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international / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Thursday August 07, 2008 19:01 by Arnold Capp
Idealists and utopians would claim that this phenomenon is the beginning of the disentanglement of the public sphere and political debate from the traditional dominance of political parties, big business, corporate media and vested interests who dictate what can and cannot be discussed, what is relevant and what is news-worthy. The political participation of the ordinary citizen could eventually be conducted entirely through electronic means. Instead of representative government it is suggested in the future technology will enable all citizens to engage in the ongoing political debate. The pattern whereby citizens vote at the end of each government term with paper ballots could be replaced with a form of direct democracy. History would have turned full circle as a global village like the ancient Greek city states would decide its priorities bypassing the traditional power structure of wealth and power. But is this realistic? read full story / add a comment 
mayo / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Thursday August 07, 2008 18:01 by nuachtan
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It's been reported that the gardaí have spent 11,000,000 euro on policing the protests against the Shell scheme to install a production pipeline and refinery in Kilcommon County Mayo. The amount is more than half of what is being spent on fighting organised crime (€20M) and the Irish Independent newspaper reports that Garda sources are concerned that policing the protests is draining overtime budgets. In May this year the Garda Siochana Ombudsman Commission recommended that there should be a general review of the way public protests are policed, in the light of more than 70 complaints received about the Corrib protests. GSOC wrote to Minister for Justice proposing that it carry out an examination of management of crowd protests and civil disobedience. However, the minister turned down the proposal, as he “did not feel that it was appropriate at that time”. http://www.corribsos.com/index.php?id=1774 read full story / add a comment
antrim / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Thursday August 07, 2008 17:24 by Grace Walsh
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The Causeway project will bring together 4 groups of young people from the ROI, NI and Israel. The latter group are representative of both the Israeli Jewish community and the Palestinian community in Israel. All the young people involved are working, volunteering or active in peace building organisations connected to the conflict in Israel and the Occupied Territories. The participants have considerable experience in the various strands of this peace building work – peace organisations, NGOs, cross-community work, youth work, human advocacy work, dialogue work, etc… Those participants from the ROI and Northern Ireland, have a good working knowledge of the conflict in Israel / Palestine as well as practical experience in these various fields. read full story / add a comment
cork / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Thursday August 07, 2008 11:56 by Denis Murphy
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The Free the Old Head of Kinsale Campaign will be running a bus to the Old Head of Kinsale this Sunday, 10th August where the campaign will hold another of it's People's Picnics against the blocking off of public access from this beautiful West Cork headland. BUS: Sunday, 10th Augst, 12.30pm sharp, departing outside Cork Opera House, Emmet Place. read full story / add a comment
limerick / anti-war / imperialism / other press Thursday August 07, 2008 11:27 by redjade
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This is not an accusation - but it is a question, and some Irish reporter should look into this.... read full story / add a comment
national / consumer issues / other press Thursday August 07, 2008 11:07 by Gombeen Man
European Commission acts on complaint by Irish woman. read full story / add a comment
national / public consultation / irish social forum / opinion/analysis Thursday August 07, 2008 01:26 by Anthony Sheridan
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The recent GAA controversy involving Kerry captain Paul Galvin and the ongoing DCC/Fyffes scandal are both indicative of how wrongdoing is dealt with in Ireland. read full story / add a comment 
national / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Wednesday August 06, 2008 23:59 by Michael Gallagher
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'Musicians Against War'....Blues and Rock and Roll....... The Hub, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 Saturday, 6th September, 8pm....line up to follow. This is to help fund the anti war photography exhibition, 'Images of Resistance -inside and outside of Iraq. We received no help at all from the Irish Arts Council, so we had to pare back the costs just to whatever we need to pay for printing and framing the images, with some small additional costs for flyers and posters etc. Any photographers travelling are doing so at their own expense. The costs to stage the work in New York will be at least €2,500. To date we have €417 in the bank account. read full story / add a comment 
dublin / animal rights / news report Wednesday August 06, 2008 22:55 by NARA
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For the past few weeks we've been having regular demonstrations outside Novartis in Dublin (Regus House, Harcourt Road, Dublin 2). read full story / add a comment 
dublin / history and heritage / event notice Wednesday August 06, 2008 22:12 by Sharon .
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"I shall die, like a man, for Ireland's sake." -note written by Éamonn Ceannt to his wife, May 7th, 1916 , the day before he was executed by the British . read full story / add a comment 
international / arts and media / other press Wednesday August 06, 2008 21:11 by Michael Gallagher
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Below is the first paragraph of a Herald Tribune article from Saturday 26th of July...it makes interesting reading. BAGHDAD: The case of a freelance photographer in Iraq who was barred from covering the U.S. Marine Corps after he posted photos on the Internet of several dead marines has underscored what some journalists say is a growing effort by the U.S. military to control graphic images from the war...... For the rest of the article go to: http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/07/26/africa/embed.php More info and pictures: www.zoriah.net read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Wednesday August 06, 2008 20:49 by Michael Gallagher
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Table Quiz..... Doyle's Pub, (downstairs) Fleet Street/College Street, Dublin `2. Thursday, 28th August. 8.30pm . €6 per person...team size maximum of five. If you can, please bring a prize for the raffle. I would like to thank everyone that came to our last table quiz in the Teachers Club, we raised €417. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Wednesday August 06, 2008 14:07 by tomeile
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On the anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima , John Pilger examines the lie of the “good war” which was used sixty three years ago to justify the mass murder of Japanese civilians . Pilger asks whether the world is today prepared to stand by as the American regime uses imformation supplied by discredited CIA-sponsored Iranian opposition sources to justify a possible nuclear attack on Iran. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Wednesday August 06, 2008 11:10 by brendan butler
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The NGO Peace alliance is joined woth the International Committee of Human rights -Swiss section to encourage people who do not wish to be represented by their governmwent represenratives to use their own personal initiative and join up and register with with www.boycottceremony.com read full story / add a comment 
dublin / animal rights / event notice Wednesday August 06, 2008 10:07 by Bernie Wright
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An international Seminar on hunting is being held on Thursday night .(tomorrow night) 7th August 2008. The AOHS will DEMO OUTSIDE FROM 7pm.Thursday night on 7th August at the Berkley court (Ballsbridge Court) Dublin 4 , (behind Jurys Hotel) Organised by FACE Europe, hunters from Belgium, France. Uk, New Zealand, Canada and USA will attend. Please email me as we need numbers . Those of you who do not attend anything please try and make this. Association of Hunt Saboteurs. PO Box 4734. Dublin1. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Wednesday August 06, 2008 05:28 by Fathi Tobail
In view of the historical juncture where as our Palestinian people are facing a vicious campaign by the Israeli occupation army who continue to tighten the siege of the Gaza Strip and dismembering the West Bank, as well as the continuous deterioration of living, health and social conditions of our people, and witnessing state instability of security in the bombing of public places and lately the horrendous crime took place on the Gaza Seaside. read full story / add a comment
cork / anti-war / imperialism / news report Tuesday August 05, 2008 22:40 by Cork Warship Watch
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A Royal Navy ship, HMS Enterprise is due in the port of Cork tomorrow morning (Wednesday) where she will tie up at the city's North Custom House Quay. read full story / add a comment 
galway / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Tuesday August 05, 2008 19:03 by TD
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Stephen Lendman in a Znet article http://www.zmag.org/znet/viewArticle/18348 succinctly puts the moral imperatives behind the Free Gaza Movement's brave sailings to the Israeli besieged Gaza Strip: "After Hamas' January 25, 2006 electoral victory, Israel targeted Gaza oppressively. All outside aid was cut off. Sanctions and an economic embargo were imposed, and the democratically elected government was falsely called a terrorist organization and isolated. Stepped up repression followed along with repeated IDF incursions, attacks, killings, targeted assassinations, arrests, destruction of property and more in a pattern all too familiar to Palestinians for over six decades. Gazans are imprisoned in their own land and have been traumatized for months. In June 2007, things got worse after Israel placed the Territory under siege - described by some as medieval because of its extreme harshness". read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Tuesday August 05, 2008 18:57 by Residents Against Racism
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Protest Garda National Immigration Bureau Burgh Quay, Dublin (opposite Liberty Hall) 1 pm, Thursday 14 August read full story / add a comment 
fermanagh / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Tuesday August 05, 2008 13:29 by éirígí
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August 9 1971 was a pivotal date in Irish history. The introduction of internment exposed, yet again, the ugly face of British imperialism in Ireland and acted as a catalyst for increased resistance to the occupation. The introduction of 42-day detention is a similar travesty of justice, foisted upon an unwilling population by a British government that is determined to repress dissent. read full story / add a comment |
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