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international / history and heritage Thursday May 20, 2010 - 17:24 by Carmel Diviney   text 73 comments (last - monday april 09, 2012 - 20:50)   image 21 images
international / miscellaneous Thursday May 20, 2010 - 16:24 by Malachy Steenson   text 4 comments (last - friday may 21, 2010 - 19:22)
Michael Finnegan, Workers' Party President, has slammed Brian Cowen's view of history as outlined in his speech 'A Decade of Centenaries: Commemorating Shared History'.

"Brian Cowen", said Mr Finnegan "has outlined a list of events from the decade 1912 to 1922 which undoubtedly are of importance. But it is the events which he has omited which reveal his mindset and his narrow nationalistic view of irish history"
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cork / environment Thursday May 20, 2010 - 09:51 by Brightfight
On Monday the 24th May we will be welcoming a caravan of 60-100 cyclists to Cork City on their long distance cycle from Merthyr(Wales) to Rossport in Co. Mayo ! The purpose of their journey is to raise greater awareness of the respective struggles against Miller Argent and Royal Dutch Shell.
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international / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday May 19, 2010 - 21:47 by Séan Ó Murchú   text 5 comments (last - tuesday may 25, 2010 - 21:57)
PRESS RELEASE

Left alone to die

19ú May/Bealtaine 2010

Not Now, Not Again. Not another Irish Republican, how soon we’ve forgotten.

29 years ago ten Irish Republican Prisoners of War gave their lives on hunger strike for Political Status, for Ireland. Each was scarified on the altar of British imperialism draped with the Butchers Apron.

The administration in Occupied Ireland (DUP, SDLP and Provisional Sinn Féin) supported by their masters in Westminster are now hoping to freshen their blood soaked apron with another Irish Republican. His name, Liam Hannaway.

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international / arts and media Tuesday May 18, 2010 - 10:25 by Jho Harris   image 1 image   audio 3 audio files
This is a story about a new Irish website which is bringing free audio podcasts by Irish writers to the web ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday May 18, 2010 - 02:06 by Mary Pearson
Two relatives of people killed by the British Army in the Ballymurphy Massacre were campaigning in Blackpool at the weekend. Irene Connolly is the daughter of Joan Connolly, mother of eight, shot eight times whilst helping another victim. Eileen McKeown is the daughter of Joseph Corr, father of seven, shot whilst walking with his son and died two weeks later. ... read full story / add a comment
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national / anti-war / imperialism Monday May 17, 2010 - 23:41 by Fintan Lane   image 1 image
IRELAND-PALESTINE SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN

PRESS RELEASE, 17/5/10

IPSC EXTENDS SOLIDARITY TO RAYTHEON ACCUSED ... read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests Monday May 17, 2010 - 19:50 by Lennon Wong
National Confederation of Independent Trade Unions (NAFITU) and Young fast Optoelectronics Trade Union (YFOTU) approach the second APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) Meeting in Taipei, state strong calls to the business in Asia Pacific region, demand the corporations to fulfill the Corporate Social Responsibility, wash out the stigma of sweatshop and make advancements towards a real sus-tainable growth for the society as a whole. ... read full story / add a comment
international / eu Saturday May 15, 2010 - 22:17 by Jolly Red Giant   text 3 comments (last - saturday may 22, 2010 - 18:13)
Joe Higgins, Socialist Party MEP from Ireland and member of the Committee for a Workers´ International initiated a meeting with fellow MEPs with the intention of countering both, the nationalist slanders of the international media and European leaders against the Greek workers and youth; as well as to counter the illusion that the huge bail-out package of €750 billion which was agreed by the European Commission, the euro zone member states and the IMF represents the beginning of a solid recovery.

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international / rights, freedoms and repression Saturday May 15, 2010 - 22:14 by Séan Ó Murchú   text 3 comments (last - thursday may 20, 2010 - 20:05)   image 1 image
Statement from Mac Curtáin / Mac Suibhne Cumann of Sinn Féin Poblachtach

Sinn Féin Poblachtach Cork in solidarity with the Maghaberry POWs.

The Mac Curtáin / Mac Suibhne Cumann of Sinn Féin Poblachtach condemn the continuing abuse of the prisoners in Roe House in Maghaberry prison. ... read full story / add a comment
national / eu Saturday May 15, 2010 - 10:50 by PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT / GLUAISEACHT AN PHOBAIL 15th May 2010
A dishonest debate among Discredited political party's

Perhaps one of the more frightening aspects of the recent spat between fine gael and the government over the implications of the proposals contained in the eu commission document on economic policy co-ordination within the euro zone is the abysmal ignorance on both sides of the argument over what the country signed up to under the lisbon treaty. ... read full story / add a comment
national / environment Saturday May 15, 2010 - 01:01 by Anti-Bloodsports
In recent weeks, Deputy Emmet Stagg has gone public on the issue of carted stag hunting, stating his opposition to the forthcoming Bill that proposes a ban on this cruel practise. This has come as a huge shock to animal welfare people...because the same Deputy is on record as being against ALL bloodsports... ... read full story / add a comment
clare / anti-war / imperialism Friday May 14, 2010 - 13:10 by Shannonwatch
Loss of jobs at Shannon Airport shows that it is time now for the Airport Authorities to develop a new and sustainable business model for the airport. ... read full story / add a comment
international / eu Thursday May 13, 2010 - 14:16 by Malachy Steenson
Lisbon backers fall out as EU calls the shots on finance

The Workers Party have said that the spat between the Taoiseach and the Fine Gael leader, Enda Kenny TD, about European Union demands for consultation before national budgets are presented exposes the extent to which the two leaders and their parties deceived the electorate during the two Lisbon Treaty referendums.
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dublin / rights, freedoms and repression Monday May 10, 2010 - 23:31 by LATIF SERHILDAN   text 1 comment (last - thursday may 13, 2010 - 17:40)
The Iranian government once again committed a vicious and inhuman act against the Kurdish nation and executed 5 Kurdish political activists. ... read full story / add a comment
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dublin / rights, freedoms and repression Monday May 10, 2010 - 12:01 by LASC   image 1 image
national / rights, freedoms and repression Sunday May 09, 2010 - 14:00 by Ardoyne Republican
The following letter has just been forwarded to a number of media outlets...

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"Where have our natural resources gone?"
mayo / rights, freedoms and repression Saturday May 08, 2010 - 22:00 by Shell to Sea   image 3 images
A Shell to Sea protest took place this afternoon at the 'North-West Development Forum', held in Belmullet Co Mayo. While previous protests have highlighted that the narrow terms of reference of the forum exclude real debate on the Corrib Gas Project, today’s message was one of solidarity with imprisoned campaigners Pat O’Donnell and Niall Harnett. This was the first such forum since An Bord Pleanála deemed that over half of Shell’s proposed Corrib Gas Pipeline was unacceptable on health and safety grounds in February. ... read full story / add a comment
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international / arts and media Friday May 07, 2010 - 14:32 by Kev   image 1 image
New York, NY, May 5, 2010 – More than 50 organizations and artists from eight countries have written to legendary political singer and poet Gil Scott-Heron to thank him for his decision to drop Israel from his current tour. The letter, facilitated by Adalah-NY, highlighted the parallels between the South African Apartheid that Scott-Heron crusaded against decades ago and the Israeli system that currently subjugates Palestinians. ... read full story / add a comment
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national / miscellaneous Friday May 07, 2010 - 13:12 by Socialist Party NEC   text 10 comments (last - sunday may 23, 2010 - 20:22)   image 1 image
Leading member of the Socialist Party and a member if the International Executive Committee of the CWI ... read full story / add a comment
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