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national / gender and sexuality Thursday July 24, 2008 - 13:46 by sdlpyouth
SDLP Youth have today announced a demonstration against the homophobic comments made in local press and at Westminster committees by Iris Robinson MP MLA. ... read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests Wednesday July 23, 2008 - 17:06 by John McCoy
The Techicinal Engineering & Electrical Union have done a complete U Turn and removed all references to Rouge and Maverick Employers from its Website. ... read full story / add a comment
antrim / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday July 23, 2008 - 02:05 by Glor na nÓg
The Belfast Pride Festival begins this Saturday 26 July, lasting a week and culminating with a huge march through Belfast City Centre on Saturday 2 August, assembling at Customs House Square @ 12noon. The march attracted record numbers last year with over 6500 in attendance, each participant supporting the rights of the local gay community and the core premises of the international gay pride movement. Other highlights of the festival include the Amnesty International lecture by human rights and gay rights activist Peter Thatchell, and a ‘Pride Talks Back’. All events and further information can be viewed at http://www.belfastpride.com/. ... read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests Monday July 21, 2008 - 23:53 by SDLP Youth
Trade unions have tabled 130 amendments to the Labour Party’s national policy forum designed to demand a change of direction from Gordon Brown’s beleaguered government. Welcoming a proposal to extend the full minimum wage to younger workers, SDLP Youth spokesman Liam McNulty said: ... read full story / add a comment
international / environment Monday July 21, 2008 - 15:14 by Muireann Ni Bhrolchain
Tara Campaigners worldwide are supporting a petition to the Irish Government calling on them to re-inter the remains of individuals whose graves have been desecrated by the ongoing construction of the M3 Motorway in the Gabhra Valley near the historic Hill of Tara in Co. Meath. The petition went live on Saturday 19th July. ... read full story / add a comment
international / history and heritage Monday July 21, 2008 - 14:28 by TaraWatch
Mr Francesco Bandarin, Director of the World Heritage Centre of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, (UNESCO) proposed yesterday that a workshop on the Hill of Tara cultural landscape would take place. He made the proposal in discussions with TaraWatch at the closing of the 32nd Session of the World Heritage Committee, in Quebec, last week ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Monday July 21, 2008 - 10:37 by Dr Michael D Hynes
Greenore Cooley Fisherman's Association suspend relations with a local residens group due to attempts of social exclusion made by their current Chairman at the AGM in April of this year. ... read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests Friday July 18, 2008 - 19:11 by John McCoy
EPACE are a private limited company set up to police the R.E.A... (Registered Employment Agreement) That is in force in the electrical contracting industry. The company was set up by the 3 parties who are signatories to the REA namely the TEEU (union) the ECA (employer) and the AECI (employer) The two employer groups represent approxomatley 400 contractors in an industry where its estimated there are over 4,000 Electrical Contracting Companies. ... read full story / add a comment
limerick / miscellaneous Friday July 18, 2008 - 18:21 by Cian Prendiville
On Thursday July 29th the HSE were presented with 5,000 signatures on petitions demanding the maintaining of A&E services in Ennis, Nenagh and St.John’s Hospitals. The Socialist Party, who collected the petitions, claim that this is only the beginning and that an active campaign must be built. Socialist Party spokesperson, Cian Prendiville said: “The HSE are unlikely to give up on their agenda of centralisation and cutbacks without a fight. Petitions can be a first step, but what is needed is for people to come along to the upcoming health forum on July 29th and use it as a launching pad for a local action group.” ... read full story / add a comment
fermanagh / miscellaneous Friday July 18, 2008 - 17:18 by Richard Walsh
RSF have welcomed the release of three men arrested in County Fermanagh on Thursday morning. ... read full story / add a comment
national / consumer issues Friday July 18, 2008 - 14:49 by Malachy Steenson
ACRA had today stated that it will be opposed to any attempt to bring back Rates by a property Tax. They reiterated their demand for no taxes on a prinicipal family residence ... read full story / add a comment |
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