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mayo / environment / news report Saturday March 22, 2008 20:11 by Tadhg McGrath
A large number of people took a chance on yesterday's changeable weather to join the annual Good Friday Rossport Solidarity walk. The walk, now in it's fourth year, is along the original route planned by Shell for their production pipeline, which was supposed to carry raw gas at extremely high pressure to the refinery at Bellanaboy. This route was abandoned by Shell in the face of protests, but not before five local men had to spend three months away from their families locked up in a high security prison in Dublin. Shell keep saying that they will announce the new route for the pipeline "soon", but it seems that they have yet to find an opportune moment. Deliberations ended in January, we are told, but for some reason they are slow to make a formal announcement of their new plan. Some people are wondering if they are waiting for a certain Dublin politician to announce his resignation, so they can then slip out the announcement while the mainstream media have their hands full... read full story / add a comment
meath / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Saturday March 22, 2008 17:02 by Paula Geraghty
"I saw the worst destruction, all in the name of construction" Squeek on Thursday's activities by the in the name of the NRA. Listen to the full interview on the down loadable mp3 file, exactly 4 minutes long. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Saturday March 22, 2008 14:30 by Mullah Kintyre
Iranian youths staged a massive protest on Wednesday, calling for Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s death during the Persian celebration of Lag Ba'omer. In the western city of Ahvaz, youths of the Arab minority chanted "Freedom is our legitimate right" while crowds shouted “Death to Ahmadinejad” while lighting bonfires in the city of Sanandaj. Bonfires and firecrackers are traditional in marking the occasion. Police officers attempting to arrest the revelers were greeted with a barrage of firecrackers and other missiles. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / feature Friday March 21, 2008 11:27 by James R
Some weeks ago, with last weekend's Winter Soldier event on the horizon, I talked to David Zeiger, through the freebie magic of Skype. He's the directer of the documentary Sir, No Sir. It's a Displaced Films and BBC production that came out about two years ago, and focused on the GI movement to end the war in Vietnam. It consists in part, of interviews with veterans explaining why they resisted the war, and in some cases went as far as to defect. Hundreds went to prison and thousands into exile, by 1971 it was a movement that in the words of one colonel had “infested the entire armed services” - yet few people today are aware of this soldiers movement against the war in Vietnam. read full story / add a comment
wicklow / arts and media / event notice Thursday March 20, 2008 23:30 by Art Fan
Celebrate Strength in Community in Bray on Good (Gawd it's) Friday through art photography and West Mayo. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / press release Thursday March 20, 2008 20:27 by Republican Youth
On this the 92nd anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising, Ógra Shinn Féin proudly remembers all of those who died for the freedom of Ireland. We would like to extend our fraternal greetings to all our imprisoned comrades, to their families and also to all the families of our patriot dead. As we gather throughout Ireland this weekend paying homage to the sacrifice made by Ireland ’s patriot dead, we are ever mindful of the tasks that lie ahead. 92 years ago the Easter Rising shook irreparably Britain’s colonial hold on Ireland. It rekindled the flame of freedom in Ireland, and today, that flame continues to burn strong. read full story / add a comment
cork / anti-war / imperialism / news report Thursday March 20, 2008 20:23 by ian smith.
I am not the most articulate of writers , but would like to thank participants in the parade.FREEDOM FOR PALESTINE. read full story / add a comment
galway / anti-war / imperialism / news report Thursday March 20, 2008 20:19 by GAAW PRO
Members of the Galway Alliance Against War were on the streets of the city today to mark the 5th anniversary of the US and British invasion of Iraq. read full story / add a comment
armagh / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Thursday March 20, 2008 19:43 by éirígí
As the commander-in-chief of Britain’s armed forces, Elizabeth Windsor, made a visit to Armagh today dozens of éirígí activists travelled to the city to voice their opposition to British rule in Ireland and attempts to normalise it. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Thursday March 20, 2008 19:14 by Damien Moran
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Thursday March 20, 2008 17:45 by Nikita
On the evening of Wednesday the 19th of March, the Connolly Youth Movement demonstrated outside the department of foreign affairs against the banning of our fraternal comrades, the Czech Communist Youth (KSM.) The picket lasted for around an hour while lots of leaflets were distributed to passersby. Letters of protest were also delivered to the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Czech Embassy in Dublin. This action was part of an international day of solidarity with the KSM as they were in court contesting the decision of the Czech Interior Ministry to ban them. read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice / other press Thursday March 20, 2008 14:47 by F.E.M.
A person who is caught red handed having sex with a sheep or horse or indeed any other animal will go to jail. Anyone distributing tapes containing explicit sexual handling of animals by humans will get a fine. Holland is known for its live sex of (usually illegally imported ) people with fish, dogs, sheep, horses, etc. and last year a lot was done to highlight this in the news all around the world. The Dutch freed kidnapped girls who were forced to have live sex with dogs in a show. The girls were send to a detention centre and deported. A law was formed to protect the dogs. At least a law will be implemented soon. Of course we will not stop here. Kidnapping and forcing girls to do these things should be forbidden too but so far the Dutch make too much monies on this so no law will be implemented and only paper tigers exist. They thought this one over for four years!!! Nice one. A sheep would take a shorter while to come up with this law. http://indexx.knipt.nl/?p=175 for the story in Dutch. read full story / add a comment
international / history and heritage / other press Thursday March 20, 2008 01:20 by Predator of Xenu
Obama has it seems made a wonderful speech which is being hailed as the bravest bit of rhetoric by a US presidential contender in generations by some and the most stirring bit of oratory since the Gettsyberg address by others. Oh yes. But what did he actually say & why? read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / feature Thursday March 20, 2008 00:05 by safe legal and rare
The Council of Europe has called on Ireland to decriminalise abortion. This week , the Council of Europe's Committee on Equal Opportunities issued a report saying all member states should guarantee women the right to a safe termination of pregnancy. The report states quite clearly: “the Committee on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men considers that a ban on abortions does not result in fewer abortions, but mainly leads to clandestine abortions, which are more traumatic and more dangerous.” Some people estimate that the number of Irish women who travel to England every year is about 7,000. Since some women obviously use false British addresses, or disguise their origins in other ways, the true figure can never be known. read full story / add a comment
dublin / arts and media / feature Wednesday March 19, 2008 13:26 by seedot
Hacking Cable - talking to the future of television in Ireland read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice / news report Wednesday March 19, 2008 13:01 by Tara Support
Have they seen the brutalisation of protestors instigated by the quango that comprises the NRA? The EU , this morning answered a tabled question regarding the ongoing works at Tara, the EU believes those works are stopped. Protestors have been criminalised and brutalised as a result of a media driven government campaign to isolate them, in the belief that ordinary commuters think they need the toll road. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Wednesday March 19, 2008 09:59 by Mr Pipe from Yorkshire
News coming from the Meath conference of AGSI says that the Gardai want murder trial televised for General Public viewing, supposedly that would up the clothing allowances of the judge's bench and provide a cannon fodder of violent and disturbing viewing for the General Public. Maybe they will provide interactive buttons for people to get involved in the legal process. The risible reason for this suggestion is to show 'us' the great people and public viewers what Gardai must suffer in the courts. They seem well enough appraised of the rights of the individual and one of those is the presumption of innocence. read full story / add a comment
national / public consultation / irish social forum / press release Wednesday March 19, 2008 02:33 by Console Snowdrop Campaign
As Ireland’s long history of success in the Eurovision Song Contest descends into a puppet show, the country’s first-ever winning song experiences a revival on airwaves nationwide. This week, “All Kinds of Everything” resurfaces, 38 years after the song won the Eurovision Song Contest for Ireland for the first time ever. read full story / add a comment
antrim / worker & community struggles and protests / event notice Tuesday March 18, 2008 23:43 by Non-payer
The We Won't Pay Campaign has called a protest in Belfast against the Northern Ireland Assembly Executive's decision to introduce water charges in April 2009. 1pm Saturday 5th April Castle Place read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / feature Tuesday March 18, 2008 21:48 by Fergal
Gluaiseacht members along with Shell to Sea campaigners, friends and British supporters took part in 3 different actions over the weekend of St Patrick in London here is a summary of their story! read full story / add a comment |
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