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Dublin public meeting about Shannon warport

category national | miscellaneous | news report author Monday December 02, 2002 23:06author by Grassroots Gatheringauthor email ggantiwar at yahoo dot comauthor phone 0877939931

On Wednesday, December 4th at 7.30pm in Liberty Hall there will be a public meeting about the US military use of Shannon airport.

Speakers are:
Eoin Dubsky (Refuelling Peace).
Eoin is the anti-war activist being prosecuted for spray painting a US military plane at Shannon Airport.

Farah Mokhtare Izadeh An activist against the anti-civilian sanctions on Iraq, recently returned from the 'Voices in the Wilderness' delegation to Iraq and Palestine.

Ciaron O'Reilly (Catholic Worker) Christian anti-war activist, recently profiled on RTE's 'Would You Believe'.

Chekov Feeney (Grassroots Gathering)
A member of the Dublin organising group for the December 8th protest at Shannon.

Admission free - all welcome.

Stop US military use of Shannon Airport

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And earlier that day DCU Teach-in on Iraq
author by Eoin Dubskypublication date Tue Dec 03, 2002 10:41author address author phone

Make it a full day... come to Dublin City University (bus 11, 13, 13a, 19a to Ballymun Rd.) where we're showing videos, having workshops and discussions on Iraq.

Venue: upstairs in the Student Centre

Come along any time during the afternoon!!

Shannon costing Irish Tax-payer 1 million euros
author by Terrypublication date Tue Dec 03, 2002 14:46author address author phone

Someone told me that they heard on the news that it has been discovered under the Freedom of Information
Act that the cost to the taxpayer for the privilege of allowing US warplanes to land at Shannon is over
1 million Euros per year. Presumably the US does not have to pay landing charges or something and the
Irish government are paying Aer Rianta the shortfall.

Can anyone confirm the details of this story?

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