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international / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Saturday September 22, 2012 03:40 by BrianClarke
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In May 2011, Marian Price was arrested after she held up a piece of paper on a windy day, at a traditional Easter commemoration from which a masked man read. She was taken to Maghaberry high security prison an all-male prison and was placed in solitary confinement, where Marian was accused of, ‘encouraging support for an illegal organisation’. Marian has now been in prison for 16 months, during which time neither her lawyers, or Marian have been allowed to see any of Britains ‘alleged’ evidence. Having been previously force fed 400 times by the British in an English prison and in considerable, ill health, distress with extreme pain as a result, she was taken ; read full story / add a comment 
international / environment / opinion/analysis Saturday September 22, 2012 01:18 by Amy Hall
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Amy Hall meets outspoken Filipino campaigner Lidy Nacpil, who shares her thoughts on floods, solidarity and ramming home the climate-change message. read full story / add a comment 
dublin / miscellaneous / event notice Thursday September 20, 2012 16:16 by Mario Marchetti
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The Sunday Business Post’s Entrepreneurs Conferences have been running for 4 years now and have gone from strength to strength over the years. This conference is Ireland’s leading entrepreneurs and small business event. It’s a get together for small business owners, entrepreneurs, investors and service providers to share ideas, keep up to date with new developments, get motivated, network with peers and discuss investments. All delegates leave inspired and motivated with a ‘can do’ attitude. read full story / add a comment 
national / crime and justice / feature Wednesday September 19, 2012 23:33 by WSM
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€1,600 billion. That is the figure for Irish Oil & Gas reserves already licensed revealed this morning in a detailed report from Shell to Sea using the energy corporations own reports and estimates. People in Ireland will see almost no benefits from this incredible wealth because the Irish state gives these reserves to the corporations at the cheapest terms in the world. read full story / add a comment 
international / animal rights / press release Wednesday September 19, 2012 14:35 by Protect the Irish Hare
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Animal welfare groups are calling on Kilflynn Coursing Club in County Kerry to disband, or, if it does not do so voluntarily, that it be compelled to disband by the governing body of live hare coursing in Ireland. The Kilflynn coursing event is scheduled to be the second fixture of the new hare coursing season that begins at the end of this month. read full story / add a comment 
national / education / event notice Wednesday September 19, 2012 14:13 by Comhlámh
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Comhlámh’s Volunteering Overseas: Where do I start? A one-day participatory workshop for anyone considering volunteering overseas for global development Date: Saturday 6th October 2012 (9:45 am - 5pm) Venue: Irish Aid Volunteering and Information Centre, 27-31 Upper O’Connell Street, Dublin 1 Cost: €15 Comhlámh member/student or unwaged, €30 non-member (waged) (Lunch, tea and coffee included) Booking: Complete the online booking form http://www.comhlamh.org/courses/booking.php?course=volu...art-3 or for more information contact Susan by email susan@comhlamh.org or call 01-4783490. read full story / add a comment 
dublin / education / event notice Wednesday September 19, 2012 13:45 by Keelin FitzGerald
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Comhlámh Global Trade Justice Course 2012 Six Thursday nights 6.15 - 8.15 pm, starting 25th October Venue: Irish Aid Volunteer Centre, 27-31 Upper O’Connell Street, Dublin 1 Cost: €35 (Comhlámh members), €55 (non-members), €15 (unemployed / student), €2 (asylum seekers) How to book: Please complete the online booking form at http://www.comhlamh.org/courses/booking.php?course=trad...-2012 Or for more details please visit: http://bit.ly/UhwHn0 or contact Susan for any enquiries by email susan@comhlamh.org or call 01 4783490 read full story / add a comment
wicklow / anti-capitalism / press release Wednesday September 19, 2012 10:15 by Wolfie
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Seamus Costello 35 th Anniversary Memorial Event. The Seamus Costello Memorial Committee are holding the annual Seamus Costello commemorative evening, including a talk and an exhibition on Seamus's revolutionary life and much more, on Saturday October 6th 2012 at 7pm in Newtown Community hall in Newtownmountkennedy, Co. Wicklow. Wicklow’s native son Seamus Costello – a man of vision and drive was brutally murdered in Dublin on October 5 th 1977. read full story / add a comment 
mayo / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Tuesday September 18, 2012 17:48 by mary
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Last night Enda Kenny met with Mary Robinson for an evening soiree in Ballina Arts Centre to launch her new book. The title of her memoir, ‘Everybody Matters’ was a ironic reminder of the silence maintained by Robinson on the human rights abuses associated with Shell’s Corrib Gas project. Since 2002 Shell have been operating less than 35 miles away from her home in Ballina and over that time human rights concerns have been documented by international human rights organisations including Frontline Defenders (“Breakdown of Trust: a Report on the Corrib Gas Dispute http://ww.frontlinedefenders.org/files/en/corrib_gas_re...t.pdf). read full story / add a comment 
international / miscellaneous / news report Tuesday September 18, 2012 15:33 by member of NFI
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On Sept 22, 2012, The Global Frackdown Day will unite citizens everywhere for a day of action against fracking and the extraction of onshore unconventional gas. We will be gathering at the Tourist Office, on the Quays, Carrick on shannon at 1pm. read full story / add a comment
dublin / arts and media / event notice Tuesday September 18, 2012 02:40 by Diarmuid Breatnach
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JIM RADFORD WILL BE AT THE CLÉ CLUB THIS WEDNESDAY 19th SEPT. Singer of traditional sea-shanties and folk songs, composer of songs, political activist for decades, ex-seaman and NORMANDY D-DAY VETERAN .... read full story / add a comment |
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