Sports Stars shocked at racism

"FIX," snorted an urchin at the back, his voice rich with Dublin devilment and just a touch of disappointment.

Like most young lads in the large, sweltering room, he'd had his eyes on the prize, a soccer ball signed by Liverpool's UEFA Cup-winning heroes.

Yet the winning ticket was held by Adetoyese Kemi, a student at The Kings Inn Secondary School for girls.

Of course it wasn't a fix. Just a delicious twist of fate which brought yesterday's formal launch of soccer's "Show Racism the Red Card" campaign in Ireland to a splendid conclusion.

With 20,000 free posters of the Republic of Ireland team and an educational CD-Rom available for distribution to schools, the campaign is making a determined effort to educate the nation's children through sport. read full story / add a comment

As part of the greening the city eco initiave to set up more community gardens along a possible greenway (the botanic spine) and CPUL (continuous productive urban landscape) for Dublin city a community garden was set up some months back on unused land in Phibsborogh between the Royal Canal and the Arrow train line. On Saturday an open public gardening day happened during which many baby Larch and Beech trees were planted. read full story / add a comment

The Irish Anti-War Movement is pleased to announce a national speaking tour of 18 meetings by two US soldiers - Frank Corcoran (Vietnam Veterans Against War) and Benjamin Hart Viges (Iraq Veterans Against the War). They will address meetings in most major cities and towns as well as every major university in Ireland. read full story / add a comment

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M theory, String theory, Relativity and Quantum Mechanics are discussed. Add some music and blend it all together. How to create nothing is examined and the infinite effort it would take. read full story / add a comment

Two in Shannon protest yesterday read full story / add a comment

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Copyright Criminals Remix Contest extended; New Chuck D and George
Clinton samples added

Great news for all you producers, DJs, and remixers: the Copyright
Criminals Remix Contest over at ccMixter has been extended by two
weeks, ending on March 14. Additionally, new vocal samples from
influential rapper Chuck D (of Public Enemy) and pioneering funk
musician George Clinton (of Parliament-Funkadelic) have been made
available for use in the competition.

More details below:

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Today the Gardai lost control of the city. For some bizzare reason, the police seemed completely unprepared for the level of violence that the FAIR / Loyalist march would provoke. This story captures the events in chronological order in pictures. read full story / add a comment

Statement by Republican Sinn Féin Vice-President Des Dalton – February 25th on riots in Dublin read full story / add a comment

Rioting in Dublin in protest at the marching of the Orange Order on Sat February 25th 2006. Pictures and video. A crowd of 500 counter-demonstrators burnt cars, smashed British-owned businesses and threw missiles and a petrol bomb at Gardai in the center of Dublin as they attempted to stop the march by the loyalist paramilitary associated "LoveUlster" group. Several Gardai were hospitalised. read full story / add a comment

links, updates and ramblings on the cause of labour and more specifically the campaign to reinstate Joanne Delaney read full story / add a comment

Are there only the two opposites which, in abstract terms, define all possible approaches to political development? Are we sleepwalking from democratic ideals into a colourless and unsvoury dictatorship? read full story / add a comment

Statement from the Ballybrack Three read full story / add a comment

At Corner of Cathal Brugha Street I heard a man with an English accent saying that allowing them to march was "like letting the KKK march in Alabama".
March blocked at Parnell St. got the impression the Garda riot squad may be trying to force the march through.
If they do that it is certain to lead to very serious destructiion. read full story / add a comment

Starting Thursday 16 March at 7 p.m. in Connolly Books, 7 Bloom Lane, Ormond Quay, Dublin 1. Phone: 087 7540547 Email: connollyyouth@hotmail.com.
Politics, philosophy, Irish history, James Connolly, Jim Larkin read full story / add a comment

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A look at our inverted democracy and what it does to society. read full story / add a comment

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This is a brief summary of our groups’ efforts, actions and progress towards saving the Bay of La Paz and Gulf of California, the most bio-diverse body of water on Earth. Over a thousand species are involved, many being highly endangered and several on the verge of extinction.
We request all assistance possible. Please cross-post and forward to any sources which you may deem appropriate for the broadest possible dissemination of this information. The battle to stop the destruction of the Gulf of California/Sea of Cortez is entered upon and gaining momentum. The world needs to rally to this cause which affects 36% of all marine life species, hundreds of bird and terrestrial species and hundreds of micro biological species; including many found nowhere else in the world.

Esta es una breve reseña de los esfuerzos, acciones y progreso que nuestro grupo a tenido en la defensa de la Bahía de la Paz en el Golfo de California, el cuerpo de agua con mayor biodiversidad en nuestro planeta. Que alberga miles de especies protegidas y otras en peligro de extinción.
Requerimos de toda ayuda posible. Favor de enviar esta información a cualquiera que ustedes crean apropiado y estén interesados en esta información. La batalla para detener la destrucción del Golfo de California/Mar de Cortes se encuentra en un extraordinario momento. El mundo debe unirse a esta causa que afecta 36% de las especies marinas, cientos de aves y especies terrestres, al igual que especies microbiológicas únicas en el mundo.
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Dunnes Stores today wrote to Joanne delaney reinstating her read full story / add a comment

Local Demo in support of sacked Dunnes Stores worker and trade unionist Joanne Delaney. read full story / add a comment