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Just in case you didn't know or care
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Friday June 02, 2006 04:18 by Seán Ryan   image 1 image
89 kidnapped victims are now refusing food in Guantanamo Concentration Camp. 6 are currently being force-fed. read full story / add a comment
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international / rights, freedoms and repression / feature Friday June 02, 2006 03:34 by erqwnqr   text 36 comments (last - thursday april 16, 2009 22:15)   image 14 images
'Asked for other reasoning behind the choice to take down a site, without knowing wether it is illegal or not, the officers explained that this is normal.' UK/USA: Gary Mc Kinnon has lost his extradition case & will now be sent to the USA. A UK court recommended last wednesday that the 40 year old unemployed Gary Mc read full story / add a comment
Story in June 1 2006 Daily Ireland
national / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Friday June 02, 2006 00:15 by Jude Collins   image 1 image
If you’re looking at a report in the media, one of the first questions the experts say you should ask is “Who produced this report?” Depending on the answer to that question, your understanding of the report can change dramatically.
For example, I came on a report about Sammy Wilson recently. It consisted of four pages, and inside the four pages I found ten photographs of Sammy: two on the first page, two on the second, two on the third, and four photographs on the last. Since it had the word ‘Westminster’ in its title and an image of the British House of Commons, I assumed the report had been produced by some source within Westminster – an all-party committee, perhaps - and I was mightily impressed. Ten photographs inside four pages! The East Antrim MP must have really made his House of Commons colleagues sit up to get that sort of attention.
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Ken Loach answers The Sun and Ruth Dudley Edwards in Daily Ireland exclusive
national / arts and media / other press Thursday June 01, 2006 23:45 by Mick Hall   text 23 comments (last - tuesday may 27, 2008 01:02)   image 5 images
Director of Tan War film The Wind that Shakes the Barley rejects British tabloid ‘vitriol’ against his work saying ‘partition has failed’ and the unionist veto should be replaced ‘by a way of unravelling the sad legacy of the 1921 treaty’

The acclaimed film-maker Ken Loach yesterday hit back at British press criticism of his award-winning film on the Tan War.

Speaking exclusively to Daily Ireland last night, the 69-year-old director said some of the criticism had been of an “amazingly vitriolic and personal nature”.

He said it had been movitated by a “deep-seated imperialist guilt” over the partition of Ireland and the subsequent years of conflict that had resulted.

Mr Loach said the British government should now acknowledge that “partition had failed”. He said the “unionist veto” on political progress should be replaced by a way of “unravelling the sad legacy of the 1921 Treaty.”
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international / summit mobilisations / news report Thursday June 01, 2006 19:51 by Paula Geraghty   text 3 comments (last - thursday june 01, 2006 20:10)   image 19 images
Popular beat combos such as the Basque favourite Am Paranoia (?), Rashid Taha and some really good Greek bands played to entertain the masses after the heavy days foruming! read full story / add a comment
When you mentioned 'Street Art'....
international / miscellaneous / news report Thursday June 01, 2006 18:50 by Noise Hacker   text 12 comments (last - saturday june 10, 2006 19:52)   image 43 images
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CNN.com 16:35 IRL Time 1 June 2006 Screenshot
international / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Thursday June 01, 2006 18:02 by redjade   text 5 comments (last - friday june 02, 2006 06:05)   image 6 images
The Pentagon pulls an Orwellian phrase out of its arse but its all just more CYA read full story / add a comment
NIall Cusack piece taken from June 2006 Irish Political Review
national / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Thursday June 01, 2006 15:55 by Niall Cusack   text 12 comments (last - monday june 15, 2009 17:36)   image 4 images
Belfast actor Niall Cusack attended the launch of the republication of Ruth Dudley Edward's biography of Patrick Pearse, at Queens University Bookshop. He recounts Ruth's performance, including his own bit-part in the proceedings - taken from the just published June Irish Political Review.

Ms Ruth Dudley Edwards in person inspires a number of adjectives - 'frail' first and foremost. One thinks of Blanche in 'A Streetcar Named Desire'. Other adjectives include: fragile, confused, nostalgic, brave, timid, hopeful, pessimistic... oh, one could ransack Roget!

She chose to devote her entire speech at the launch of her book in the Bookshop at Queen's in Belfast to a review in this journal (May IPR page 3, graphic attached) and to the absurd allegations made by 'a well-known eccentric' called Jack Lane. 'He may be here now!' she cried, with great bravado, peering around a uniformly sycophantic Queen's academic audience. A shudder went round the room. But no, the Great Ogre was conspicuous by his absence.
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dublin / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Thursday June 01, 2006 13:59 by W.   text 6 comments (last - saturday june 24, 2006 14:32)   image 1 image
All four people arrested at the Easter Sunday anti-war action in Baldonnel have been processed by that courts, three of them received fines which we hope to help them out with. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Thursday June 01, 2006 11:32 by Chris Murray   text 37 comments (last - saturday july 15, 2006 17:46)   image 3 images
The attempt by Michael Mc Dowell to defuse the crisis over the statutory rape ruling of Last week, and the Laffoy decision on the Mister A case smacks of indolence. The usual political opportunism of the Government is revealed in an attempt to bury the issue in the Summer recess and hope it will all go away. The catalogue of Laissez -faire policy indicated by the State's refusal to deal with the issue which was amply signposted and reported in Yesterday's article is compounded by reports that the state was told in 1990 by the Law Reform Commission that the law should be changed , because it was open to constitutional challenge on the grounds of reasonable belief. read full story / add a comment
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dublin / history and heritage / event notice Thursday June 01, 2006 01:39 by Dublin Sinn Féin   text 20 comments (last - monday june 12, 2006 17:33)   image 2 images
A Public Meeting on the 1981 Hunger Strikes.

Speakers:

Laurence McKeown, former Hunger Striker
Malachy McCreesh, brother of Hunger Striker Raymond McCreesh
Seán Crowe TD, Sinn Féin TD
Íte Ní Chionnaith, H-Block campaigner read full story / add a comment
An enthusiastic send off...
national / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Thursday June 01, 2006 00:33 by anarchyvist   text 5 comments (last - friday june 02, 2006 13:03)   image 1 image
Too mean to pay the €27 for the bus, 3 activists took part in a cycle from Dublin to this weekend's gathering at the Rossport Solidarity Camp... read full story / add a comment
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dublin / history and heritage / event notice Wednesday May 31, 2006 20:18 by Claire   image 2 images
Tara sessions will run every Tuesday night in Dice bar - Dublin

Dice Bar is located at the corner of Queen and Benvburb Street in Smithtown.

Weekly Save Tara meetings take place bfore gigs from 8-9 at Dice Bar, if you want to get involved.

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national / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Wednesday May 31, 2006 19:56 by IRISH BASQUE COMMITTEES   image 1 image
BASQUE MUSIC AND STRUGGLE CAMPAIGN. THE BEST OF BASQUE RADICAL YOUTH CULTURE. QUALITY AND POLITICAL COMMITMENT TOGETHER. read full story / add a comment
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international / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Wednesday May 31, 2006 19:17 by L. Akai   image 1 image
Various strike actions have been taking place for months and mass action for the last three weeks. Medical workers from over 120 hospitals in Poland are on strike. The government demanded workers be fired and waged a media war against the strikers. read full story / add a comment
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dublin / arts and media / event notice Wednesday May 31, 2006 18:42 by Labour Youth   image 1 image
As part of the Connolly Festival (see: http://www.labour.ie/youth/news/index/20060505162710.html ) the Connolly Party is taking place on Saturday June 17th from 8 till late in Nealons upstairs on Capel Street. There will be live music and there is no cover charge so come along and bring your friends! read full story / add a comment
The Beer Gardeners kick things off!
dublin / arts and media / other press Wednesday May 31, 2006 13:33 by Geraldine Moorkens Byrne   text 2 comments (last - tuesday june 13, 2006 16:22)   image 7 images
The second Tara Session was held last night in the Dice Bar, heralding a summer of hot Tuesday nights! Musicians, bands, a DJ: all in a great venue, with a good-looking crowd and all in a great cause – what more could a body ask for? Except of course to do it all over again, through the summer.... read full story / add a comment
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dublin / crime and justice / news report Wednesday May 31, 2006 05:06 by Stoph   text 2 comments (last - monday september 18, 2006 16:20)   image 1 image
On Saturday 3rd June 2006, the family and friends of Terence Wheelock along with supporters of their campaign for Justice will gather for a vigil at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Sean McDermott St, Dublin 1 at 12pm, a year and a day to the date upon which Terence was arrested and taken to Store St Garda Station, from where he was later to leave in a coma for the Mater Hospital. Three and a half months later he died. The Garda Síochána claim the injuries which ultimately resulted in his death were self inflicted, yet their actions subsequent to his arrest and detention lead any reasonable person to suspect otherwise. The recent unwarranted invasion of the Wheelock home and ongoing documented intimidation of the family as they continue to search for the truth, confirm for many these suspicions.

Following the vigil a peaceful protest will be held at Store St Garda. All supporters of a civil society where a person's life is not endangered or threatened by the powers of the state; a society where justice is not exclusively a posession of the priveleged and dominant, are asked to attend.
More info: http://www.indymedia.ie/article/76137

Below is the harrowing story of Garda malpractice, harrasment and obstruction of justice through the words of Terence's mother Esther and brother Larry.

(note: this interview was conducted some weeks prior to documented attack on the Wheelock home, recently and reported here on Indymedia and in the Village Magazine last week) read full story / add a comment
international / sci-tech / news report Wednesday May 31, 2006 02:06 by iosaf   text 4 comments (last - saturday october 10, 2009 14:17)   image 1 image
(1) Gary Mc Kinnon has lost his extradition case & will now be sent to the USA.
A UK court recommended last wednesday that the 40 year old unemployed Gary Mc Kinnon be extradited to face US charges of entering without password in their most secure databases to look for UFO files. that means the anglo-saxon world are the enemies of hackers

(2) the Brazilian minister of Culture, Gilberto Gil, has defended his state's internet law (which is the most tolerant in the world) and hailed hackers and creative users of the new technology at a world Internet conference which opened yesterday in Europe.
this means Brazil is still the hackers' best pal read full story / add a comment
Frank Fahey
national / environment / other press Wednesday May 31, 2006 01:31 by Shell to Sea   text 1 comment (last - sunday july 30, 2006 11:07)   image 1 image
There have been a number of interesting stories circulating about Frank Fahey recently. The former minister for the Marine and Natural Resources was instrumental in the initial planning stages of the Corrib Gas scheme, and was at the time accused of using "bullying tactics" to secure Shell's preferred option - an onshore pipeline connecting the sea bed with a giant gas refinery built on a peat bog at Bellinaboy.

While questions have been asked about the Minister's close working relationship with Andy Pyle, CEO of Shell Exploitation Ireland, and whether he was lobbying for them with simply the best interests of the people of Ireland at heart, his critics have not had much firm ammunition to throw at him.

Eyebrow-raising stories of his financial dealings have always circulated as gossip, and he had to repay a large sum for misusing government stationary a few years ago. Many people have questioned how a former teacher can have amassed a huge property portfolio, but it all doesn't add up to that much really. Up to now, he hasn't had to fear having to resign.

The revelations in the article below about a Moscow Hair Salon might change all that.

Of course, if a central archiitect of the scheme to build the pipeline was forced to resign because of financial impropriety, then we could add that to the many questions that have arisen about the reasons
for government backing of the giveaway of natural resources, stretching right back to Ray Burke.

I wonder if Fahey will survive a summer when the Fianna Fáil party is getting jittery about the upcoming election. There was a curious comment about Frank Fahey in the Irish Times article way back when he was appointed Minister, looking back now it seems ironic:

Quote: On Mr Fahey's new role in the Marine and Natural Resources, a Fianna Fail source said yesterday: "There is not too much damage he can do in Marine and Fisheries." read full story / add a comment
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