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national / anti-war / imperialism Tuesday July 29, 2008 - 20:11 by Seán Ryan
Today, Mary Kelly appealed her conviction of a suspended sentence of 2 years (2 years and 1 year running concurrently) for her decommissioning of a war plane in Shannon Airport. ... read full story / add a comment
mayo / environment Tuesday July 29, 2008 - 15:24 by Rudiger
The latest from Glengad beach, were Shell have occupied a section of the beach and fenced it off from the local community ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Monday July 28, 2008 - 21:22 by Edward Horgan
Shannon airport and Irish airspace are being used on a daily basis by US warplanes, with the permission of the Irish Government, in contravention of international laws on neutrality, in spite of the Irish Governments claims that Ireland is still a neutral state. Lies, Lies and Damn Lies ... read full story / add a comment
mayo / environment Monday July 28, 2008 - 10:22 by Dolphin Watcher
A school of curious dolphins were attacked yesterday lunchtime by a vessel supporting Shell's offshore pipeline works in Broadhaven Bay at Glengad. The Niamh Aine - a pleasure boat hired to escort various work vessels around the area - drove across the path of two of the dolphins who were inspecting the Vlaanderen VII barge. ... read full story / add a comment
antrim / worker & community struggles and protests Sunday July 27, 2008 - 23:14 by Sean Matthews
“In 1907 there was only one Jim Larkin in Belfast; in 2008 there are thousands of Jim Larkin’s.” (Gerry Trainer, SIPTU shop steward, Andersonstown News, 19/07/08) ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / gender and sexuality Saturday July 26, 2008 - 20:20 by Andrew
Saturday lunchtime saw dozens of pro-choice activists take part in the final picket of the month of action against the rogue pregnancy counselling agency on Dorset street, ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Saturday July 26, 2008 - 13:20 by éirígí
37 years ago, the doors of working class nationalist homes across the Six Counties came crashing down as the British government's armed thugs went on the offensive in defence of the Stormont junta. ... read full story / add a comment
OZ Catholic Workers Acquitted for Criminal Damage Charges Arising from Exorcism of Raytheon Brisbane
international / anti-war / imperialism Saturday July 26, 2008 - 13:00 by Jim Dowling
An hour after a Wynnum magistrate found Lisa Bridle and I not guilty of "disobeying a police direction", police rang my home to let me know that Raytheon did not wish to proceed with willful damages charges resulting form another (our third) exorcism at their Brisbane offices. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / animal rights Friday July 25, 2008 - 23:59 by ARAN
ARAN activists recently staged a protest on the steps of the Australian embassy in Dublin to call for an end to live cruel sheep exports from Australia. Our activists cordoned off the area as a crime scene with barrier tape reading 'crime scene do not enter' whilst the 'sheep' played dead and covered in fake 'blood' layed on the steps, whilst other members held placards calling for an end to the cruel live export of sheep. Press coverage was fantastic helping to direct the public's attention to cruelty to animals - all in all a very positive, upbeat event to draw attention to a very serious issue. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / housing Friday July 25, 2008 - 15:13 by Northside Anarchist
A strong message has been sent to developers Quinn Property over the future of Seagrange Park, Baldoyle, following a public meeting held at Bayside community hall last week (Tuesday July 15th). ... read full story / add a comment
mayo / environment Thursday July 24, 2008 - 15:34 by Rudiger
This morning at approximately 8:00am over 40 gardaí, who are now stationed in the Shell compound, and 70 Shell specialist security forced the local community from a section of Glengad beach so that Shell could erect 10ft high fencing about 40ft down onto the beach. ... read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism Wednesday July 23, 2008 - 14:47 by sceal
mer·ce·nar·y adjective 1. Motivated solely by a desire for monetary or material gain. 2. Hired for service in a foreign army. A mercenary from Dublin was among the latest person injured in the continuing occupation of Afghanistan. Martin Delaney, from County Dublin, was fighting with the British Army in Helmand Province. Last week a nineteen year old man from Belfast had his leg amputated because of injuries he received while fighting with the same unit. ... read full story / add a comment |
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