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national / crime and justice Tuesday January 10, 2012 - 22:38 by wageslave
 3 comments (last - thursday january 12, 2012 - 18:17)  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 
mayo / environment Tuesday January 10, 2012 - 22:35 by JC
2 comments (last - wednesday january 11, 2012 - 18:41) 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.
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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
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 
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
5 comments (last - friday january 06, 2012 - 10:30)
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
3 comments (last - monday january 02, 2012 - 15:37) 4 images
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
national / anti-capitalism Sunday December 25, 2011 - 22:43 by Pól Ó Cionsalígh
1 comment (last - wednesday january 04, 2012 - 18:28)
Claiming Our Future is campaigning for the introduction of measures to tax wealth. As you all know it is very important that there is a counter argument to the austerity approach being pursued by government.
The type of tax options that are being proposed include
1. A levy on assets and property worth over €1 million
2. High net worth Irish citizens paying their dues here so that the number of tax exiles decreases
3. Eliminating tax breaks for those with high incomes so that they pay their fair share
4. A levy on financial transactions (Tobin Tax)
5. A higher tax rate on incomes over €100k
It would be great if you could support the campaign by
Go to www.claimingourfuture.ie where you will find information and facts about wealth and taxation.
Tell all your contacts and friends about it.
Putting it on your organisations website. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression Saturday December 24, 2011 - 04:27 by BrianClarkeNUJ
51 comments (last - sunday january 08, 2012 - 09:50) 15 images 8 video files
Marian Price from her prison cell says, Sinn Fein have approved her political internment without trial. "Sinn Féin might be hypocritical but I'm not. I wasn't having them shedding crocodile tears over my case to appease their grassroots. I'm in Maghaberry because Gerry Adams as OC of the Belfast Brigade sent me to bomb Britain in 1973 when I was 19. But then my memory must be deceiving me. I must have the wrong man because Gerry Adams was never in the IRA."(Gerry Adams is now President of Provisional Sinn Fein in power sharing Government.) ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism Friday December 23, 2011 - 22:14 by Pól Ó Cionsalígh
The year 2011 has seen an amazing resurgence of grassroots resistance here and around the world. In January and February, we saw the popular uprisings that brought down the U.S.-backed regimes in Tunisia and Egypt. ... read full story / add a comment
donegal / miscellaneous Thursday December 22, 2011 - 16:32 by Emmett Farrell 1 attached file
Meeting on Household Charges and Septic Tank Legislation where Pearse Doherty Sinn Feing stated that he would not advocate not paying the charge ... read full story / add a comment 
clare / anti-war / imperialism Wednesday December 21, 2011 - 17:00 by Trevor
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A sketchy report on the Irish Anti-War Movement website states that a U.S. troop carrier plane was attacked and sabotaged at Shannon airport. From other sources I understand that that Omni used this aircraft as a spare and that was parked in a relatively remote area of the airport when disarmed a day or so ago by having its hydraulic or fuel lines severed. ... read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism Wednesday December 21, 2011 - 10:34 by Karina
22 comments (last - thursday january 05, 2012 - 00:39)
Now Michael D has gone a step further from his ceremonial role in supporting war-mongering. He is openly feeding the feel-good factor for the FG-Labour government anti-social economic and political decisions. At a time of extraordinary hardship for the people of Ireland caused by the regressive and pro-business politics of Labour and FG, he comes out to send a Christmas message of "hope" in economic recovery. It is surely strange for a so called "socialist" and "progressive" to come out in such base way to support the fact that his government has passed the burden of the crisis onto the shoulders of the ordinary people of Ireland. ... read full story / add a comment |
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