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dublin / education / event notice Friday January 30, 2015 12:04 by LASC
Quechua is one of the most used languages by Andean peoples of Latin America, especially those who are called indigenous and inhabiting countries like Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador and Chile. The course is designed for beginners, with no prior knowledge of the language. 5 classes based on knowing the Quechua alphabet. main verbs, numbering, greetings, basic vocabulary about food, things, places and transportation. read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice / press release Wednesday January 28, 2015 23:30 by ii   video 1 video file   1 attached file
Today we are publishing a copy of an open letter sent to the Judges of Ireland by Integrity Ireland relating to corruption in the legal system.

Dear JAAB / Courts Service Staff;

Please ensure that the attached email letter (also by recorded post) is
brought to the personal attention of each of the persons listed on page
3, and that the contents are made known to any and all Courts Service
Staff members, solicitors, barristers and Registrars, who may in any way
be implicated in facilitating the criminal activities as referenced
herein. read full story / add a comment
dublin / environment / event notice Wednesday January 28, 2015 23:03 by An Taisce
Illustrated talk by Paul Kiernan, Welfare Officer of the Irish Whale & Dolphin Group

Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Venue: The Goat, Kilmacud Road, Goatstown, Dublin 14
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dublin / arts and media / event notice Wednesday January 28, 2015 22:46 by Comhlámh   image 1 image
We are delighted to bring to you the third UCDVO Development Film Series which will take place in the UCD Student Centre Cinema. Films are being screened every Monday at 6pm, starting on the 2nd of February until the 2nd of March 2015. read full story / add a comment
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wicklow / environment / event notice Wednesday January 28, 2015 21:16 by mm   image 1 image
First volunteer work day of Mountain Meitheal will be on Sunday 22nd of February to restore a section of trail at the 'miners village, nearby to Glendalough, Co. Wicklow. Meet up at Glendalough Visitor Centre at 10:30 am sharp.

All volunteers must be eighteen years of age or older, no special skills are required and nobody is expected to work beyond their capabilities. Volunteers should come prepared for a day in the hills with appropriate footwear and a pack lunch including a hot drink. read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Wednesday January 28, 2015 20:01 by Proinsias Ní Mhurchú
Beidh fáilte roimh chách ag an Ionad Buail Isteach chun Imbolg a cheiliúradh agus chun bheith páirteach i gCeardlann ag déanamh Croiseanna Bríde
ar an Aoine, 6 Feabhra, 1.30 - 2.15 pm ag Ionad Buail Isteach, Siopa Connolly Books, 43 Sráid Essex Thoir, Baile Átha Cliath 2
Saorchead isteach Fáilte roimh chách read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Wednesday January 28, 2015 16:08 by Kieran O'Sullivan   text 1 comment (last - thursday january 29, 2015 16:53)
Charlie Hebdo - How Should We Respond? read full story / add a comment
international / politics / elections / opinion/analysis Wednesday January 28, 2015 00:45 by T   text 7 comments (last - tuesday february 03, 2015 11:30)
After the election victory of Syriza in Greece on Sunday 25th Jan, what are the chances they will implement their new anti-austerity programme and does this mean we can all follow their path. Is this a return of democracy -i.e. the will of the people. And can the rest of us follow them?

The short answer is seems to be no. read full story / add a comment
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dublin / miscellaneous / event notice Tuesday January 27, 2015 17:17 by FUSION SUNDAYS   image 1 image
Fusion Sundays -World Culture Market will be back for another great year of exciting event’s starting on the 8th of February! Fusion Sundays is free event offering a great selection of over 40 international stalls, as well as workshops, live music, and entertainment for big and small. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / event notice Tuesday January 27, 2015 11:57 by Laurence Cox
Photo and voice exhibition of what people have learned in the struggle against the Corrib Gas pipeline and want to share with other communities. read full story / add a comment
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galway / history and heritage / event notice Monday January 26, 2015 10:38 by John Cunningham   text 1 comment (last - monday january 26, 2015 19:54)   image 1 image
Tuesday afternoon, 27 January, 4 pm to 6 pm, Hardiman Library Building, Room 1001
Three short presentations, followed by discussion. Adm. free; all welcome.
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Gerard Madden, 'The NUJ & Catholic anti-communism in mid-20th century Ireland'
Luke Dineen, 'The Labour movement in Cork & Derry, 1917-23'
Ruairí Gallagher, 'Labour militancy in Belfast & Glasgow, 1915-22' read full story / add a comment
'Bloody Sunday' picket to be held at the GPO, Dublin, on Saturday 31st January 2015, at 12 Noon.
international / crime and justice / event notice Sunday January 25, 2015 15:20 by Sharon.   text 1 comment (last - thursday january 29, 2015 14:48)   image 2 images
43rd anniversary of 'Bloody Sunday' to be marked at the GPO in Dublin on Saturday 31st January 2015 at 12 Noon. read full story / add a comment
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international / anti-capitalism / news report Saturday January 24, 2015 21:38 by IndyElf   image 2 images   1 attached file
TTIP is an undermining of hard won labour rights, citizen consumer and environmental protections and an erosion of the notion of democracy. We need to resist this blatant corporate power and resource grab Now. Meeting in Galway this week discussed and highlighted the insidious and secretive corporate and government collusion against EU citizenry that is TTIP. A report of the meeting follows.. read full story / add a comment
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national / bin tax / household tax / water tax / event notice Friday January 23, 2015 23:16 by AnotherSadFather   image 1 image
Community Groups around Ireland will protest in towns, cities and villages across Ireland about the water charges on Saturday 31 January. Seek them out and join them! The Dublin local groups are planning to all meet up in the City Centre, Please join the protests and keep the pressure up. The temporary lower charges introduced by the government will be withdrawn after the next election and all waivers and allowances will be abolished if they privatise Irish Water which IS their plan. They later plan to charge for waste water! This is on the cards. We must stop abolish these charges and stop this disgraceful act. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / press release Thursday January 22, 2015 16:43 by Bernard Moffatt
Comparative review of the role of the Irish Army in peace-keeping overthe past 50 years and the British Army's counter-insurgency role in the same period often waged ruthlessly and with brutal consequences. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Wednesday January 21, 2015 23:20 by Mick MacOmbe   text 1 comment (last - monday october 03, 2016 21:53)
The Taoiseach ,The arms dealers ,his money and the Gulf war.The arrival of an obscure millionaire to Massbrook Pontoon Co Mayo in the later part of the last century was cloaked in secrecy. Across the lake of Lough Conn the home town of Charles Haughey and Enda Kenny ,Castlebar was to be the recruiting ground for one of the largest arms controversies in modern times and the key issue that led to the Gulf War.

Here is that story. read full story / add a comment
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dublin / environment / event notice Wednesday January 21, 2015 13:56 by Comhlámh   image 1 image
After 14 years of challenging the oil and gas industry in north Mayo, what knowledge does the community there have to share? What questions might other communities have and how might they benefit from the experiences of those standing up to Shell and the State?

A four-year research project (2010-2014) in the parish of Kilcommon, northwest Mayo, sought to identify and share useful knowledge from the experiences of challenging the Corrib Gas project. This has been used to create an exhibition in which people respond to the question: If you could say one thing to other communities facing an unsafe development planned for their area, what would it be? read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Wednesday January 21, 2015 12:34 by Liberty   video 1 video file
Murder yes. Suicide? Newsvid at link.

The project leader of the controversial film, “Gray State,” along with his wife and daughter, were found dead in their home in what authorities have labeled an “apparent murder-suicide.”

The bodies of David Crowley, 29, his wife Komel, 28, and their 5-year-old daughter were discovered lying in their home by a neighbor.

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The Crowley family had not been seen since before Christmas, and neighbors assumed that they were on an extended vacation. Neighbor Collin Prochnow said he grew concerned when packages piled up on the couple’s doorstep and he heard a dog barking inside read full story / add a comment
international / public consultation / irish social forum / opinion/analysis Tuesday January 20, 2015 12:45 by Nuala
Conservative party clutching at straws in their desperation to avoid a hung parliament in May read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism / event notice Tuesday January 20, 2015 10:13 by Laurence Cox
The MA in Community Education, Equality and Social Activism is delighted to announce
the details of John Holloway's public seminar, rescheduled from October. We think this
will be of interest to many community activists and social movement organisers in these
times of crisis and hope. read full story / add a comment
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