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international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Wednesday October 21, 2009 00:11 by Cormac Mac Gall
After a Spanish police raid on the Donosti/ San Sebastian headquarters of the pro-Independence Left trade union LAB, arrests there and elsewhere of trade union and political activists, the Basque trade unions of LAB, ELA, ESK, STEE-EILAS, EHNE and Hiru led Basque society in an expression of resistance to Spanish state repression. The six trade unions between them represent over 70% of the Basque workers in the south of their country,. The protest on Saturday of well over 37,000 displayed a level of Basque unity not seen for ten years in which the whole pro-Basque spectrum of Basque political and cultural organisations were represented. read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Tuesday October 20, 2009 23:43 by Kev
On Tuesday 20th October the Dublin Branch of the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC) hosted a meeting attended by about 40 people, featuring Caoimhe Butterly and Derek Graham, two well known activists with the Free Gaza Movement (FGM) who have been to Gaza many times. The meeting was chaired by Freda Hughes, Acting Chairperson of the IPSC and member of the Free Gaza ‘ground team’ in Ireland. read full story / add a comment
national / arts and media / feature Tuesday October 20, 2009 18:13 by Paula Geraghty
More than 50 NUJ members and supporters came down to protest at the proposed loss of jobs at INN. read full story / add a comment
international / environment / news report Monday October 19, 2009 22:47 by Resistance Magazine
Resistance Magazine was created as a vehicle to inform, inspire, and energize the earth liberation movement. Humans have pushed the earth to the brink of catastrophe and each day that passes brings us one step closer to a planet that can no longer sustain life. The question has now become not what we can do, but what we must do; not what we are comfortable with, but what we are fully capable of; not what is convenient, but what is completely necessary to stop the destruction of our home. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Monday October 19, 2009 22:36 by Coordination of Democratic Forces for the Republic (Niger)
Statement of the opposition gathering of October 17, 2009, by The Coordination of Democratic Forces for the Republic (CFDR) of Niger. Read by Bazoum Mohamed, CFDR spokesperson, Niamey, Niger. Available http://pnds-tarayya.net/news/news.php?id=55 Translated http://www.tomathon.com/mphp/ read full story / add a comment
mayo / environment / news report Monday October 19, 2009 22:07 by An Bord Pleanála
An Bord Pleanála announces its decison today to grant planning permission with revised conditions to Shell E&P Ireland (SEPIL) for the construction of an onshore gas pipeline in Mayo. read full story / add a comment
galway / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Monday October 19, 2009 15:53 by Fred Johnston
Bertie Ahern scuttled hurriedly into Easons, Shop Street, Galway this afternoon to sign his book. Which he suddenly remembered he'd had written. Or hadn't. read full story / add a comment
galway / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Sunday October 18, 2009 20:47 by TD
If adversity breeds empathy and solidarity it was certainly on display yesterday in Shop Street, when after their participation in the protest march against the ongoing government attacks on the vulnerable and voiceless in Irish society, 6 Shell to Sea stalwarts joined forces with activists with the Free Palestine Campaign to express solidarity and empathy with the Palestinian people and their revulsion at what Gazans were subjected to last Dec/Jan - at what President of the UN General Assembly Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann called "genocide". read full story / add a comment
galway / arts and media / event notice Sunday October 18, 2009 01:23 by Over The Edge
The Literary and Debating Society is delighted to host a panel of distinguished poets to discuss the topic of "Peripheral Vision: Poetry and writing in the West of Ireland” at 7pm on Thursday, 22nd October 2009 in the Kirwan Theatre on the main concourse of the Arts Concourse in NUI Galway. read full story / add a comment
national / education / press release Saturday October 17, 2009 20:27 by Daithi Byrne
Dublin Ógra Shinn Féin are set to become the most active society in Dublin's universities. Hundreds of new applications to join were made over the last month at freshers events. Ógra Shinn Féin socities were represented in the following unversities; * Trinity College * University College Dublin * Dublin City University * Griffith College * Dublin Institute of Technology read full story / add a comment
galway / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Saturday October 17, 2009 20:13 by Fred Johnston
Representative Groups and Individuals March on Eyre Square read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous / news report Saturday October 17, 2009 17:51 by Michael Gallagher
All photos © Michael Gallagher 2009 read full story / add a comment
dublin / gender and sexuality / news report Friday October 16, 2009 17:22 by Alison
Sinêad Ahern of Choice Ireland and Dr. Geraldine Moane of UCD made the case for a woman's right to choose at a recent debate in Dublin. read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Friday October 16, 2009 13:36 by Freda H
Last night, 15th October 2009, the Dublin branch of Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign held it's first discussion evening of the season. The discussion, which took place in Connolly Books, was led by David Landy a long standing activist with the IPSC and lecturer in Trinity College Dublin and chaired by Diarmuid Breatnach, an activist with the IPSC in Dublin. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Friday October 16, 2009 12:32 by Irish Basque Solidarity Committees
The Irish Basque Solidarity Committees has call for immediate release of Arnaldo Otegi and all other members of Batasuna currently being held by the Spanish government. This follows the arrest last Tuesday evening of the leader of Batasuna along with nine other members of the party. read full story / add a comment
national / animal rights / press release Friday October 16, 2009 11:02 by Bernie Wright
The 4th annual World GO VEGAN Week is taking place this year from October 25 through 31. This week is a celebration of compassion and a time to take action for animals, the environment and everyone’s well-being. We encourage people to use this week to use this week to educate their community about the vegan lifestyle as a compassionate, sustainable, and healthy way of eating and living. Promoting veganism through outreach events and the media, we know that our annual World GO VEGAN Week is helping make the word "vegan" a household word, universally recognized as meaning love and compassion for all living beings. read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Friday October 16, 2009 02:10 by Louise Michel
Protest spanish police arrest of basque trade union and political activists. Dublin 3.30pm--4.30pm, O'connell street (opp. Gpo). read full story / add a comment
dublin / worker & community struggles and protests / event notice Thursday October 15, 2009 23:42 by Sharon.
Protest march by Clondalkin CDP / JI / CE workers . read full story / add a comment
national / arts and media / news report Thursday October 15, 2009 22:21 by Darren J. Prior/Mac an Phríora
www.myspace.com/armuinnamuice www.bebo.com/armuinnamuice www.nearfm.ie/podcast www.near.ie Mar nóta: níl an córas podchraoladh ginearálta sa stáisiún ag obair an tseachtain seo. Note: the general podcasting system is not working in the station this week. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Thursday October 15, 2009 21:56 by Emilio José Lemos de Lima
For those people who dream and advocate a more radical solution, I let my suggestion: read "The five trillion that the "debt" have swallowed" and coolly examine the implementation of the budget over the past fifteen years. read full story / add a comment |
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