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international / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Monday August 24, 2009 20:31 by concerned friends of Niger
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A sample letter, addresses, and statements by Nigerien and international rights groups are below. Further links to background material follows sample letter and statements. read full story / add a comment
tyrone / miscellaneous / press release Monday August 24, 2009 18:48 by Richard Walsh
The DUP are correct to state that commemoration of the hunger strikers and their brave sacrifice is incompatible with Ruairí Gildernew's membership of the support network for the British colonial police, Republican Sinn Féin have said. read full story / add a comment 
galway / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Monday August 24, 2009 15:22 by TD
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Last Thursday, 20th August to an eager audience in an overbrimming room of the Imperial Hotel, Eyre Square, Galway, with contributions from Jenny Graham, Susan Johnson and Derek Graham, husband of Jenny gave harrowing eyewitness accounts of the Israeli/US/EU created hell on earth that is called Gaza, in the case of Derek Graham, he told his story about being kidnapped at gunpoint in Mediterranean international waters along with 20 other Free Gaza Movement human rights activists, on board the Spirit of Humanity on a voyage of mercy,, forced into the Israeli port of Ashdod and then in tune with the Kafkaesque perversion and inversion of morality and reality that is the hallmark of Zionism, bizarrely questioned for violating Israeli territorial waters. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Monday August 24, 2009 15:14 by Pirate Party 1 attached file
The Pirate Party of Ireland is strongly condemning the blocking of the Pirate Bay website by eircom. read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media / event notice Monday August 24, 2009 14:41 by Carmel Diviney
Poets and Musicians at Tara 30th Aug 2009 3-5pm Hill of Tara The line up for the Second Feis Teamhra next Sunday on the Hill of Tara has been announced in a Press Release today by Grammy Award winning Singer/Songwriter Susan McKeown read full story / add a comment
antrim / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Monday August 24, 2009 13:56 by Davy Carlin
Giving succour to the racists.
The DUP’S Sammy Wilson has recently accused anti racism groups of exaggerating the scale of racism to access public funding. Mr Wilson stated that ‘these charges of racism were always coincided with the holding out of the hand for more money for the organisations which were dealing with the issue’ and referred to the situation as ‘an anti racism industry’. read full story / add a comment 
national / arts and media / press release Monday August 24, 2009 13:09 by Fred Johnston
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Artist designs book to house the work of three Galway poets read full story / add a comment
dublin / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Monday August 24, 2009 12:58 by Andrew
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The dispute at MTL is escalating with hundreds of people taking part in demonstrations organised by the Port Workers Support Group. SIPTU members at the MTL depot in Dublin Port have been on strike since the beginning of July, resisting forced redundancies and pay cuts. The company shipped in scabs from the North and Britain on day one to steal the dockers’ jobs, and also got a High Court injunction preventing effective picketing. Below are updates coming in from this mornings actions, sent via Twitter by WSM members who are present. read full story / add a comment 
international / miscellaneous / other press Monday August 24, 2009 11:34 by Digital Unity Team
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Money matters in Tanzania. In Ireland the pursuit of money might, at least in recent years, be more about getting hold of the latest designer handbag, pair of Electric Picnic tickets or iPhone than affording rent or food, but this is certainly not the case in Tanzania. read full story / add a comment 
offaly / environment / feature Sunday August 23, 2009 23:31 by Paula Geraghty
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Hundreds participated in Climate Camp at Shannonbridge, which was held under the shadow of the peat burning powerstation. The Climate Camp organised three events to create better awareness around the industrial use of peat in powerstations. read full story / add a comment
kildare / environment / event notice Sunday August 23, 2009 23:23 by IPCC
Drain Blocking on Lodge Bog, Co. Kildare 22nd-29th Aug As part of Heritage Week, The Irish Peatland Conservation Council have organized a week of drain blocking on a recently purchased extension to Lodge Bog, Co. Kildare. The aim of this work is to raise the water table of this formerly drained area of the bog complex to allow for the return of the bog’s natural flora and fauna. read full story / add a comment 
kildare / miscellaneous / news report Sunday August 23, 2009 22:57 by Kildare Sinn Féin
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The newly established Bob Doyle/Dinny Barry cumann was officially launched in Johnsons Bar on Saturday, August, 22nd read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous / event notice Sunday August 23, 2009 21:28 by Eimear Farrell
The second in our series of open evenings, this time we are inviting potential Dublin Hub Members to have their say in the Hub’s location and creation. Come along to find out more about what we are up to and see how you can take part read full story / add a comment 
galway / eu / news report Sunday August 23, 2009 19:26 by Raymond Deane
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On Saturday August 22nd members of IFPAL (Irish Friends of Palestine Against Lisbon) and Free Palestine Campaign spent 10 hours on the streets of Galway city providing information on why IFPAL is calling for a No vote in the Lisbon referendum as a protest against the EU's support for Israel's crimes against the Palestinian people. Almost 1000 leaflets were distributed to passersby, who were mostly supportive. The demonstration was joined in solidarity by a stalwart of the Shell to Sea Campaign, Naoise Ó Mongáin. read full story / add a comment
dublin / animal rights / event notice Sunday August 23, 2009 18:43 by Laura Broxson
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international / anti-capitalism / opinion/analysis Sunday August 23, 2009 15:26 by Andrew
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An interview with Shane, a member of the Berlin anarchist media group about conditions in the city and the anarchist movement there. read full story / add a comment
national / eu / press release Sunday August 23, 2009 15:01 by Richard Walsh
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The screening of pro-EU ads in Free State cinemas has been criticised by Republican Sinn Féin. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Sunday August 23, 2009 08:14 by H-Block Martyrs Committee
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Annual H-Block Hunger Strike Commemoration Bundoran, County Donegal Saturday, August 29, 2009 Assemble: East End, 3pm read full story / add a comment
cork / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Saturday August 22, 2009 21:06 by Joe Moore
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A protest in support of the Boycott Israeli Goods Campaign will take place on Saturday 29th August at 1.00pm in Daunt's Square, Cork. read full story / add a comment
galway / miscellaneous / event notice Saturday August 22, 2009 19:49 by Friend
Following the huge success of two Dublin shows, Afri and Galway One World Centre present a unique Galway fundraiser night. Come along and please spread the word to friends, family and colleagues. Afri and Galway One World Centre present THAT'S GAS! read full story / add a comment |
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