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galway / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Saturday March 27, 2010 23:40 by donkylemore
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What do the greens stand for anymore They are Not about 1. Openness in government 2 not about reforming politics 3 not about accountability 4. Not about scaling the government down 5 not about protecting our revered sites and places of veneration 6 not about Honesty A query and a reply illustrates something about a character type read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / press release Saturday March 27, 2010 17:40 by Jerry Cornelius
The National Public Service Alliance of public service trade unionists placed a picket on the plenary talks between ICTU and Government to-day in Dublin. Members of the Kerry Public Service workers Alliance, and new branches from several regional centres joined their Dublin Colleagues on the picket line. Placards with legends such as “end the sell out talks”, “conditions of service are pay” and “trade union leaders captured by government” were carried. read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media / opinion/analysis Friday March 26, 2010 21:17 by Paddy Hackett
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A terse comment on the film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. read full story / add a comment 
derry / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Friday March 26, 2010 19:00 by Eleanor
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The 14 Raytheon accused are 9 women and 5 men, based in Derry, in the north of Ireland, who are facing criminal charges after they used Non Violent Direct Action to access the Raytheon Software plant in Derry, in an attempt to disarm the mainframe computer. Raytheon are the world's largest manufacturer of missiles and the world's fifth largest weapons manufacturer. Until they left in February 2010 (thanks to all the action taken against them), Raytheon's Derry software plant developed the firmware for transponders, targeting software and other crucial guidance system-related work for weapons. Their factories globally manufacture Tomahawk Cruise missiles, Sidewinder missiles, Hellfire missiles, the "Bunker Buster" bombs, the delivery systems for Cluster bombs, White Phosphate and Napalm. read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Friday March 26, 2010 18:50 by pat c
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Hamas troops resisted an incursion by Israeli soldiers in Gaza today. Two Israeli soldiers including an officer were killed in the defensive actiuon by Hamas. Two other Israeli soldiers were wounded. The brave Israeli soldiers succeeded in woulding a ten year old Palestinian boy. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Friday March 26, 2010 15:40 by Martin Og Meehan
Reacting to yesterday’s political arrests and raids in Belfast and Lurgan, REPUBLICAN NETWORK FOR UNITY (RNU) SPOKESPERSON, MARTIN Óg MEEHAN slammed the move as a blatant attempt not only to undermine the upcoming Easter Commemoration in Derry but also to undercut the growing signs of Republican discontent on a day which makes evident the chasm between Republicanism and those who serve British rule at Stormont. read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / news report Friday March 26, 2010 15:22 by The Fox
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Fascist soldiers from the Special Forces together with police officers are singing racist chants during the day of National Parade 25 of March. read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / press release Friday March 26, 2010 14:55 by Eugene Mc Cartan
The National Executive Committee of the Communist Party of Ireland at its regular meeting welcomed the devolution of policing and justice powers to the Northern Ireland Executive. read full story / add a comment
kerry / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Thursday March 25, 2010 21:14 by Celia Johnson
Tralee Town Council unanimously passes motion of support for KPSWA read full story / add a comment 
national / history and heritage / news report Thursday March 25, 2010 20:25 by Fin Dwyer
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A New Independent Irish History Podcast has risen to number 2 in Itunes podcast charts in less than a week to challenge Tommy Tiernan and Hector O hEochagain for the top spot. The podcast series aims to look back at the past 2000 years of Irish history and archaeology. The first show Barbarians looks at the what Ireland was like 2000 years ago, the coming of Christianity, Gaelic society and finishes up with a look at medieval attitudes to life and death. read full story / add a comment 
galway / miscellaneous / news report Thursday March 25, 2010 17:18 by Kevin Rattigan
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St Patrick’s Day saw Galway Shell to Sea organise a city-wide day of action and outreach. Massive crowds flocked to the city for the culmination of the Galway St. Patrick’s week festival and parade. The all-Ireland Irish language marathon “Rith 2010” also finished in the city centre on the same day. Given all this, Galway S2S felt such an opportunity was not to be missed to inform people about the plight of Rossport and the war Shell, Statoil and Vermillion Oil are waging against its residents with full support of the Irish State. The abhorrent jailing of Pat O’ Donnell was much publicised also. Over 400 copies of the excellent “Someday Independent” were distributed, along with copies of the Afri documents, DVDs and more. 6 banners were hung throughout the city’s busiest intersections, including directly over the parade route. read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / press release Thursday March 25, 2010 14:26 by Malachy Steenson
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Speaking after RTE revealed the contents of the Docklands investigations, Malachy Steenson, Workers’ Party representative in Dublin Central stated: “These reports highlight corruption and reckless disregard for the public good. These people have robbed the taxpayers of untold hundreds of millions of Euros. Those responsible for this theft from the public purse must be brought to justice”. read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice / news report Thursday March 25, 2010 13:32 by institutional
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VERONA It happened night after night. Sometimes in the bedroom of the priest, sometimes in the bathroom, sometimes even in the confessional. Alessandro Vantini (now 59) was a deaf boy at a Catholic school, priests abused him so often that it felt "like I was dead". This year Vantini and dozens of other former students did something very unusual for Italians: They went out with the accusation that they were forced to have s*x with priests. [*due to the following:There were spamwords detected in the content. Post rejected.] read full story / add a comment 
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Thursday March 25, 2010 12:00 by Freda H
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On Saturday 27th March the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign's monthly Boycott & Divestment action will focus on Veolia (the operators of the LUAS and several waste management projects) who are complicit in the building of a colonial-settler only light rail system in occupied East Jerusalem and who operate an Israeli landfill in the West Bank. read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice / opinion/analysis Thursday March 25, 2010 11:33 by Homer Hostage
Karl Rove, right-wing advocate of torture and government by assassination, broadcast on the air a detailed description of the floor plan of Air Force 1, during a radio interview. read full story / add a comment
cork / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Thursday March 25, 2010 02:03 by Tom
Just to tell you Caoimhe Butterly is talking in the Victoria hotel,Patrick St ,Cork. this Saterday 27th at 3pm. read full story / add a comment 
galway / anti-war / imperialism / news report Wednesday March 24, 2010 18:48 by GAAW PRO
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So you are urgently in need of an Irish passport? Well never fear. Forget the queues at the passport office in Molesworth St, Dublin. Thanks to the actions of the Galway Alliance Against War today, Wednesday 24th March, a new Israeli Consulate was set up on Galway’s Shop Street. And as everyone knows, if you need an Irish passport in a hurry then just go to the Israelis and especially to Mossad. Brandishing the Star of David flag GAAW members were handing out fake Irish passports to anyone who wanted one. No questions asked. And if you had your own Irish passport handy the same people were offering 5000 Israeli shekels to be allowed to clone it. All in defence of the Israeli state, don’t you know.? read full story / add a comment 
tyrone / history and heritage / press release Wednesday March 24, 2010 15:45 by Irish Republican Youth
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Ógra Shinn Féin erected a number of murals in Carrickmore, County Tyrone last night (22 March) ahead of the main Easter Sunday County Commemoration taking place in the republican heartland. The two murals erected on Quinn's Corner are one urging people to 'wear an Easter lily' in remembrance of Ireland's patriot dead and the other one is highlighting the strong solidarity links between the Basque and Irish Youth. The murals are the first of many to be erected across Tyrone in the coming week. read full story / add a comment 
mayo / environment / feature Wednesday March 24, 2010 13:06 by Andrew N Flood
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This week as it was revealed in the Irish Times that 20 months after entering into a legal agreement with local fishermen Shell has still not submitted an application as required to the Environmental Protection Agency to review the emissions licence for the experimental gas pipeline it is imposing on the people of Erris. Yet this week 27 Shell to Sea campaigners are being prosecuted on behalf of Shell in the local courts and today one of them received three five month sentences. read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice / news report Wednesday March 24, 2010 10:10 by C Flower
Catherine Nevin’s appeal against her conviction for murder began in the Court of Appeal Monday. Ms Nevin was convicted in 2000 of the murder of her husband Tom at their pub, Jack White's Inn, Brittas Bay, on March 19, 1996. It was alleged that she had tried to hire three men to kill him. The person who fired the gun has never been identified or charged. The appeal will be based on evidence that prosecutors failed to disclose at her original trial that witnesses , William McClean and former provos Gerry Heapes and John Jones,were long-standing police informers . Nevin’s lawyer sought access to classified documents including security files which indicate that Mr McClean was a suspect in the Dublin/Monaghan bombings of 1974. Other new matters are being heard. Catherine Nevin's conviction shocked many, as she was tried surrounded by a media frenzy, in which she was pilloried for looking too good. All the evidence used to convict her was provided by the three witnesses. read full story / add a comment |
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