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dublin / anti-war / imperialism / news report Saturday July 29, 2006 23:54 by richard whelan   text 17 comments (last - tuesday august 01, 2006 01:11)   image 19 images
Hands off Lebanon Freedom for Palestine demonstration march read full story / add a comment
Dread Cut
dublin / miscellaneous / news report Saturday July 29, 2006 22:20 by Shell to Sea   text 18 comments (last - friday august 04, 2006 18:27)   image 25 images
Environmental and political activist Eoin Ó Broin raised more than two thousand euro for the Rossport Solidarity Camp, by asking for sponsorship for the cutting off of his dreadlocks. read full story / add a comment
damp walkers pose outside Shell's compound in Rossport this morning
mayo / environment / news report Saturday July 29, 2006 22:08 by EC   text 4 comments (last - sunday july 30, 2006 21:11)   image 9 images
Despite the moist weather over sixty walkers turned out for the first leg of Shell to Sea's awareness raising Long Walk from Rossport to Dublin. read full story / add a comment
international / history and heritage / opinion/analysis Saturday July 29, 2006 20:48 by john throne
I am very sad to hear about Ted Grant. I met him first in the late 1960's and from him I came to understand the basics of marxism. He defended the method of marxism throughout the entire difficult period of the post war period. In particular he defended the orientation to the mass organizations of the working class and the struggle for the revolutionary program within the working class. This laid the basis for maintaining a working class orientation and analysis and program in Ireland where I lived over many of these difficult years. I have great memories of Ted explaining his ideas at meetings and conferences and in discussions.

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Protesters posters showed the damage done to civilian life by Israeli terrorism
cork / anti-war / imperialism / news report Saturday July 29, 2006 18:59 by John Jefferies   text 1 comment (last - saturday july 29, 2006 20:42)   image 5 images
Between 40 and 50 anti-war activists held a vigil in Daunt's Square, a pedestrianised area on Cork's main street Patrick Street, today to show their solidarity with the people of Palestine and Lebanon and opposition to Israel's slaughter of at least 600 people in the last fortnight. read full story / add a comment
Dette (with whistle) spearheading the protest through Shop St.
galway / anti-war / imperialism / news report Saturday July 29, 2006 18:45 by Tommy Donnellan   text 3 comments (last - monday july 31, 2006 18:52)   image 13 images
Some 200 people sickened with the butchery being visited on the Lebanese and Palestinian peoples by the IDF assembled at the fountain in Eyre Square for some fiery speeches denouncing the ongoing wanton carnage and to demand the withdrawal of yankee/coalition troopsf from Iraq and Afghanistan and for Syria and Iran not to be attacked.

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Irish-Lebanese Solidarity!
tyrone / anti-war / imperialism / press release Saturday July 29, 2006 18:43 by Lebanon Solidarity!   image 1 image
Over 50 people attended an Ógra Sinn Fein protest in the centre of Strabane today (Saturday) demanding an end to Israeli aggression in Lebonan, the West Bank and the Gaza strip. read full story / add a comment
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clare / animal rights / news report Saturday July 29, 2006 00:29 by John Carmody   text 22 comments (last - wednesday september 05, 2007 00:27)   image 1 image
At exactly 12 noon today watched by crowds of curious people wanting to know what was going on, a proud member of the Animal Rights Action Network (ARAN) in front of a banner reading Shackled, Lonely and Beaten 'exposed' members of the public to the hidden cruelty, violence and degrading conditions animals are being kept in with travelling circuses all over Ireland. She was joined by other members holding posters reading 'Stop Circus Suffering' and 'The Slave Trade Is Alive And Kicking' watched by dozens today's event advanced our campaign to end the use of animals in Irish circuses.

It was a great day, tons of positive feedback and more eyes open to the hidden cruelty in Irish circuses. read full story / add a comment
Panzee (Chimp) & Panbanisha (Bonobo)
international / sci-tech / opinion/analysis Friday July 28, 2006 22:35 by James O'Brien   text 3 comments (last - saturday july 29, 2006 00:53)   image 5 images
I picked up Frans de Waal’s latest offering as I’m interested in human evolution and a book which promised to discuss the behaviour of the common chimpanzee, its sister species the bonobo, together with humans promises insights into the biological underpinnings of empathy, aggression, sexuality and the like. read full story / add a comment
15,000 tonnes of Oil so far have entered the sea as Lebanon's power plant burns
international / environment / news report Friday July 28, 2006 19:30 by iosaf   text 8 comments (last - friday august 04, 2006 22:45)   image 2 images
The Israeli airforce as we must know by now, in their fight against an estimated 18,000 strong terrorist organisation have destroyed 80% of the infrastructure of a nation-state of less than 4 million people.

They've now topped it off by bombing Southern Lebanon's Jiyeh power plant. A plant which had 6 fuel tanks, 4 of them have now burnt - Lebanon is appealing for foam - 1 is still is burning - and 15,000 tonnes of oil have poured onto more than 90 kilometres of the Lebanese coast from Jiyyeh to Shekka, north of the capital, including Beirut's only sandy public beach of Ramlet al-Baida,the coast.

To put this in perspective the Prestige Oil Tanker polluted Galicia in Spain by sinking off coast with 30,000 tonnes of oil. At risk is not only the wildlife of the eastern Mediterranean sea, and ironically the fish and birds of northern Israel as well as all of Lebanon - but also the comparatively rare "green back turtle". Its so rare they sell T-shirts of it and do their best to keep it off the extinction list...,
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Mick Murphy with the leaflet given to the GAMA workers
national / arts and media / feature Friday July 28, 2006 19:06 by cling film buff   text 16 comments (last - sunday august 13, 2006 19:05)   image 5 images
Review of a documentary on the struggle of the Turkish GAMA workers in 2005 which premiered to a packed house in Wynn's Hotel on Middle Abbey Street on Thursday 27th July. read full story / add a comment
donegal / miscellaneous / news report Friday July 28, 2006 17:26 by Donegal Shell to Sea   text 3 comments (last - friday july 28, 2006 22:52)
Over 150 concerned citizens from across the Northwest gathered in Jacksons’s Hotel last Thursday July 20th to participate in a public talk on Shell Oil, The Rossport 5 campaign and the Government’s plans to sell off oil and gas exploration rights off the Donegal coast, potentially worth billions of euros. read full story / add a comment
Irish News Front page 25 July 2006
national / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Friday July 28, 2006 15:30 by James Reilly   image 3 images
Irish News July 25, 2006 Tuesday

Racist attacks increasing despite quiet march season

Racist attacks have risen by 35 per cent in a year, averaging five attacks every day.

Despite successful efforts to minimise tensions around flashpoint Klu Klux Klan parades, this summer has nevertheless seen a marked rise in racist attacks when compared with last year. Latest police figures show that since April there have been an average of 38 racist attacks across the north every week. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Friday July 28, 2006 14:02 by Séan Ó Murchú
The Republican Prisoners protest in Maghaberry Gaol which began on 19 June is been deliberately kept out of the main stream media.

YOU can change this by writing letters to your local papers/politicians highlighting the conditions in which the prisoners are kept and their five demands.
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national / anti-war / imperialism / feature Friday July 28, 2006 11:54 by Hugh Harkin   text 51 comments (last - monday august 14, 2006 14:43)   image 5 images
Coverage of protest at the Israel embassy on Tuesday by Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign read full story / add a comment
Inside Colm's Handcart
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Thursday July 27, 2006 21:57 by Seán Ryan   text 41 comments (last - friday september 08, 2006 01:37)   image 3 images
DCC are ignoring the removal of the Ban on Public Notices in Dublin. The Ban is still in effect, despite a recent vote by DCC to remove the illegal Ban. read full story / add a comment
antrim / miscellaneous / press release Thursday July 27, 2006 21:46 by PRO // Daly / Mc Namee Cumann   text 1 comment (last - thursday july 27, 2006 21:48)   image 1 image
Belfast based Daly/McNamee Cumann of the IRSP have embarked on a campaign to attract new recruits to the ranks of the IRSM. read full story / add a comment
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mayo / environment / news report Thursday July 27, 2006 17:27 by EC   text 3 comments (last - friday july 28, 2006 22:58)   image 1 image
With less than a week to go Shell to Sea is getting ready for the long walk. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Thursday July 27, 2006 15:03 by jim travers   text 2 comments (last - thursday july 27, 2006 21:04)
The Gardai are being placed in a position where the whole responsibility of road safety is being placed on their shoulders and supported by the Road Safety Authority. According to Bertie, we re all to blame for the carnage so stand back and be prepared to be wipped and later fined for such blatent abuse of our road traffic regulations. Dont blame the government, they try and do their best but people insist in driving cars and causing damage. Read on read full story / add a comment
national / housing / press release Thursday July 27, 2006 13:03 by Roughan Mac Namara
FOCUS Ireland launches research which highlights Low Social & Affordable Housing under Part V

· Part V can still play a key role in delivering housing if report’s recommendations are acted upon
· Focus Ireland argues that cash payments in lieu of social & affordable housing should be avoided and only used as a “last resort”

Focus Ireland today launched “Building For Inclusion” - a research report that examines the effectiveness of Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000-2004. First introduced in 2000, Part V of the Planning and Development Acts is widely known for the provision allowing local authorities to insist that up to 20 per cent of land in most housing developments be reserved for social and affordable housing.

Since its introduction the legislation has been never far from the headlines - when first introduced it was heavily resisted by the construction industry, referred to the Supreme Court to test its constitutionality and amended by the Government in 2002.

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