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national / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Monday April 10, 2006 15:14 by Frank
Sinn Fein staged a protest on Saturday 8 April at the Airport Roundabout against the Privatisation of Aer Lingus. The protest was attended by Gerry Adams MP, Bairbre De Brun MEP as well as Cllr Dessie Ellis and Cllr Felix Gallagher. read full story / add a comment
dublin / crime and justice / feature Monday April 10, 2006 14:47 by kevin
An interview with John and Sandra Moloney, the parents of "Johner" Moloney, who have joined up with the Wheelock family in their campaign in recent months. read full story / add a comment
international / politics / elections / opinion/analysis Monday April 10, 2006 14:43 by Elephant O'Room
With many having been ‘burned’ by the coverage of earlier revolutions in ex-Soviet satellite states, the recent mainstream media (MSM) coverage of the Belarusian election and the situation in the country appeared to be, to put it lightly, more than a little simplistic and one-sided.... read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests / event notice Monday April 10, 2006 14:33 by Reibiliun
This Mayday all self-organised workers, migrant workers, non-unionised workers, agency workers, cash in hand workers, dole claimants, free-lancers, work rejecters and all of those who fall outside of traditional union organisation to join all autonomous blocs within their nearest TUC march. To make Mayday a day where the invisible claim a common voice. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Monday April 10, 2006 01:53 by Tadhg McGrath
A sad day for Irish journalism, and also very bad news for the many talented and dedicated staff who worked there. This article is from the Sunday Times Ireland Edition, and I haven't seen or heard this news anywhere else. Even the CPI's own website doesn't have it. Therefore it's possible that this is nonsense. However the CPI has been under attack since its launch, so I wouldn't be surprised if they have finally decided to give in to the enormous pressure they have been under. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Monday April 10, 2006 01:23 by Shell to Sea
I thought this article in the Sunday Times was worth a look. It seems that Christy Loftus, Shell's new hired help in Mayo, is saying that they are going to have to find a new pipeline route. He's getting €58K pper year for stating the obvious there, but he also seems to believe that there actually is a route they can find where the community will accept the danger posed by an experimental high pressure raw-gas pipeline. It looks as though Shell are also paying him to learn Irish, so some good will come of this scheme... Further on in the article, Maura Harrington wonders about the possibility of someone giving birth at the Rossport Solidarity Camp. read full story / add a comment
national / animal rights / news report Monday April 10, 2006 00:44 by Stephan Wymore
Dear ARAN Friend! Good news from Scotland. Just recently the Minister for Environment and Rural Development, Ross Finnie, confirmed his intention to introduce a ban on the use of wild animals in traveling circuses in secondary legislation following the implementation of the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Bill. This follows a successful campaign by the Born Free Foundation, Advocates for Animals and other animal welfare organizations to ensure that the complex needs of wild animals are not overlooked in national legislation. This is extremely encouraging news as days before that announcement we heard about similar plans from the UK government to ban ‘wild’ or ‘certain’ animals in circuses in the UK. read full story / add a comment
dublin / arts and media / event notice Monday April 10, 2006 00:24 by IMC Ireland
An engaging comedy, and an examination of consumer society gone mad... read full story / add a comment
international / history and heritage / news report Sunday April 09, 2006 17:21 by iosaf mac diarmada
It has been long observed that people for some reason on their non-banking days readily absorb shite about Dangerous Places, Famous People, Sensible Saving Options, Holidays, Interesting facts, Sport results, Media, gardening and health as well looking ahead at “democratic evolution” and looking back at "how history was made". This week's edition is very short. In fact I almost didn't write one, and like the "house arrest" edition that never transpired, the Judas edition almost escaped the open publishing network. But you're not getting off that easily. _______________________________________________________________________________ read full story / add a comment
international / politics / elections / other press Sunday April 09, 2006 16:10 by iosaf
3 states today see the citizen called to do the voting / not voting thing. & they are all quite important, and so not surprisingly lots of money and news-space will be dedicated to the results. Italy. You know who. Peru. 3 way race. Hungary - will the "socialists" hold? read full story / add a comment
mayo / arts and media / press release Sunday April 09, 2006 03:05 by Cllr Keith Martin
Westport Councillor will introduce motion to house band if no suitable venue is forthcoming to prevent the disbandment of the Town's band. read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests / opinion/analysis Sunday April 09, 2006 02:28 by rank and file
Amanda's excellent contribution shows the ultra-left up for what they really are-utterly incompetent and incapable of leading a Trade union in the 21st Century. read full story / add a comment
galway / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Saturday April 08, 2006 22:43 by Tommy Donnellan
Today, in strength, Galway's Amnesty International activists took to William Street to protest over the obscenity that every year throughout the world, more than half a million people are killed by armed violence – that’s one person every minute and to let the Irish government and UN know that there is a solution; a legally binding, rigorously enforced, international Arms Trade Treaty that will seriously kybosh the flow of arms to countries that use them to read full story / add a comment
dublin / arts and media / event notice Saturday April 08, 2006 20:33 by Porco Dio
Porco Dio Presents : A New fortnightly Gig and Arts Night Launch Night Featuring : Los Langeros (Cork) (http://www.myspace.com/loslangeros) Oak Large Mound (http://www.largemound.com) Born a Ghost (http://www.myspace.com/bornaghost) Plus Visuals and Info Stalls Get in touch if you want to do an info stall Thursday 20th April The Lower Deck Portobello (beside Portobello college) Adm €5 / €4 before 9pm Email : porcodiodublin@gmail.com read full story / add a comment
clare / anti-war / imperialism / other press Saturday April 08, 2006 17:42 by Badman
The Irish independent reports: " In February a cargo plane carrying three Boeing Apache helicopters, the type used by both the American and Israeli forces, landed at Shannon, where it stayed overnight before taking off for Israel. When contacted last month both the Department of Transport, which is responsible for foreign civilian flights, and the Department of Foreign Affairs, which is responsible for foreign military flights, denied any knowledge of the flight. This week, when presented with the serial numbers of the cargo planes and of the helicopters, they conceded the flights had taken place and said that they have launched an inquiry. Although Shannon airport is routinely used by American planes in support of the ongoing occupation of Iraq, this is the first time it has emerged that Ireland also facilitates the sale of American heavy-arms sales. " read full story / add a comment
international / environment / press release Saturday April 08, 2006 01:20 by Peter Ravenscroft
Jeff Fisher of Montreal has won the Peace Wheel for his successful solar powered vehicles, and for gifting his plans and designs to one and all. read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Friday April 07, 2006 20:20 by Shell to Sea
A large group of Shell to Sea activists attempted to return a section of the Corrib Gas pipeline to the Statoil Office at the IFSC today, as part of a campaign to draw public attention to Statoil's role in supporting Shell in their continuing attempts to install a dangerous experimental raw-gas pipeline in North Mayo. The Gardaí, supported by a large number of private secirity guards, prevented the pipeline being brought into the office, and many office workers from the surrounding businesses came out to watch the stand off. Normally activists are not able to even leaflet in the IFSC, since it is private property, but today leaflets were handed out, stickers were put up, and the security guards were powerless to interfere with the protest. For a lot of the workers in the financial services district, the protest provided a colourful distraction from the demands of their office jobs. No one from Statoil was prepared to meet with the protesters or take delivery of the pipeline however, although one Statoil Executive did come to the phone, to say that the building security guards would not let any of the protesters enter, and he wasn't interested in leaving the building, since didn't feel there was anything to be gained by speaking to people in group situations, because he'd had bad experiences before. He went on to say that the Irish people should be satisfied with the deal that their government had got for them, where they receive 25% tax, although he conceded that since the billions of euros spent in exploration can be written off, it will be many years before a cent of tax is paid, if ever. Shell to Sea plan further protests on Norwegian Constitution Day, May 17th. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Friday April 07, 2006 19:06 by Shell to Sea
Micheál Ó Seighin, Willie Corduff, Brendan Philbin, and Philip and Vincent McGrath were brought before the courts again today to receive the final judgement from Justice Joseph Finnegan, the President of the High Court. The five were imprisoned last year for three months, for refusing to obey his order to cease protesting against the scheme by Shell and Statoil to install a dangerous, experimental, raw-gas pipeline through their village. read full story / add a comment
dublin / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Friday April 07, 2006 14:22 by Boycott Killer Coke
A very successful protest took place outside the Leinster Regional Final of Blast Beat which took place in the Issacc Butt last Saturday. Hundreds of school students took part in the event which was sponsored by Coca Cola. However the boycott killer coke campaign ensured that this sponsorship by Coke backfired with the company getting negative publicity about their appalling human rights abuses in Colombia where several coke workers have been assasinated because they were union members and activists. read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Thursday April 06, 2006 21:38 by iosaf
Oh well we should have seen it coming. It seems that if the there isn't a "return to institutions" in the north by the 24th of November 2006, ( those institutions agreed under the "peace process" of 1998 blaa blaa) [and not to be confused with the institutions which met in the same building {Stormont} from 1921 - 1972 ] the people who don't do anything there, other than steal each other's shredded office waste, will GO WITHOUT THEIR PAY! not a penny of a pound nor centimo of a Euro, nor a shilling more will be paid them. ____________________________________________________________ read full story / add a comment |
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