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national / miscellaneous / press release Wednesday March 15, 2006 00:57 by M. Ni Bhrolchain
As most of the Government leaves Ireland to sell the Emerald Isle to countries abroad will they also tell those countries they are visiting that the island will soon be covered in concrete, apartments and motorways? That the Green and Emerald Isle is quickly becoming the Concrete Isle? read full story / add a comment
dublin / animal rights / press release Tuesday March 14, 2006 20:29 by Allison H   text 4 comments (last - thursday march 16, 2006 04:18)
For Immediate Release:
14 March 2006

Contact:
John Carmody 087-6275579

Dublin, Ireland - Lying naked in flower-decorated coffins, PETA members will be on display on Friday to remind consumers that an addiction to poultry could lead to a bird flu pandemic. Activists will carry placards reading, "Bird Flu Kills: Go Vegetarian":

Date: Wednesday, 15 March
Time: 12 noon sharp
Place: Henry Street, (Opposite Spire)
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dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Tuesday March 14, 2006 17:05 by Caitriona Ni Cheallaigh
St. Margaret’s Travellers Community Association (SMTCA) is hosting an open forum meeting in St. Margaret’s Park Halting Site at which residents, councillors, community groups and interested individuals will come together to raise awareness about the accommodation situation in Ballymun.
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national / sci-tech / press release Monday March 13, 2006 13:18 by An Feirsteach   text 6 comments (last - saturday march 18, 2006 20:31)
Na Gaeil Óga want to use the goodwill towards the Irish-language in Ireland during Seachtain na Gaeilge, 4-17 March to develop a new predictive text service on mobile phones in Irish. They also want an option to have Irish as a user on all mobile phones in Ireland, i.e. Phonebook nó Eolaire Gutháin/fóin.
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cork / arts and media / press release Thursday March 09, 2006 17:28 by Shane Serrano
ROSSPORT SOLIDARITY CAMP FUNDRAISER
FUNBOBBY, THE VITAL SPARK, ACT OF PIRACY & CHARLIE DON’T SURF
THE CRUSICIN LAN – THURS MAR 30TH – 9PM - € 5

On Thursday March 30th, Cork will see 4 of Irelands upcoming acts take the stage at the Cruiscin Lan, to raise funds for the Rossport Solidarity Camp. Playing at the show will be Limericks ‘Funbobby’ along side two of Corks more promising acts, ‘The Vital Spark’ and ‘Charlie Don’t Surf’. Also playing on the night will be ‘Act Of Piracy’, an upcoming band from Nenagh, Tipperary, whom we will all be hearing a lot more of in the months to come … read full story / add a comment
international / environment / press release Wednesday March 08, 2006 23:35 by pumpkinhead
View the trailer for Grenada: The Maroon Spirit, a new documentary film about the island of Grenada read full story / add a comment
national / animal rights / press release Tuesday March 07, 2006 20:49 by Amanda Kelly   text 2 comments (last - wednesday march 08, 2006 13:59)
7 March 2006

This week campaigners from Animal Rights Action Network (ARAN) will be at stalls in Belfast, Dublin, Limerick and Clare urging locals to help bring about the end of animal circuses.

A giant ADI/ARAN billboard van will be touring Ireland highlighting the suffering of circus animals as part of an ongoing Irish campaign, which has already attracted much attention.

The campaign billboard will be stopping at the following locations and times:

Belfast
Date: Tuesday, 7 March 2006
Time: 12 noon
Location: City Hall, off Royal Avenue

Dublin
Date: Wednesday, 8 March 2006
Time: 12 noon
Location: Arts Council, 70 Merrion Square, Dublin 2

Limerick
Date: Thursday, 9 March 2006
Time: 12 noon
Location: O’Connell Street, opposite Brown Thomas, Limerick

Clare
Date: Thursday, 9 March 2006
Time: 2.15pm
Location: Knockanean Primary School, County Clare

The campaign to end the use of animals in circuses has disclosed that around 150 animals are touring Ireland with travelling circuses. Many of these endure severe confinement in deprived and unnatural environments, inadequate diets and physical abuse.

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national / crime and justice / press release Tuesday March 07, 2006 16:13 by Joe Lynch   text 33 comments (last - thursday october 16, 2008 02:51)
The death of a man in police custody must be fully examined by an independent agency
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national / consumer issues / press release Tuesday March 07, 2006 15:27 by Tracy Donegan   text 2 comments (last - saturday august 04, 2007 18:22)
Train to be a doula in Ireland read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Wednesday March 01, 2006 18:08 by Charlene   text 2 comments (last - sunday march 05, 2006 22:30)
On Wednesday 1st March Ógra Shinn Féin activists throughout Ireland will take to the streets to mark the date Bobby Sands began hungerstrike 25 years ago. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / press release Wednesday March 01, 2006 16:29 by Publicity Officer.   text 2 comments (last - wednesday march 01, 2006 18:59)
A police report of a planned sit-down protest by Republican Sinn Féin on the occasion of last Saturday's (February 25) loyalist march which has been quoted in Leinster House is without foundation. It is mere speculation and is not true.
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limerick / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Wednesday March 01, 2006 15:42 by Joe Lynch
Any secondary school student of Irish politics could have forecast trouble because of the Union Jacks at the GPO read full story / add a comment
national / racism & migration related issues / press release Wednesday March 01, 2006 14:50 by Garrett Mullan
Show Racism the Red Card launched its' website, dvd and poster on Monday read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Wednesday March 01, 2006 13:56 by Basque Observatory of Human Rights
The latest Behatokia Bulletin, Nº 23, is available on our web page, http://www.behatokia.info/bulletin.php, where, as well as downloading it in pdf format:
http://www.behatokia.info/docs/boletinak/Islada230206en...g.zip, you can download each article in word format, if you find these easier to work with. read full story / add a comment
national / housing / press release Tuesday February 28, 2006 19:20 by Cian   text 4 comments (last - wednesday may 30, 2007 17:58)
Developers masquerading as Management Companies drag Tyrrelstown householders to Court this Friday, March 3rd. This will be a potent political issue in the run up to the next General Election if the political parties do not deal with it forthwith. - Joe Higgins, TD read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous / press release Tuesday February 28, 2006 18:08 by Dave   text 10 comments (last - friday november 16, 2007 17:40)
SWP statement on Dublin Riots read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Tuesday February 28, 2006 15:53 by Shane Mac Giollabhui   text 3 comments (last - wednesday march 01, 2006 12:10)
Minister of State Conor Lenihan will visit TCD on March 1 to lecture on the role of the private sector in eradicating poverty read full story / add a comment
international / environment / press release Monday February 27, 2006 00:15 by Radoslaw Sawicki
On March 3 BISON, the Bialowieza International Solidarity Network, is organising international visits to Polish Embassies around the world as part of the campaign to save the Bialowieza Forest, Europe’s last, low-land, old-growth forest as a national park. This issue is of great importance, without a doubt the most important forest in Europe and the last wild european bison. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / press release Sunday February 26, 2006 19:08 by Irish Anti War Movement
The Irish Anti-War Movement is pleased to announce a national speaking tour of 18 meetings by two US soldiers - Frank Corcoran (Vietnam Veterans Against War) and Benjamin Hart Viges (Iraq Veterans Against the War). They will address meetings in most major cities and towns as well as every major university in Ireland. read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media / press release Saturday February 25, 2006 20:50 by Sean Dunne
Copyright Criminals Remix Contest extended; New Chuck D and George
Clinton samples added

Great news for all you producers, DJs, and remixers: the Copyright
Criminals Remix Contest over at ccMixter has been extended by two
weeks, ending on March 14. Additionally, new vocal samples from
influential rapper Chuck D (of Public Enemy) and pioneering funk
musician George Clinton (of Parliament-Funkadelic) have been made
available for use in the competition.

More details below:

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