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sligo / miscellaneous Thursday May 22, 2008 - 11:41 by Sligoboy   text 53 comments (last - tuesday august 19, 2008 - 23:24)
After a heated debate in the Dail the Government won the vote on the retention of Cancer services in the North-West. The result will see all cancer services bar some recovery units move from Sligo General Hospital and Mayo to the Governments proposed Center of Excellence in Galway. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Wednesday May 21, 2008 - 21:04 by Justin Morahan   text 12 comments (last - monday june 02, 2008 - 06:11)
The Raytheon who admit that they occupied Raytheon in Derry in order to stop or delay war crimes are being tried in Belfast and would appreciate your support ... read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests Wednesday May 21, 2008 - 18:55 by pat c   text 2 comments (last - thursday february 19, 2009 - 15:15)
Since being told by the Intelligence Ministry in Bushehr on 12 May that Javanmir Moradi and Taha Azadi have been transferred to the Intelligence Ministry in Kermanshah, their families’ attempts to find out where they are being held have been fruitless.

On 18 May Fouzieh Khalesi [Moradi’s wife] approached the Intelligence Ministry she was violently attacked by Ministry officers who tried to arrest her. This was resisted by those accompanying her, which resulted in Fouzieh getting an injured leg. Several of those with her were beaten with rifle butts. ... read full story / add a comment
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national / miscellaneous Wednesday May 21, 2008 - 16:30 by Irish Republican Youth   text 12 comments (last - tuesday may 27, 2008 - 23:02)   image 1 image
Legendary Socialist and Trade Union activist Arthur Scargill will headline this year’s Campa Náisiúnta Óige. The National Youth Camp which is being held in Tí Chulainn, South Armagh from the 20 – 22 June will see the former head of the British NUM (National Union of Mineworker’s) speaking on ‘reclaiming our economic and political rights’ at 4pm on Saturday 21st June.

Scargill rose to prominence after playing a crucial role in bringing down Edward Heath’s government in 1974 and in the battle with Margaret Thatchers' Tory Government in the 1984 - 85 Coal Miner’s Strike. He has been noted for his fiery oratory skills and innovative protest tactics like the ‘flying pickets’.

A lifelong political activist, he remains active as leader of the Socialist Labour Party which he reformed in 1996.

The talk by Arthur Scargill will be only one of a number, of political, cultural and social events organised throughout the weekend. ... read full story / add a comment
sligo / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday May 21, 2008 - 11:18 by Kerry researcher   text 1 comment (last - friday may 23, 2008 - 01:11)
A woman who threatened a sit-in until she was given a hospital bed for a vital cancer operation died yesterday. ... read full story / add a comment
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mayo / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday May 20, 2008 - 12:31 by justice delayed   text 6 comments (last - thursday may 22, 2008 - 20:32)   image 1 image
This morning in Castlebar, the judge in the case involving three local fishermen who were appealing against prison sentences imposed on them, suddenly announced that he was excusing himself from making a judgment.

Judge Rory McCabe told the court that he has a personal conflict in dealing with the case and would not be able to hear it. He declined to say what the nature of this conflict is. He said he would try to make alternative arrangements for another judge to hear the case later this week. The judge in the original case, Mary Devins has been criticised because she insists she has no conflict in hearing case relating to the government backed-Shell scheme even though she is married to a Fianna Fail minister, Jimmy Devins. ... read full story / add a comment
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national / miscellaneous Monday May 19, 2008 - 22:35 by NARC   text 5 comments (last - saturday may 24, 2008 - 14:50)   image 1 image   video 1 video file
Ógra Shinn Féin publicly launched a short film ‘Drugs – A Community Struggle!’ at their youth forum on drugs last Saturday 17 May in the Teacher’s Club, Dublin .

The short film outlines the youth movement’s NARC (Not Another Ravaged Community) campaign which is working to increase drug and alcohol awareness and tackle the negative effects that they have on our youth and communities.

The film outlines the problems associated with drink and drugs, the underlying reasons behind these problems, and identifies solutions on how we can collectively begin to tackle the drug epidemic.

The republican youth movement have uploaded the film to YouTube and Bebo in order to engage a wider audience.

You can view it at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVzsjyDQePk
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national / rights, freedoms and repression Monday May 19, 2008 - 11:49 by Marie O'Connor   text 2 comments (last - wednesday may 21, 2008 - 08:22)
This morning Raidió na Gaeltachta reported that Fresenius, a dialysis
giant awarded multi-million contracts by the HSE, had been fined
almost half a billion dollars by the US Justice Department in 2000. 'This case broke all
US Justice Dept records for both criminal and civil fines', said Marie O'Connor. ... read full story / add a comment
Maggie Heneghan on the  left (as it were) with SWP colleague, Dette McLoughlin
galway / rights, freedoms and repression Sunday May 18, 2008 - 16:08 by TD   text 2 comments (last - tuesday may 20, 2008 - 11:07)   image 8 images
Yesterday, activists from the Irish Centre for Human Rights, NUI Galway, Permanent Revolution, Free Palestine Campaign, ably aided, abetted and filmed by students from the Huston School of Film & Digital Media did a nine hour slog in Shop street for the Raytheon 9 and Palestine. After their info stall outside Lynch's castle two SWP activists joined us for a while in solidarity with their SWP colleagues in the Raytheon 9 whose trial commences in Belfast this coming Tuesday or Wednesday, see http://www.indymedia.ie/article/87594 ... read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests Saturday May 17, 2008 - 20:47 by pat c   text 7 comments (last - thursday june 19, 2008 - 13:24)
In the latest developments in the Haft Tapeh strike the workers and their supporters have clashed with the Iranian Military and police.

On this the 13th day of the strike by Haft Tapeh , crowds joined the workers' protest in their thousands and confronted the security forces. According to the latest reports the military and police are using tear gas and batons to disperse the demonstrators.

... read full story / add a comment
international / eu Saturday May 17, 2008 - 12:36 by F.E.M.   text 2 comments (last - tuesday may 20, 2008 - 17:43)
Dutch minister Hirsch Ballin wants txt, telephone conversations and emails that people send in the Netherlands and from and to the Netherlands to be kept for 18 months on file instead of the 6 months it is currently kept for. The law on the protection of privacy is outweighed by the need for protection of the state they conclude. The new European law states that the states will have to keep the conversations on file for more than lf a year. Another reason to vote no to the treaty. ... read full story / add a comment
national / environment Saturday May 17, 2008 - 12:27 by mary   text 4 comments (last - sunday may 18, 2008 - 01:28)
Now Shell have applied for planning for their 'new' pipeline route, we must act swiftly to oppose it at every stage. Everyone can make submissions! This entire project has been the cause of untold misery, strife and unhappiness for our families and community. We will continue to resist Shell through every legal, political and campaigning means open to us, even though this could lead to more years of unnecessary conflict. Please support us and make a submission. ... read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism Saturday May 17, 2008 - 11:01 by GH
Yet another delay to the Raytheon 9 trial. Protest Tues 27th instead ... read full story / add a comment
De Bug San Jose
international / anti-capitalism Friday May 16, 2008 - 18:04 by Andrew   image 1 image   audio 1 audio file
An interview with 4 members of Amanecer in San Jose. They talk about tech jobs and the service sector, history of police brutality, poor being pushed out of the city, referendum to abolish rent control, cop watch and De Bug, the flea market, left in San Jose, the furious 5, formation of Amanecer, work in social movements ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism Friday May 16, 2008 - 17:05 by Jim   text 7 comments (last - sunday june 15, 2008 - 14:44)
The replacement of Bertie "Liar Liar Pants On Fire" Ahern with Brian "Biffo" Cowen has led to a boost in popular support for Fianna Fail.
Sinn Fein the only party who are opposed to the Lisbon Treaty show a worrying decrease in support.
Brian Cowen has come out fighting in the last week trying to persuade the electorate to vote in favour of the Treaty after recent polls showed poor levels of support.
Is Cowen likely to change the opinions of the electorate by transfering a boost in support into support for Lisbon.
It looks dangerously likely ... read full story / add a comment
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