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national / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Sunday August 27, 2006 23:55 by jim travers
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After publishing an article called "Waste who's problem is it" on the Rathdown/Dunlaoghaire web site , I have looked at what has changed since I first published my views back in 2003. Has the Luas system contributed to traffic congestion and has local authorities made it easier for everybody to become environmnetally concious without having to pay for the privlidge of helping them secure yet another stealt tax without doing anything for it. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / news report Sunday August 27, 2006 17:12 by Soundmigration
In June 2007, the political elite of the world's strongest economies (the group of G8 states) will meet in Germany at Heiligendamm near Rostock to coordinate their politics. A basic tenet of this is the creation and widening of better conditions for profit making by transnational companies from the North. At the same time, thousands of people will gather to demonstrate global resistance to exploitation, oppression and capitalism. One topic will be the global politics of agriculture, and in particular genetic technology. read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-war / imperialism / feature Saturday August 26, 2006 17:33 by Farah Mokhtareizadeh
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Voices for Creative Non-Violence (VCNV.org) - a team that includes Farah Mokhtareizadeh (USA), Caoimhe Butterly (IRL), Michael Birmingham (IRL) and Kathy Kelly (USA), read full story / add a comment 
international / gender and sexuality / news report Saturday August 26, 2006 17:19 by iosaf
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The case of Hina Salem whose mutilated body has been recovered from her parents' back garden in Italy reminds us that honour killing is still prevalent in Europe. Just as self-immolation is not a Buddhist tendancy, honour killing has no direct connection to religion. On the contrary such types of murder reflect patriarchial belief systems. The Killers are more often than not fathers or brothers who can not accept life decisions made by their sisters or daughters & thus kill their family members to preserve "honour". Hina was 20 years of age, her body was placed with head facing Mecca after her father and other male family members punished her for co-habitating with her 32 year old boyfriend. Their trial in Brescia near Milan in Italy raises inter-community tensions being pitched not surprisingly as an "Islamic fundementalist" question, considering her father of Pakistani origin came to live in europe in 1996. read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / news report Saturday August 26, 2006 02:15 by Mark
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Shell should have been basking in the light of its most recently well advertised and PR driven ‘event’ today in the USA. The beleaguered Petro-chemical giant is currently riding the wave of public concern over it controversial deal with the US federal government, which has seen a ‘clerical error’ being muted as the reason Shell legally entitled to a 10billion tax-free bonanza over 25 years. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Friday August 25, 2006 14:43 by rory hearne
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For information on People Before Profit Alliance contact: Rory Hearne, PRO People Before Profit Alliance 086 1523542 Ailbhe Smith, Chair, People Before Profit Alliance 087 2055433 read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Friday August 25, 2006 14:10 by Political Hostage
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On 27th July 2006 after a trial lasting almost a month the jury in the case of Det. Sgt. John White took just under one hour to throw out the case against Mr. White. For five years Garda Sgt. White had an accusation hanging over him that he planted a sawn-off shotgun at a Travellers encampment. Charged on June 20th 2001 he had always denied the claim. As White left the courthouse in Letterkenny he told waiting reporters that many of his former colleagues let him down and the only ones who had helped were some of the uniformed members of the force. This assertion from White would seem to suggest that the Garda organisation contains an inner core, namely the Special Branch. Many within the Special Branch of the Gardai have been involved in controversy for decades. There exists within the Special Branch a culture that are prepared to lie and perjure themselves to secure convictions against any individual that they want out of the way. read full story / add a comment
dublin / bin tax / household tax / water tax / news report Friday August 25, 2006 12:25 by John O'Neill
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Thursday 25th August 7.30am - following the decision the previous week by the Council not to collect bins that hadn't been registered and after the circulation of a letter from Finglas Anti Bin Tax Campaign mobilising people to resist and bin their rubbish, 30+ local residents in the Ballygall area organised themselves along with campaign activists to bin their rubbish and send a message to the council that the campaign isn't going away. read full story / add a comment 
national / miscellaneous / press release Friday August 25, 2006 02:44 by The Lark
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Ógra Shinn Féin will take to the roads of Ireland on a week long tour of the Island. Starting of in Belfast on Saturday, (26th August) after the inaugural meeting of Uladh Ógra Shinn Fein the 10 person strong team will visit a number of areas throughout Ireland. The main purpose of the tour is to strengthen Ógra Shinn Féin in the areas visited and newly appointed Ógra Shinn Fein National Organiser Barry McColgan will be using this as an opportunity to ‘touch base’ with Ógra groups nationwide. Areas to be publicly visited by the Ógra delegation are Dundalk, (Saturday 26) Dublin, (Sunday 27) Kilkenny, (Monday 28) Cork, (Tuesday 29) Kerry, (Wednesday 30) and finishing of in Galway on Friday 1st May. They will also be stopping in a number of other areas along the way to engage in local campaigning. read full story / add a comment 
international / miscellaneous / news report Friday August 25, 2006 01:00 by Mark
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If the population of Ireland needs any more reason to doubt the word, or integrity, of Royal Dutch Shell, you can pretty much look anywhere on the planet and find plenty to shake your faith in profit driven ‘progess’. This is just a brief round-up of some of the swirling mess that Shell brings where ever it goes. However you are unlikely to see these stories covered in the Irish mainstream media in such a way as to portray the various realities of those that resist such ‘progress’ read full story / add a comment
national / animal rights / press release Friday August 25, 2006 00:25 by Bernie Wright
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The Alliance for Animal Rights is pleased to learn that Circus Sydney have retired the Ailing African Elephant Max to a safari style Park in Germany. This Elephant has been the subject of controversy since he started touring this season. He was one of two elephants at Circus Sydney that animal Rights Campaigners reported to Gardai over the last few months as in need of urgent medical attention for a hind leg injury . read full story / add a comment 
international / history and heritage / news report Thursday August 24, 2006 21:34 by admin
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Polish workers are being headhunted to help clear a path and build the road through the Tara complex. They are being headhunted by Irish-Spanish consortium, called Eurolink, with the help of Irish trade unions. The winner of the tendering process will supply half the money for the M3 but will be able to operate two toll booths on it, for 30-40 years. Most of this money will not be returned into the public purse, but will leave the country, as will many of the workers who come here to build it, along with their fat paycheques. read full story / add a comment 
national / history and heritage / opinion/analysis Thursday August 24, 2006 19:56 by +
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Suicide by dousing oneself in petrol is a relatively recent option. Logically since refined petroleum has only been available to the mass population for a relatively short time. Just as long as Irish people have enjoyed the institution of the christian brothers they have been able to purchase parafin and diesel. The first newspaper headline grabbing suicide with petrol was on October 5th 1963 in Saigon, a buddhist monk Quang Duc had had enough of the South Vietnamese government led by Ngo Dinh Diem. His action was copied more times than anyone cares to remember. In May 1966, 5 such suicides were recorded in just one week. a 17 year old girl followed a 19 year old girl who herself followed another monk. The South Vietnamese government was unpopular, so the USA went in to sort it out. read full story / add a comment 
dublin / racism & migration related issues / opinion/analysis Thursday August 24, 2006 13:02 by 1st of May
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The Afghan hunger strike brought into sharp focus the new Ireland into which our country has been transforming over the last 10 years. Our booming economy and relatively high wage levels have drawn many thousands of immigrants into the country in search of a better life here. Much as the Irish once looked to America for the promise of a happier future, so many people from less well off countries now look to Ireland. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Thursday August 24, 2006 01:43 by Gurley Flynn
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The British Monarchy is a basic cause of Irelands problem: abolishing the monarch would help end Ireland's British problem read full story / add a comment 
national / miscellaneous / news report Wednesday August 23, 2006 19:42 by William Hederman
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Billions more cubic metres of Ireland's natural gas has been given away to four international consortiums - including Shell and Statoil. The announcement was made about as quietly as it is possible for a government department to make an announcement. read full story / add a comment 
national / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Wednesday August 23, 2006 19:00 by Madam K
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R.A.R held a protest yesterday outside our "overburdened" immigration bureau A.Garda Van and three garda cars took over the bus stop outside.There were no deportations yesterday but one is iminant in the comming weeks. Poico Dio fundraiser for R.A.R tomorrow night ,see you there ! read full story / add a comment 
dublin / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Wednesday August 23, 2006 13:59 by Paul Hardy
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Coach drivers working for Aircoach, the private bus operator, have won recognition of their union after a 20-month organizing campaign. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / press release Wednesday August 23, 2006 11:54 by Coilin+Sinead+Michael
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THE ANTI-WAR NETWORK: - Welcomes the ceasefire in Israel and Lebanon, and condemns the latest Israeli incursion into East Lebanon. - Opposes any plan to send Irish troops to the region while the root causes of conflict remain. - Urges the Irish government to take diplomatic action to promote peace in the Middle East. read full story / add a comment 
international / environment / press release Wednesday August 23, 2006 10:27 by Greenpeace
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Legaspi, 23 August 2006 - After helping mitigate the devastation wrought by the Petron oil spill in Guimaras Island, Greenpeace ship MY Esperanza today led a flotilla in protest against the gold and silver mining operations of Lafayette in the Philippines. The Australian mine was reopened in July despite government investigations, which revealed ongoing leakages of highly toxic chemicals into the pristine waters of the Albay Gulf. read full story / add a comment |
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