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national / health / disability issues / event notice Wednesday November 16, 2005 20:34 by Sean Crudden   text 4 comments (last - sunday april 30, 2006 16:08)   image 4 images
This meeting of impero is more than just a routine meeting. An election will take place at the meeting and discussions will be held which may influence far into the future the direction this small but seminal organisation will take. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Wednesday November 16, 2005 11:57 by Sean Maguire   text 25 comments (last - thursday december 08, 2005 11:28)   image 1 image
It's taken decades for the mask of evil to finally be fully exposed. The report by the inquiry into child sexual abuse by pervert priests in the Ferns diocese has at last exposed the suffering endured by huge numbers for people. Now all across the country the truth is finally being told read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / other press Tuesday November 15, 2005 21:08 by Insurrection   text 4 comments (last - wednesday november 16, 2005 11:13)   image 2 images
Timur was an active member of St. Petersburg's hardcore punk and anarchist-community. On the evening of November 13, Timur became the victim of an attack by nazi scum. read full story / add a comment
Blanked-out receipt.
national / consumer issues / opinion/analysis Tuesday November 15, 2005 19:58 by Anton Mace   text 4 comments (last - wednesday november 16, 2005 02:22)   image 1 image
Today I bought a book and returned it but was refused a refund. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Tuesday November 15, 2005 16:21 by Dr. Coilín Oscar ÓhAiseadha   text 11 comments (last - saturday november 19, 2005 15:00)   image 2 images
A selection of items about CIA aeroplanes:
1. Stockholm, Tuesday — Sweden’s security police, Säpo, does not wish to comment as to whether chartered CIA aeroplanes have landed on Swedish soil with prisoners from the base at Guantánamo in Cuba.
2. MADRID, Spain Nov 14, 2005 — A court in Spain said on Monday it has received a prosecutor's report on allegations that the CIA has used a Spanish airport on the island of Mallorca for covert transfers of Islamic terror suspects.
3. CHART, TABLE: CIA Secret Prison Planes--What the MSM Won't Tell You
Clayton Hallmark | 14.11.2005 18:07 |
A LIST OF THE 28 PLANES, 8 SHELL COMPANIES, AND SEVERAL CIA-RELATED COMPANIES. read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous / event notice Tuesday November 15, 2005 14:34 by Clare   text 2 comments (last - friday november 18, 2005 15:14)   image 1 image
Over the weekend of Fri 18th - Sunday 20th of November, there will be people taking part in work days at Seomra Spraoi, Dublins new social centre at Middle Abbey street. read full story / add a comment
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dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Monday November 14, 2005 23:20 by Tadhg   image 1 image
The campaign is continuing and our regular Tuesday night meetings will be at the EENGO offices at 8 every week in November. read full story / add a comment
dublin / environment / event notice Monday November 14, 2005 17:12 by dunk   text 9 comments (last - wednesday april 11, 2007 17:55)   image 2 images
the "report back and exhibition" that has arisen from the city ocuncils discussions with the local community of "dolphins barn neighbourhood including st. teresa's gardens & the area bounded by donore avenue, the grand canal & dolphins barn street."

its in the donore centre, donore avenus,
7.30-9.00

agenda
7.30 refreshments and introduction
7.45 report back from the community planning events
8.30 opportunity to view the exhibition and comment
9.00 close

everyone is welcome

a feedback quesionaire will be circulated for comments
related:
dolphins barn community garden
http://www.dublin.ie/dolphinsbarngarden/
and greenway
http://www.dublin.ie/botanicspine/
http://www.indymedia.ie/newswire.php?story_id=70281&search_text=greenway read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Monday November 14, 2005 16:39 by pat c   text 10 comments (last - wednesday november 16, 2005 14:53)   image 1 image
At least the authorities in Mallorca are taking their responsibilities seriously. Any chance that the Airport Police (SIPTU members), the Gardaí or the DPP might take similar action at Shannon? read full story / add a comment
the current very powerful image of reporters without borders : for the christmas cards.
international / sci-tech / news report Monday November 14, 2005 14:24 by iosaf   text 4 comments (last - thursday november 17, 2005 15:53)   image 1 image
This week the second and final meeting of the "World Summit on the Information Society" takes place in Tunis, starting on Wednesday.

Present will be the current "web masters" the USA and the principle partners who created the www most notably Switzerland (who co-organised with the UN the first phase), and a plethora of states who don't allow their citizens freedom of speech or association.

The UN wants to change the "US webmaster" balance in favour of one of four options which would give control to UN appointed bodies.

Many other states, just want to stop the internet.
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Ogoni 9 memorial crosses laid by Nigerian Asylum seekers
mayo / miscellaneous / news report Monday November 14, 2005 10:39 by RSupport   text 11 comments (last - tuesday october 31, 2006 23:19)   image 5 images
Hundreds of people from all walks of life braved the Mayo weather on Saturday to witness a truly spectacular event.

A mural of murdered Nigerian writer and activist Ken Saro-Wiwa was unveiled outside the planned Shell/Statoil Bellanaboy refinery. read full story / add a comment
international / consumer issues / opinion/analysis Sunday November 13, 2005 15:15 by iosaf   text 4 comments (last - tuesday november 22, 2005 22:29)   image 1 image
36 days to go, and I'm sure many of the readers are like my good self, drawing up the list for Christmas Cards 2005.

I enjoy these gradually shortening days and evenings as Winter comes on. The garden becomes more manageable, all the roses are pruned, and flower beds have been dug, I find more time to relax and draw up the list.

Of course at this time of year it may number some thousands of names, and then the fun bit comes-

Crossing off the names. It is my annual project to "not send" christmas cards to many thousands of people, from both public and private life. & I have noted that they don't send me one either. read full story / add a comment
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national / anti-war / imperialism / feature Saturday November 12, 2005 22:43 by K Barry   text 16 comments (last - saturday july 07, 2007 13:35)   image 3 images
Today the Taoiseach was once again doing what he does best –making meaningless but reassuring remarks. In an article in today's Irish Independent Bertie insisted that the US military’s use of Shannon does not make Ireland a potential target of Islamist terror. Whatever the truth of this is Bertie’s longstanding strategy of actively supporting the US military while attempting to portray himself as a neutral party is fooling noone least of all the Pitstop Ploughshares who are now facing yet another retrial. Below is an account of a chance meeting with the Taoiseach and his inimitable political style. read full story / add a comment
This is an Iraqi war victim. Irish children could be next. This is the reality of war and conflict. We are a part of this war with Shannon used as a US war base.
national / anti-war / imperialism / feature Saturday November 12, 2005 21:46 by periodical progress towards something or other happening   text 66 comments (last - monday october 09, 2006 16:42)   image 3 images
Anjem Choudary (also known as Omar Bakri Muhammad), a Muslim cleric born in Syria and who participated in the 1982 revolution against the Syrian Ba'athist regime to be later given political asylum in the UK spoke at a debate in Trinity College on Thursday night. Choudary is well known for his extremist Islamic views and was leader of Al-Muhajiroun, an organisation whose eventual goal was to prepare the way for a global Islamic theocracy. read full story / add a comment
a battalion of catholic widows hear open air mass in Madrid November 9th.
national / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Saturday November 12, 2005 15:29 by iosaf mac diarmada   text 26 comments (last - wednesday november 23, 2005 01:29)   image 3 images
This week the heirarchy of the Roman Catholic Church and its secular powerbase popped up on my radar twice.

The Ferns reports was published in Ireland, and the PD Liz O'Donnell TD is to be congratulated on her little speech, which though bitchy did get the point accross.

The Spanish heirarchy meanwhile has spent the last weeks pumping up its fans for a march against the Socialists plans for education reform today in Madrid which is to "draw a million". Its the return match after the Bishops drew a million to oppose gay marriage.

Two traditionally catholic states who have only recently experienced prosperity, and begun the development of socially open and secular societies dealing with "much the same" problems.
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Liz O'Donnell's speech to the Dail, came from a woman who obviously feels she suffered at the hands of "the special relationship" at the heart of the Irish state. I want to reduce read full story / add a comment
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dublin / miscellaneous / news report Saturday November 12, 2005 03:48 by Noise Hacker   text 46 comments (last - wednesday march 13, 2013 00:28)   image 69 images
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dublin / anti-capitalism / press release Friday November 11, 2005 23:37 by Insurrection   text 13 comments (last - sunday november 13, 2005 16:35)   image 1 image
"Insurrection" is the first issue of what will hopefully be a long running project to provide more free anarchist analysis and theory on the streets of Dublin. read full story / add a comment
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dublin / housing / event notice Friday November 11, 2005 17:04 by Jon Glackin   text 5 comments (last - friday november 25, 2005 17:01)   image 5 images
No More Deaths on Our Streets Protest Rally
Saturday 26 November 3pm
Assemble @ Garden Of Remembrance, Parnell Square, Dublin read full story / add a comment
Google's logo as displayed on Google.ie today
national / history and heritage / news report Friday November 11, 2005 13:05 by S.Cat   text 134 comments (last - tuesday december 16, 2008 17:21)   image 9 images
Will we see a lily at Easter?

My grandfather fought in the first world war. He was in the Munster Fusiliers and fought in France and Belgium, and also at Gallipoli. I have no problem with people commemorating the first World War, and the many Irish men and women who were caught up in it.

But I do have a problem with the Red Poppy, which is the symbol of the British Legion. As another contributor to this site recently put it:

"[The Poppy] is worn to commemorate ALL of Britain's acts of war since the Great Slaughter of 1914-18- and that includes the Black and Tan War, Bloody Sunday, the invasion of Iraq, and the Dublin and Monaghan bombings. If you want to wear a poppy, do so by all means. Just be sure you know what it stands for"

So I think it's amazing that a supposedly neutral Internet Search Engine like Google should plaster a symbol associated with the British Army on the front page of its Irish site. read full story / add a comment
Chea Mony, Blackrock Co. Dublin
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Friday November 11, 2005 11:49 by Jane Doran   image 1 image
A Cambodian human rights defender, who came to Ireland to attend a conference, cannot return to his country because Cambodian authorities have issued a warrant for his arrest for signing a statement that criticised a border treaty with Vietnam read full story / add a comment
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