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offsite link BBC Under Pressure to Play Christmas Song by ?Sir Starmer and the Granny Harmers? Wed Dec 18, 2024 19:00 | Will Jones
The BBC is under pressure to play a Christmas number one contender?parodying Keir Starmer?s winter fuel cuts by 'Sir Starmer and the Granny Harmers'.
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offsite link Australian Drugs Regulator Knew mRNA Vaccines Can Enter Nucleus and Integrate into Genome Despite Of... Wed Dec 18, 2024 17:07 | Rebekah Barnett
Emails released under FOI?reveal that senior staff at Australia's drugs regulator knew mRNA vaccines?can?enter the cell nucleus and integrate into the genome, despite the official line that such events are not possible.
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offsite link Turkish Crime Boss Allowed to Remain in U.K. on Human Rights Grounds, Judges Rule Wed Dec 18, 2024 15:39 | Will Jones
A Turkish crime boss said to be one of Britain?s biggest?drug dealers?has won his human rights battle against deportation after the UN Refugee Agency intervened and judges rejected a Home Office appeal.
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offsite link The New Scientific Priesthood Wants Complete Control of What We Are Told Wed Dec 18, 2024 13:32 | Dr David McGrogan
The ambition of elites to "manage the infodemic" amounts to the establishment of a scientific priesthood that wants full control of what we are told to ensure we only come to approved conclusions, says Dr David McGrogan.
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offsite link China Cancels Christmas in Hong Kong ? Leaving Churches Fearing for Their Future Wed Dec 18, 2024 11:22 | John MacNab
China has cancelled Christmas in Hong Kong this year. Officials have ordered that the usual celebrations be 'toned down'. It's part of a creeping intolerance that leaves churches fearing for the future, says John MacNab.
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Invitation
dublin / environment / event notice Thursday April 27, 2006 03:07 by Projectors   text 3 comments (last - saturday may 06, 2006 17:07)   image 5 images
SHELL TO SEA & SDCEA OPEN SCREENING & DISCUSSION:

SCREENING: ‘Shell, BP, Engen & SDCEA’ –a short film about the community organizations mobilizing against the oil refineries in Durban South Africa; as well as some related recent short films from Ireland.
DISCUSSION: Q&A -open discussion with Des D’Sa from SDCEA and Siziwe Khanyile from Groundwork.
DATES:
-Thursday 11th May 2006, Dublin 8, An Taisce, Tailors' Hall, Back Lane, (near Christchurch Cathedral, across the road from Mother Redcaps) 8.30 PM
-Friday 12th May 2006, Mayo, Community Hall near Rossport, 8.30 PM read full story / add a comment
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dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Thursday April 27, 2006 02:06 by madam k   text 11 comments (last - tuesday may 02, 2006 01:46)   image 2 images

The Unmanageables 'Operation Red Petticoats' invite you to a ceilidh at the crossroads

Date: Monday the first of May at 2pm.
Venue: Ballsbridge: The Crossroads at the De Valera monument and the U.S Embassy.

Bring your dancing shoes, (red petticoat optional)

The Unmanageables is a broad coalition of activists from groups including; Shell to Sea, Residents Against Racism, Street Seen, Cosantoiri Siochana, IAWM, Dublin Catholic Workers and Save Tara campaigns.

Tea afterwards in Herbert Park, 4pm.

Children especially welcome for the day.

The red petticoat is a feminine symbol of solidarity with victims of Dept of Justice policy on deportation, especially victims of female genital mutilation. Solidarity with all workers, asylum seekers and a symbol of ongoing resistance to the victims of Irish collusion in an illegal war in Iraq.

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National Hungerstrike Exhibition
antrim / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Wednesday April 26, 2006 18:24 by Ógra A   text 14 comments (last - tuesday may 02, 2006 19:33)   image 1 image
Hundreds of students and staff on Wednesday 26th April attended a hunger strike exhibition, organised and facilitated by the Ógra Shinn Féin cumann in Queen’s University. read full story / add a comment
Rice in Athens
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Wednesday April 26, 2006 14:03 by MichaelY   text 8 comments (last - tuesday may 02, 2006 17:03)   image 2 images
Huge anti-US demonstrations in Athens read full story / add a comment
Last Pope, didn't do merchandising, or blood sacrifice. He just did Bolshevism
international / anti-capitalism / news report Wednesday April 26, 2006 03:30 by iosaf   text 18 comments (last - wednesday january 03, 2007 20:45)   image 5 images
The Pope does product placing. At least that was the message from the Wall Street Journal today, and reported globally in translation. It was perhap a sly puritan reference to the rumoured movement on permissive Vatican condom rule relaxation between married really sick people. Or perhaps it was just more bollox, like the pope's election, or all of Dan Brown, or 1916, or the Moon Landings, or 911, or blood sacrifices in general, and more particularly - "everything you watch on TV".

But that much said..,

The Pope, Benedict XVI; (the man (((i))) reminded everyone wore a NAZI uniform as a politically indoctrinated minor); the German Shepherd; Papa Ratzi; the Black Pope; yer man :- has worn these multi-national-corporate logos and products... read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Tuesday April 25, 2006 20:42 by IRBB   text 10 comments (last - friday april 28, 2006 13:34)   image 1 image
Statement by Des Dalton, Vice President, Republican Sinn Féin read full story / add a comment
botanic spine - a proposed greenway for dublin city
dublin / environment / event notice Tuesday April 25, 2006 14:57 by Dublin Eco City Group   text 2 comments (last - thursday february 08, 2007 20:25)   image 5 images   1 attached file
Everyone is welcome to join us for the Dublin City Greenway Cycle, we leave from mayor square in the IFSC (international financial services centre), docklands, Dublin 1at 12.00,

This time we will cycle clockwise, soutside first, and stop in the phoenix park for a picnic, as we usually do.

this month we will have an extended picnic and those that want to join up with the
Mayday Weekend Anarchist Picnic and Anti-Authoritarian-Assembly (http://www.indymedia.ie/article/75596 ), can do so.

we will also be visiting the holy well in the phoenix park, which the park is named after - pairc an fhionn uisce - park of the clear water

all on all, depending on length of picnic and gathering, event should take about 5 to 6 hours

according to the heritage council greenways are "shared-use routes for non-motorised users, (walkers, cyclists, roller skaters, horse riders) for pleasure, recreation, tourism and daily journeys." http://www.heritagecouncil.ie/walkways/project7.html

the botanic spine is the name of this proposal for a greenway for the city, more info: http://www.dublin.ie/botanicspine read full story / add a comment
the revolution starts now - critical mass bikeride @ Dublin - Friday
dublin / environment / event notice Tuesday April 25, 2006 14:16 by bike rider   text 13 comments (last - wednesday july 05, 2006 15:37)   image 3 images
Meet 6.00pm outside Garden Of Rememberence, bring colour, noise, friends, bikes, skateboards.........

Come and enjoy a slow cycle around the streets of your city.

All help in spreading word appreciated.

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international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Tuesday April 25, 2006 12:20 by Paul O'C   text 8 comments (last - friday april 28, 2006 11:43)   image 5 images
Greek riot police hurled teargas at demonstrators trying to march to the American embassy in Athens to protest against visiting U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. read full story / add a comment
A Clipping From The Herald Last Wednesday
national / arts and media / feature Tuesday April 25, 2006 11:29 by Editors   text 25 comments (last - sunday may 07, 2006 03:32)   image 2 images
Like any other Open Publishing site Indymedia.ie attracts its fair share of trolls. For some years Indymedia users have been harrassed by an obsessed cyber-stalker going under a variety of names. This troll has abused people through the site, as well as sending intimidating and insulting personal emails to different constributors on our editorial lists (particularly to a woman who contributes to the list). This crackpot's one-person mission to monitor the workings of the site has also prompted them into going as far as using a popular blogging site to pour deliberately ill-informed abuse on Indymedia contributors including editors. read full story / add a comment
''These Bleddy Computers Have Me Kilt."
kerry / environment / news report Tuesday April 25, 2006 03:35 by an fear siul   text 2 comments (last - wednesday april 26, 2006 11:34)   image 1 image
“The Power Of Community – How Cuba Survived Peak Oil” is brand new documentary about what our future could look like. First show publicly in Ireland in conjunction with LASC at the Convergence Festival Dublin on April 22nd, it got it’s second showing in Ireland just a few hours ago in McCarthy’s Bar Dingle, County Kerry, as part of events there for Latin America Week 2006. read full story / add a comment
Minister for Environment and Local Government Dick Roche
dublin / environment / event notice Monday April 24, 2006 22:54 by Shell to Sea   image 2 images


Shell to Sea activists plan to set up a table outside the Environmental Protection Agency office at the Customs House in Dublin at lunchtime on Friday, and offer glasses of drinking water from Erris to staff coming in at out.

Erris drinking water comes from Carrowmore Lake. The lake is becoming heavily contaminated with aluminium as a by-product of the removal of peat from the site of the giant gas refinery that Shell seek to construct at Beal an Átha Buí (known in English as Ballinaboy or Bellinaboy).

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British army barricade at Moore street where surrender was taken
national / history and heritage / feature Monday April 24, 2006 22:49 by Andrew Flood   text 41 comments (last - thursday october 25, 2007 19:43)   image 9 images
The Easter rising began at mid-day today 90 years ago. Traditionally the anniversary is marked as being on the Easter Monday rather than the actual date, perhaps in part because of the common theme of blood sacrifice. Histories of the rising tend to focus on the idea of blood sacrifice at both a motivation for the rising and the reason for the creation of the Free State. This article argues that although this may have been an important motivation on the day it was not the reason for the rising nor was the reason for the subsequent rise of the IRA simply found in the execution of the republican leadership after the rising. So using the article to mark the actual '90 years on'' date seems appropriate. read full story / add a comment
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national / rights, freedoms and repression / feature Monday April 24, 2006 20:03 by Gaz B -(A)-   text 15 comments (last - wednesday june 14, 2006 16:21)   image 3 images
No-one should be surprised by the actions of our Guardians Of Privilege in Baldonnel last weekend. The grumpy authoritarian ego-trippers had to do something to justify their bank holiday overtime pay and the use of the copper-copter. Cuffing a young lad, forcing him to the ground and kneeling on him because he didn’t want to piss himself – that’s really guarding the peace. It seems as though the boys in blue haven’t quite moved on from the days of former blueshirt Garda Commissioner Eoin O’ Duffy. The "few rotten apples" thesis spouted by the Garda Representatives Association (ironically acronymed GRA) isn't credible. One only has to look at the cases of the Wheelock, Mulhall, Abbeylara, McBrearty families, RTS 2002 along with the Sallins train robbery, the 'Kerry Babies' case and Shercock cases in the past as evidence of a wider, institutional and generational malaise with the Gardai. Even, Henry Grattan called the police service" an abominable institution". read full story / add a comment
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international / worker & community struggles and protests / other press Monday April 24, 2006 19:42 by Mike Dobson   image 1 image
Roger Toussaint, president of the Transport Workers Union, Local 100, heads to jail today to serve a 10-day sentence for authorizing a strike in December that shut down New York City's Transit system read full story / add a comment
dublin / worker & community struggles and protests / event notice Monday April 24, 2006 16:47 by Jim   text 2 comments (last - thursday april 27, 2006 23:45)   image 1 image
Protest 11.30 - 12.30 outside the offices of the Health and Safety Authority, Hogan Place. read full story / add a comment
national / environment / event notice Monday April 24, 2006 15:01 by Terence   text 3 comments (last - wednesday may 03, 2006 14:09)   image 1 image
RTE 1: Mon 23rd at 9:35 pm

This is the 2nd part of the two part series called Fallout which is a drama documentary about a serious nuclear accident across the water in Sellafield.

Tonight deals with the situation one year on. read full story / add a comment
dublin / arts and media / event notice Monday April 24, 2006 12:15 by Porco Dio   text 5 comments (last - sunday april 30, 2006 19:30)   image 3 images
Porco Dio Presents..
As part of its Fortnightly Gig and Arts Nite...

A benefit for Revolt Video, who will also provide visuals on the night...

Andy Travers and The Worthwhile Experience (Crazy Funk !! That will get you dancing http://www.myspace.com/theworthwhileexperience)

Herv (Twisted Thumping Electronic Beats http://www.myspace.com/hervmusic)

Project 77 (Dual Vocalised Dirty Raw Hip Hop)

Computers That Breed ( Rock out disjointed punk http://www.myspace.com/computersthatbreed)

On Thursday the 4th May
Doors 8pm, first band 8.45pm sharp
Adm €5 before 9 / €6 after
@ The Lower Deck , Portobello

Contact us at : porcodiodublin@gmail.com read full story / add a comment
Jacobs Engineering
meath / history and heritage / news report Monday April 24, 2006 11:24 by watcher   text 19 comments (last - monday july 16, 2007 09:16)   image 8 images
Yesterday, April 23, '06, the Sunday Times ran a story about corruption in a multinational engineering company called JE Jacobs that was recently awarded the N6 roads contract in Galway. Two company members were convicted in Chicago last year of illegal bidding and trading of insider information on construction contracts.

In the article the Times referred to "Jacobs’ Irish arm", (presumably for legal reasons) which is Jacobs Engineering Ireland. TaraWatch has learned the new head of the NRA Fred Barry was a director with Jacobs when he was hired last year.

Everybody knows the construction industry is corrupt, the archaeological profession is corrupt and of course the property development/rezoning industry is rank. Everybody knows there is more to the story as to why the M3 goes where it goes, and will not be moved unless it is forced. It is time Irish citizens put their heads together and figured this one out, before it is too late.

There are already many strong indications as to who and what is involved. Lat year we all saw Tommy 'Pots 'n Pans' Reilly, the Fianna Fail by-election candidate in Meath, get pulled from the race because he had bought land with Frank Dunlop in the Tara Skryne Valley. Then there was the Ireland on Sunday investigation into the owner of land at the Blundelstown interchange, Cathal McCarthy, and other 'friends of Fianna Fail', printed below.

Let's start putting the pieces together. TaraWatch is beginning a 'Land Registry Fund' to do a complete serach of land ownership in the Tara Skryne Valley. But that is only the beginning. Let's do some communal research and see what we can excavate from the muck of Meath.

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Dublins great, so glad we live in an eco city (a few more revolutions and we're there)
dublin / anti-capitalism / event notice Monday April 24, 2006 10:56 by dunk   image 1 image
next weekend : in conjunction with triple a + anarchist picnic:

fri:
bikes
criticall mass, first dublin one of 2006

sat:
bikes and gardening and screenings
seomra spraoi stuff:
hopefully also another bike workshop on saturday, up near the phibsboro community garden
also free outdoor screening of "The Power of Community – How Cuba Survived Peak Oil," which was screened during last weekends convergence
urban farms, cpuls, community gardens, health, bikes, community, small local solutions......
and hopefully a REVOLT vid screening too :

sun:
dublin greenway cycle on the sunday, starting from the docks, sun 12, stopping for the anarchist picnic - carrying on with the many many revolutions.......................

links:
4 days of car free stuff- and a whole lot more - (positive alternatvies to car culture 2005, "car free day" was on the thursday and @ 40 cyclists participated, la read full story / add a comment
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