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dublin / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Sunday June 25, 2017 23:31 by ipsc
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My Name Is Rachel Corrie Jul 3rd – Jul 8th Preview Mon July 3. Opens Tues July 4 @ 7.30pm Tickets: €16 (€12.50 conc./groups of 8+) See below for details on booking tickets Based on the writings of a young American activist who was killed in Palestine in 2003, at the hands of the Israeli Defence Forces. read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-capitalism / news report Sunday June 25, 2017 23:22 by Socialist Party Reporter
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Reproduced from the editorial of “The Socialist”, newspaper of the Socialist Party in England and Wales As more details emerge and the death toll rises, it becomes clearer and clearer what a terrible disaster this is. The fire spread with horrifying speed and witnesses describe heart-breaking scenes as people desperately tried to escape. It is a huge tragedy for the immediate community. Children have died; three generations of the same family have died. But rather than being torn apart, the community has come together in a remarkable display of human solidarity, supporting each other, collecting donations of goods and money, organising emergency accommodation, coordinating relief. The heroism, the courage, the self-sacrifice of the emergency services and of local residents is incredible. Who can fail to be moved by the scenes of the firefighters being applauded as they drove away from the scene? And there has naturally been a much wider outpouring of sympathy with the residents and families affected, with overwhelming donations of money, clothes, bedding, toys, nappies, etc. The true face of humanity has been shown in this solidarity. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / press release Sunday June 25, 2017 23:02 by ShannonWatch 1 attached file
In reply to a parliamentary question from Clare Daly TD, the Minister for Transport Shane Ross TD provided details of permits granted to take munitions fo war through Irish airports and airspace over the period 1 Jan 2017 to 31 May 2017. read full story / add a comment 
international / economics and finance / photo-essay Sunday June 25, 2017 16:22 by Ba.
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FINANCE = FATALLY FLAWED read full story / add a comment 
international / eu / press release Friday June 23, 2017 17:28 by pn
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This issue of People’s News This issue of People’s News has an unusual number of articles on military matters, and regular readers will have noticed that over the past few months these types of articles have steadily increased in number. This reflects the alarmingly rapid development of an EU army and its support mechanisms. It is a development about which there is very little awareness in Ireland, and one that may have serious implications for us all. read full story / add a comment 
national / environment / press release Friday June 23, 2017 17:07 by zw
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We are delighted to see the Green Party launch their Waste Reduction Bill 2017. The Bill calls for much needed practical steps to combat plastic pollution. A deposit refund scheme is outlined for glass and plastic bottles and a complete ban sought on single use non-recyclable plastics, such as disposable cups. We are aware more than most in Zero Waste Ireland that the issue of plastic pollution is a massive global challenge and a blight on our own country. According to the Green Party, every year, over 110 million tonnes of plastic is produced. Of this, up to 43% ends up in landfill. read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Thursday June 22, 2017 23:47 by Bernie Wright
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Food Not Bombs recovers and shares free vegan food with the public without restriction in over 1,000 cities around the world to protest war, poverty and the destruction of the environment. Each group is independent and invites everyone to participate in making decisions for their local chapter using the consensus process. Food Not Bombs is dedicated to taking nonviolent direct action to change society so no one is forced to stand in line to eat at a soup kitchen expressing a commitment to the fact that food is a right and not a privilege. With over a billion people going hungry each day how can we spend money on weapons or war. A new initiative has been started in Dublin. we appeal for volunteers. read full story / add a comment 
national / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Wednesday June 21, 2017 23:03 by Tony Taylor Dublin
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Free Tony Taylor Campaign Dublin Launch Thursday 21/6/2017 Teachers Club Parnell Square 8pm read full story / add a comment
national / consumer issues / opinion/analysis Wednesday June 21, 2017 13:36 by Paula
We all know that fruit is good for us. Recent studies suggest we should be eating up to ten portions of fruit and veg each day. But how much is too much? read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Friday June 16, 2017 19:46 by séamas carraher
June, 2017: Firat News Agency (Ajansa Nûçeyan a Firatê) covered one of the first legal cases to result from the Turkish military’s sieges of Kurdish Cizre in September 2015 and December 2015-February 2016. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Thursday June 15, 2017 12:47 by séamas carraher
Figen Yüksekdağ, recently replaced co-chairperson of the Turkish HDP (Peoples’ Democratic Party), whose 10 month prison sentence for “spreading terror propaganda” was approved by the Supreme Court of Appeals on September 22, 2016 has now (6 June 2017) been given another 14 months in prison for a 2015 interview with German public broadcaster Deutsche Welle where she made the statement that the “PKK is a people’s liberation movement." read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / news report Wednesday June 14, 2017 15:44 by Court Reporters
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On 24 May 2017, two peace activists Dave Donnellan and Colm Roddy were sent for jury trial because the District Court judge finally refused to accept jurisdiction. The judge said the alleged criminal damage newly set at €3,500 was so large as to make it a serious charge. read full story / add a comment 
national / environment / news report Tuesday June 13, 2017 23:49 by 1 of indy
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Originally appeared on June 8th Today marks World Ocean Day 2017, a global day of celebration honouring the world’s oceans and an opportunity to appreciate, conserve and protect our marine life and habitats. This year’s conservation focus is on preventing plastic pollution and marine litter, encouraging solutions for healthier seas. And rightly so. A widely cited study by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation for the World Economic Forum warns that by 2050, there will be more plastic in the ocean than fish. A separate report in the journal Science estimates that 8 million tonnes of plastic enter the oceans each year – the equivalent of one truckload per minute. One researcher for the study likens this amount to lining up 5 grocery bags of rubbish on every foot of coastline around the globe. read full story / add a comment 
national / environment / press release Tuesday June 13, 2017 21:54 by fie
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Minister Dennis Naughton, TD, Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, has been urged to support a United Nations Convention’s ruling requiring suspension of work on the new Hinkley Point UK nuclear reactor until a transboundary Environmental Impact Assessment [EIA] is completed. The first new nuclear station to be constructed in the UK since 1995, Hinkley C is a 3.2GW nuclear power plant composed of two reactors. The power plant will generate 7% of UK's electricity if constructed. The UK position is that “the likely impacts determined through a thorough EIA do not extend beyond the county of Somerset and the Severn Estuary”. The Espoo Convention, signed by Ireland in 1991, requires that the opportunity for comment provided to the public of potentially affected Parties is ‘equivalent to that provided to the public of the Party of origin’. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Tuesday June 13, 2017 12:38 by séamas carraher
A number of voices, it appears, are now attempting to navigate the stormy and dangerous waters of ‘public opinion’ in Turkey in an attempt to invest energy in a renewed peace initiative since the collapse of the original Solution Process in July 2015, followed by the war that has displaced over half a million Kurds from their towns and cities... read full story / add a comment
international / politics / elections / opinion/analysis Monday June 12, 2017 23:56 by T
The large vote for Corbyn's Labour socialist type policies shows that moving to the Left rather than the centre resonates with the masses and shows that things like issues of health, education and jobs are core issues and perhaps shows a sign that a certain section of the population is beginning to notice that practically every political party is infested with banking and corporate favoured policies and shrills and technocrats working on their behalf while the population is being relentlessly screwed by austerity. read full story / add a comment
louth / environment / event notice Monday June 12, 2017 22:49 by anon
What impact will Brexit have on the environment on island of Ireland? What do we know about what the EU and UK sides want to achieve on environmental regulation in the negotiations? Where? Crowne Plaza Hotel, Dundalk When? Friday, 16 June 2017, 9.00am - 4pm Speakers include Mairead McGuinness MEP and Lynn Boylan MEP who are both also Members of the European Parliament's Environment Committee. read full story / add a comment 
cork / environment / event notice Monday June 12, 2017 20:17 by CHASE
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There will be Public Meetings in Carrigaline and Cobh this week: >>TUESDAY 13 June: Public Meeting CARRIGALINE: Carrigaline Community Hall, Tuesday 13 June – 8.pm >>FRIDAY 16 June: Public Meeting & Launch of Cobh Zero Waste COBH: Cobh Heritage Centre, Friday 16 June – 7.30pm. read full story / add a comment 
national / environment / press release Friday June 09, 2017 17:45 by CHASE
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An accident has occurred at the Covanta operated Poolbeg incinerator last night (Wed 7 June) which resulted in the hospitalisation of 11 construction workers. Reports indicate the cause of the incident was an uncontrolled cloud of lime released inside the flue gas treatment area, which breached a door seal and engulfed the workers, resulting in reports of breathing difficulties, feelings of nausea and blurred vision. Lime, a highly alkaline, caustic and irritating material with potential to cause blindness and serious respiratory issues, is used in incinerators to ‘clean’ harmful compounds such as dioxins and furans from flue gasses. read full story / add a comment 
national / eu / press release Thursday June 08, 2017 22:22 by people
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PEOPLE’S NEWS -News Digest of the People’s Movement. No. 168 23 May 2017 Contents of this issue are: “The EU is in a unique position to provide global security” Feeding the Casino Economy “An EU army is a project that would give additional weight to the EU foreign and security policy” Wake up to TiSA! Who is Paul Kehoe? The European Patent Office—a bad employer The militarist legacy of Enda Kenny EU trade deals must be ratified by all members More on Kenny, EU militarisation, and even Brexit No honeymoon for Macron read full story / add a comment |
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