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dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Tuesday October 20, 2009 - 23:43 by Kev
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On Tuesday 20th October the Dublin Branch of the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC) hosted a meeting attended by about 40 people, featuring Caoimhe Butterly and Derek Graham, two well known activists with the Free Gaza Movement (FGM) who have been to Gaza many times. The meeting was chaired by Freda Hughes, Acting Chairperson of the IPSC and member of the Free Gaza ‘ground team’ in Ireland. ... read full story / add a comment 
mayo / environment / news report Monday October 19, 2009 - 22:07 by An Bord Pleanála
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An Bord Pleanála announces its decison today to grant planning permission with revised conditions to Shell E&P Ireland (SEPIL) for the construction of an onshore gas pipeline in Mayo. ... read full story / add a comment 
dublin / gender and sexuality / news report Friday October 16, 2009 - 17:22 by Alison
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Sinêad Ahern of Choice Ireland and Dr. Geraldine Moane of UCD made the case for a woman's right to choose at a recent debate in Dublin. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Friday October 16, 2009 - 16:14 by Jack Carrigan
STRIKING workers at Coca-Cola HBC Ireland let bosses know they are not giving up this week. Around 700 protestors marched from Liberty Hall to the company’s HQ on Baggot St. on Wednesday, 14 October. The march was organised by SIPTU and supported by trade unionists, left groups, and the Workers Solidarity Movement (WSM). ... read full story / add a comment 
mayo / environment / news report Tuesday October 13, 2009 - 22:38 by Shelver
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Shell have begun work on the route of the onshore Corrib gas pipeline, without waiting for the verdict of the oral hearing into the application, which is due later this month. ... read full story / add a comment
louth / environment / news report Sunday October 11, 2009 - 14:29 by Archbishop Michael Desmond Hynes OMD PhD
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We are planning our 2010 workshop on "Back to Basics - A plan for Survival" to be held in The Strand Hotel Omeath Co Louth Saturday 23rd January 2010 from 2 pm until 5.30 pm. At present we are finalizing our list of speakers having 14 confirmed to date they will speak. ... read full story / add a comment
national / environment / news report Friday October 09, 2009 - 15:25 by Contaminated Crow
Four masts, two quarries, an incinerator, a CCTV system, a gas power plant and an airstrip ... read full story / add a comment 
national / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Tuesday October 06, 2009 - 18:14 by Sean Clinton
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On Sunday evening Gardai in Irishtown confirmed that they had the previous day removed an IFPAL referendum sign from a pole close to the Israeli Embassy on Pembroke Road Dublin. The sign read: Israel killed 300 Palestinian children in January Yet the EU will not impose sanctions EU policy facilitates Israeli genocide. Vote No to Lisbon ... read full story / add a comment 
dublin / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Monday October 05, 2009 - 16:37 by Dermo
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A crowd of about 100 people gathered to march down towards the gate of Marine Terminals Ltd. In anticipation of the march by the strikers and their supporters, the company had closed the gates. The march happened on the same day that polls were open for the Lisbon treaty, and a number of speakers at the gate made the point that this was the type of Europe we were getting thanks to Lisbon. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Wednesday September 30, 2009 - 16:03 by Paula Geraghty
After a severe drought the water used for drinking and washing by the residents in the large slum of Mathare in East Nairobi was cut off by the government. However their demands for water were met with tear gas. ... read full story / add a comment 
dublin / arts and media / news report Wednesday September 30, 2009 - 11:43 by DCTV
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Greetings! The Dublin Community TV schedule for October 2009 is now out. You can read it at http://www.dctv.ie/main/?p=916 or have a glance through some of our highlights and programme blocks below. ... read full story / add a comment 
mayo / environment / news report Wednesday September 30, 2009 - 01:12 by Niall Harnett
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On Monday 28th September 2009, 18 Shell to Sea campaigners with strong links to the Rossport Solidarity Camp appeared at a special sitting of Belmullet District Court to answer charges relating to protests staged on land and at sea in May and June of this year at the Shell site, Glengad. Six of the cases were adjourned to November 11th because of High Court proceedings initiated by those six, to have charges withdrawn. One other case was withdrawn by the state. One individual was convicted and fined, another plead guilty and had the charge struck out. Seven others had the charges against them dismissed. ... read full story / add a comment
national / environment / news report Saturday September 26, 2009 - 15:48 by Copntaminated Crow
Five telemasts, an explosives factory, pylons, an incinerator, mine tailings, airport runway, quarry, CCTV system, two waste plants and turfcutting. ... read full story / add a comment
national / environment / news report Monday September 21, 2009 - 14:39 by Contaminated Crow
Nine telemasts, 2 quarries, a pet crematorium, a deepwater port, turfcutting and an animal rights protest ... read full story / add a comment 
national / miscellaneous / news report Monday September 14, 2009 - 16:45 by Allen Meagher
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The campaign to save Community Development Projects from cuts has gone from 0-60mph in the space of a week. ... read full story / add a comment
national / environment / news report Saturday September 12, 2009 - 15:29 by Contaminated Crow
A quarry, turfcutting, asbestos waste, a landfill, a compost plant, pylons and four telemasts ... read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism / news report Saturday September 12, 2009 - 12:20 by Gregor Kerr
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NAMA is nothing short of straight class robbery – robbery from ordinary workers in order to shore up the property developers and big bankers who got us into this mess in the first place. It can be described as unfair, it can be described as immoral but in reality it’s naked capitalism at work. ... read full story / add a comment 
dublin / arts and media / news report Friday September 11, 2009 - 12:27 by Andrew
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Last night saw the launch of a new history of the Offical IRA and the Workers Party called ‘The Lost Revolution’ by Brian Hanley and Scott Miller. Over 250 people including many ex and current members of the Workers Party as well as members of just about every other left and republican group crammed into the hall for the launch. This is an audio recording of the introduction to the book given by Diarmaid Ferriter followed by each of the authors speaking about the book. ... read full story / add a comment
national / environment / news report Monday September 07, 2009 - 16:36 by Contaminated Crow
Detention of fishing vessels, two quarries, a telemast, a pet crematorium and an airport runway extension ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Monday September 07, 2009 - 15:56 by gurgle-tweet iosaf mac diarmada
Until this week most young people doing juggling two worthwhile tasks like convincing their elders to vote No to Lisbon (either for the second time or the all important first) or researching a hefty Junior Cert project on international strategic relations and peace studies - would have had to rely on figures on the official arms trade dating from 2007. Since then we've seen a celtic tiger die and a mismanagement of the US economy under its war presidency of Bush infect the world with an economic crises. Unsurprisingly therefore arms trading of the official kind is down. But in good news for pro-Americans and pro-Lisbon Europeans, the share of the US in arms trading has jumped and second place globally is now taken for the first time not by Russia but our own catholic soulmates of the Italian Republic. ... read full story / add a comment |
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