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mayo / rights, freedoms and repression / feature Tuesday August 04, 2009 13:51 by RSC
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Shell to Sea campaigners Maura Harrington and Niall Harnett were sentenced to four and eight months in jail respectively at Bellmulet district court today. Both protesters have been convicted for taking action as part of a campaign of peaceful civil disobedience against the ill-fated Corrib Gas Project. Maura was given her four month sentence under Section 8 of the Public Order Act; 'failing to comply with the directions of a Garda'. The sentence was handed down in relation to an incident that occurred duing a protest at Shell's 'landfall' compound gate on 30th August 2008. Niall was sentenced to eight months in relation to two separate incidents. He was given a four month sentence under Section 8 of the Public order act, and another four months under Section 2, for the supposed assault of a Garda. read full story / add a comment 
limerick / worker & community struggles and protests / feature Tuesday August 04, 2009 13:34 by Cian Prendiville
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Element Six/De Beers’ plan to shut their Shannon plant, sacking 370 workers, and move production elsewhere is a disgusting stab in the back of the workers whose hard work has made them billions in profits over the years. After huge sacrifices, including working part time on the promise that this would save jobs, the company now want to pack up and jump ship, with only a pittance of a redundancy. The entire cost of the redundancy scheme to the company is only €6.6m, about one week’s turnover for the factory, according to the Irish Independent! Note: This article was written before management started discussing an "alternative" proposal saving "some" jobs, probably only a stay of execution, and demanding much reduced wages and terms and conditions. Therefore, the need for a fight still very much stands. read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice / other press Tuesday August 04, 2009 12:25 by iosaf
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Mr Celerino Castillo, known as "Cele" to his friends, was once an agent of the DEA, that US secret service branch which supposedly fights the war to end production of drugs like cocaine and heroin from the jungles of Latin America to the dusty mountains of Afghanistan. Whilst working for the DEA he saw with his own little eyes how another chap working for the DEA & CIA, Mr Luis Posada Carriles, ran guns out of El Salvador's "llopango" base, he also casebooked murders by CIA "assets". "Cele" not only noted all the little details down : he did his best to tell the world. His testimony would form part of the backdrop to what is now known as the "Iran Contra" affair which as it name suggests spun a web from the mountains of central America, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua to Iran via the US covert military machine, SOA, Pentagon & of course the regime of Reagan, Bush senior, Rumsfeld, Cheney etc. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Tuesday August 04, 2009 12:05 by David L
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The results of a recent survey in Israel shows a jump in racism and intolerance, particularly among newer Jewish immigrants. read full story / add a comment
antrim / worker & community struggles and protests / event notice Tuesday August 04, 2009 09:52 by Gary Mulcahy
A picket will be placed on Thomas Cook this lunchtime to protest against the arrest of 28 Thomas Cook workers who have been occupying their offices in Dublin. read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / other press Tuesday August 04, 2009 08:56 by Ronoc
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Its seems the vision that George Orwell had in 1984 is coming closer and closer for the English Public. There is already more CCTV cameras in the UK than there is in the rest of Europe, and now The Childrens Secretary has set out £400 million for plans to put 20,000 of the worst families under 24hour CCTV supervision in their own homes.... read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / press release Tuesday August 04, 2009 06:11 by Laura
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Thomas Cook workers' occupation forcibly broken up by over 80 Gardai - Protest at 1pm outside Four Courts today in support read full story / add a comment
national / environment / news report Monday August 03, 2009 17:43 by Contaminated Crow
Four masts, a landfill and a quarry read full story / add a comment 
kildare / miscellaneous / event notice Monday August 03, 2009 16:23 by Kildare Sinn Féin
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New Bob Doyle/Dinny Barry Cumann Launch in Newbridge, Co. Kildare. read full story / add a comment 
dublin / anti-capitalism / event notice Monday August 03, 2009 01:18 by Seomra Spraoi Autonomous Social Center
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Seomra Spraoi is proud to present the Irish dates of Howard Zinn's "Marx in Soho". Having travelled much of Europe this is your chance to see Jerry Levy perform this timely, witty and reflective one person play. I hope you get as excited as we are. read full story / add a comment 
sligo / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Sunday August 02, 2009 23:19 by robert
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Friday, 7th of August Barry's in Grange, Co. Sligo Solidarity concert for the community of rossport read full story / add a comment 
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Sunday August 02, 2009 20:59 by Kev
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Help us raise money for the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign and have a groove-tastic night to boot! read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Sunday August 02, 2009 19:12 by Hypatia
Here is an excerpt from an interview with Afshin, a student who was involved in the protests after the rigging of the presidential elections. The full interview text is available at the link below. Can you explain what happened and the reaction from the authorities? The protest at Tehran University was one of the first post-election movements. Students started to gather near the main gate chanting slogans such as ‘Death to the dictator’. This was the same day as Ahmadinejad’s celebration rally in Vali Asr Square - very close to the university. Afterwards some of his supporters, including plain-clothes bassiji, headed to the main gate chanting pro-Ahmadinejad slogans and throwing stones, injuring several students. They eventually forced open the gate and viciously attacked students with wooden sticks - several were killed. That night bassiji and police stormed into the university dormitories whilst students were asleep, leading to more deaths and many arrests. Those held in Evin prison and the ministry of the interior’s underground jail were denied access to food, water and toilets and subjected to torture. They were released after about 30 hours, but not before they had been forced to give a detailed account of their political activities and beliefs. read full story / add a comment
dublin / worker & community struggles and protests / event notice Sunday August 02, 2009 18:56 by Dublin Port Workers supporter
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Monday. 10th August, 10.30 AM Meet at St.Josephs School, East Wall Road (March to East Link Bridge, to meet supporters from South Docklands). Dublin Port Workers Support Group Contact: supportportworkers@dublin.ie Local contact - joemooney@dublin.ie read full story / add a comment 
international / education / other press Sunday August 02, 2009 14:22 by Susan Boyle
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BBC News has this weekend added a piece on Hugo Chavez's "revolutionary reading list" to its feature pages. It's a curious article whose timing four months after the launch of the list appears to say little and omit plenty. We are told how there are queues of people in Caracas awaiting a free copy of French 19th century author Victor Hugo's masterpiece "Les Miserables" (in Spanish translation). One happy fellow tells the local BBC chap he's seen the movie and now wants to read the book. I wonder has he ever tried to sing the songs and get on a talent competition? But this curious space filler (all the more curious because in internet news one doesn't have to fill space) prompts me to quickly cast an eye over the efforts of South America to banish illiteracy. read full story / add a comment
antrim / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Sunday August 02, 2009 13:38 by Caitlin
'ASSAULT ON GAZA - A WAR CRIME?' Following the assault on Gaza earlier this year, the theme of this year's 'Palestine Day' will be 'Israeli War Crimes'. Daytime session starts at 12 noon Evening Public Meeting starts at 7.00 p.m. VENUE : ST. MARY'S UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, FALLS ROAD, BELFAST. read full story / add a comment
dublin / worker & community struggles and protests / event notice Sunday August 02, 2009 12:49 by Con Carroll
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staff at Thomas Cook, Grafton st, have been occupying, their offices for the last three days. against redundancy. stand in solidarity Monday 3. 10.30. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Saturday August 01, 2009 18:50 by Yassamine Mather
Yassamine Mather gives an update on the situation in Iran and analyses how the supposed leaders of the opposition are failing to confront the Iranian Regime. Full text at link. Some of the founding ideologues of the Islamic Republic of Iran are currently in exile, having fallen foul of the current leadership, and, together with royalists, they represent the most backward sections of the opposition. Yet they have been given unprecedented coverage by the international media, including, worst of all, sections of the Farsi-speaking media. First we have Akbar Ganji, promoter of a New York hunger strike and a man portrayed in the US media as a “human rights activist” who talks of Islam and democracy. An ironic description for someone who founded, and was a commander of, the dreaded Pasdaran (Revolutionary Guards) and who played an active role in some of the worst mass executions of leftist and socialists under the Islamic regime. read full story / add a comment
dublin / animal rights / event notice Saturday August 01, 2009 16:24 by Laura Broxson
Let's get fur out of Ireland! read full story / add a comment 
dublin / animal rights / press release Saturday August 01, 2009 10:53 by Bernie Wright
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ANTI-HUNT DEMONSTRATION at the Louth Hunt Ball -NO TO ANIMAL ABUSE! Four Seasons Hotel. Ballsbridge at 7pm sharp, Saturday 8th August.. Animal abuse be it legal or illegal is wrong. The AOHS cannot ignore this annual Horse Show co-ordinated event held by the Louth Hunt. It is held to raise funds for the continuance of hunting, this starts with the torture and killing of fox cubs next month in September. Hunting season is 6 months. read full story / add a comment |
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