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national / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Thursday August 13, 2009 14:40 by Éamann Mac Mánais
Responding to news that Matt Baggott will become the new Chief Constable of the
discredited PSNI, éirigí chairperson Brian Leeson has re-iterated his party's
call for nationalist members of the policing board to resign. Leeson said, read full story / add a comment
antrim / anti-war / imperialism / press release Thursday August 13, 2009 14:37 by Éamann Mac Mánais   text 27 comments (last - monday august 24, 2009 19:45)
éirígí general secretary Breandan Mac Cionnaith has condemned the inclusion of
the British Navy's Royal Marines in the Tall Ships Atlantic Challenge
festivities. Mac Cionnnaith also confirmed that éirígí activists will be on
the ground to challenge the presence of the Royal Marines in Belfast on Friday
14 August. read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice / opinion/analysis Thursday August 13, 2009 12:57 by paul o toole   text 5 comments (last - sunday august 23, 2009 00:42)
As U2's millions are tucked away in a bank account in Holland, and their 'No Line On The Horizon' tour travels across the globe, the question remains..Is Bono a Hypocrite or not.?? read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Thursday August 13, 2009 11:56 by Photographer   text 5 comments (last - thursday august 13, 2009 17:15)
The rights of photographers. read full story / add a comment
international / housing / other press Wednesday August 12, 2009 16:25 by gurggle tweet   text 4 comments (last - thursday august 13, 2009 22:12)
With a headline like that the story really does deserve a place in the "other press" section, no?

It's David Shayler again. For those who don't remember him, he was a MI5 whistleblower whose revelations included such delights as one of the general knowledge questions he was asked upon being recruited (put the English titles of nobility in order*) and that the Brits wanted to assassinate Colonel Ghadaffi back in the days before we spellt his name Qhadaffi. (with a Q).

Since the whistleblowing, was the exile with spy girlfriend in France, and then things got juicy. read full story / add a comment
national / education / event notice Tuesday August 11, 2009 21:26 by Godot
The Union of Students in Ireland is to rally against the re-introduction of Third Level fees at 12pm on Wednesday, August 12th, outside Trinity College Dublin. read full story / add a comment
dublin / arts and media / event notice Tuesday August 11, 2009 17:48 by Eli Mcbett   text 3 comments (last - thursday august 13, 2009 21:00)
FRIDAY 14TH AUGUST 2009 @ THE SHED – WAVES
8a Henrietta Lane
(rear of King's Inn pub in Henrietta street)
Dublin 1 (top Capel Street)

Doors @ 9,00 pm till late
Suggested Donations: 8,00 Euro @THESHED

Installation
REBUS FRASE by MCBETT (ITALY)
Exploring concepts of languages and communication values

Music performance
ELDER ROCHE, vocalist, songwriter, pianist and guitarist
http://www.myspace.com/elderroche

MONICA HARKIN, vocalist & songwriter
Michael Allen (Piano)
Ciaran Brougham (Double bass)
Aaron Harbourne(drums)
Dave Dore (guitar)
http://www.myspace.com/monicaharkin

Photography
MICHAEL GALLAGHER
Slideshow from “Shell to sea”
http://www.myspace.com/libertypix

DJ SET
From 160 to 80 bpm by Nat
electro music + visuals from Pier Paolo Pasolini’s films.
www.myspace.com/natsoa

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dublin / crime and justice / event notice Tuesday August 11, 2009 13:02 by Niamh Rooney
Burmas heroic Democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi was arrested and charged with breach of the terms of house arrest in May 2009, just days before her current term of house arrest was due to end. The lengthy trial has now ended and the Nobel Peace Prize winner has been found guilty and sentenced to three years jail and hard labour. However, in a move surely aimed at avoiding international sanctions, Home Affairs minister General Maung Oo said outside the court that military ruler Than Shwe had signed a special order suspending the sentence and ordered that Suu Kyi should spend 18 months under house arrest. read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice / news report Tuesday August 11, 2009 12:51 by Niamh Rooney   text 3 comments (last - thursday august 13, 2009 12:43)
Aung San Suu Kyi was arrested and charged with breach of the terms of house arrest in May 2009, just days before her current term of house arrest was due to end. The lengthy trial has now ended and the Nobel Peace Prize winner has been found guilty and sentenced to three years jail and hard labour. However, in a move surely aimed at avoiding international sanctions, Home Affairs minister General Maung Oo said outside the court that military ruler Than Shwe had signed a special order suspending the sentence and ordered that Suu Kyi should spend 18 months under house arrest. read full story / add a comment
national / environment / news report Monday August 10, 2009 19:11 by Contaminated Crow
Two quarries, a landfill, a homeless hostel, a possible World Heritage site and claims of excess cancers read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Monday August 10, 2009 08:32 by IFPAL
The IFPAL (Irish Friends of Palestine Against Lisbon) campaign made waves in Dublin city centre on Saturday morning with the launch of a campaign raft on the river Liffey. Anchored just down stream from the famous ha’penny bridge it blares out the campaign message “EU policy facilitates Israeli genocide. No to Lisbon” read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Monday August 10, 2009 02:06 by Plowshares   text 13 comments (last - friday december 25, 2009 16:57)
Johnson: The priest, the clown and the life of protest
By Bill Johnson

Denver Post Columnist
Posted: 08/07/2009 01:00:00 AM MDT

Father Carl Kabat awoke early Thursday morning, put on his clerical
collar, grabbed his clown suit and quietly strolled out of his
longtime friend's Arvada home.

William Strabala, who has known the Catholic priest since their days
in the seminary more than 50 years ago and had hosted him since he
arrived from St. Louis, simply sighed. It was pointless, he knew, to
attempt to talk the 75-year-old priest out of what he was about to do. read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / feature Sunday August 09, 2009 13:47 by Gregor Kerr   text 3 comments (last - sunday august 09, 2009 19:26)
When a force of 80 – 100 gardai arrived at the Thomas Cooke office in Grafton Street Dublin at 5a.m. on Tuesday 4th August, smashed the door down, and dragged 28 protesting workers off to the Bridewell Garda Station, the Irish state was attempting to deliver a strong message to all workers. read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-capitalism / event notice Sunday August 09, 2009 13:21 by Seomra Spraoi
Forget about the recession - Its time to welcome in the weekend without breaking the bank. For all of you who want to be able to start the weekend on a Friday night Seomra Spraoi will be opening its doors every Friday night from 8 - 12. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Friday August 07, 2009 18:13 by Yassamine Mather
This article analyses the reasons behind the current show trials of dissidents in Iran and argues that no honest rational person should be taken in by the lies of Iranian Regimes.

The show trial of August 1 when a number of prominent ‘reformists’ appeared on Iranian state TV to ‘thank their interrogators’ before repenting – was not the first such event in the Islamic republic’s history. Leaders of the ‘official communist’ Tudeh Party were similarly paraded on Iranian TV to denounce their own actions in the 1980s, while in the 1990s we had the trials of ‘rogue’ elements of the ministry of intelligence. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism / press release Friday August 07, 2009 16:59 by Eugene Mc Cartan
The growing ranks of the unemployed are clear testimony to the failure of this Government and its economic strategy. Their only hope is that they can once again get the emigration boats and planes going to disperse the growing surplus population to the four corners of the globe. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Friday August 07, 2009 00:12 by Visit Palestine
Dear Friends,
On behalf of the coordination Committee of the JAI/ATG of Palestine we hope that the PSC is able to publicise this years Olive Harvest event on your web pages and e mail listings. We are hoping for a greater turn out this year from Britain and further afield.

Details can be found via the web link http://www.freewebs.com/visitpalestine/oliveharvestocto...9.htm

and on the PSC web site http://www.palestinecampaign.org/index9b.asp?m_id=1&l1_...D=758

Full text below.

Kind regards. read full story / add a comment
dublin / animal rights / event notice Friday August 07, 2009 00:00 by Laura Broxson   text 6 comments (last - tuesday september 01, 2009 00:26)
It's time to get the Pearl Brasserie foie gras free! read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism / other press Thursday August 06, 2009 23:48 by Niall Farrell   text 3 comments (last - sunday august 23, 2009 01:40)
So the Labour Party's conscience - Michael D Higgins = has an open mind to NAMA.. Read the learned man's thoughts in an interview with the Galway Independent:

http://www.galwayindependent.com/local-news/local-news/...r-us/

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national / public consultation / irish social forum / news report Thursday August 06, 2009 21:18 by Mr Crowley   text 14 comments (last - monday december 12, 2016 22:40)
Myself and two other regular contributors to p.ie were recently banned in a heavy-handed example of political censorship. We have created a new board and wish to draw attention to it. read full story / add a comment
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