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national / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Wednesday September 09, 2009 23:55 by Paula Geraghty
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Positive story of communities organising and defending what they have. read full story / add a comment
national / summit mobilisations / feature Friday September 04, 2009 23:39 by Chekov Feeney
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One of the great problems that people encounter in making up their minds about the Lisbon treaty is that, depending on who you talk to, the treaty can appear to be an altogether different thing. According to those who are campaigning for a Yes vote, it merely serves to tidy up the existing European treaties, with a few changes to allow the EU to function more efficiently. read full story / add a comment
national / animal rights / press release Thursday September 03, 2009 12:36 by ALiberation
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In 1966 the Fianna Fail Government were labeled the “Mink Coat Government” by Deputy Sweetman in a Dail debate. Today they can as easily be labeled the “Mink Farm Government”. Every other political party except Fianna Fail has called for a ban on fur factory farms. Without Fianna Fail’s support there would be no fur factory farms in Ireland. There would be no fur factories in Ireland if Fianna Fail carried out the law Protest Fianna Fail due to their support of fur factory farms. Organised by AFAR and ALiberation. Photo opportunity; Press welcome. 6 ft high Mink on a mobile Ad trailor. Protesters dressed as Ministers in Fur. read full story / add a comment
galway / environment / event notice Monday August 31, 2009 22:43 by Liamo
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Free film screening followed by a discussion. read full story / add a comment
galway / environment / event notice Monday August 31, 2009 22:34 by Liamo
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Free screening of documentary followed by a discussion. read full story / add a comment
galway / environment / event notice Monday August 31, 2009 22:16 by Liamo
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Leonardo DiCaprio (THE DEPARTED, TITANIC) presents this thought-provoking documentary about the fragile state of our planet's ecosystems and the dangers we face. read full story / add a comment
dublin / animal rights / event notice Sunday August 30, 2009 19:08 by Laura Broxson
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It is illegal to produce foie gras in Ireland, yet it is legal to import it. How is this allowed? Join our fight to get foie gras out of Ireland, one restaurant at a time! read full story / add a comment
dublin / education / press release Sunday August 30, 2009 14:24 by Educate to be Free
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Dublin Ógra Shinn Féin's Saturday stall became the centre of a protest today against the latest attack by the Fianna Fail/Green Government against education. Over thirty activists gathered at the GPO to distribute leaflets explaining the cuts. According to Dublin spokesperson, Marcas Ó Mhaoldomhnaigh, many parents have been hit with bills costing hundreds of euro for books and school uniforms. "Many schools are set to lose special needs assistants and other vital resources. This government did not invest properly in the education system during the boom years and now we are seeing school children and their parents paying for their mistakes, it is completely unacceptable. Free primary education will truly be a thing of the past if we allow our schools to be further stripped of resources." read full story / add a comment
galway / eu / news report Sunday August 30, 2009 11:18 by Raymond Deane
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On Saturday 29th August, the indefatigable activist Tommy Donnellan of IFPAL (Irish Friends of Palestine Against Lisbon) was arrested on the street in Galway while engaged in legitimate advocacy for the Palestinian cause, and against the Lisbon Treaty that will set in formaldehyde the EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy that is so detrimental to that cause read full story / add a comment
national / eu / feature Saturday August 29, 2009 13:14 by Joe Higgins MEP
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The pro-Lisbon political parties do not need to raise funds for the 'Yes' to Lisbon campaign. Big business is directly funding their side of the debate. The announcement that Intel and Ryanair will spend hundreds of thousands of euro to try to achieve a Yes vote in the upcoming Lisbon Treaty represents an unconcealed attempt by big business to shape politics in its favour. Ryanair alone says it plans on spending over half a million Euro advertising for a pro-Lisbon vote, together with Intel that means up to a million Euro for a 'Yes' by only two private corporations. read full story / add a comment
dublin / eu / news report Friday August 28, 2009 18:05 by No To Lisbon
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The guys n gals caught up with the public launch of the No to Lisbon campaign launch on YouTube. read full story / add a comment
galway / eu / news report Friday August 28, 2009 14:24 by Desso
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Members from Infowars Ireland joined forces with women from the No-To-Lisbon coalition in Galway today (Thur, 27 Aug, 2009) to protest the arrival of EU Consumer Commissioner Meglena Kuneva, at the Meyrick hotel in the city centre. read full story / add a comment
limerick / worker & community struggles and protests / event notice Friday August 28, 2009 13:27 by Limerick Socialist Party
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A forum for workers is being organised next Wednesday in Limerick, to discuss how cuts in pay and jobs can be defeated. Starting at 8pm, in Pery's Hotel, the public meeting will be addressed by workers from Element Six, Mr Binman, recently on strike electricians and other workers involved in fighting to defend their jobs, pay and conditions. The forum, hosted by the Socialist Party, hopes to provide an opportunity for people to come along and hear first hand what is happening to workers in Element Six, Mr. Binman and other companies, and how they intend to fight back, as well as bringing together workers from across the region, to discuss their struggles, learn from others. 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
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
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
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
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
dublin / anti-war / imperialism / news report Thursday August 20, 2009 22:52 by Daithi Byrne
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Dublin Ógra Shinn Féin protested today against the arrival of the British naval vessel the HMS Mersey (P283) in Dublin Port. The vessel, which is armed with a 20mm cannon and two machine guns arrived in Dublin yesterday morning and is due to leave on Thursday at 0600. Dublin Ógra Shinn Féin spokesperson Daithi Byrne said; ''This ship is representative of the same navy that is responsible for occupation and oppression across the globe. We are here today to tell the British Navy that there are not welcome in Ireland and to show our opposition to the display of British force. The open arm welcoming of this ship by the Government is insensitive and unacceptable.'' read full story / add a comment
national / environment / news report Tuesday August 18, 2009 17:27 by madam k
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Ireland has some of the world’s most important bogs. Peatlands comprise almost a fifth of Ireland’s land cover, and lock away a massive 1.2 billion tonnes of carbon. They are also home to around half our endangered bird species and around a quarter of endangered plant species. Peat bogs are amazingly efficient carbon sponges. A healthy bog typically stores 10 times more carbon per hectare than any other system, including forests. Peatland protection, according to the UN Environment Programme is “among the most cost-effective options for mitigating climate change”. Damage to peat bogs is now producing the equivalent of over a tenth of total global fossil-fuel emissions. read full story / add a comment |
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