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kildare / environment / press release Tuesday October 28, 2008 17:59 by Spokesperson
The Hill of Allen Action Group has received documents from Kildare County Council following a ruling by the Information Commissioner and Ombudsman Emily O'Reilly that all court papers and all other documents relating to the planning case of Roadstone's quarry at the Hill of Allen be released. read full story / add a comment
clare / public consultation / irish social forum / event notice Tuesday October 28, 2008 16:27 by Ceifin Conference
“FAMILY LIFE TODAY – THE GREATEST REVOLUTION” CÉIFIN CONFERENCE 2008 EXPLORES HOW SHIFT IN FAMILY VALUES IS MOST SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGE FACING IRISH SOCIETY Tuesday, 4th & Wednesday, 5th November “Family Life Today – The Greatest Revolution” is the theme of CÉIFIN CONFERENCE 2008 – the 11th annual conference which will be hosted by The Céifin Centre on Tuesday, 4th November and Wednesday, 5th November at West County Hotel, Ennis, Co. Clare. This year’s conference addresses challenges facing Irish society as a result of the profound changes that continue to take place in family and community life in contemporary Ireland. This shift in family dynamic has been a constant theme running through the ten Céifin Conferences since 1998. read full story / add a comment
international / animal rights / other press Tuesday October 28, 2008 15:02 by john and mary
Guga , young gannet chicks, are considered a delicacy by the villagers from Ness, on the Isle of Lewis .About this time every year boatloads of men from Ness sail thirty miles to the uninhabited island of Sula Sgeir, where thousands of gannets spend the summer nesting on cliff faces , to hunt /murder the young guga. The animal rights group Advocates for Animals is trying to get the hunt banned in the European Court . The group’s campaign director Ross Minnet told the London Independent last Saturday "The brutal and totally unnecessary guga hunt belongs back in the dark ages and has no place in a modern, 21st-century Scotland. It belongs in the pages of history books.” read full story / add a comment
national / animal rights / other press Tuesday October 28, 2008 14:31 by john and mary
The Irish Times reports today that on November 9th, a one-year-old Clydesdale called Claddagh King Bruce will be flown from Dublin to Frankfurt and on to Delhi. It is thought that Claddagh King Bruce will be used for breeding purposes for the horse racing industry and not directly for slaughter read full story / add a comment
national / politics / elections / opinion/analysis Tuesday October 28, 2008 13:51 by Derek Breen
The Greens hold the balance. Time to get organising and contacting your local Green representative to leave the Government... read full story / add a comment
national / animal rights / other press Tuesday October 28, 2008 13:01 by john and mary
People often don’t realize that Halloween can be a terrifying time for animals . The DSPC has issued warnings to owners to keep their pets indoors for Halloween night “in an area where they cannot escape and where the noise of bangers and fireworks is at a minimum”. read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Tuesday October 28, 2008 11:29 by events@lasc.ie
“Without water there's no life” is the claim of Colombian people who want water sovereignty. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / other press Tuesday October 28, 2008 10:44 by Drew
Latest edition of The Red Star, journal of the CPN (M). Articles include: Maoist holding national cadre meeting Radical programs soon : PM Prachanda People’s Republic will be federal and competitive – Prachanda, Prime Minister, Government of Nepal / Chairman, Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Tuesday October 28, 2008 10:18 by Jene Kelly
An AIMSI letter to Minister Harney and the HSE, dated October 15, 2008, calling for a national independent review of consent related practices in Ireland was the focus of an article in the Daily Mail on Sunday, October 26, 2008. The article narrowly focused on specific comments and practices at the National Maternity Hospital in Dublin and more personally, Director of Midwifery, Mary Brosnan. read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Tuesday October 28, 2008 06:49 by Ciaron
Yesterday saw hundreds participate in nonviolent direct action to shut down Adermaston - Britain's nuclear weapons factory. Friends from London, Oxford, Farmhouse Catholic Workers and Trident Ploughshares joined hundreds of others in an attempt to nonviolently shut down Aldermaston. We will try to incorporate solidaritywith this direct action into this week's GPO anti-war vigil Background on Monday's Aldermaston blockade see http://blockawe.blogspot.com and http://www.tridentploughshares.org US/UK went to war in Iraq to dismantle WMD...meanwhile Aldermaston continues to produce WMD. Go figure? read full story / add a comment
national / environment / news report Tuesday October 28, 2008 00:25 by Sid
Following last years epic celebration when the 7 beacon fires were lit,and Taras Feasting Hall was once again filled with music,songs poems and bardery.The Harps were heard again. Relighting the fires of our ancestors in defence of the land.Come along hear the call of the ancient halls on October 31st. read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / news report Monday October 27, 2008 22:08 by Pedro Silva
The Al Habtoor Group has three works that have become icons of the architecture of the city of Dubai, capital of the emirate - the international airport, the most modern in the world, and the hotels Burj Al Arab and Jumeirah, two of the most modern buildings in the city. With branches throughout the Arab world, the Al Habtoor Group employs 750 thousand people and operates mainly in real estate, hotels and insurance. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Monday October 27, 2008 21:20 by Richard Walsh
RSF hit out at X Factor. read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-capitalism / event notice Monday October 27, 2008 20:58 by Martin O'Sullivan
Marxism 2008 Friday 7th - Sunday 9th November Marxism 2008, on the weekend of November 7th-9th in Dublin, could not be more timely. The weekend will bring together activists, trade unionists individuals and campaigners to discuss the issues that confront us – recession, war, racism, social inequality, Ireland post-Lisbon – and debate how we can change the world. Radical writers, journalists, socialists and activists will talk about a range of other subjects - the US elections, the new sexism, the distortions of the media, Beckett and Shakespeare, the 1930s in Belfast and China today, crime and young people, climate change, Alternative Ulster, and much more. read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-capitalism / event notice Monday October 27, 2008 20:54 by Martin O'Sullivan
Marxism 2008 Friday 7th - Sunday 9th November Marxism 2008, on the weekend of November 7th-9th in Dublin, could not be more timely. The weekend will bring together activists, trade unionists individuals and campaigners to discuss the issues that confront us – recession, war, racism, social inequality, Ireland post-Lisbon – and debate how we can change the world. Radical writers, journalists, socialists and activists will talk about a range of other subjects - the US elections, the new sexism, the distortions of the media, Beckett and Shakespeare, the 1930s in Belfast and China today, crime and young people, climate change, Alternative Ulster, and much more. read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-capitalism / event notice Monday October 27, 2008 20:43 by Martin O'Sullivan
Marxism 2008 Friday 7th - Sunday 9th November Marxism 2008, on the weekend of November 7th-9th in Dublin, could not be more timely. The weekend will bring together activists, trade unionists individuals and campaigners to discuss the issues that confront us – recession, war, racism, social inequality, Ireland post-Lisbon – and debate how we can change the world. Radical writers, journalists, socialists and activists will talk about a range of other subjects - the US elections, the new sexism, the distortions of the media, Beckett and Shakespeare, the 1930s in Belfast and China today, crime and young people, climate change, Alternative Ulster, and much more. read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Monday October 27, 2008 20:21 by People Before Profit
Have you had a chance to tell the Green Party what you think of their support for the Fianna Fail/PD and Green Budget. read full story / add a comment
antrim / anti-war / imperialism / press release Monday October 27, 2008 17:52 by Maire
The Irish Republican Youth Movement, Ógra Shinn Féin, are set to join the march and rally in Belfast this weekend in opposition to the British MOD’s parade for the notorious UDR/RIR regiment of the British Army. Demonstrators from across Ireland will join in solidarity with the relatives of victims of British State Murder and Collusion at Bank Square, 10.45am this Sunday 2 November. There will be a number of speakers including Mark Thompson of Relatives For Justice and Martina Anderson for Sinn Féin, before marching to Royal Avenue for a dignified and peaceful protest. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Monday October 27, 2008 16:26 by Miriam Cotton
Anyone really believe that conditions are 'improving' in Iraq? The US and the UK appear to be growing weary of the expense and difficulty of war and noises off from the msm are that the job is done and other fatuous nonsense of that sort. The oil may very well be secured - well, as much as it can be, but life for Iraqis is absolutely dire. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Monday October 27, 2008 14:18 by JM
Vincent McGrath, Chairman of Erris community group Pobal Chill Chomain, and spokesperson John Monaghan, have recently returned from Stavanger in Norway where they highlighted community issues surrounding the proposed Corrib gas project in North Mayo. Norway has an interest in the Corrib project through it’s state oil company Statoil (now StatoilHydro). read full story / add a comment |
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