redjade   text 8 comments (last - saturday november 27, 2004 - 23:44)   image 7 images
March for Tara-Skryne Valley - Saturday, 27 November 2004 - beginning at 1.30pm at The Garden of Remembrance, Parnell Square, Dublin then march to Wood Quay ... read full story / add a comment
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