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national / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Saturday December 12, 2009 23:06 by Paula Geraghty
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The Feminist Open Forum hosted a discussion on the current situation on abortion in Ireland in the Central Hotel Dublin. Watch Choice Ireland's speaker give a background on Choice Ireland and the campaign for justice for pregnant Irish women who end up in the hands of Rogue Agencies. read full story / add a comment 
international / environment / news report Saturday December 12, 2009 18:12 by Feudal castrato
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23 year old eco activist Jeff was convicted and sentenced to 22 years hard time for the evil crime of setting fire to 3 SUV's in a personal staged act of resistance to make a very strong public statement about global warming. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Saturday December 12, 2009 12:36 by KSI
Court decision an attempt to criminalize the Kurdish population within the state of Turkey and to push Kurds out of democratic politics. read full story / add a comment
national / environment / news report Saturday December 12, 2009 12:18 by Contaminated Crow
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A mast, a quarry, a compost facility and oil exploration off Clare read full story / add a comment 
dublin / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Saturday December 12, 2009 02:18 by Michael Gallagher
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© all pics Michael Gallagher 2009 - libertypics@yahoo.ie A short report will appear at the end of this essay. More photo essays etc on workers issues, anti war, shell2sea etc at: http://www.myspace.com/libertypix read full story / add a comment 
derry / anti-capitalism / news report Friday December 11, 2009 22:45 by freederry
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Activists in Derry carried out a solidarity action in support of the beleaguered Rossport community in their ongoing battle against the Multinational Oil Corporation Shell. read full story / add a comment 
dublin / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Friday December 11, 2009 16:53 by Dara (interviewer) Andrew (editor)
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This audio consists of 10 brief interviews with public sector strikers made during the national strike on 24th November. Picketers at various locations across Dublin talk of what the strike is about, the effects of the cuts and how their unions organised for the strike. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / feature Friday December 11, 2009 16:26 by PACUB
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Children face a 'Black Christmas' as Minister Lenihan slashes child benefit by 10% in the 2010 Budget. Family incomes are being attacked from every side in this Budget, but the Government has chosen to target children for the biggest cut of all. Parents' group PACUB is horrified by the Budget, and predicts that more and more families will fall into poverty as the new decade begins. read full story / add a comment
national / environment / news report Friday December 11, 2009 14:16 by lugh23
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Ferrovial made a sweetheart deal with the Government under which the Toll company would be compensated by the Taxpayer if traffic levels did not reach the specific/expected targets. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / news report Friday December 11, 2009 09:03 by Hill walker
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Coillte, the 'private company' seeks State approval for money read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / press release Thursday December 10, 2009 23:27 by RNU Kildare
Boots workers strike plans cancelled!! read full story / add a comment 
national / arts and media / news report Thursday December 10, 2009 23:19 by Darren J. Prior/Mac an Phríora
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www.myspace.com/armuinnamuice www.bebo.com/armuinnamuice www.nearpodcast.org www.near.ie read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Thursday December 10, 2009 16:18 by Climate Caravan Radio
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3 days ago a group from the SOCIAL AND CLIMATE JUSTICE CARAVAN visited the Canadian embassy in Brussels to seek protection for a man from Colombia who has received death treaths from Colombian Paramilitaries. The Canadian state is responsible for this due to upcoming free trade agreements as well as, along with the US, not signing the charter to protect indigenous around the world. Also Canadian mining business COSIGO RESOURCES are implicated in using these paramilitaries to obtain native lands. read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / opinion/analysis Thursday December 10, 2009 15:47 by Brendan Guilfoyle
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That ICTU has singularly failed public sector workers is absolutely indisputable – the events of the last few weeks have only served to show in the most gruesome manner the appalling state of the current “leadership”. Every time our Union negotiators open their mouths they further discredit the public service, conceding ground, kicking to touch on industrial action and giving the government yet more ammunition to attack us with. read full story / add a comment 
national / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Thursday December 10, 2009 11:40 by Freda H and John Hurson
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After 6 months of fundraising, 4 teams from all across Ireland left their hometowns on Friday December 4th, to travel 4,000 miles to Gaza, to deliver Ambulances and Humanitarian aid to the stricken region. A truck filled with aid from Glasgow (through Cairde Na hEireann)and Ireland (through various groups and individuals) left Dublin Port at 9pm on Saturday 5th December. There was a short 'send off' at 7pm in the Dublin Port Topaz Service Station (at the intersection of Bond Drive and Promenade St. The event was attended by members of the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign, RTE's Duncan Stewart and the general public who came to wish the three brave volunteers accompanying this aid to Gaza well. Paul Diplacito and Omar Ibrahim from Glasgow and David Callendar from Tyroneloaded the last few bags of children's toys and clothes onto the truck before supporters waved them off. read full story / add a comment 
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Wednesday December 09, 2009 22:04 by Freda H and Ronan O'D
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On Wednesday 9th December 2009 at 6.30pm members of the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC) and concerned residents of the Dublin 15 area held a peaceful protest against the presence of Israeli-made products in the Blanchardstown Shopping Centre despite dreadful weather conditions read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Wednesday December 09, 2009 20:16 by Fiona Tyrrell
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Momentous day for women's reproductive rights in Ireland Three women living in Ireland challenged Ireland’s ban on abortion on the grounds that the law jeopardised their health and their wellbeing in violation of their rights under the European Convention on Human Rights. read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Wednesday December 09, 2009 17:48 by Sean Clinton
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Israeli blood diamonds will be forever ....on your conscience. As the Christmas season approaches the Israeli government can look forward to another bumber inflow of revenue to its exchequer funded by consumers the world over who unwittingly purchase Israeli blood diamonds. Few people are aware that Israel is the world's largest producer of cut and polished diamonds. read full story / add a comment 
international / miscellaneous / feature Wednesday December 09, 2009 15:05 by Gerard Horgan
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A critique of the Obama Presidency from taking office in January of this year to now. read full story / add a comment
national / arts and media / news report Wednesday December 09, 2009 10:48 by Andrew
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Today will see the greatest budget attack on workers in Ireland in a couple of decades with services and pay being slashed. Many unions and other organisations have called protests outside the Dail from the early morning to the late evening. WSM members will be taking part in these protests throughout the day and providing live updates, photos and video from them via our twitter account. During the 24th Novemeber strike we provided 70 updates from the picket lines throughout the day using this method. read full story / add a comment |
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