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national / worker & community struggles and protests Tuesday January 17, 2012 - 12:22 by Paul Gavan
SIPTU have called on the government to intervene to prevent the closure of an award winning Community Employment Scheme ... read full story / add a comment 
mayo / miscellaneous Monday January 16, 2012 - 18:02 by camper
 2 comments (last - saturday january 28, 2012 - 19:12)  5 images
IRMS security hired by shell, occupying the State owned site yet again, demonstrated their lack of concern for health and safety. Outside police pushed protesters off the road, while one halted lorry driver expressed his intentions to police that he would clear the road by driving into protestors. Later spirits were high as police did not even attempt to clear the road when over 15 protesters lay down to block a lorry, which had to be diverted. Later the police returned and used brute force to push people off the road. They hospitalized one protestor. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / miscellaneous Sunday January 15, 2012 - 20:48 by occupier
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Today marks Occupy Dame Street's 100th day of occupation in the shadow of the Central Bank of Ireland building in central Dublin. It is a good time for us to reflect on where we are now, and where we can go from here. ... read full story / add a comment 
mayo / environment Friday January 13, 2012 - 20:22 by M
3 comments (last - monday january 30, 2012 - 02:47) 5 images
The morning we would occupy the quarry headed by Lennon inc. (which is located about half an hour's drive away from rossport solidarity camp), began peacefully with few clouds in the sky and surprisingly, absolutely no wind, which I noticed as I walked by the still wind turbines planted beside the camp's communal kitchen and living room. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday January 11, 2012 - 17:07 by Justin Morahan
6 comments (last - sunday january 15, 2012 - 14:36) 3 images
One Guantanamo suit, a letter to Mr Dan Rooney, a few acknowledgements, and in far away Guantanamo a hunger strike protesting a monstrous outrage against justice ... read full story / add a comment 
national / crime and justice Wednesday January 11, 2012 - 14:09 by RNU PRO
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RNU have expressed dismay and concern at the sick antics of the Maghaberry administration who have again used the plight of seriously ill POW Tony Taylor to confuse and cause maximum distress to his wife and family. Yesterday afternoon, Tony (who suffers from injuries he sustained in an explosion in the early 90s), was taken from Maghaberry Gaol to an outside hospital after a severe infection caused his right arm to swell at an alarming rate. Tony who is on full dirty protest in Roe House, lost his spleen in the explosion and had his body peppered with shrapnel which is still present, this makes him vulnerable to infection as his immune system is particularly compromised. Infections if left untreated can lead to blood poisoning and in Tony’s case can prove fatal. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / crime and justice Tuesday January 10, 2012 - 22:38 by wageslave
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Investigative Journalist Mary Raftery has passed away. She was instrumental in bringing to light much of the systemic institutional abuse by religious organisations that occurred. Mary, you were an inspiration to journalism and you will be missed ... read full story / add a comment 
mayo / environment Tuesday January 10, 2012 - 22:35 by JC
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Disruption to the felling of the Coillte woodland for Shell's planned onshore pipeline (along with the stopping of haulage trucks to the Aughoose compound), continued today as protestors intercepted a specialist 8-track tree felling machine between the Aughoose tunnelling compound and Leenamore forest.
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mayo / miscellaneous Monday January 09, 2012 - 23:09 by TnT
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Shell today began to cut down a Coillte plantation in the village of Leenamore, Co. Mayo. This surprise move marks the beginning of their attempts to prepare the 4km stretch of land between the Aughoose tunnelling compound and the Bellanaboy refinery. Despite a large Garda and private security presence, campaigners entered the tree felling area and halted work. ... read full story / add a comment 
galway / miscellaneous Monday January 09, 2012 - 20:33 by ULA Galway
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There were angry scenes both outside and inside City Hall this afternoon as councillors gathered to formally endorse the draft budget for 2012. A large number of protestors had gathered outside City Hall from about 3pm in order to meet councillors as they entered the building. ... read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism Monday January 09, 2012 - 09:33 by Gillen Hardesty
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In response to calls for Occupy Galway to “be removed” from Eyre Square.
I write this in response to Cllrs. Crowe and Conneelly who seem to be very upset by the new face of political dialogue that is taking place in Eyre Square and around the country. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-war / imperialism Sunday January 08, 2012 - 19:21 by Edward Horgan
5 comments (last - saturday january 14, 2012 - 14:01) 5 images
Twenty five peace activists were again far outnumbered by security forces at Shannon airport at the January peace vigil.
Inside the airport three OMNI Air Troop carriers were under army and garda protection, at taxpayers expense. Garda and army personnel were not complaining of course, with their Garda overtime and army security allowances. The taxpayer may wish to question however, why Ireland is incurring such expenditure, in addition to waving many of the air navigation fees due to US military traffic over and through Ireland. This military air traffic is also breaching Irish neutrality on a daily basis. ... read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests Saturday January 07, 2012 - 21:55 by Pól Ó Cionsalígh
2 comments (last - monday january 09, 2012 - 14:13)
Got this from LabourStart yesterday. This is very disturbing and sinister, and it's not happening in some remote, tin-pot, 3rd World dictatorship!! This is happening in Europe! In Greece, a European Union (EU) Member. And what are the EU, who are so quick to blabber and bleat on about human right's abuses in Libya, Iran, Syria, and other places safely removed from Europe, doing and saying about this? Surprise! Surprise! Nothing, as it's the EU and their austerity policies that have led to this, and it wouldn't surprise me at all if the EU is orchestrating this behind the scenes as an attempt to smash Protests by the People and the Workers against their failed austerity policies. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / arts and media Saturday January 07, 2012 - 18:03 by Terence McSwiney
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Very interesting discussion on Today PK (RTE Radio One) of how media misinformation, most of which originated during the 1981 H Block hunger strikes resurfaced during the release of state papers in 2012.
Allegations that:
- Bobby Sands told the Pope's representative that he would come off the hunger strike;
- that Raymond McCreesh's family forced him to remain on hunger strike;
- that the British agreed the substance of the prisoner's demands between the death of the fourth and fifth hunger striker;
are discussed, by journalist Eamon Mallie, historian Eamon Phoenix and 1981 prisoners' spokesperson Danny Morrison. ... read full story / add a comment 
mayo / environment Saturday January 07, 2012 - 17:15 by C
5 comments (last - sunday february 19, 2012 - 00:24) 6 images
Yesterday saw the first disruption of Shell's work of the New Year with a quickly organised protest called for 10am outside Bellanaboy. Overall Shell's work yesterday was stopped for 2 hours and in a further protest today (Saturday), work was stopped for a further 2 & 1/2 hours. ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday January 05, 2012 - 15:52 by Republican against attempted fascism
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Unofficial facebook organised counter protest by Irish republicans leads to demise of crappest attempt at far right movement in Europe ... read full story / add a comment 
international / miscellaneous Thursday January 05, 2012 - 13:46 by M31
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Left Wing Organisations and Libertarian Base Unions Call for an International Day of Action against Capitalism on March 31st, 2012 ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Tuesday January 03, 2012 - 00:52 by Justin Morahan
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The monstrous crimes committed by President George W Bush (US) and Prime MInister Anthony Blair in their unjustified invasion of Iraq has not resulted in any action against them in the Hague.
In a tribunal in Malaysia, however, they have not been so lucky. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Friday December 30, 2011 - 19:11 by @
international / anti-war / imperialism Friday December 30, 2011 - 17:29 by Edward Horgan
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Three OMNI air troop carrying warplanes at Shannon on 30 Dec 2011, are now under heavy guard by a combination of Shannon airport security, Gardai and the Irish Defence Forces. ... read full story / add a comment |
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