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international / environment / opinion/analysis Friday May 30, 2008 19:01 by dunk
 9 comments (last - monday january 26, 2009 18:14)  14 images  2 video files  1 audio file 1 attached file
As a species we are finally waking up to the Climatic crisis that we have stupidly gotten ourselves into. After many years of not listening, people now realise the problem we face: ADAPT OR DIE. Some see the human species as a cancer that should die off, a natural end for a silly species. But others have a vision of a sustainable world, a vision that drives them to think differently, act differently, design differently, live differently. For many its simple little lifestyle changes, for others its nothing short of the next chapter in this unfolding strange story of civilization: the ecological revolution. read full story / add a comment
national / eu / press release Friday May 30, 2008 17:39 by Frank Keoghan
SIPTU is correct the “Shiny trinket” of Fundamental Rights won’t wash The people of Ireland will not be bullied or conned into selling out 500 million fellow Europeans on the basis of a “shiny trinket” that is the Charter of Fundamental rights. We welcomes SIPTU’s refusal to accept the “trinkets” in Lisbon. read full story / add a comment 
dublin / eu / news report Friday May 30, 2008 12:35 by Sean
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A salutory tale from Dublin's ILAC centre read full story / add a comment
dublin / housing / press release Thursday May 29, 2008 12:10 by Rita Fagan and Dr John Bissett
Residents of St Michael’s Estate appealed today to John Gormley, Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, to step in and sort out the PPP regeneration mess left behind by Dublin City Council and McNamara after the collapse of five PPP Regeneration Projects. read full story / add a comment
sligo / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Wednesday May 28, 2008 22:48 by Kate O' Hara
This is an article about what life is like for refugee children living in a direct provision centre in Sligo. It highlights parents' fears about the sexualisation of their children because they are witness to adults having sex under the cramped conditions of the centre. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / news report Wednesday May 28, 2008 19:52 by Paddy Meehan
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Meeting sees broad campaign to oppose Bush's visit established. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Wednesday May 28, 2008 17:06 by paul o toole
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Amnesty Report-Rendition Uninterrupted. read full story / add a comment 
dublin / arts and media / press release Wednesday May 28, 2008 12:16 by Fine Art DIT
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Venue: St. Joseph’s Convent, Portland Row, Dublin 1 Opening: Monday June 9th at 6-8pm Exhibition Continues: 10th - 14th June from 10am-4pm read full story / add a comment 
national / anti-capitalism / feature Wednesday May 28, 2008 11:13 by padraic
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The events of Genoa 2001 are still going through the courts, as the Genova Legal Forum puts the state on trial for human rights crimes during the Diaz raid and at Bolzaneto detention centre. Verdicts are in soon. Activist Trauma Support, on tour with films, information, and a donations bucket for the court case, will stop off in Dublin on Friday May 30th to open this year's Grassroots Gathering. We caught up with ATS's Mark Covell before he caught his ferry over. read full story / add a comment 
antrim / anti-war / imperialism / news report Tuesday May 27, 2008 13:52 by Ciarán Ó Brolcháin
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Bhí slua mór daoine, cuid mhaith acu a tháinig ó Bhaile Átha Cliath agus ó Dhoire agus ó áiteanna eile, taobh amuigh de Chúirteanna Cois Lagáin i mBéal Feirste ar maidin ag léiriú a gcuid tacaíochta le Naonúr Raytheon a bhí os comhar na cúirte arís inniu. read full story / add a comment
national / eu / opinion/analysis Tuesday May 27, 2008 12:11 by Howard Holby
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In the former parts of this study it has been demonstrated that the pro-Lisbon European political class has transformed the system considered “parliamentary democracy” into constitutional dictatorship. The parliamentary offices of the elected have become ineffective as democratic institutions and are maintained for a purpose opposite of democracies: to serve the interests of a small political oligarchy. In this part we examine how a "yes" vote on the Lisbon Treaty and the consequent loss of national sovereignty would determine our future. Denying the loss of national sovereignty as the main implication of ratifying a treaty that is “to provide the legal basis for consolidating and further developing the Union’s action in the field of economic, social and territorial cohesion” is merely a dishonest act of arbitrarily omitting the appropriate dictionary definition of a given concept. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Tuesday May 27, 2008 09:44 by Edward Horgan
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We must continue to connect up the dotted lines in the web of deceipt, mass murder, torture and militarisation that is being facilitated at Shannon airport. The Lisbon Treaty, with its NATO entanglement is part of this growing web, as is Ireland's fraudulent neutrality. Well over one million US troops have transited through Shannon airport since 20 March 2003. CIA are still using Shannon as a refuelling stop for its torture rendition planes, usually at about 2 am in the morning. Torture is best hidden in the dark of night. One million US troops fighting unlawful wars, also need millions of tons of military cargo including depleted uranium bombs, so that they can more easily kill innocent people. When one is engaged in an unlawful war, all the victims of such a war are innocent. The principal unlawful combatants in Iraq are the US military and US and other colaition of the willing mercenaries such as Blackwater. read full story / add a comment 
national / housing / feature Tuesday May 27, 2008 01:18 by Paula Geraghty
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'We'll be back', promised residents of St Michael's Estate, O'Devaney Gardens, Sean McDermott St and Dominic Street at a protest held outside Dublin City Council at a special meeting held on the evening of May 26th. Plans to redevelop the areas collapsed when wealthy developer, Bernard McNamara, cried off because he wouldn't make enough money. read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Monday May 26, 2008 20:57 by Paula Geraghty
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Hundreds gathered to protest against the destruction and devastation caused by Cluster Bombs as part of an international series of events around a conference calling to make the banning of Cluster Bombs happen. read full story / add a comment 
antrim / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Monday May 26, 2008 15:20 by Belfast WSM
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Workers Solidarity Movement read full story / add a comment 
galway / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Monday May 26, 2008 15:01 by TD
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For the past two weeks the focus of the Free Palestine Campaign group in Galway has been harvesting signatures for our petition calling on the EU (and the Irish government to work towards effecting it) to suspend or terminate the Euro-Med Agreement, which economically privileges Israel with access to the EU market, due to that country's gross and willful trampling of Palestinian human rights, International Law, Geneva Conventions and Part 2 of the Agreement . When it comes to Palestine, the moral rot of the EU in refusing to suspend the Agreement does'nt stop there, it's deep and pernicious and with the passing of the Lisbon Treaty will deleteriously effect and infect Palestine further?. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / news report Monday May 26, 2008 14:43 by Belfast Anti War Movement
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Over 200 people have signed a letter opposing the upcoming visit of George Bush to Belfast read full story / add a comment 
antrim / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Monday May 26, 2008 14:27 by No! 2 Lisbon
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Ógra Shinn Féin activists protested outside Belfast City Hall this past weekend, to highlight the denial of democracy by Fianna Fáil and the Irish Government, in their desperate attempts to push through the Lisbon Treaty. The youth wing of Sinn Féin held a protest with street theatre, and distributed 1,000s of leaflets posing the question, "Why can't you vote in the Lisbon Treaty?"; in reference to the denial of Irish Citizens in the 6 counties from voting in the upcoming referendum. read full story / add a comment 
cork / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Monday May 26, 2008 12:06 by Kevin Doyle
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A series of anarchist posters in Cork have begun to make a dent on the deluge of Vote Yes posters that appeared in Cork just over a week ago courtesy of Fianna Fail and the small businesses organisation, IBEC. read full story / add a comment 
down / anti-war / imperialism / press release Monday May 26, 2008 00:34 by Mark Hewitt
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GEORGE BUSH – NOT WANTED HERE We are appalled at the news that George Bush will visit Belfast next month. It is disgraceful that his visit is as a result of an invitation issued by the First Minister and Deputy First Minister. This part of the world more than most places has an understanding of the deep damage and pain that war and conflict produces. George Bush is internationally regarded as a warmonger. The so called “war on terror”, now rebranded as the “war for democracy” that he has championed has inflicted that damage and pain on countless millions. read full story / add a comment |
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