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dublin / history and heritage / news report Monday December 11, 2006 13:05 by Secretary
Another very positive meeting of the Save tara campaign was held on Sunday. Facilitating was an experienced community worker and facilitator from Galway, who has worked closely with the Zapatistas in Mexico and in Ireland. read full story / add a comment
national / history and heritage / press release Friday November 24, 2006 22:04 by Martin Hogan
Why was the proposed M3 routed so close to the historic site of tara when the government knew it would cause massive delays, controversy, additional costs and lengthy legal actions? Was it in the public interest? read full story / add a comment
international / environment / feature Monday November 20, 2006 14:21 by Damien Moran
dublin / environment / event notice Monday November 20, 2006 12:51 by tara 3
Roads & Transportation Society Presents and Evening Lecture: - "Delivering the National Roads Network - Value for Money?" Presented by Fred Barry, CEO, National Roads Authority Tuesday, 21st November 2006, 18.30 Engineers Ireland, 22 Clyde Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin read full story / add a comment
dublin / environment / press release Monday November 20, 2006 03:03 by tara 3
The Climate Change Challenge - Conference, Survey and NRA Talk The Climate Change Challenge is a cross-party and inter-NGO initiative, being taken in the wake of the recent EU and UK findings on the economics and climate change, the recent UN conference on climate change, and the release of the Irish Government Estimates in November 2006. read full story / add a comment
international / environment / press release Friday November 17, 2006 18:12 by turoe
According to news sources, a shipment of MOX fuel will leave the Sellafield Nuclear Facility in the UK, for France. The shipment is due for arrival on Wednesday the 22nd of November. read full story / add a comment
international / environment / other press Friday November 17, 2006 11:35 by turoe
The indigenous people of Rossport are not the only threatened by oil and gas exploration. In March 2006, the US Senate passed a measure in the budget bill that opened the Artic National Wildlife Refuge to drilling - as the region suffers from some of the worst oil spills in its history from the pipelines to the existing Prudhoe Bay facilities. http://www.freepress.org/departments/display/3/2006/1868 One of the Indian peoples threatened by this invasive development are the Gwich'in, whose Alaskan settlements are over 20,000 years old and whose lives are centred around the now-threatened Porcupine Caribou. read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / feature Friday November 17, 2006 01:13 by V.
On the 24th of April 2001 Uachtaráin na hÉireann Mary McAleese officially opened the Crèche in The Coombe Woman’s Hospital with much applause ribbons and publicity. However on the 24th of October 2006 the children, their parents and the employees of this Crèche were informed it is now to close with much disappointment, upset and disruption, on New Years Eve. read full story / add a comment
dublin / environment / opinion/analysis Friday November 17, 2006 00:13 by turoe
In a press release on 19th August 2006, the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, Noel Dempsey, announced the latest round of exploration licences for the Donegal, Slyne and Erris Basins. The future of Ireland's oil and gas resources is now being decided by the Irish Government in a process patently lacking in democratic legitmacy and accountability. These issues were debated at the “Exploring Atlantic Ireland 2006” conference sponsored by the Department and other interested parties. The conference discussed the so-called Irish Atlantic Margin Petroleum Province, the industry term for the Porcupine, Rockall, Slyne, Erris, and Donegal basins. The conference press statement stated that what it termed the “waters west of Ireland” contain several large sedimentary basins, broadly similar geologically to the basins of the Atlantic margins of Norway, the UK (the North Sea fields), and Canada (the Newfoundland fields). read full story / add a comment
national / environment / event notice Sunday November 12, 2006 14:49 by tara Campaigner
There is to be a meeting on the hill of tara, on Tuesday the 14th of November at 9.00pm, with welcome from the vigil, to discuss tactics and plans for protecting tara from the proposed M3. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Wednesday November 08, 2006 23:42 by Hanshiro
Two proposed amendments to the Irish Constitution were announced by Barnardos at a press conference on Monday 6th November 2006. In an apparent gesture of official support for the measure, Finance Minister Brian Cowen headlined the presentation. In a press release on their website (http://www.barnardos.ie/news132.htm), Barnardos detailed the proposals announced at the press conference. read full story / add a comment
dublin / history and heritage / event notice Wednesday November 08, 2006 18:26 by Vincent
“tara and the rebellion of 1641″ - Dr. Tadhg Ó hAnnracháin, School of History and Archives, UCD read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / news report Monday November 06, 2006 17:37 by Muireann Ni Bhrolchain
The March began at the old railway station in Navan town at Railway Street to draw attention to the fact that this alternative mode of transport has not been seriously considered by the planners. A large crowd gathered, long time campaigners, new campaigners, families with small children who had their faces painted, sported Save tara stickers and carried balloons. read full story / add a comment
kerry / environment / opinion/analysis Monday November 06, 2006 14:02 by Hanshiro
The Skelligs Rocks, 8 miles off the coast of Co. Kerry, constitute one of only two UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Ireland. However, the Office of Public Works (OPW) is currently engaged in reconstruction work there. On the South Peak of Skellig Michael, an altar, dating probably to the ninth century, has been destroyed by unsupervised workmen. In addition, there has been extensive rebuilding carried out on the main complex, which has led to considerable damage to the original structures. The work has proceeded without an Environmental Impact Assessment; while the Department of the Environment and OPW have argued that, because the Skelligs are a national monument (thus covered by the National Monuments Act 2004) and because the current work is part of an ongoing programme of conservation dating back to the 1980’s, neither an EIA nor planning permission is necessary. read full story / add a comment
dublin / environment / event notice Sunday November 05, 2006 23:03 by turoe
An important event is taking place on Wednesday and Thursday (8th to 9th November) in the Burlington Hotel, Dublin. Ireland’s Atlantic “Petroleum Province” is being discussed. Confused? This “Province” consists of all the Irish Atlantic oil and gas fields that have been explored so far. At present, the Irish Government is handing out licences to Shell, Exxon-Mobil, Statoil, and others as fast as they can. The Irish Government and the global oil and gas industry are working in close partnership, and have been for many years. Shell and Statoil, the energy multinationals involved in the Corrib project, will be represented, as will the Minister for Marine and Natural Resources, who is to give the opening address. Follow the links below for further details. It is important that this event is advertized widely, and actively picketed, to express the outrage of the public against this collaboration of elected representatives in the giveaway of Ireland’s natural resources. read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media / event notice Saturday November 04, 2006 11:23 by tara Nova
Some fifty thousand people attended the festival this year, and nearly four thousand guests are expected to arrive from all corners of the earth to attend the annual "afterburn" party known as Decompression or "Decom." read full story / add a comment
meath / miscellaneous / event notice Wednesday November 01, 2006 16:20 by Trudy Byrne
A Weekend workshop all are invited to. Please contact Trudy Byrne 0879133999 Date : November 25th & 26th read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / event notice Wednesday November 01, 2006 15:36 by M. Ni Bhrolchain
The March takes place on Saturday November 4 2006 beginning at the old CIE railway station in Railway Street at 2pm. This location was chosen to point to the lack of commitment to public transport in putting a motorway ahead of re-opening the railway line. read full story / add a comment
national / environment / news report Tuesday October 31, 2006 16:35 by TaraWatch
This is a proposal for a public conversation and public meeting, dedicated to examining the economic arguments for and against the M3 motorway. It is vital that this conversation occur, in the wake of the EU reports, criticizing Ireland's record on carbon emissions and Stern report which warns of the threat to the world economy if radical action is not taken. read full story / add a comment
international / history and heritage / news report Tuesday October 31, 2006 01:42 by Brian
I know many will probably not go along with the idea that Shakespeare was Irish :-) , but hopefully some of this 16th and 17th century Irish history might be of interest to indymedia readers. read full story / add a comment |
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