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antrim / miscellaneous / press release Saturday November 28, 2009 17:15 by Richard Walsh
Around sixty protesters attended the Republican Sinn Féin picket outside the maximum security Maghaberry Gaol in County Antrim on Saturday. read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Saturday November 28, 2009 15:57 by Conor. M
TCD library has just been occupied by the students union read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / feature Saturday November 28, 2009 01:06 by Mark C
This is part one of a two part report, based on the Report by The Commission of Investigation into the Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin. Part One deals with the generalities of the report – a damning indictment of the church in general for its handling of the reporting of clerical child sexual abuse, its cover up, and the comlicity (or otherwise) of the Gardaí. Part Two will look at the abuse, abuse, and more abuse handed out by individuals. Prepare yourself for some pretty sickening reading. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Friday November 27, 2009 04:21 by Kevin Pina
What is real democracy when the US and the international community allow one of their client states to bar the "most popular political force" in Haiti from participating in free and honest elections? read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Thursday November 26, 2009 23:59 by Amnesty International
A group of about 45 people (latest news figure is now 57) were ambushed and abducted by about 100 armed men, according to reports. The military recovered the bodies of 13 women and eight men—some of them mutilated. read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice / opinion/analysis Thursday November 26, 2009 23:56 by jolo
background to a serious fraud in Irish banking and investment read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media / news report Thursday November 26, 2009 23:38 by ERS
RTÉ Primetime Investigates next Thursday is a special on the death of Michael Dwyer. Dwyer worked for Shell as a security guard in Mayo last year, and while there, made contact with extremists from right-wing militia groups. He joined with a number of these men and spent time in Bolivia, where after an investigation he was killed when police stormed his hotel room. It will be interesting to see what spin RTE will place on the events in Bolivia and Ireland. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Thursday November 26, 2009 22:50 by Michael Anderson
Goodooga, northwest NSW, 26 November – Euahlayi activist Michael Anderson says the organisation being put together by Tom Calma totally ignores the more aggressive Aboriginal voices and will have prominent conservative Aborigines as key stakeholders. Mr Anderson states in a media release that this is likely to repeat a history of conservative Aborigines joining forces with conservative government to thwart grassroots needs and aspirations. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / news report Thursday November 26, 2009 02:38 by Bazooka Joe
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Venezuela on Wednesday to meet with President Hugo Chavez. President Ahmadinejad is completing the third part of a successful South American tour where he also had meetings with President Evo Morales of Bolivia and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil. read full story / add a comment
derry / miscellaneous / press release Wednesday November 25, 2009 18:02 by Richard Walsh
Former Limavady borough councillor Mickey McGonigle from Dungiven has hit out at the selection of Constable Billy Leonard in East Derry as the replacement for Francie Brolly in Stormont. read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Wednesday November 25, 2009 13:57 by DSF
Sinn Féin workers in Leinster House took a principled decision not to pass the picket lines during yesterday's industrial action. read full story / add a comment
kildare / education / news report Tuesday November 24, 2009 21:10 by Donal Fallon- Free Education for Everyone NUI Maynooth
Solidarity pickets placed on both North and South campuses of NUI Maynooth. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Tuesday November 24, 2009 19:21 by Basque Info
In the early hours of today 34 Basque pro-independence political activists were arrested and 92 properties were searched by 650 Spanish policemen. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / press release Tuesday November 24, 2009 18:14 by Bolivia Solidarity Campaign
Michael Dwyer was an employee of Irish based company Integrated Risk Management Services IRMS through whom it appears he made contact with international mercenaries and travelled to Bolivia. Bolivian civil society groups in Europe have called on Minister for Foreign Affairs Michael Martin to fully investigate the activities of this company which also provides security services to Shell in Rosport as well as to Fianna Fail during its annual conferences. read full story / add a comment
dublin / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Tuesday November 24, 2009 17:57 by Gregor Kerr
From before 8a.m. this morning, members of the Irish National Teachers Organisation were on the picket line outside the Department of Education and Science in Dublin’s Marlborough Street, alongside Special Needs Assistant colleagues, members of IMPACT, and workers based in the DES building itself, members of SIPTU, CPSU and PSEU. read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / feature Tuesday November 24, 2009 17:25 by N.G.A.
The view of the National Graves Association on the wearing of the poppy. read full story / add a comment
international / animal rights / opinion/analysis Tuesday November 24, 2009 16:25 by Thomas Janak
.... he is an animal rights activist who has turned into a celebrity because of the status he has being given by the media and fellow activists. He just published a new book: "From Dusk Til Dawn" read full story / add a comment
cork / environment / press release Tuesday November 24, 2009 15:12 by maire
While we all reel in horror at what has happened to the inhabitants in Cork City because of flooding' why on earth has it taken 8 years and hundreds of thousands of euros for the inhabitants of the harbour of Cork to get someone in planning to recognise that building a toxic or municipal plant on a flooding site on a crumbling coastline at a time of climate change is lunacy. read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / press release Tuesday November 24, 2009 13:19 by PRO Workers Solidarity Movement
Anarchist organisation Workers Solidarity Movement has congratulated public sector workers who took part in today’s 24-hour work stoppage and called for further stoppages “in order to force a change of direction from the government”. read full story / add a comment
cork / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Tuesday November 24, 2009 12:56 by Cork WSM
Strikes took off across Cork city and county this morning as workers took direct action to stop the Government's attack on wages and conditions. read full story / add a comment |
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