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national / environment / news report Thursday April 26, 2007 23:55 by S.Cat
It's always worth keeping an eye on what is happening in government departments during the dying days of an administration. Minister Noel Dempsey has promised a number of times to review the terms under which licences are awarded, but to date, nothing has been announced. But sharp-eyed visitors to the Department of Marine website will have noticed that there was a slight change today. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Thursday April 26, 2007 23:00 by Josep Arnau
A group of Catalan independentists, together with Ógra organised a demonstration at the GPO claiming the right for self-determination for the Catalan nation. read full story / add a comment
national / politics / elections / event notice Thursday April 26, 2007 15:05 by piss taker
Bertie Ahern & Ian Paisley have agreed to visit the battle of the Boyne site on the 11th of May. This will provide a wonderful opportunity to win votes & make noise & show how a united ireland can protest both premiers in one place at one go. You have not enjoyed this opportunity before. Your participation is requested. read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Thursday April 26, 2007 13:48 by ragster
RAG is hosting a meeting open to fellow pro-choice supporters on the topic of Anarchism and Reproductive Choice next Monday, 30th of April at 7:30, in Seomra Spraoi, 6 Lower Ormond Quay, Dublin 1 read full story / add a comment
galway / worker & community struggles and protests / event notice Thursday April 26, 2007 11:36 by Socialist Party, Galway
The Socialist party in Galway are hosting a table quiz to raisew funds for the election campain of Joe Higgins, sitting Socialist party TD for Dublin West, and tireless campaigner for ordinary working people. read full story / add a comment
galway / history and heritage / event notice Thursday April 26, 2007 11:07 by PMG
A free public lecture on an aspect of Galway’s social history will take place in the new Galway City Museum at 8 pm on Friday, 27 April. The focus is on the religiously-motivated Gavazzi riots of 1859, and the lecturer, Dr John Cunningham, will use the opportunity to explore what these riots tell us about popular religious attitudes of working people in 19th century Galway read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice / other press Thursday April 26, 2007 09:47 by Obit
The "lustration' Law- a Joint initiative by the 'twins' which allows the Polish State to have powers to investigate ' communist-era' collusion has had its first victim. The law which provides for anyone born before the first of January 1972 to testify/sign write that they colluded with communism can result in loss of profession and security. The twins are busily repeating the Mistakes and crimes of that era Under another title. Barbara Blida committed suicide whilst the cops were in her house... read full story / add a comment
derry / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Wednesday April 25, 2007 16:02 by Catalan Solidarity
Members of the Catalan Solidarity:Ireland Committee gathered at ‘Free Derry Corner’ in Derry’s Bogside as part of a day of international solidarity action in conjunction with widespread protests and demonstrations throughout the Catalan Countries. This year mark’s the 300th anniversary of the occupation of the Catalan Countries by the Spanish forces of occupation following the battle of Almansa in 1707. During today’s solidarity action the Catalan flag (Estelada) was raised on Free Derry Wall as a symbolic gesture of solidarity to the Catalan people as part the ‘300 years of occupation- 300 years of resistance’ campaign. As part of the event protesters wore white masks on which the Spanish Flag was placed over their mouths, symbolizing the continual denial of the rights such as self-determination and sovereignty of the Catalan people as a nation. Following the event at Free Derry Corner protesters distributed information leaflets in Derry's city centre. read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice / news report Wednesday April 25, 2007 10:43 by C Murray
This has been covered on the Newswire, but I will repeat it with a link
Last night Dail Eireann passed the Criminal Justice Bill, which erodes
accepted rights of Silence and which barristers objected to on the Basis
of civil rights abuses. FG and Labour abstained. Sf and Green Voted against. The vote passed 62/11. We do not live in a democracy. http://www.indymedia.ie/article/81005 read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous / event notice Wednesday April 25, 2007 07:34 by member of the Basque community
1937 Gernika 70th Anniversary/70en Urteurrena Hosted by Members of International Brigades Memorial Trust ( personal capacity) and members of Dublin's Basque community, supported by Connolly Books and Gernika Gogoratuz. Musik, poetry and the film "The mark of man" ( in English) read full story / add a comment
mayo / environment / news report Wednesday April 25, 2007 02:49 by Eve
A report on the first week of the EPA's oral hearing on the granting of the IPPC (integrated pollution prevention and control) licence for the Corrib gas refinery at Bellanaboy. read full story / add a comment
meath / miscellaneous / event notice Wednesday April 25, 2007 00:05 by Martin Dier
Wednesday 2nd May 8.00pm • Come and join with us in ritual and meditation at this Cross Quarter day of Bealtaine • You might like to bring a drum or musical instrument and or a candle in a jar, a lantern and warm clothes. Contributions are welcome. read full story / add a comment
national / environment / press release Tuesday April 24, 2007 13:42 by Campaign to Save Tara
Launch Of Campaign to Save Tara and Political Strategy campaign calls on Electorate to 'Pledge Their Votes for Tara'. An Bord Pleanala gave permission for the four lane , twice-tolled M3 Through The Gabhra (TaraSkyrne) Valley in 2003 and since then there has been a huge campaign to have that section of the road re-routed. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Tuesday April 24, 2007 10:30 by Chris Murray
The student body and staff of Loreto College , Crumlin Road,
have been campaigning for sometime on lack of facilities for their
pupils. So I am Publishing their letter here. The Hall Doors are emblazoned with 'Wanted 'signs and the slogan: 'No Canteen, No Hall, no vote in the Dail' Leaving Cert Students who will be moving on to the colleges and techs are giving up precious time on behalf of their fellow students to work on the campaign- call it 'Civics in Action'. Girls with veils and girls of colour are talking about current political topics. read full story / add a comment
waterford / anti-capitalism / press release Monday April 23, 2007 16:10 by Press Office
The Workers' Party held its Árd Fheis in Waterford last Saturday with a big turn-out at the Granville Hotel which was packed to capacity for most debates. read full story / add a comment
galway / environment / news report Monday April 23, 2007 16:05 by Mark C
At a demonstration outside Galway Co. Co. offices today in excess of 100 protestors put a clear message to Galway Co. Co.: Stop Dumping Human Waste On Farms In East Galway. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / feature Monday April 23, 2007 15:05 by Justin Morahan
In a Gandhi-like protest, a completely unarmed peaceful gathering of peace activists walked to the Bil'in Wall, were tear-gassed and then shot with rubber bullets, were brought to ambulances for treatment and then returned to the non-violent demonstration. Among them was Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Mairead Corrigan Maguire. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Monday April 23, 2007 09:24 by Al Wright
Niamh Uí Bhriain, formerly chairwoman of Youth Defence, wins major libel victory against the Independent. The paper printed an apology for articles written in 1997 which defamed the ro-life leader. It took nine years for the matter to come to court as the Independent opposed a hearing at every turn. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Monday April 23, 2007 00:51 by Martinez
Mairead Corrigan Maguire, Nobel peace laureate and Ann Patterson from Belfast, along with other international delegates, attended the Second Bil’in International Conference on Non-violence in the West Bank last week. Mairead addressed the 500+ participants and on Friday they joined the weekly peaceful protest of Bil'in against the separation wall. Bilin is a village northwest of Ramallah where the Wall will cut through its land causing many villagers to lose a large area of their agricultural land. The people of Bilin have beenn organizing nonviolent resistance to the wall for two years. This is a report made by the International Solidarity Movement & available at: http://www.palsolidarity.org/main/2007/04/21/april-20-b...test/ read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-capitalism / news report Sunday April 22, 2007 22:04 by Brian Leeson
Dublin Shell to Sea has called for a ‘Day of Action’ on Frday, 27th April, outside of Shell’s Irish headquarters on Leeson Street. Here a few reasons why you should come along and make your voice heard. read full story / add a comment |
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