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national / environment / feature Tuesday February 14, 2006 16:11 by Miriam Cotton
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A portent of all that was to follow on the discovery of gas off the Mayo coast must surely have been that all of the local SIPTU and other workers who had been involved in the exploration were immediately dropped. Foreign workers from the Phillippines and elsewhere were flown in and out from that point onwards - without ever touching Irish soil. Clearly, there was a determination to keep matters out of Irish hands from before the find - itself only a confirmation of what had long been known/suspected about our resrouces off the west coast (despite propaganda to the contrary that had been circulating in the years preceding the find). read full story / add a comment 
dublin / worker & community struggles and protests / feature Wednesday February 08, 2006 23:13 by seedot
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At a meeting in Crumlin Village Tuesday evening, about 60 local activists and residents agreed to form a support group for Joanne Delaney, sacked for wearing a trade union pin last October. They also agreed to place a weekly picket on Dunnes Stores in the Ashleaf centre starting next Saturday at 12 noon. read full story / add a comment 
dublin / bin tax / household tax / water tax / feature Friday February 03, 2006 15:36 by seedot
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Feature on the bin tax, 3 weeks after City Manager announces non-collection. read full story / add a comment 
national / anti-capitalism / feature Monday January 30, 2006 19:30 by Terry
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The story of the Grassroots Gatherings, left-libertarian get-togethers, which have their fifth birthday this year. read full story / add a comment 
national / indymedia ireland / feature Sunday January 29, 2006 03:42 by Indymedia Ireland Development Team
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Indymedia Ireland Launches Oscailt 3.0 Platform As well as Indymedia Ireland's constant efforts to produce and distribute information in an open and democratic manner, we put a similar effort into creating and disseminating free software to allow others to do the same. Today, after more than 18 months of development, we finally launch version 3.0 of our Oscailt content management system. read full story / add a comment 
mayo / environment / feature Friday January 27, 2006 03:37 by JM
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An unscheduled meeting for Shell executives with concerned locals over the proposed controversial Corrib Gas project. read full story / add a comment 
national / arts and media / feature Wednesday January 25, 2006 20:02 by Barstool Philosopher
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Chomsky, Southside Prats, Primetime And The Irish Times. read full story / add a comment 
national / anti-capitalism / feature Wednesday January 25, 2006 12:08 by Cathy Swift
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The following represents a report on a public meeting held in Dublin 13th/14th January concerning the formation of a new cross-party alliance called People Before Profit. read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-war / imperialism / feature Tuesday January 24, 2006 13:33 by Caitlin
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From the newswire: To Ireland, from People of Peace and Justice, with love and peace: a message of peace from friends in St. Augustine, Florida! read full story / add a comment 
international / arts and media / feature Tuesday January 17, 2006 13:29 by Terry
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The first part of 3 articles on the potential role of net based alternative media. read full story / add a comment 
cork / worker & community struggles and protests / feature Sunday January 15, 2006 02:32 by James McBarron
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But a story absent by and large from the Irish media has been the Examiner Group's move to shed its print workers and replace them with lower paid workers in a 'new company' which will print it's stable of papers on contract. read full story / add a comment 
national / housing / feature Friday January 06, 2006 03:05 by Observer2
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The trials and tribulations of a sick person attempting to wade through the ridiculous state bureaucracy .
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national / arts and media / feature Monday January 02, 2006 21:00 by James R/kevin/redjade/c.
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A run down of what filled the newswire over the past 12 months. read full story / add a comment 
international / environment / feature Saturday December 31, 2005 00:56 by Terry
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A summary of reports on and effects of global warming on the Arctic. read full story / add a comment 
national / environment / feature Tuesday December 20, 2005 14:12 by Sean Mallory
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The economic boom in Ireland and the construction boom that has come alongside it has led to a growth in the importance of environmental campaigns. There has frequently been a large gap between the environmentalists involved in such campaigns and the left - including anarchists. Sean, one of the 'Carrickminders' and now a member of the WSM gives his view on what can be learnt from the recent struggles. read full story / add a comment 
national / worker & community struggles and protests / feature Monday December 19, 2005 19:48 by Anonymous
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Having worked in a Bodyshop in Dublin for almost 5 weeks during the year, I was disgusted and appalled at how they treat their staff and mislead the public into thinking that they are environmentally friendly, their products not tested on animals and are for fair trade. Working there was a real eye-opener. read full story / add a comment 
roscommon / environment / feature Wednesday December 14, 2005 01:07 by Terry
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An interview with a campaigner against a pylon project in Roscommon and Sligo, plus a timeline of the campaign and lots of photos. read full story / add a comment 
national / rights, freedoms and repression / feature Tuesday December 13, 2005 22:54 by Pro-choice activist
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BODY which is a diverse group of young pro-choice activists that are campaigning for safe and legal abortion services in Ireland lauched today. BODY stands for bold open decisive youth. The launch involved prochoice women setting up a cage made of hangars from within which they leafletted passers by. read full story / add a comment 
international / summit mobilisations / feature Tuesday December 13, 2005 21:32 by Ed Lee
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An estimated 5000-10,000 (still preliminary) protestors gathered in Hong Kong's Victoria Park and marched their way to the Exhibition Centre where the WTO 6th Ministerial Conference has just begun. Protestors from all over south-east Asia expressed their solidarity with cultural gatherings and workshops. But the most hyped group are the South Korean farmers who made headline news when Lee Kyeong-hae commited suicide at Cancun 2003. read full story / add a comment 
national / worker & community struggles and protests / feature Sunday December 11, 2005 06:43 by Indymedia Ireland Editorial Group
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