The file on their winter workshop 2005 was closed at last night's meeting of Cooley Environmental and Health Group. Some thought was given to the prospects for their winter workshop in 2006. read full story / add a comment

Carlingford Lough Heritage Trust presented a recital by The Esslan Piano Trio in Holy Trinity Heritage Centre, Carlingford, starting at 4.00 p.m. on Sunday 3 April 2005. read full story / add a comment

DUBLIN, Ireland (Reuters) -- They hit the headlines when there were too few. And now the humble spud is back in the limelight ... because there are too many. read full story / add a comment

A short meeting of Cooley Environmental and Health Group concluded some ot the business it conducted over the winter and made some plans for the spring and summer. read full story / add a comment

"There Is No Common Land in Ireland"
A number of interesting topics were dealt with during the conduct of business at last night's meeting of Greenore/Cooley Fisherman's Association which took place in The Farm, Greenore.
At a special meeting of Greenore/Cooley Fisherman’s Association on Tuesday 8 February 2005 starting at 7.30 p.m sharp in The Farm, Greenore, the secretary - Sean Crudden - read an e-mail he had sent to The Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform on 14 January 2005 asking whether the district court had any jurisdiction on the waters of Carlingford Lough. When he pointed out that there had been no reply he was instructed by the meeting to forward the e-mail to Liz O’Donnell TD and to Leonard Hatrick, Chairperson of Ardee Town Council, to see if they separately or together could help to extract an answer from The Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform.

The secretary was also instructed by the meeting to write to Louth County Council asking it to review safety read full story / add a comment

There is an area forum in every corner of Ireland. Readers of indymedia in Louth and further afield might like to contribute their opinions and comments on a draft constitution for the North Louth Area Forum which was drawn up last night by two members of Greenore/Cooley Fisherman's Association. A process like this might inspire creativity in other parts of Ireland and abroad as well as here in County Louth. read full story / add a comment

Perhaps Valentine's day should be elevated to a status at least equal to Christmas and Easter? Surrounded by delicious spring weater (and sore and bickering politicians) perhaps we should turn our thoughts to love. How better to express love than in a sonnet? read full story / add a comment

A pacy and energetic workshop took place yesterday in The Strand, Omeath. The participants sat down to dinner in The Strand after the workshop and clearly they all felt that they had invested their time and considerable efforts wisely. read full story / add a comment

FOR years it was the dream of every self-respecting Irish student: after a year denouncing British oppression in the college bar, the only way to spend the summer was sipping Guinness surrounded by plastic leprechauns in a Boston pub. read full story / add a comment

Tuesday January 25
Dundalk
1pm DKIT
8pm Imperial Hotel


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Monday January 24
Drogheda
8pm Westcourt Hotel



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The January meeting of Cooley Environmental and Health Group approved final plans for its winter workshop on "Organisation and Health" (see "Events" on this site) and dealt with one or two other ongoing matters. read full story / add a comment

Lots of flirting with the libel and slander laws going on to say the least. read full story / add a comment

The Pringle Report issued to Cooley Environmental and Health Group in December 2003 has been published in print format. read full story / add a comment

....Also on Tuesday, unknown armed men shot dead an Iraqi nuclear scientist north of Baghdad, witnesses said. read full story / add a comment

he British arms firm BAE yesterday refused to comment on documents showing mysterious payments linked to UK weapons purchases by General Augusto Pinochet.

Sums of up to $5m (£2.57m) are listed in Gen Pinochet's bank records obtained by a Senate investigation in Washington.

Some appear to be linked to arms purchases he agreed to make from Royal Ordnance, a BAE subsidiary.

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Victor Makarov once spied for Britain from the heart of the KGB, spending five years in a labour camp after he was caught. After MI6 helped him defect to this country, he hoped for a new and prosperous beginning in the nation for which he had risked his life. read full story / add a comment

British Home Sec. Blunkett has "resigned" after an enquiry found that he had illegally fast-tracked a visa application for his childs nanny.

He spotted(?) a way out [without too much long term personal or political damage] of the Lying Duplicitious War Criminal British Government and he took it!! read full story / add a comment

Just look at the level of literacy!! He could barely write. read full story / add a comment

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A portrait of President Bush using monkeys to form his image led to the closure of a New York art exhibition over the weekend and anguished protests on Monday over freedom of expression.

"Bush Monkeys," a small acrylic on canvas by Chris Savido, created the stir at the Chelsea Market public space, leading the market's managers to close down the 60-piece show that was scheduled to stay up for the next month. read full story / add a comment