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roscommon / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Wednesday August 21, 2013 12:54 by Paul Laverty
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Are we really supposed to cut off our critical faculties and forget what the CIA has done? On the 16th of August ken loach and Paul Laverty spoke at a meeting in Effernagh, Co Leitrim, to commemmorate the 80th anniversary of the deportation of Jimmy Gralton, while across the river Shannon, the same evening, Mr John Brennan, head of the CIA attended a homecoming "Gathering" event in Kilteenan, Roscommon. read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Friday October 07, 2011 14:56 by Raymond Deane
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The Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC) has issued an open letter to John Michael McDonagh, director of the acclaimed Irish film ‘The Guard’, asking him to respect the Palestinian civil society call for a cultural boycott of Israel and to not take part in the Haifa Film Festival in Israel. Below is the full letter. read full story / add a comment 
national / arts and media / news report Sunday July 24, 2011 23:20 by Jack Lane
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Over the past number of weeks Eoghan Harris has been uttering more than the usual amount of drivel in relation to the 1919-21 War of independence. Contemporary events have been dragged in week on week to promote the moronic view that the IRA systematically attacked Protestants during the War and after it. No notion is too ludicrous in pursuit of the deeply reactionary and frankly sectarian campaign aimed at undermining the IRA’s anti-sectarian pursuit of independence between 1919-21. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Saturday March 19, 2011 09:46 by Ciaron O'Reilly
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Last night I went to see ken loach/ Paul Lavety's latest effort, the film "Route Irish". I was invited along by a friend, Ben Griffin, who is an Iraq S.A.S. combat veteran. For most of my anti- war activist life the word "veteran" would conjure images of older guys from my town who had fought in WW2 in New Guinea and also recenlty returned Vietnam Veterans. I grew up sharing a back fence with the second largest military base in Australia - "Gallipoli Barracks"/ Enoggera, Brisbane, Australia. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism / press release Thursday March 03, 2011 14:12 by Andy Storey
Over 200 activists, academic and others have today called for an audit of Greek debt to determine the uses to which it was put and the legitimacy (or not) of the demands for its repayment. There are arguments for initiating a similar exercise in Ireland. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Wednesday December 29, 2010 03:53 by Astrid Essed
The arrest case of Julian Assange, founder of Wikileaks is politically motivated and therefore an attack on the freedom of press read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression / feature Wednesday December 22, 2010 15:24 by pat c
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Julian Assange may be imprisoned but Wikileaks is still operational, still releasing the information that Obama and Clinton do not want us to see. False rape charges have been filed against Assange in Sweden so that he might be extradited to there and then on to the US where he would likely face life imprisonment. More likely death as its very easy to arrange murder inside a federal prison. Those who have collaborated with the attempts to close down Wikileaks have learned there is a price to pay. Below is a statement from Wikileaks. This is followed by excerpts from other articles regarding Wikileaks. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Friday December 17, 2010 08:03 by Ciaron O'Reilly
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At about 6pm Thursday December 16th., Julian Assange emerged from Britain's HIgh Court on the Strand, London. He had finally been released on bail after nine days in solitary confinement at Wandsworth Prison. Harsher bail conditions were added by the High Court than were imposed days earlier at the Westminister Magistrates Court. http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/dec/16/julian-assa...-jail read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Wednesday December 08, 2010 10:18 by Plowshares
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YOUTUBE (2min22sec) - Irish/Australian Plowshare/Catholic Worker Activist Ciaron O'Reilly does Solidarity Speaks Out Outside Westminster Court While Assange Denied Bail! - Solidarity with Assange and Manning! http://youtu.be/8Tw98tv0sso Hot Tips on organinsing solidarity around the imprisoned Julian Asasnge and Bradley Manning...... read full story / add a comment 
international / arts and media / press release Friday May 07, 2010 14:32 by Kev
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New York, NY, May 5, 2010 – More than 50 organizations and artists from eight countries have written to legendary political singer and poet Gil Scott-Heron to thank him for his decision to drop Israel from his current tour. The letter, facilitated by Adalah-NY, highlighted the parallels between the South African Apartheid that Scott-Heron crusaded against decades ago and the Israeli system that currently subjugates Palestinians. read full story / add a comment 
galway / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Thursday September 18, 2008 17:32 by TD
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Now that today's expressions of solidarity for Maura in Galway have been serendiptously overtaken by Shell's announcement that "the Solitaire will leave Killybegs today for a UK Port where deep water berthing facilities are available," at the risk of wrongly second guessing her, a sweet and honourable ending to her hunger strike is, surely, in the offing.? read full story / add a comment 
national / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Wednesday September 17, 2008 15:33 by Dublin Shell To Sea
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Several prominent politicians today called for Shell to immediately make explicit what the intent of the pipe laying ship Solitiare is. Given that Maura Harrington is entering her 10th day of hunger strike, and there are various rumours going around about the sea worthiness of the pipelaying vessel, Tony Gregory TD, Sen. David Norris, Joe Higgins, Patricia McKenna, Andy Storey (Afri) and the filmmaker ken loach all signed up to the joint statement calling for the Multinational Shell to give an unequivocal annoucement , rather than playing with the life of local campaigner Ms Harrington read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Friday June 27, 2008 18:08 by Edward Horgan
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While the Irish Government are still accepting worthless assurances that nothing untoward is being transported on US military and CIA planes being refuelled at Shannon airport, and has instructed Gardai not to search any such aircraft, a fascinating situation is now developing. read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Friday May 09, 2008 12:03 by CIA Watch Shannon
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The following letter has been published in the Irish Times on 9th May 2008. This is a significant development, because the Gardai and the Irish Government authorities have clearly failed to carry out their duties towards prevention of the crimes of torture at Shannon airport. This however does not relieve the citizens of Ireland of their responsibilty to prevent torture. It is the moral and legal duty of all Irish citizens to take 'all neccessary means' to prevent the possible continuing use of Shannon airport by the CIA and the US military for the purpose of transporting prisoners for torture. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / news report Monday November 05, 2007 12:32 by Funny Girl
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This document to Respect members marks the definite division of Respect and the end of Respect as it has been heretofore. Almost all the non-Socialist Workers Party members of the Respect National Council have called this Conference. It coincides with the scheduled Respect Conference which the signatories have claimed has been packed by the SWP and would be pointless to attend. Readers interested in balanced and detailed information on the crisis in Respect (the broad leftwing Unity Coalition in England and Wales) since August are referred to the 'Socialist Unity' blog. Though it looks like much can be salvaged from the old Respect, it is a shame that yet another attempt at the development of a new left appears to have fallen foul of left sectarianism. read full story / add a comment 
offaly / history and heritage / feature Monday October 08, 2007 10:13 by Pat Muldowney
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RTÉ has announced a programme in its Hidden History series making controversial claims about IRA sectarianism during the War of independence. This is how RTE is currently publicising it: Guns and Neighbours: The Killings at Coolacrease “The bloody tale of a bitter land dispute, involving a family of Protestant farmers in County Offaly, which comes to a deadly conclusion during the War of Independence. Featuring interviews with descendants of the men who carried out the killings, this portrait of a forgotten atrocity features substantial newspaper archive research, IRA witness statements and military documents from the period.” read full story / add a comment 
international / arts and media / opinion/analysis Wednesday November 29, 2006 17:13 by w.
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The most immediately striking thing about Guillermo del Toro’s latest film “El Laberinto del Fauno” (Pan’s Labyrinth) is that it is entirely in Spanish with English subtitles yet still draws large crowds in Dublin’s ordinary multi-screen cinemas. The film, a mixture of fantastic fairy-tale and dramatic account of life in post civil war Spain, follows the journey of a highly imaginative young girl called Ofelia. Ofelia’s mother has married a sadistic fascist army Captain, who is engaged in a battle with local guerrillas throughout the film, and she is forced to move to his remote outpost despite a complicated and pregnancy. read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-capitalism / feature Monday October 09, 2006 15:09 by Nina López and Maggie Ronayne, Global Women’s Strike
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In January of this year we were part of an eight-country Global Women’s Strike delegation to Venezuela from co-ordinating groups in England, Guyana, India, Ireland, Peru, Spain, Uganda, and US – over 70 women and men. Working with the Bolivarian revolution since 2002, our global network took advantage of Caracas hosting the World Social Forum to work together in the heart of the revolution. We wanted as many of us as possible to witness how grassroots communities, beginning with women, are spearheading a revolution and winning back their oil wealth, through an extraordinary relationship with their elected President Hugo Chávez Frías.
dublin / anti-war / imperialism / feature Sunday July 09, 2006 02:14 by Paul MacGiolla Bán
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This week, the five Pit Stop Ploughshares are on trial in the Four Courts, charged with criminal damage of US$2.5 million to a US Navy war plane at Shannon airport three and a half years ago. At the outset of their trial, this article contains some thoughts on some of the other activities of the group, to put the action at Shannon in context. read full story / add a comment 
national / anti-war / imperialism / press release Tuesday July 04, 2006 14:47 by Admin
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Five peace activists from the pacifist Catholic Worker movement (www.catholicworker.org) return to Dublin's Four Courts this Wednesday July 5th for their third trial in 16 months. The five defendants - Ciaron O'Reilly, Deirdre Clancy, Karen Fallon, Damien Moran and Nuin Dunlop face two charges of 'criminal damage without a lawful excuse' arising out of their non-violent disabling of a US Navy plane in the early hours of February 3rd 2003 at Shannon airport, six weeks before the outbreak of the Iraq war. The maximum sentence they face, if convicted, is 10 years imprisonment. read full story / add a comment |
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