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national / crime and justice / news report Tuesday December 15, 2009 14:32 by damh
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Justice in erris. Is clean water and fresh air and a safe enironment to live in now considered a passionate belief ? One would wonder how to interprate judge Haughton's concluding words in court on thurs, last before he sent Maura Harrington to jail for 9 months. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Tuesday December 15, 2009 05:44 by Rose Kelleher
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The Government in Nepal is set for stormy weather in the coming days as the Maoists declare autonomous states despite protest from the leading party. As the country tries to hammer out a constitution and introduce some long-awaited stability, ordinary citizens are worried about rising tension and continuing strikes. read full story / add a comment 
international / environment / news report Monday December 14, 2009 22:27 by Andrew interviews Ronan
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This audio interview conducted by Mobile phone on Monday evening covers the protests at the COP15 summit in Copenhagen. Ronan who was a member of WSM in Ireland has been living in Denmark for a year and a half and is involved in a new Libertarian Socialist group and the local infoshop in the autonomous Youth House. read full story / add a comment 
national / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Monday December 14, 2009 17:55 by Fred Johnston
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Mary Hanafin seems proud of the creation of new laws which put those in receipt of welfare under checkpoint security read full story / add a comment
national / environment / news report Monday December 14, 2009 16:44 by Contaminated Crow
A quarry, a technology park, a mast, a recycling centre and turf cutting read full story / add a comment 
national / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Sunday December 13, 2009 11:39 by Paula Geraghty
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Choice Ireland has been campaigning for three years against unregulated Rogue Crisis Pregnancy Agencies who give false and dangerous information to pregnant women in order to prevent them from having abortions. read full story / add a comment 
national / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Saturday December 12, 2009 23:06 by Paula Geraghty
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The Feminist Open Forum hosted a discussion on the current situation on abortion in Ireland in the Central Hotel Dublin. Watch Choice Ireland's speaker give a background on Choice Ireland and the campaign for justice for pregnant Irish women who end up in the hands of Rogue Agencies. read full story / add a comment 
international / environment / news report Saturday December 12, 2009 18:12 by Feudal castrato
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23 year old eco activist Jeff was convicted and sentenced to 22 years hard time for the evil crime of setting fire to 3 SUV's in a personal staged act of resistance to make a very strong public statement about global warming. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Saturday December 12, 2009 12:36 by KSI
Court decision an attempt to criminalize the Kurdish population within the state of Turkey and to push Kurds out of democratic politics. read full story / add a comment
national / environment / news report Saturday December 12, 2009 12:18 by Contaminated Crow
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A mast, a quarry, a compost facility and oil exploration off Clare read full story / add a comment 
dublin / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Saturday December 12, 2009 02:18 by Michael Gallagher
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© all pics Michael Gallagher 2009 - libertypics@yahoo.ie A short report will appear at the end of this essay. More photo essays etc on workers issues, anti war, shell2sea etc at: http://www.myspace.com/libertypix read full story / add a comment 
derry / anti-capitalism / news report Friday December 11, 2009 22:45 by freederry
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Activists in Derry carried out a solidarity action in support of the beleaguered Rossport community in their ongoing battle against the Multinational Oil Corporation Shell. read full story / add a comment 
dublin / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Friday December 11, 2009 16:53 by Dara (interviewer) Andrew (editor)
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This audio consists of 10 brief interviews with public sector strikers made during the national strike on 24th November. Picketers at various locations across Dublin talk of what the strike is about, the effects of the cuts and how their unions organised for the strike. read full story / add a comment
national / environment / news report Friday December 11, 2009 14:16 by lugh23
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Ferrovial made a sweetheart deal with the Government under which the Toll company would be compensated by the Taxpayer if traffic levels did not reach the specific/expected targets. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / news report Friday December 11, 2009 09:03 by Hill walker
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Coillte, the 'private company' seeks State approval for money read full story / add a comment 
national / arts and media / news report Thursday December 10, 2009 23:19 by Darren J. Prior/Mac an Phríora
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www.myspace.com/armuinnamuice www.bebo.com/armuinnamuice www.nearpodcast.org www.near.ie read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Thursday December 10, 2009 16:18 by Climate Caravan Radio
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3 days ago a group from the SOCIAL AND CLIMATE JUSTICE CARAVAN visited the Canadian embassy in Brussels to seek protection for a man from Colombia who has received death treaths from Colombian Paramilitaries. The Canadian state is responsible for this due to upcoming free trade agreements as well as, along with the US, not signing the charter to protect indigenous around the world. Also Canadian mining business COSIGO RESOURCES are implicated in using these paramilitaries to obtain native lands. read full story / add a comment 
national / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Thursday December 10, 2009 11:40 by Freda H and John Hurson
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After 6 months of fundraising, 4 teams from all across Ireland left their hometowns on Friday December 4th, to travel 4,000 miles to Gaza, to deliver Ambulances and Humanitarian aid to the stricken region. A truck filled with aid from Glasgow (through Cairde Na hEireann)and Ireland (through various groups and individuals) left Dublin Port at 9pm on Saturday 5th December. There was a short 'send off' at 7pm in the Dublin Port Topaz Service Station (at the intersection of Bond Drive and Promenade St. The event was attended by members of the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign, RTE's Duncan Stewart and the general public who came to wish the three brave volunteers accompanying this aid to Gaza well. Paul Diplacito and Omar Ibrahim from Glasgow and David Callendar from Tyroneloaded the last few bags of children's toys and clothes onto the truck before supporters waved them off. read full story / add a comment 
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Wednesday December 09, 2009 22:04 by Freda H and Ronan O'D
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On Wednesday 9th December 2009 at 6.30pm members of the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC) and concerned residents of the Dublin 15 area held a peaceful protest against the presence of Israeli-made products in the Blanchardstown Shopping Centre despite dreadful weather conditions read full story / add a comment
national / arts and media / news report Wednesday December 09, 2009 10:48 by Andrew
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Today will see the greatest budget attack on workers in Ireland in a couple of decades with services and pay being slashed. Many unions and other organisations have called protests outside the Dail from the early morning to the late evening. WSM members will be taking part in these protests throughout the day and providing live updates, photos and video from them via our twitter account. During the 24th Novemeber strike we provided 70 updates from the picket lines throughout the day using this method. read full story / add a comment |
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