Ireland Republic
Ireland – Free the bin tax two: Sri Lankan left calls for immediate release
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Europe
Netherlands
Netherlands: Police attack European dockers’ protest in Rotterdam. Also report from Antwerp.
On Monday morning, 29 September, 8,000 dockers from all over Europe gathered in Rotterdam for a lively and militant demonstration against the so-called ’Port Package’ – an attack on the right and conditions of dock […]
Ireland Republic
Ireland Republic: Free the bin tax two: Interantional protests continue
This was one of the main demands shouted outside the Irish embassy in Stockholm during a protest lobby on Tuesday.
Ireland Republic
Ireland Republic: Free the bin tax two – Irish Times columnist misses Joe Higgins and ridicules main parties
You’d miss Joe Higgins. It would be unfair to the performance of the Opposition yesterday to say that it was like watching Tyrone without Peter Canavan [a Gaelic football star who plays for County Tyrone].
Europe
Europe: European dockers’ protest against deregulation of EU harbours.
Demonstrations of dock workers took place in several European cities yesterday against EU plans to deregulate harbours.
Britain
britain: Defend anti-war protesters
ISR coordinator faces six month jail sentence. Picket of the court – pictures. The case was adjourned.
Ireland Republic
Ireland Republic: Free the bin bag two – Government’s attacks boosting Socialists’ reputation
Dublin West Socialist Party TD (MP), Joe Higgins and Dublin North Socialist Party councillor, Clare Daly have been sentenced to a month in prison and are currently serving their sentence in Dublin’s Mountjoy prison.
Ireland Republic
Ireland Republic: Free the bin tax two: Protests in the US, Australia and Greece
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Ireland Republic
Ireland Republic: Free the bin tax two – Joe Higgins infuriated over ICTU leader “Stab in the back”
Today Joe Higgins expressed his frustration at being gagged but told a Socialist Party colleague Mick Barry who visited him in Mountjoy that he was "infuriated" over the attack, which ICTU General Secretary David Begg […]
Ireland Republic
Ireland: Global protests over jailed anti-tax activists
Protests against the jailing of Joe Higgins TD, Councillor Clare Daly (both Socialist Party) in Dublin, continue to spread around the world.