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national / rights, freedoms and repression Friday January 27, 2012 - 10:01 by Indyjourno   text 7 comments (last - thursday january 03, 2013 - 21:51)   image 1 image
Sean Sherlock, Minister for Enterprise, Jobs and Innovation, has introduced new legislation that is being called Irelands SOPA. The legislation is being introduced as a statutory instrument which means that it will be implemented by the signature of the Minster and not a vote in the Dáil. ... read full story / add a comment
international / health / disability issues Saturday January 21, 2012 - 16:25 by belinda
Thanks to Defence Counsel’s methodical probing, the reason for Evans’ nervousness rapidly became apparent. She is the officer from Grampian force who conducted the most recent interview of Hollie, on 8th September 2009 in Shrewsbury, and she also headed up the raiding party on Robert’s home on 13th February 2010. It is certain that she was directed to obtain a particular item with the potential to cause big problems for Grampian police. This item was not among the productions placed before the court yet the policewoman knew there were bound to be questions about it from the Defence, which only she could answer.
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national / crime and justice Wednesday January 18, 2012 - 23:35 by Sam Malone   text 2 comments (last - saturday may 12, 2012 - 14:54)   1 attached file
Kevin Tracey has legitimately complained for years about the atrocious abuse he has been so wrongly subjected to by the gardai only since he obtained a full legal planning permission to build a new house next door to a Judge, which was taken away from him through the courts. He has ample evidence that this same Judge instigated malicious charges against him through his friends in the gardai, principally at Ballyfermot. In fact Kevin has proved in the District Court that these 31 charges were maliciously concocted by the gardai, dpp and the courts service. ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday January 18, 2012 - 19:55 by RSF   text 3 comments (last - thursday january 26, 2012 - 09:41)
Stormont 'Justice Department' deneying a Republican prisoner compassionate parole to attend his father’s funeral exposed the inhumanity of the British Prison service when dealing with Republican prisoners.
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national / crime and justice Tuesday January 17, 2012 - 23:55 by oneofthe99   text 2 comments (last - wednesday january 18, 2012 - 12:56)   image 1 image
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
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mayo / miscellaneous Monday January 16, 2012 - 18:02 by camper   text 2 comments (last - saturday january 28, 2012 - 19:12)   image 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.
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national / miscellaneous Sunday January 15, 2012 - 20:48 by occupier   text 35 comments (last - thursday march 08, 2012 - 10:08)   image 1 image
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.
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mayo / environment Friday January 13, 2012 - 20:22 by M   text 3 comments (last - monday january 30, 2012 - 02:47)   image 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   text 6 comments (last - sunday january 15, 2012 - 14:36)   image 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
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national / crime and justice Wednesday January 11, 2012 - 14:09 by RNU PRO   image 1 image
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
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national / crime and justice Tuesday January 10, 2012 - 22:38 by wageslave   text 3 comments (last - thursday january 12, 2012 - 18:17)   image 1 image
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
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mayo / environment Tuesday January 10, 2012 - 22:35 by JC   text 2 comments (last - wednesday january 11, 2012 - 18:41)   image 8 images
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. ... read full story / add a comment
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mayo / miscellaneous Monday January 09, 2012 - 23:09 by TnT   text 3 comments (last - tuesday january 10, 2012 - 21:04)   image 9 images
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
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galway / miscellaneous Monday January 09, 2012 - 20:33 by ULA Galway   text 31 comments (last - tuesday january 17, 2012 - 20:11)   image 1 image   video 2 video files
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.
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national / anti-capitalism Monday January 09, 2012 - 09:33 by Gillen Hardesty   text 4 comments (last - tuesday february 03, 2015 - 17:51)
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
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international / anti-war / imperialism Sunday January 08, 2012 - 19:21 by Edward Horgan   text 5 comments (last - saturday january 14, 2012 - 14:01)   image 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   text 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
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national / arts and media Saturday January 07, 2012 - 18:03 by Terence McSwiney   text 13 comments (last - tuesday march 06, 2012 - 01:30)   image 4 images   audio 2 audio files
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
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mayo / environment Saturday January 07, 2012 - 17:15 by C   text 5 comments (last - sunday february 19, 2012 - 00:24)   image 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
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