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dublin / environment / press release Monday November 20, 2006 03:03 by Tara 3   text 1 comment (last - tuesday november 21, 2006 17:55)   image 1 image
The Climate Change Challenge - Conference, Survey and NRA Talk

The Climate Change Challenge is a cross-party and inter-NGO initiative, being taken in the wake of the recent EU and UK findings on the economics and climate change, the recent UN conference on climate change, and the release of the Irish Government Estimates in November 2006. read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Friday November 17, 2006 18:31 by National Secretary   text 1 comment (last - saturday november 18, 2006 04:47)
Last friday's events in Rossport were a clear example of the brutality of the state; non-violent protesters were viciously assaulted with fists, boots and batons. It is important to remember however, that these events are part of the same logic that saw five men imprisoned for 92 days last year for refusing to allow Shell to construct a dangerous pipeline through their land. read full story / add a comment
Bruised and Battered at Ballinaboy last Friday
galway / anti-capitalism / press release Thursday November 16, 2006 18:12 by Rossport Solidarity   text 5 comments (last - saturday november 18, 2006 18:46)   image 8 images
A large crowd of Ogra Shinn Fein activists organised and took part in a direct action at the Statoil service station in Newcastle this lunch-time (Thursday), closing the station for buisness for an hour.

The protest was attended by activists from the Socialist Party and Shell to Sea.OSF spokesperson Caitlin Ni Ruanaidh said of the action,

"We mounted a picket today to express our solidarity with the beleaguered community in Rossport, and to raise awareness of the theft of our natural resources."
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Youth United in Struggle!
international / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Thursday November 16, 2006 17:52 by Jo ta ke   image 1 image
The following statement is an appeal from our Basque comrades Segi who are demanding that we take action in highlighting the ongoing censorship and outlawing of the youth movement, we must mobilise and show solidarity with our oppressed comrades now!
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national / miscellaneous / press release Wednesday November 15, 2006 14:22 by National Secretary   text 23 comments (last - tuesday february 13, 2007 16:58)
The workers Solidarity Movement held its Autumn 2006 National conference in Seomra Spraoi, a social centre in Dublin. The conference saw around two thirds of the membership attending with greetings sent from our comrades involved in the struggle in Rossport.
National Conference opens with questioning the reports given by various office holders, editorial committees etc. A summary of these reports follows - quite a lot of details and indeed areas involving relationships with other groups have been removed, as these were not written for public consumption. read full story / add a comment
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international / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Wednesday November 15, 2006 00:03 by Jay Dooling   image 1 image
Washington, DC - Nov 14, 2006 - With less than two weeks before the British and Irish governments’ imposed November 24th deadline, Irish America demands that the United States uses its influence to encourage Ian Paisley’s Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) to form a government in Northern Ireland (N. Ireland) under the provisions of the Good Friday Agreement (GFA).
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mayo / miscellaneous / press release Monday November 13, 2006 17:40 by Dr. Mark Garavan
The Shell to Sea campaign condemns the ongoing co-ordinated campaign to de-legitimise and criminalise local opposition to Shell’s project in Mayo. On last Friday, Gardai employed excessive violence against peaceful deminstrators causing scores of injuries and a number of hospitalisations. Government Ministers and the leader of Fine Gael have deliberately sought to create the impression that the campaign is orchestrated by sinister ‘outside’ forces. Sections of the media continue to propagate false and outrageous accusations. read full story / add a comment
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national / anti-capitalism / press release Sunday November 12, 2006 13:45 by Anarchist Youth   text 2 comments (last - tuesday november 14, 2006 18:25)   image 1 image
AY have a new freesheet out. read full story / add a comment
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international / miscellaneous / press release Saturday November 11, 2006 04:25 by Internationale   text 1 comment (last - saturday november 11, 2006 17:36)   image 2 images
Ballymoney Sinn Féin Councillor Daithí McKay has said that the EU must make the upholding of human rights and democracy for the Kurdish people a pre-condition of Turkish admittance to the European Union. Speaking after completing a 4-day tour of Turkish Kurdistan representing Ógra Shinn Féin Councillor McKay said:

"Turkey's treatment of the Kurdish people has been totally abhorrent and it's efforts to deny this sizeable minority their human rights has been plain to see. After one of the public debates I took part in Diyarbakir this week a number of international speakers, including myself, had our passports seized and photocopied by the police. This was just one example of how Turkey's Article 301 is used to threaten citizens for engaging in free speech criticising the government. Another example was when we were warned not to say the word 'Kurdistan' during a radio interview as the Government would have the radio station shut down.
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national / miscellaneous / press release Friday November 10, 2006 23:45 by Rua   text 22 comments (last - friday september 17, 2010 23:18)   image 3 images
INLA put claims of drugs to bed.... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Wednesday November 08, 2006 23:42 by Hanshiro
Two proposed amendments to the Irish Constitution were announced by Barnardos at a press conference on Monday 6th November 2006. In an apparent gesture of official support for the measure, Finance Minister Brian Cowen headlined the presentation. In a press release on their website (http://www.barnardos.ie/news132.htm), Barnardos detailed the proposals announced at the press conference. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Wednesday November 08, 2006 17:33 by Jay Dooling
The US Special Northern Ireland Envoy, Mitchell Reiss, must demand a complete and independent inquiry into accusations of collusion between loyalist paramilitaries and law enforcement agencies. This week an international panel of human rights experts confirmed that there is evidence of collusion between British security forces and pro-British loyalist terrorists in 74 sectarian murder in Northern Ireland. read full story / add a comment
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national / miscellaneous / press release Wednesday November 08, 2006 15:43 by Anti Imperialist   text 25 comments (last - monday november 13, 2006 20:31)   image 7 images
Ógra Shinn Féin held their National Congress on 3 - 5 November in Liberty Hall, Dublin.

Following are some pictures from the Congress and also links to full reportings of the weekend: read full story / add a comment
mayo / environment / press release Tuesday November 07, 2006 00:53 by Cllr Keith Martin   text 7 comments (last - monday december 04, 2006 18:32)
Westport Civic Trust will learn on Thursday 9th, if its appeal to An Bord Pleanala regarding the controversial Cloonmonad road development has been successful. read full story / add a comment
national / consumer issues / press release Monday November 06, 2006 14:42 by Santa
Buy Nothing Day is coming up. It takes place on the 25th of November 2006.

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national / environment / press release Monday November 06, 2006 13:56 by Friends of the Earth   text 1 comment (last - wednesday november 08, 2006 04:53)
As UN talks on tackling climate change get underway today in Nairobi, Kenya, Friends of the Earth is calling for leglislation to ensure Ireland does its fair share to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The environmental pressure group wants the Oireachtas to pass a Climate Security Act mandating 3% year-on-year cuts in emissions and establishing an independent body to monitor progress. read full story / add a comment
national / politics / elections / press release Monday November 06, 2006 11:48 by Labour_Youth
Following Labour Youth's annual conference the following press release has been issued. read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / press release Friday November 03, 2006 12:25 by Anonymous
Press Release

Issued by Irish Forestry Contractors’ Association (IFCA)


The importing of a boat load of wood pulp from Scotland via Waterford Port on the week ending Saturday 23rd, October, 2006 by Coillte has caused consternation among members of the Irish Forestry Contractors’ Association. The wood pulp was imported by Coillte for use in the production of OSB board timber product in its timber mill in Belview, Waterford. IFCA is a stakeholder in the Irish forestry sector and it was not consulted prior to the making of the decision to import the boat load of wood pulp in Waterford Port. IFCA is concerned about the prospects of contamination of native Irish timber products, which is a distinct possibility as a consequence of importing wood pulp. read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / press release Thursday November 02, 2006 20:32 by Paul Kinsella
The Executive of my Union, the Civil & Public Service Union (CPSU), at their Monthly Meeting held today, Thursday, November 2nd has fully backed the nurses' rally on 22nd November and are calling on all their members to support this protest. The CPSU will be issuing a Circular to all members in the next few days calling on all CPSU members to take part in the nurses’ protest. However, great as it is that the CPSU are mobilising all their members to support the nurses’ rally on November 22nd, we really need to get the rest of the Trade Union leaders up off their backsides. Now that the CPSU Executive will be officially supporting the nurses’ rally on 22nd November, this will put further pressure on the Executive of the Dublin Council of Trade Unions (DCTU) to officially support the nurses’ rally, and to organise a mass mobilisation of workers, similar to, if not bigger than the Irish Ferries ‘Day of Protest’ last December, and they will get the numbers as health is an emotive issue for many people! read full story / add a comment
cork / miscellaneous / press release Tuesday October 31, 2006 09:49 by Stephen Spillane
On Tuesday 24th of October University College Cork's International Relations Society (IRSOC) had an information stand in Arás Na Mac Leinn to coincide with UN day. Members of the society throughout the day operated the stand and they had many materials with information on the UN. read full story / add a comment
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