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national / health / disability issues Thursday October 25, 2012 - 11:55 by BrianClarkeNUJ   image 1 image   video 1 video file
Minister for Health James Reilly is breaking the law and rejecting international human rights principles by failing to remove an upper age limit for an allowance to people with disabilities, according to a report by Ombudsperson Emily O’Reilly. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism Wednesday October 24, 2012 - 01:54 by (A)
What´s going on at the 14th of November? There is a call for a General Strike in several countries and the security services gave a foretaste in the last weeks what they think about it. The radical left in Europe has only one month left to consider something how to operate in this day also in the countries where no general strike takes place. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday October 23, 2012 - 22:42 by Consuelo
The Ross article includes a review of companies in the business of medical writing, including Scientific Therapeutics of New York. Ross’s research uncovered one of their memos to Merck dated 1999 in which the status of eight separate reports was mentioned. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism Sunday October 21, 2012 - 19:34 by Communist Republican   text 3 comments (last - wednesday october 24, 2012 - 00:21)
Pics from yesterday's day school and commemoration ... read full story / add a comment
Location of the Estelle when news came in
international / anti-war / imperialism Sunday October 21, 2012 - 00:41 by Supporter   text 8 comments (last - sunday october 28, 2012 - 00:50)   image 4 images
The latest in the series of ships to Gaza - the Estelle has been boarded by the Israelis. Initial reports had indicated it was being attacked.

The ship with a crew of 20 aboard with people of eight nationalities was boarded by Israeli forces and forced to sail to the port of Ashdod
In an act violating international maritime law, Israeli naval forces boarded a humanitarian aid ship, the SV Estelle, that was en route to the Gaza Strip bringing humanitarian aid supplies including musical instruments and building materials. These are among the thousands of items still banned by Israeli forces from entering Gaza. ... read full story / add a comment
Irish Parliamentary Group Visit to Marian Price
international / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday October 18, 2012 - 11:21 by BrianClarkeNUJ   text 4 comments (last - monday october 29, 2012 - 06:03)   image 3 images   video 3 video files
Irish Foreign Affairs Minister to Accept Parliamentary Report of Group Visit to Marian Price

According to the Irish Times of 18/10/12 ... read full story / add a comment
Figure 1. Pros and Cons for many email providers to a few dominat global providers
national / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday October 16, 2012 - 20:15 by T   text 1 comment (last - thursday october 18, 2012 - 10:29)   image 1 image
With the closure of Ireland.com free email service, considering the alternatives automatically raises the questions of how safe is our email, who is reading it, what power does it give to those hosting it and when it comes to comes to the likes of gmail with over 400 million accounts, do we have any privacy left and is Big Brother already well and truly established. ... read full story / add a comment
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galway / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday October 16, 2012 - 12:41 by Anonymous   text 2 comments (last - tuesday october 16, 2012 - 23:12)   image 1 image
Occupy Galway anniversary assembly disrupted by Gardai: Yesterday marked the 1st anniversary of the establishment of the Occupy movement in Galway. Between the Lisbrook house refugee eviction protest, the hearing of a spurious courtcase against two occupiers for "chalking", a subsequent spontaneous "chalking" reunion in the square and some heavy handed police action, it was not uneventful! ;-) ... read full story / add a comment
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dublin / animal rights Monday October 15, 2012 - 21:46 by Bernie Wright   text 1 comment (last - tuesday october 16, 2012 - 13:44)   image 1 image
More animal violations in the run up to new legislation in Dail Eireann.
Demonstration Notice re Animal Health and Welfare Bill this Thursday at 1pm. .

• Two emaciated ex- racing Greyhounds have been handed into a rescue in North County Dublin having been sold to children in Dublin.

... read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests Monday October 15, 2012 - 18:09 by Paul Gavan
A number of Home Help workers will be making visits of a different kind this week as they attend a Dáil Debate on Home Help Services. Home Help and Home Care activists who are part of SIPTU’s new “Time to Care” campaign will be attending the two-evening debate on a motion calling on the Government to immediately reverse recent cutbacks in funding for the service. ... read full story / add a comment
Shannon vigil 14 Oct 2012
international / anti-war / imperialism Sunday October 14, 2012 - 20:24 by Peace Activist   image 2 images
Security at Shannon was over the top today as the monthly Shannon vigil took place in the wake of last Sunday's "outrageous" peace action by Margaretta Darcy, who at 78 years of age allegedly scaled the perimeter fence and with Niall farrell carried a protest on the main runway at Shannon against US military use of Shannon airport. ... read full story / add a comment
Lock-on at Gate 1of refinery
mayo / miscellaneous Saturday October 13, 2012 - 00:19 by Shelver   text 3 comments (last - tuesday october 30, 2012 - 18:15)   image 4 images
On Thursday night Shell's efforts to move parts of a Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) critical to the Corrib gas project hit another delay as protesters blocked the main gate of the refinery site with a concrete lock-on. ... read full story / add a comment
Gilmore 'Credibility'
international / public consultation / irish social forum Friday October 12, 2012 - 17:31 by BrianClarkeNUJ   text 2 comments (last - friday october 12, 2012 - 18:19)   image 2 images   video 1 video file
Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore said today, that parties of the centre left in Europe needed to prove that they had “credible answers” for the economic crisis.

Addressing a conference of European social democrat politicians on "Progressive Governance", the Leader of Labour in the Coalition Government said the European mood has shifted towards the centre left, “But we have to build now, on that success.”
... read full story / add a comment
Turkish Air Force F-16s moved to border.
international / anti-war / imperialism Wednesday October 10, 2012 - 18:36 by pat c   text 5 comments (last - thursday october 11, 2012 - 21:54)   image 2 images
US forces have been moved to the Jordan - Syria border. NATO says it will "defend" Syria. Turkey moves jets to Syrian border all of the pieces are being put into place for an intervention in Syria by the Imperialist powers and their local clients. Iraq however is not going along with the charade.

Meanwhile the "rebels" continue to target media workers: A Syrian cameraman for a state television channel was shot dead on Wednesday in the eastern province of Deir Ezzor, broadcaster Al-Ikhbariya announced. Cameraman Mohammad al-Ashram “was killed by terrorists,” Al-Ikhbariya director Imad Sara told AFP.

The truth about the mortaring of Turkey also emerges. ... read full story / add a comment
national / history and heritage Tuesday October 09, 2012 - 16:09 by J Keegan
Public Talk and launch of booklet on the 1913 Alternative Ulster Covenant.

Video of the event at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAof_fzvaIY ... read full story / add a comment
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international / anti-capitalism Monday October 08, 2012 - 21:04 by pat c   text 3 comments (last - sunday october 28, 2012 - 13:08)   image 2 images
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has secured a fourth term in office after defeating Henrique Capriles. There was a turnout of 81% with Chavez securing 54.66% to Capriles' 44.73%..While this was comfortable victory margin it was down from the 27 point lead in 2006. Recognising this Chavez praised the opposition for recognising the election result, and said he was "stretching out my hands and heart on our behalf because we are brothers in Bolivar's homeland".

Chavez addressed his supporters from the balcony of the presidential palace and said: "Truthfully, this has been the perfect battle, a democratic battle. Venezuela will continue its march toward the democratic socialism of the 21st Century. I promise you I'll be a better president." ... read full story / add a comment
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national / anti-war / imperialism Sunday October 07, 2012 - 21:56 by Eoin   text 13 comments (last - sunday october 14, 2012 - 17:35)   image 4 images   video 1 video file
Two peace activists from Galway Alliance Against War were arrested on the runway at Shannon Airport today, marking the 11th anniversary of the attacks on Afghanistan. US military and CIA flights have passed via the Irish airport to and from the region since the war began. ... read full story / add a comment
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national / anti-capitalism Friday October 05, 2012 - 20:42 by Costas Avramidis   text 3 comments (last - monday october 08, 2012 - 04:20)   image 3 images
That pat on the back to our "glorious leader Enda" in Time Magazine fails to come to terms BIG TIME with the reality on the ground here in Ireland. ... read full story / add a comment
international / environment Friday October 05, 2012 - 19:59 by Contaminated Crow   text 1 comment (last - saturday october 06, 2012 - 09:15)
Last week two activists from Bhopal in India came to Ireland seeking solidarity and support for their campaign to force the American transnational corporation Dow Chemical to take responsibility for toxic waste abandoned in Bhopal by Union Carbide, which Dow Chemical took over in 2001. ... read full story / add a comment
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antrim / miscellaneous Friday October 05, 2012 - 15:28 by Jason Brannigan   image 1 image
On the 3rd and 4th of October the Co-operative Enterprise Hub was launched in Northern Ireland at two events in Derry and Belfast. Jason Brannigan of Just Books presented that organisation as a case study as part of the Belfast launch. ... read full story / add a comment
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