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dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / feature Sunday June 05, 2011 00:07 by Diarmuid Breatnach
 17 comments (last - friday august 05, 2011 12:47)  2 images
As Elizabeth Windsor's visit moves into history it is time to analyse the reasons for the visit and what happened during it: the small protests, the massive restrictions on movement in Ireland's capital city, the huge violations of the right to protest, read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-capitalism / feature Friday May 27, 2011 13:55 by #GREEKREVOLUTION - M25
37 comments (last - thursday october 20, 2011 09:48) 51 images  23 video files
Yesterday was a beautiful beautiful day and a very very important one. 10 days after the "Spanish Revolution" kicked off peacefully all over Spain, it has been replicated massively in the homeland of Democracy, Greece. Yesterdat, M25, 20,000 people took to the streets and squares all over Greece... 7,000 alone and absolutely peaceful in Constitution square in athens. They have been inspired by Spain and the simple core idea of the movement; That we have had enough, that we are "indignant", we will not take it any more, its time to stand up, take to the streets, occupy squares, create a "true democracy"... and hope that the Spark of peaceful Revoution spreads all over this little planet... Follow the #GREEKREVOLUTION as it unfolds and spreads... Real democracy Greece - http://real-democracy.gr/ read full story / add a comment 
national / rights, freedoms and repression / feature Thursday May 26, 2011 12:33 by T
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The country yesterday was abuzz with the visit of Obama to Ireland and the mainstream was aglow covering the event. There is no doubt he is popular in Ireland as evidenced by the tens of thousands who queued up and turned out to see him and went through airport type security to get a closer look. I would suppose there are two reasons for this and one is that everyone wants to be seen and associated with success and the other is that Irish people seem to get very proud of their country and want to show it off when important people or visitors in general show up. read full story / add a comment 
national / miscellaneous / feature Tuesday May 24, 2011 17:06 by WC
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The official Garda response to the release of the ‘rape tape’ last month was contrite and sympathetic, in accordance with the public mood of outrage. But behind the scenes, familiar tactics were deployed: Gardaí used the media to try to divert attention from the recording by maligning the women who released it. And while there was a lame attempt to blame the women for delaying the investigation in the first week, it now transpires that the Sergeant at the centre of affair still has not been interviewed by the Garda Ombudsman. read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-capitalism / feature Saturday May 21, 2011 14:24 by s
40 comments (last - sunday october 09, 2011 11:15) 62 images 16 video files
Pissed off with very high unemployment, a political system which is not working, a feeling that banks and the markets matter more than life itself, the youth, unemployed and precarious of Spain launched their revolt last Sunday. Three days on and many squares in the country are occupied and movements are building up under the banner of "Democracy Real, Ya! (Real Democracy, Now!) read full story / add a comment 
international / crime and justice / feature Thursday May 19, 2011 01:57 by Reminder
1 comment (last - thursday may 19, 2011 12:55) 5 images
Christina O'Loughlin Marie ButlerThomas Campbell
Edward O'Neill Anne Byrne John O'Brien
Marie Phelan Simone ChetritGeorge Williamson
Siobhan Roice John Dargle Anna O'Brien
Maureen Shields Patrick FayPatrick Askin
Breda Turner Breda Grace Ann-Marie O'Brien
Josephine Bradley Mary McKennaColette Doherty
Elizabeth Fitzgerald Ann MasseyJacqueline O'Brien
Archie Harper Ann MarrenThomas Croarkin
Peggy White Dorothy Morris Concepta Dempsey
Jack Travers Antonio MaglioccoJohn Walshe
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national / rights, freedoms and repression / feature Monday May 09, 2011 10:24 by éirígí PRO
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In a blatant and outrageous act of political censorship Dublin City Council is attempting to impose an unprecedented ban on posters advertising political protests. This poster ban represents a very real attack on the right to political expression, the right to organise politically and the right to assembly. read full story / add a comment 
mayo / environment / feature Saturday May 07, 2011 20:21 by rossport solidarity camp
1 comment (last - saturday may 07, 2011 12:55) 4 images
We are taking continuous action to frustrate Shell's work and need your support. Shell's Corrib Gas Project is already decade late and 3 times over budget - impressive for a rural community fighting one of the biggest multinationals in the world! The injustice faced by the community here is symbolic of the corruption and problems faced by people all over Ireland. read full story / add a comment 
national / worker & community struggles and protests / feature Monday April 25, 2011 19:24 by ordinary citizen
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its time to stop attacking those who are keeping the economy going = the workers and start retracing the whereabouts of the excessive wealth made by a select few during the boom years read full story / add a comment 
national / consumer issues / feature Wednesday April 13, 2011 06:38 by Michael O'Callaghan
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• Scientists accuse European Food Safety Authority of corruption and fraud • Doctors invoke the Precautionary Principle • Consumers want GM-free Irish label to support responsible farmers read full story / add a comment 
national / miscellaneous / feature Tuesday April 05, 2011 09:24 by Rossport Solidarity Camp
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Gardaí in Co Mayo have been recorded talking about threatening to rape a woman in their custody. The Gardaí, including a Sergeant, have been prominent in policing protests against Shell’s inland gas refinery. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism / feature Saturday April 02, 2011 00:09 by Marie O Connor
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Fine Gael’s UnFairCare policy demands more scrutiny. At a time when support for the Dutch model is declining in its country of origin, Fine Gael proposes to import this charter for privateers into Ireland. Marie O'Connor looks at Dominic Haugh's study, which reveals an unaffordable three-tier system, growing waiting lists, cancelled operations, out of control budgets, bankrupt hospitals, professional gravy trains and spawning bureaucracies, all encouraged by pro market think-tanks. read full story / add a comment 
mayo / miscellaneous / feature Tuesday March 29, 2011 21:31 by míol mór
3 comments (last - saturday april 02, 2011 20:41) 4 images
Come up straight away or join us for the Days of Action this Friday 1st and Saturday 2nd April. Accomodation & food provided, donations welcome. email or txt 0851141170 for details. The injustice faced by the community here is symbolic of the corruption and problems faced by people all over Ireland. read full story / add a comment 
national / miscellaneous / feature Monday March 28, 2011 12:55 by WH
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Twenty-two TDs gathered at the gates of Leinster House in a sunny Dublin today to back Dublin Shell to Sea’s call for the new Government to overturn the consents granted by former minister Pat Carey to Shell E&P Ireland on the day of the recent general election. read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-capitalism / feature Friday March 25, 2011 11:38 by Soundmigration
12 comments (last - sunday april 03, 2011 14:17) 1 image
Tonight at 22.45 GMT the United Nations passed resolution 1973/211, which imposes a no-fly zone across Libya, as well as restricting the asset movements from Libyan national companies. Amid celebratory scenes in Benghazi with lots of fireworks and lots of automatic weapons fire , China, India, Russia and Brazil (sometimes as a block called BRIC) all abstained along with Germany. (Thank to @pettybooshwah for clarifyfing this) read full story / add a comment 
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / feature Tuesday March 22, 2011 23:53 by Declan Cullen
26 comments (last - monday april 11, 2011 01:21) 1 image 2 video files
The people of Ireland should consider a Boycott in relation the upcoming Census in April 2011.
The reason I say this is that the company contracted to carry out the Census is CACI UK who
are a subsidiary of CACI international which through its various outsourcing has been accused
of contributing to the torture of prisoners in Abu Ghraib in Iraq, something I myself am not happy
about, and it will be one of the reason's why I will not be completing the Census form this time. read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression / feature Friday March 18, 2011 20:02 by Soundmigration
1 comment (last - monday march 14, 2011 11:05) 1 image 2 audio files
Nazly Hussein speaks from outside the military courts which this afternoon (Friday 12th March) was supposed to address the people the army harrassed and arrested last Wednesday during a brutal attack on those occupying Tahrir Square. Nazly describes how several hundred plain clothes thugs was deployed against people in the square on Wednesday, who set about pulling down tents and beating people up. The army, under the pretence of ‘protecting’ those remaining in the Tahrir then began beating, arresting and electrocuting people within the the pro democracy movement. Over 170 people where arrested, most of whom where later released without charge. Many had been beaten and tortured with electrocution. read full story / add a comment
dublin / politics / elections / feature Wednesday March 16, 2011 14:01 by Maire
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Rosaleen McDonagh is contesting the Seanad Election in the Dublin University Constituency. She is a well known Traveller activist, feminist and writer. read full story / add a comment 
national / anti-capitalism / feature Friday February 25, 2011 13:16 by 1percentnetwork
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The 1% Network has claimed that the results of Friday’s election will “do nothing to impact on the huge wealth divide in Irish society”. The Network has erected a series of posters in Dublin city centre which state “1% own 34% of the Wealth. Make Them Pay” read full story / add a comment 
national / politics / elections / feature Thursday February 24, 2011 08:50 by T
5 comments (last - tuesday march 08, 2011 15:07) 6 images 1 audio file
Given it is just days away from the election and a new government, most likely to be led by Fine Gael, many are probably wondering what exactly is the current state of Ireland and what are the prospects for recovery. In short, things are bad and a recovery is very unlikely. There are also wider and bigger global issues and we are unprepared and should be doing something about it now. read full story / add a comment |
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