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international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Friday October 24, 2008 11:50 by a-films
New short film on current developments in the destroyed Nahr al-Bared Camp. read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / press release Friday October 24, 2008 10:55 by Lauren Foley
Lauren Foley, Justice for Justin Foley Campaign Managers' comment on the DPP's Reasons Project. Underscoring the perspective of the bereaved in the wake of fatalities in the workplace. Also, Justice for Justin Foley Campaign update. Justice for Justin Foley petition to the European Commission has been deemed admissible and is waiting to be tabled thanks to Kathy Sinnott MEP. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / event notice Thursday October 23, 2008 23:25 by ggcork2008
The next Grass Roots Gathering will take place in Cork on the weekend of the 14th, 15th and 16th of November. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Thursday October 23, 2008 20:42 by Richard Whelan
Medical Card Protest in Dublin A protest by mainly the elderly at the budgeted means-testing for medical card for the over-70s. Images copyright read full story / add a comment
dublin / gender and sexuality / event notice Thursday October 23, 2008 14:20 by eif
The RAG Collective are launching issue III of our fantastic magazine 'the Rag'. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Thursday October 23, 2008 11:32 by éirígí PRO
éirígí spokesperson Seán Mac Brádaigh has said that unionist scaremongering around next week’s demonstration against the British military parade in Belfast city centre undermines the right to peaceful protest. read full story / add a comment
louth / arts and media / news report Thursday October 23, 2008 10:24 by Sean Crudden
The venue in Ravensdale, Co Louth, is a little difficult to find on a dark Autumn evening. However the effort was very worthwhile. The small concert hall is fashioned on the first floor from an old stable. The lighting was dim and warm with the added touch of two candelabra on either side of the platform and I think there were flowers as well. There was seating for about 70 people and the room was almost full by the time the concert started at 8.00 p.m. last night. A glass of wine could be had at the interval. I opted for a cup of coffee in a different room and made the acquaintance of Patrick Barrow and his grandson William from Monasterboice. read full story / add a comment
dublin / environment / news report Wednesday October 22, 2008 23:42 by D.Farrell
Residents living close to a new apartment complex on Basin Lane in the south west inner city area of Dublin came together tonight(22 Oct 2008) to attend a public meeting organised by People Before Profit to discuss the health implications to the public posed by the installation of mobile phone masts in areas of dense population. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Wednesday October 22, 2008 23:31 by Paula Geraghty
Over 15,000 took part in today's historic march of predominantly pensioners outside the Dail to keep the universal Medical Card for the over 70's. Because of their action, solidarity, resiliance, anger and refusal to give in everything will be much different in Ireland. Photoessay from this protest below. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Wednesday October 22, 2008 18:43 by NMI
Between ten and twelve thousand people turned out in bright sunshine today to demonstrate against the Green Party/Fainna Fáil plan to impose fees for third level education. FF Education Minister Batt O'Keeffe called for consideration of re-imposition of fees earlier this year, and "registration fees" were massively increased in the recent budget. He has signalled that he intends to introduce legislation on third level fees in the new year. read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-war / imperialism / news report Wednesday October 22, 2008 17:25 by Grupo Raíces
Around 30 people met last Thursday 16th of October at the very heart of Dublin, the GPO, to stage a demo in solidarity with the Colombian popular and indigenous organisations in struggle for various demands, who have been met with full force by the repressive and dictatorial regime of Álvaro Uribe Vélez. read full story / add a comment
international / animal rights / event notice Tuesday October 21, 2008 23:55 by Ciaran
Novartis are Swiss based with offices all over the world. This company is one of Huntingdon's biggest customers and have used them hundreds of times. Monday the 27th of October is being dedicated to this notorious HLS customer. Demo from 1 o'clock to 2 o'clock at Regus House read full story / add a comment
kerry / anti-capitalism / event notice Tuesday October 21, 2008 21:11 by sean moraghan
Charlie McGreevy having introduced Medical Cards as an automatic right for the over 70s in 2001 in an attempt by Fianna Fail to win support at the upcoming General Election, another Fianna Fail Minister for Finance, Brian Lenehan, then proposed taking away this automatic right and reintroducing a means test. Anyone with an income in access of e241.00 per week was to lose their Medical Card. That meant people over seventy who had worked and paid taxes all their lives and may have had a small occupational pension would have lost their medical cards. It was a disgrace. All this is in an effort to save e100 million! Yet the same Minister for finance had no problem providing a guarantee to the banks of almost e500 billion! Northern Ireland, which experienced nothing like the wealth that occurred in the Republic of Ireland during the years of the Celtic Tiger, is about to introduce free medical prescriptions for all, but then, they enjoy universal free health care. read full story / add a comment
offaly / history and heritage / event notice Tuesday October 21, 2008 16:34 by Pat Muldowney
The Aubane Historical Society Cordially invites you to the launch by Senator Pat Moylan of Coolacrease: The True Story of the Pearson Executions By Paddy Heaney, Pat Muldowney, Philip O’Connor, Dr Brian P Murphy, and others On Thursday, 6th November, at 8pm, in Offaly Historical & Archaeological Society, Bury Quay, Tullamore read full story / add a comment
galway / arts and media / event notice Tuesday October 21, 2008 16:24 by Fred Johnston
Does a pilot of a rescue helicopter have nine lives? Author of 'Nine Lives,' the recent book of his time in a Search and Rescue helicopter, David Courtney will read from his work for the Western Writers' Centre at The Imperial Hotel, Eyre Square, Galway, on Thursday, November 6th at 8pm. Admission is free. read full story / add a comment
galway / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Tuesday October 21, 2008 12:34 by Airport Worker
SIPTU members at Galway Airport have voted decisively for industrial action because of the airport management’s decision to impose cuts to workers's hours rather than work through the normal industrial relations process. read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Tuesday October 21, 2008 10:17 by Stuart Williams
A World Poverty Commemorative Stone, crafted by Irish artist Stuart McGrath, was unveiled on Custom House Quay during this year’s commemoration to mark the UN International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. The work is a collaborative effort undertaken by The 17th October Group, (a coalition of over 25 anti-poverty community groups and NGOs) and Dublin City Council and the Dublin Docklands Development Authority. This year events also took place in Arklow, Thurles, Shannon, Westport, Tipperary Town, Rosmuc, Letterkenny, Blanchardstown, and Belfast. read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Monday October 20, 2008 18:50 by Paula Geraghty
People before profit organised a picket of Michael Mulcahy's constituency clinic in the Liberties from which he was absent. read full story / add a comment
mayo / environment / event notice Monday October 20, 2008 15:59 by Shell to Sea
Shell to Sea are holding a party for Maura Harrington and the fishermen - Pat, Johnathan & Kevin - who stood up to Shell. It will take place in McGraths, Pollathomais on Saturday 25th of October from around 10pm. Music will be by Tony Cawley and Chantelle Padden All welcome for a great night of craic agus ceol. read full story / add a comment
international / history and heritage / opinion/analysis Monday October 20, 2008 12:25 by Vince
On the afternoon of Friday, November 22, 1963, the 35th President of the United States, John F. Kennedy, was shot and killed by a sniper as he rode in a motorcade through the streets of Dallas, Texas. That infamous weekend was the beginning of 24 hour saturation television news coverage, the moment when the post-war generation of baby boomers received their first initiation of the brutal underbelly beneath the American dream, it was the beginning of the political drama of the 1960’s that almost tore the US apart as the lid was lifted on America’s unease with its superpower status, the divide between rich and poor and the cancer of racial injustice. It is a drama that is unresolved and still poisons American society today. As a new young energetic African-American President appears to have the White House within his reach, it appears there is a chance that the festering wound opened in 1963 may finally be closed. Or maybe not. read full story / add a comment |
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