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international / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday February 15, 2007 - 21:07 by Internationale
Ógra Shinn Féin travelled to the Basque Country last week to call for an end to the banning and oppression, of Basque Youth Movement Segi. While there Ógra spoke at a number of press conferences and public meetings. The Ógra members also participated in a large rally of 7,000 young people in Donastia to protest against the banning of SEGI. Also while in the Basque country, the activists received briefings from Batasuna, the Basque political party that has also been banned and Askatasuna, the anti repressive movement that has also fallen foul of Spain’s so called laws. The activists also participated in activities in support of the Basque hunger striker, Iñaki de Juana who is protesting for his immediate release following the completion of his sentence in 2004, ... read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice Thursday February 15, 2007 - 17:00 by Martin
A vulture fund is a company that buys a poor nation's debt on the cheap and then sues that nation for the full value of the original loan plus interest. ... read full story / add a comment
cork / worker & community struggles and protests Wednesday February 14, 2007 - 16:55 by Labour Youth
The recent World Council of the International Union of Socialist Youth (IUSY) voted to support a resolution proposed by Labour Youth Ireland to support the boycott of coca cola products in solidarity with Colombian Trade Unionists. IUSY which is celebrating its 100th birthday this year has more than 150 member organisations across the world and is the largest youth poltiical organisation on the planet. Delegates gathered in Cork recently for the IUSY World Council which was hosted by Labour Youth. The IUSY World Council was welcomed to Cork by the Labour Lord Mayor Michael Ahern and guest speakers included Pat Rabbitte T.D. The Anna Lindh programme was presented to a Burmese student to highlight support for the cause of Burma. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday February 13, 2007 - 21:25 by J.Carax
Today, members of the WSM (May 1st Branch) removed racist slogans which had been painted along the canal. ... read full story / add a comment
clare / environment Tuesday February 13, 2007 - 14:28 by Niall Harnett
35 million euro has been spent to upgrade the Cliffs of Moher visitor centre. On Thursday 8th February, Project leader Ger Dollard was there to greet Bertie Ahern and invited guests only, to the opening ceremony of the 'New Visitor Experience'. While Katherine Webster, Project Director, was live on air for Clare fm giving Morning Focus presenter Cian Ó Síocháin a tour of the new centre and celebrating a photo exhibition celebration of traditional musicians and cliff buskers such as Dinny Jim McMahon and the Russell brothers; local residents including 'Timber Tony', another local whistle player and busker, were shamefully being refused entry to the visitor centre in favour of the business people of North Clare, Bertie Ahern, other Fianna Fáilers and their kind. ... read full story / add a comment
galway / anti-war / imperialism Monday February 12, 2007 - 18:12 by Dunlo Tom
Brian Haw has won Channel 4's (in association with the Hansard Society) Most Inspiring Political Figure Award 2007. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / arts and media Monday February 12, 2007 - 18:11 by ER-Dublin
In the past two weeks Electronic Resistance has hit the city with two successful gigs raising cash for the Boycott KillerCoke campaign and the Shell to Sea struggle. Both gigs were packed and people went away having had a good night out with the knowledge that not all their cash had gone to the brewerys,club owners and promoters.. Thanks to Dermo,Krossphader,Scullduggery,DJ Welfare and the Disco Infiltrators for spinning the wheels of steel thusfar..who knows what wonders lie ahead.... ... read full story / add a comment
cork / environment Monday February 12, 2007 - 18:09 by DeBanksWatch
While Santa's elves were getting ready for Christmas, the nice men in Manor Park Homes were preparing a special treat for the people of Cork. But now the ungrateful Cork lot say 'Bad Santa'. ... read full story / add a comment
meath / environment Monday February 12, 2007 - 13:35 by michaelc
Protestors are holding regular Friday demonstrations at the site of the proposed Blundlestown M3 interchange in Co. Meath. ... read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous Monday February 12, 2007 - 03:43 by Internationale
Ógra Shinn Féin recently sent a delegation to London for a Republican Youth Weekend (2-4 Feb) as part of the annual Bloody Sunday Commemoration. The weekend was jointly organised by Ógra Shinn Féin and the Wolfetone Society. As part of the weekend there was a tour of London, specifically of places linked to Irish History. There was also a protest at the entrance of Downing Street on the issue of Collusion calling for the resignation of Ronnie Flanagan and there was a well attended public talk on Bloody Sunday which Barry McColgan of Ógra addressed. Ógra Shinn Féin used the weekend to promote Irish Republican politics in England and to build solidarity links. ... read full story / add a comment
louth / arts and media Sunday February 11, 2007 - 20:42 by Sean Crudden
While the big rugby international match in Croke Park between France and Ireland was taking place a young string trio - Rothko - gave a recital this afternoon of an interesting program of music in Holy Trinity Church, Carlingford, Co Louth. The church is also known as Carlingford Heritage Centre. ... read full story / add a comment
cork / crime and justice Sunday February 11, 2007 - 18:44 by WE
Yet again, more intimidation bullying , and trespass from Coillte at Nowen Hill, Dunmanway, Co. Cork. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-capitalism Saturday February 10, 2007 - 17:49 by Anarchist Youth
galway / rights, freedoms and repression Saturday February 10, 2007 - 17:30 by TD
Today, Galway IPSC, enthusiastically aided and abetted by SWP, Amnesty International and SP activists turned out in strenght to man an information stall outside Lynch's castle, Shop St. in order to collect petition signatures and dispense flyers concerning Israel's Blood Diamond industry. ... read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media Saturday February 10, 2007 - 09:41 by fnord
Robert Anton Wilson or "RAW" managed to achieve something quite extra-ordinary in his life. He coined words for a sub-culture, ensured the legacy of William Seward Burrough's "23", explored time slips and James Joyce whilst living in Ireland in the book of the illustration (& and being a generally nice but somewhat weird guy). What was really cool about the man - was his lack of paranoia. More than any other contemporary American writer he had mananged to make a comfortable living from life options which normally we do not counsel the young to pursue. He asked us to ignore and see the fnords just to test us if we knew they were there or not... to wonder about the wires going into our houses and if they ever left....... to think about how fake money really was. Robert Anton Wilson - novelist, essayist, philosopher, psychologist, futurologist, anarchist, and conspiracy theory researcher. ... read full story / add a comment
galway / rights, freedoms and repression Saturday February 10, 2007 - 00:18 by TD
Since the opening of Charlie Byrnes Bookshop in 1989 and the launch of some 80/90 books since, it's official, tonights launch is the big Bertha of them all as regards numbers attending (some 120). ... read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism Friday February 09, 2007 - 22:59 by blogman
Not since Bob Dylan went electric and Phil Ochs succumbed to his demons has America had a “protest singer” and songwriter as compelling as David Rovics. Now Rovics, the favoured musical voice of the newly revived US anti-war movement, is doing a short tour of Ireland from February 18th to 26th – and splitting the proceeds with peace activists here. “David Rovics is a guy George W. Bush would probably like to clamp in chains at Guantanamo Bay,” says BBC DJ Andy Kershaw. (Rovics has a song about Bush called “Moron”.) Cindy Sheehan calls Rovics “the peace poet and troubadour for our times”. Rovics is visiting Ireland later this month and will play benefit gigs for Anti-War Ireland in Cork and Dublin. ... read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous Friday February 09, 2007 - 16:19 by Eoin O Broin
Basque political leader Arnaldo Otegi will visit Ireland on Monday February 12th and Tuesday February 23th for a series of engagements on the Irish and Basque peace processes. ... read full story / add a comment
national / politics / elections Friday February 09, 2007 - 14:02 by Republican Socialist
South Down an opportunity to reject British Policing in Ireland and a mandate to build an Irish republican alternative to the present political direction. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-capitalism Thursday February 08, 2007 - 23:37 by Dave Donnellan
On Wednesday 7th Feb a group of ShellToSea protesters entered the headquarters of Shell EP in Dublin. They were protesting against the handover of €52bn of Irish Natural Resources to, amongst others, Shell EP Ireland. This is a video of the event. ... read full story / add a comment |
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