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galway / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday July 13, 2005 - 23:43 by Tommy Donnellan   text 7 comments (last - monday july 18, 2005 - 04:33)   image 17 images
For four hours today in sweltering Williamsgate Street, Sinn Fein young turks augmented with Shell to Sea activists manned an information/petition table and were genuinely awed at the amount of outrage and palpaple anger that was directed at Shell and Fianna Fail by the pedestrians who at times queued to sign our petition. ... read full story / add a comment
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mayo / environment Wednesday July 13, 2005 - 22:07 by Richard Whelan   text 7 comments (last - monday july 18, 2005 - 18:55)   image 21 images
{ photos by Richard Whelan } © ... read full story / add a comment
very good alibi there.
international / miscellaneous Wednesday July 13, 2005 - 17:21 by an t-uasal aye aye foghlaí   text 4 comments (last - sunday july 17, 2005 - 20:22)   image 1 image
Yesterday morning (the 12th of july 2005) saw five explosions in the spanish state, four were against irish financial interests and were pre-warned and claimed by ETA and one was against the Italian state and is being attributed to extremist groups under the "italian anti-system anarchist" umbrella.

The electricty plant which saw four bombs but no injuries is the first colaboration between the Spainsh state and a foreign electricity company, the Irish ESB. ... read full story / add a comment
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mayo / environment Wednesday July 13, 2005 - 17:11 by Grainne Ni Mhaille   text 3 comments (last - thursday july 14, 2005 - 14:22)   image 5 images
Family, friends and supporters showed their support for the Rossport 5 at the rally held in Belmullet Saturday 9th July 05. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Wednesday July 13, 2005 - 15:26 by Kevin Wingfield   text 4 comments (last - sunday july 17, 2005 - 12:50)
A number of former Gama strikers visiting Ireland joined Ballymunners on a Free the Rossport Five protest at Statoil Ballymun on Tuesday at 5.30pm ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday July 13, 2005 - 13:51 by Des Derwin   text 9 comments (last - saturday july 16, 2005 - 06:20)
At it's meeting on 12th July the Dublin Council of Trade Unions unanimously passed the following resolution: ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Wednesday July 13, 2005 - 13:45 by EM   text 19 comments (last - wednesday july 20, 2005 - 23:07)   image 2 images
Translated report from the Xarxa d'Enllaç amb Palestina, Boicot Preveniu and the Plataforma Aturem la Guerra. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday July 13, 2005 - 10:22 by europhile   text 3 comments (last - thursday july 14, 2005 - 15:29)
Members of the European Left/Nordic Greens have requested the Chairperson of a delegation to Norway from the Parliament to ask the Norwegian Government to instruct Statoil to use its influence to stop all activity on the pipeline pending an agreement that addresses the concerns of the imprisoned men. ... read full story / add a comment
cork / anti-capitalism Wednesday July 13, 2005 - 00:36 by Kevin Doyle   text 2 comments (last - wednesday july 13, 2005 - 21:28)
A second successful blockade was held this morning outside the Shell Oil Terminal on Centre Park Rd. in Cork. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday July 12, 2005 - 22:33 by rory hearne   text 8 comments (last - thursday july 14, 2005 - 12:43)
this evening as protestors supporting the Rossport five blockaded the entrance ... read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests Tuesday July 12, 2005 - 22:15 by Martin   text 6 comments (last - monday march 05, 2007 - 10:37)
Some information about companies exploiting migrant workers in Ireland ... read full story / add a comment
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national / environment Tuesday July 12, 2005 - 21:40 by EW   image 2 images
Supporters of the Rossport 5 blockaded the Shell Station on Glasnevin Avenue, Ballymun, today, in a protest organised by the Finglas branch of the Irish Socialist Network. The protest was held between 6pm and 7pm to coordinate with many similar solidarity protests being organised throughout the city. Amongst those involved were three members of the Finglas Anti-Bin Tax Campaign who served two weeks in jail in 2003 for defying a court injunction. ... read full story / add a comment
A welcome migrant to northern ireland says it with a smile.
international / racism & migration related issues Tuesday July 12, 2005 - 16:43 by ibn khalud   text 31 comments (last - friday february 24, 2006 - 17:51)   image 4 images
Today we mark our cultural diversity and tolerance and geniune all round superiority in all things religious.

Ireland as foreign readers might need to be reminded as a land of GOD!

there are two dominant versions.
Kathurlickism and Calvinism
and today is international Calvinist day, when dissenting protestants are invited to march the world over and celebrate their Irishness. ... read full story / add a comment
From Shell, Hell... proverbial saying, late 16th/early 21st centuries. Amen
leitrim / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday July 12, 2005 - 02:50 by Dunlo Tom   text 2 comments (last - tuesday july 12, 2005 - 13:47)   image 1 image
Last Friday, Sin Fein and Shell to Sea activists took to the highways and byways of Leitrim to publicise the case of the Rossport Five. Further protests are planned. ... read full story / add a comment
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dublin / anti-war / imperialism Monday July 11, 2005 - 22:51 by Elaine   text 12 comments (last - thursday july 14, 2005 - 11:28)   image 6 images
in solidarity with victims of the 'war on terror' in London, Iraq, Afganistan and elsewhere ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / racism & migration related issues Monday July 11, 2005 - 14:42 by Dave   text 3 comments (last - tuesday january 24, 2006 - 02:23)
Dozens of Nigerian women from four local hostels are currently living in fear of deportation - despite their harrowing accounts of abuse. They have called a 1pm protest on Thursday 14th July at Dáil Éireann to highlight their situation.

Below, two of the women explain a little of their stories and the threats they face if returned by Justice Minister McDowell’s fast-tracking policy.

Residents Against Racism is working closely with the women and lending its full support to the protest. Spokesperson Rosanna Flynn commented: “The oppression of Nigerian women is no ‘cock and bull story’. It’s time McDowell started listening and stopped sending women and children back to persecution.” ... read full story / add a comment
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mayo / environment Monday July 11, 2005 - 13:49 by Ivan   text 18 comments (last - thursday july 14, 2005 - 13:58)   image 5 images
The case of five Mayo men jailed at the request of Shell is back in the High Court today, Monday at 2pm in Court 6. ... read full story / add a comment
mayo / crime and justice Monday July 11, 2005 - 13:14 by m.m. mc carron   text 6 comments (last - sunday july 24, 2005 - 01:32)
a big natural gas pipeline exploded on friday night.
two killed.
several injured.
residents fled on foot
explosions and total closedown.
a rural area
no warning.
houses cars and cattle destroyed.
four villages and hundreds of people affected
dozens in hospital. . ... read full story / add a comment
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international / miscellaneous Monday July 11, 2005 - 02:15 by Noise Hacker   text 26 comments (last - friday july 22, 2005 - 15:38)   image 38 images
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galway / rights, freedoms and repression Sunday July 10, 2005 - 21:33 by Dunlo Tom   text 1 comment (last - sunday july 10, 2005 - 21:45)   image 6 images
Today, at the football final between Galway and Mayo, some 30 activists from Sinn Fein and the Shell to Sea campaign highlighted the injustice that was visited on the Rossport Five and, in their ongoing struggle with Shell Oil, the travails of the Erris community. ... read full story / add a comment
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