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national / gender and sexuality / news report Saturday October 18, 2008 18:40 by Goretti Horgan
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The point of the protests in Belfast, Derry and Lisburn was to symbolise the 40 women a week who leave the North to travel to Britain or Europe to seek abortions read full story / add a comment 
derry / anti-war / feature Thursday June 12, 2008 02:09 by Goretti Horgan
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The 9 anti-war activists who occupied the arms manufacturer Raytheon's offices and destroyed its computers have been acquitted by a jury in Belfast.
Derry Anti War Coalition calls on the office of the Attorney General and the Crown Prosecution Service, in light of the jury's verdict of 'not guilty' to criminal damage charges, to institute an investigation into the activities of Raytheon at its various plants across the UK, with a view to determining whether Raytheon is a criminal enterprise. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / news report Thursday May 08, 2008 22:00 by Goretti Horgan
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The Derry Anti War Coalition is calling on everyone who can to take the morning off work on Monday 19th May and come to the protest outside the Court in Belfast. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / news report Sunday November 11, 2007 15:21 by Goretti Horgan
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The start of the Raytheon 9's trial has again been delayed - this time to Monday 19th November. read full story / add a comment
derry / anti-war / press release Friday August 11, 2006 12:42 by Goretti Horgan
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As we wait to hear if the nine protestors are to get bail today or to be held until 7th Sept, here is yesterday's press release from the Derry Anti War Coalition in response to the jailing of its members. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / news report Thursday August 15, 2002 13:32 by Goretti Horgan
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Until the last few years of the 1990s Ireland had the reputation of being the most sexually repressed country in Europe, where women were second class citizens and the Catholic church ruled virtually unchallenged. But things have changed fast. A national survey in 1973-1974 found that three out of four people thought sex outside marriage was always wrong. A survey in 1997 found that 21 to 24 year olds had, on average, had 13 different sexual partners.1 In 1990 Dublin's Virgin Megastore was fined £500 for selling condoms. In 1999 the Dublin government spent £500,000 promoting the use of condoms.2 While Gordon Brown felt it necessary to get married to enhance his chances of becoming prime minister in Britain, the Irish taoiseach (prime minister), Bertie Ahern, lives openly with his (unmarried) partner who accompanies him on state visits as 'first lady'. read full story / add a comment |
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