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mayo / environment / other press Monday August 25, 2014 23:37 by Anti-fracking
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The Mayo Advertiser carried an article on fracking on Aug 22nd. See below. Mayo needs to wake up to the reality that the controversial method of extracting natural gas from rock — known as fracking — could soon become a major issue in the county. That is according to two local Sinn Féin representatives who this week urged the public and political representatives to call on the Government to make its position on fracking clear because a number of Mayo townlands in the Swinford and Charlestown areas have long been flagged as possible fracking sites. read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Sunday August 24, 2014 06:54 by fred
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Too often in these complex times we get just one side of geopolitical events. And a hugely oversimplified colouring book US version depicting who we are supposed to hate and who we are supposed to align with along with emotive reasons for doing so such as "humanitarian aid" or "bringing democracy" or "preventing a massacre by an evil regime" or "weapons of mass destruction" etc etc. A captive media carries this simplistic and cynical message into every home until we are repeating it to each other in the pubs, during coffee breaks at work and on internet chat fora, twitter and facebook. Rarely do we get to hear the alternative to this manufactured consent and cynical propaganda from the other side. So here it is, the truth behind what is going on in Ukraine from Russian adviser to Putin, Sergei Glaziev read full story / add a comment 
dublin / gender and sexuality / event notice Saturday August 23, 2014 21:45 by Cian Riordan
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Please attend the important March for Marriage at City Hall in Dublin August 24 at 3pm Sharp. read full story / add a comment 
international / animal rights / news report Friday August 22, 2014 19:30 by Anarchist Black Cross (ABC)
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Debbie Vincent, long-term animal rights campaigner, comrade, and friend to many within the movement, was sentenced on 17th April to 6 years in prison, after a five-week long trial at Winchester Crown Court. Further to time in prison, she was given an Anti-Social Behavioural Order for an additional 5 years after her release. read full story / add a comment 
national / eu / other press Friday August 15, 2014 09:19 by Gary Boyne
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The PEOPLES NEWS contains commentary on developments in the EU from an Irish and democratic perspective read full story / add a comment 
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Thursday August 14, 2014 22:56 by IPSC
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As Israel appears to be winding down – at least temporarily – its slaughter, and Gaza starts to disappear from the news, we believe it is important that we not allow the issue of Palestine to slip off the public radar. Now is the time to reinforce one of the key demands of the Palestinian liberation movement – “Boycott Israeli Goods”. read full story / add a comment 
dublin / anti-capitalism / news report Sunday August 10, 2014 14:47 by An Spréach
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Today as part of the tactic to highlight the housing crisis in Ireland, members of An Spréach and D8HC carried out a banner drop on Charlemont Street Flats, and Richmond Street. read full story / add a comment 
fermanagh / environment / opinion/analysis Saturday August 09, 2014 18:14 by None
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Belcoo was awoken at 5 in the morning on the July 21st to the invasion of Tamboran. It wasn't until later that morning that the frackers had the 'courtesy' to send local residence notice of their occupation of a nearby quarry. Immediately a demonstration outside the quarry gates was organized for that evening. read full story / add a comment 
international / history and heritage / event notice Saturday August 09, 2014 00:05 by Sharon.
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Bundoran , Donegal , Saturday 30th August 2014 , 3PM. 33rd Annual Hunger Strike Commemoration , East End, Bundoran , Saturday 30th August 2014. read full story / add a comment 
wicklow / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Thursday August 07, 2014 00:23 by pbp
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Greystones Harbour was opened to the public almost two years ago, in November 2012. The marina opened for summer 2013. However, despite written agreements and promises from the developer, the commercial fishers of Greystones have been refused access to the harbour and promised berths or moorings have not been offered to us. We are today entering the harbour and landing freshly caught fish, against regulations, as a protest against this continued exclusion from the harbour, which only two weeks ago included the removal of mooring cleats from the harbour’s north pier in order to prevent boats tying up. read full story / add a comment 
national / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Thursday August 07, 2014 00:06 by ipsc
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NATIONAL DEMONSTRATION - “It is time for freedom and justice for Palestine" The IPSC has put out a call to make the 5th protest for Gaza to take place on a Saturday in Dublin a national demonstration. Details are below. As the death toll in Israel’s latest onslaught on Gaza surpasses 1,800, actions have been called around Ireland taking place this week and next. It’s important that as many people as possible turn out to show their solidarity with the Palestinians people under attack, their opposition to this latest round of brutal attacks on Gaza, and their anger at political inaction and media misreporting of the issue. read full story / add a comment 
dublin / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Wednesday August 06, 2014 18:32 by Anti-imperialist Front Ireland
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The US is facilitating a bloodbath in Novorossiya. read full story / add a comment 
national / anti-capitalism / press release Tuesday August 05, 2014 14:09 by Campaign for Skellig
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The filming of scenes for Star Wars: Episode VII began yesterday on Skellig Michael in Co Kerry. Many have expressed outrage at the underhanded way in which this information was kept from the Irish public until a few days ago. The Irish Independent has learnt that when negotiations began over six months ago it was feared if news of the proposed filming leaked out it could attract opposition from conservation groups. Also, At a time when Gaza is suffering a genocide at the hands of the Israeli government, the Irish government has underhandedly permitted Disney, (a company which is on every boycott list of companies which support Israel), who acquired Lucasfilm in 2012 for $4.05 billion (wiki), to come into Ireland and film on one of our most sacred and ancient sites. read full story / add a comment 
national / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Monday August 04, 2014 13:39 by fred
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the NCT was brought in to inject life into the flagging motor sales industry in celtic tiger days, and to create lucrative business opportunites for some lucky people who happened to well connected and in the loop. It's all a bit of a money making scam, which targets the poor disproportionally, gives gardai draconian powers of seizure. Chronic delays in the test system, not to mention reports of corrupt practices make the thing a nightmare for the less well off trying to keep a vehicle on the road in order to increase their chances of finding work. Just another obstacle put in the way of the poorer classes which serves to limit their possibilities and their movements. read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Sunday August 03, 2014 13:00 by Anti-Imperialist Front Ireland
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Today 2/8/14, on the 3 month anniversary of the Odessa massacre, we joined in with comrades outside of the Ukrainian embassy in Dublin to tell the Kiev regime - stop the Slaughter of innocent civilians. To date there has been over 1000 people killed. What's happening in Ukraine is appalling, it's a total massacre of innocent civilians. Atrocities are being committed by the Fascist Kiev Junta and here the media and the political class are ignoring it altogether. read full story / add a comment 
dublin / miscellaneous / event notice Friday August 01, 2014 18:28 by FUSION SUNDAYS
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Dublin' s only ethnic market read full story / add a comment 
fermanagh / environment / press release Wednesday July 30, 2014 22:32 by geaireland
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Good Energies Alliance Ireland (GEAI) views the latest developments where preparations for shale gas exploratory drilling has begun in Belcoo as a National, not local issue. Dr Aedin McLoughlin, Director GEAI, expressed extreme dismay. “Make no mistake about it – any exploratory drilling, with or without hydraulic fracturing, is part of the overall fracking process,” she said. “An exploratory well without hydraulic fracturing leads to more wells with “test fracks”, leading to full fracking as shale gas is extracted. In Belcoo, the first stage is starting, with the industry bleating their mantra, “This is only drilling, it’s not fracking!” When is fracking not fracking? When the industry wants to hide what is obvious – that a good result from this first exploratory well could lead on to more wells and more wells and a full-scale fracking operation with all its environmental and social issues.” read full story / add a comment 
international / animal rights / opinion/analysis Wednesday July 30, 2014 19:12 by Ban Irish hare coursing horror!
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Irish animal protection groups are renewing their call for a total ban on live hare coursing following the latest series of shocking reports on coursing events compiled by State appointed wildlife rangers. read full story / add a comment 
dublin / housing / event notice Wednesday July 30, 2014 16:41 by An Spréach
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On the 30th of August at 1pm, An Spréach Housing Action Committee will be protesting against the appalling housing crisis outside Dublin City Council’s Civic Offices on Wood Quay. read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Tuesday July 29, 2014 23:37 by wsm
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The WSM have produced an article that puts in context the way the Palestinian land has been stolen from them by the Israeli state. For the size of its population Ireland has seen very large Gaza solidarity demonstrations. It is also one of the few places in the world outside the USA where there has been public displays of support for the Israeli military assault. Internationally there are many variations of this map where activists present to their population what the expulsion of the Palestinians from much of the land they once occupied would look like in a local context. One of our members prepared this but we soon realised its an impossible image to post without some reflection on our own settler colonialist past. read full story / add a comment |
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