Jerrie Ann Sullivan, one of the women who made a recording public in the Garda "rape tape" controversy, has said that the Garda Ombudsman investigation into the incident has been "about protecting An Garda Síochána".

But James Gill, the sergeant found to have made remarks about two female protesters arrested at a controversial Shell gas project at Erris, Co Mayo will escape any action because he recently retired. read full story / add a comment

Join us this Thursday April 26th in Solidarity Books for a screening of "All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace, Director Adam Curtis" . The latest documentary from Adam Curtis. We will show all three parts with a short interval for tea and cake !

Film description below.
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Once again we are being asked to vote on yet another EU treaty. This time it is the Fiscal Treaty otherwise known as the permanent austerity treaty. Most of the people of Europe are against this treaty and they are once again relying on us although as usual most of the governments of Europe are for the treaty because well they represent the people in power -the large banks, corporations and financial elite in general. As we know they call the shots these days in every country and it has got to the stage where "investors" will lend money to governments and charge a nice rate of interest too and in this way they get to decide how much they will allow governments to spend on luxuries for the middle class and poor like health, education, social welfare, pensions, water and sewage etc. And since the financial crisis they have come to the realization that none of this is neccesary. In fact the only arms of government really required are the police, army, courts and prisons. Anyhow in this feature the folks from People's Association Watchdog have done a really good job in going through the Fiscal Treaty line by line and doing alot of other research and analysis to discover and explains what it really means. And don't forget if enough of us vote No, the government will be back to give us plenty of more chances to vote Yes, just like they did with the Nice Treaty and the Lisbon Treaty. read full story / add a comment

The East Wall, Cabra & Stoneybatter groups have organised a protest
outside the offices of Joe Costello TD and Paschal Donoghoe TD for
this Saturday (April 28th).

Meet at noon, St Peter's church (junction of Cabra Road & North Circular Road)

These TDs never sought a mandate for household or water taxes. We will not hand over our hard earned money to bail out unsuccessful speculators, bank bosses and other gamblers.

Over 800,000 are boycotting the home tax. read full story / add a comment

Shell Ireland have announced that they are to carry out more seismic surveying of the offshore pipeline which is supposed to carry raw gas from the sea bed to their valve at the landfall. The survey is scheduled to take place from June 1st 2012 and although they are vague about how liong it will take, they say the survey should be completed by the end of September. If there are protests, it might not be completed at all.

Full details here: http://www.transport.ie/upload/general/13495-MN17OF2012...1.PDF read full story / add a comment

****If you can't make it to the tribunal at Ft. Meade or the U.S. embassy in London, consider making a public stand for Bradley Manning on April 24th., 25th. or 26th. wherever you are - as he stands before a military tribunal that wishes to bury him alive!
Bradley has now been in military custody for over 700 days!
There are solidarity actions presently planned in Cardiff/ Wales, Fairford Base/ England, the gates of Ft. Meade /USA and 14 cities world wide
http://tinyurl.com/cxpedl5
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The Kerry Campaign Against Household and Water Taxes presents a meeting against the introduction of water charges.

The speaker is Councillor Brid Smith, and the meeting takes place at the Grand Hotel, Tralee,Thursday 26th April at 8pm.
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The Fight Against Austerity

Speakers:
Joe Higgins TD
Joan Collins TD
Sheila Judge (DEIS Campaign) read full story / add a comment

This is not a typical movie review describing the movie, plot, characters, and themes, as well as celebritizing each actor by naming every other movie appeared in, etc., and yet have very “little” to say about how the movie might relate to real life. We will refer to an American writer, namely Chris Hedges, Pulitzer Prize winning author of several important books, to help contextual this movie. Herein we visit a few major “themes” as related to social and political issues in the real life of the audience as drama of human history including that as compares to ancient Rome.
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A21 REPORT - 40th. anniversary of the Anniversary of Harrisburg 7 Trial - F.B.I. attempt to destroy Catholic Resistance to Vietnam War
http://tinyurl.com/873szz8
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Being Black in Libya, under the NTC régime, means being subjected to racially motivated torture and lynching. read full story / add a comment

On Friday haulage was stopped as six campaigners stood in the road outside Shell's Aughoose compound. This meant work at both the Glengad and Aughoose compounds was stopped as one tractor and three lorries waited in the road. read full story / add a comment

As part of its campaign against the 26-County Austerity Treaty Republican Sinn Féin have launched a campaign website: www.nofiscaltreaty.net read full story / add a comment

REPLAY CORK invite you to the event CELEBRATE PLAY this Saturday morning, 21st April from 11am - 1pm on Grand Parade, Cork city.
LETS HAVE FUN IN CORK !
11 am – 1 pm Saturday 21stApril, Grand Parade, Cork City
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Police have arrested protesters outside a Moscow court during a custody hearing for three women accused of violating public order at a cathedral. At least 20 people were detained, both supporters and Russian Orthodox opponents of the women, said to be members of a punk band, Pussy Riot. The women were arrested last month after an obscene political song was played inside the cathedral in Moscow.

Contact President Putin To Ask For Their Release. read full story / add a comment

The next Day of Solidarity is Friday 4th May. Actions will start first thing Friday morning, so please arrive on Thursday night. Food and accommodation provided, donations welcome. There may be buses or lift shares coming from Dublin Cork or Galway so please get in touch if you need a lift or are able to offer one. read full story / add a comment

Kavanagh's Bar (upstairs)
- junction of Aughrim Street & Manor Street -

Thursday April 26th, 8pm read full story / add a comment

Picket on this conference Friday – Gate of Dublin Castle – off Dame St - 4:30 onwards:

A political union now? Towards a more integrated Europe - A Panel of European Affairs Ministers

No to the Permanent Austerity Treaty! For a referendum on the ESM.

All welcome.

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Annual James Connolly Commemoration

Communist and other working class activists have marked James Connolly execution on 12th May 1916 by the forces of British imperialism. Even on the battle fields of Spain Irish revolutionaries organised commemoration events to mark James Connolly execution and to pledge to continue his struggle.
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The annual lecture in honour of Ireland's foremost working class leader and thinker. read full story / add a comment