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national / miscellaneous / press release Friday June 16, 2006 21:59 by Éirigi
The Annual Wolfe Tone Commemoration takes place this Sunday 18 June at 2pm in Bodenstown. For the geographically challenged, Bodenstown is near the village of Sallins, County Kildare. For the historically challenged it is the last resting place of Theobald Wolfe Tone, founder of the United Irishmen and the first leading light of Irish Republicanism. The 25th anniversary of the 1981 Hunger Strike will form the theme of this year's Bodenstown Commemoration. The main speaker is Sinn Féin Ard Chomhairle member and North Belfast MLA Gerry Kelly. Ógra Shinn Féin are urging mass mobilisation amongst their activists and supporters for the commemoration this year. read full story / add a comment
national / environment / opinion/analysis Friday June 16, 2006 21:24 by Boadicea
"This is the most dangerous legislation that has ever come before the House because it seeks to deprive people of the power to make observations and objections in regard to planning matters." (Deputy Michael Ring T.D.) "If local people cannot have an input into the planning process, they will see their local councillors as being irrelevant." (Deputy Jimmy Deenihan T.D.) read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Friday June 16, 2006 20:40 by Paddy Savage
Some images of queer anarcho direct action/resistance and opinion all the way from the city of San Francisco,do all Dublin queers like kylie,hi-nrg trance and are in favour of Gay Marriage?Is Marriage just assimilation into the already cancerous system of capitalism,dont people have enough forms and things to sign and agree on already?,and already people find such things deviously challenging and needless? What does it mean to you to be LGBTQ in Dublin in 2006? All opinions welcomed! read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Friday June 16, 2006 20:15 by West Papua
MORE than 75 per cent of Australians support self-determination or independence for Papua, a new poll shows. read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / press release Friday June 16, 2006 18:42 by Graham Ó Maonaigh
Labour Youth is organising a weekend of debate and discussion marking the 90th anniversary of the death of Labour founder James Connolly. The Connolly Festival takes place this evening and all-day tomorrow (Friday and Saturday) in the Teachers Club, Parnell Square, Dublin 1. The Connolly Festival is opening tonight at 8pm with a discussion on advancing the campaign for same sex marriage. Speakers tonight include Marie Mulholand who chaired the Irish Council for Civil Liberties working group on civil partnerships and Rachel Mathews Mc Kay, Co-Chair of the Labour Party’s Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) group. read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media / opinion/analysis Friday June 16, 2006 16:59 by mobfilms
"Surveillance and social-classification are the mode through which one person engages with another. Log onto MySpace, check your friends' profiles, leave a comment or two, move people around your "Top 8" - this might be a typical session on the site. We will not stop posting personal information as long as these data holds social and interactive value. Surveillance and identity modulation has become the vehicle of these media, and, increasingly, our networked lives." read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Friday June 16, 2006 15:52 by Semper Fi
On Nov 19, 2005, a roadside bomb hit a patrol convoy of Marine humvees in Haditha, killing Lance Corporal Miguel Terrazas. The twelve men in 1st Squad led by Staff Sergeant Frank Wuterich, proceeded to storm nearby buildings throwing grenades into rooms and gunning down the occupants, innocent Iraqi men, women and children in cold blood. What caused these men to kill innocents? Was it the heat of battle? No, I would suggest, it is directly linked to the ethos of the elite US Marine Corps. read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice / opinion/analysis Friday June 16, 2006 14:24 by Stardust
While thosands will attend St Fintan’s cemetery in Sutton today for Mr Haughey's funeral there are the remains of 5 other northside Dubs that people should remember are buried there. The unidentified remains of five victims of the Stardust Fire. The government and Mr Ahern should pay for the DNA tests that is needed to identify these remains. The Stardust Committee say they are holding a protest in Dublin next Tuesday regarding it. Anyone know details? read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / opinion/analysis Friday June 16, 2006 11:44 by proletarian
Nurses look for a shorter working week, hopefully siptu and the other big unions will follow the lead given by the brave nurses. read full story / add a comment
national / environment / feature Friday June 16, 2006 10:49 by Noise Hacker
Green Party T.D. John Gormley has called for sweeping measures to stop the “serious problem” of graffiti. Namely:
The introduction of specific legislation to deal with the offence of graffiti/street art
The establishment of a Special Garda Graffiti Unit to target artists
Rewards to be offered for tip-offs on Taggers
Community service orders
A Graffiti Hotline
Revoking the driving licences of graffiti artists
Banning the sale of spray paint to minors as well as banning the possession of spray paint in public place.
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national / environment / news report Friday June 16, 2006 01:02 by Revolt Video
Pallaskenry 5 at the High Court 12/06/06 read full story / add a comment |
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