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dublins spike


Ian Ritchie Architects
The Dublin Spire is one hundred and twenty metres tall, making it by far the tallest structure in Dublin city centre. It is three metres wide at the base and tapers to a 15 centimentre wide beacon at the top. The top section is perforated and lit by small LEDs.
www.irish-architecture.com
Dubliners have a habit of making up names for things and people
The spike is known as
The syringe in the dinge
The stiletto in the ghetto
Its official name is the millennium spire

tyrone win sam
the all Ireland football trophy was won by tyrone for the first time ever
the cup travelled to its main town Omagh- where 5 years ago a bomb went off killing 31 people, 2 unborn yet.
www.hoganstand.com

Bloody Sunday inquiry- virtual walkthroughs of city of 1972
30 January, 1972, British soldiers opened fire on unarmed and peaceful civil rights protesters, killing 13 in Derry
4 year inquiry continues using the most advanced computer drawing packages.
Fourteen months in the making, the package runs on huge screens at the Inquiry’s hearings in the city and records where witnesses were on the day and what they saw.
news.bbc.co.uk
just a few days ago, soldier m?, said he shot dead 4 people- one of which was waving a white flag or handkerchief (normally an international sign of surrender)- surely murder.

Government violated Irish neutrality
www.indymedia.ie
our neutrality was violated by allowing US planes to refuel at Shannon airport. Many people still fighting government, with non-violence, to resolve this

U2 tower controversy
www.archeire.com
it appears the winners aren’t getting to build their design, the job has gone to the architect brother of the bands manager

Food not bombs
www.indymedia.ie
people went to St Stephens Green to give the free food out to hungry passers by and the homeless- to raise awareness also about peace issues. They were ordered out of the park

Bincharges- many jailed
www.socialistparty.net
the government has brought in a new tax on waste and many people disagree with it. They are having a lot of strikes and 2 socialist politicians, 1 a minister in the government, a TD, are in jail. People are being arrested every day nearly

Schools attacked up north
Sectarian violence is still on. Young kids are being terrified because of senseless people doing damage, just because the kids are from the “other side” bombs left outside some schools
www.indymedia.ie

Irish social forum
This weekend sees the biggest get together of Irelands environmental, social, political groups.
www.irishsocialforum.org


Coca Cola banned from Students Union shop in UCD

(uiversity college dublin), one of irelands biggest colleges, because of human rights abuses will not be tolerated and corpoations can be held accountable by the people
www.indymedia.ie

Phantom fm returns
www.indymedia.ie
the best radio station was shut down because it was pirate, it did the most for irish music. Its back for a few days soon
you can hear it online at
www.phantomfm.com
And it fuckin rocks

”globalisation and the media” indymedia screening this thursday
www.indymedia.ie
you can watch or show the film, direct from this weblink
www.peacenews.info
hit the “Download/view the video” button under the image of the paint can

posted by duncan
Tue, 14 Oct 2003 19:38:48 GMT