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By Christy Parker | Photo: Michael Hussey (YoughalOnline.com)
Amnesty’s Small Places tour comes to Youghal this week when The Gate bar hosts several local bands and artists over Friday and Saturday nights (Nov 28th & 29th). Amongst those participating are De Burca, The ReSession Band (appropriately titled) and Steve Whelan (Friday 28th) and Little Creatures, Planet Claire (Saturday 29th).
Darren Walsh and Simon Daly from local rock band Planet Claire, John Burke from the band DeBurca, musician Steve Whelan and Jed MacKay proprietor The Gate looking forward to the forthcoming Amnesty International Gig at the Gate
The gigs are part of Amnesty International’s Irish sections’ initiative to “bring human rights into workplaces, factories, sports clubs, halls, recreation centres -and lives. Seldom has it been more needed. Hundreds of Read more
Amnesty International applauds as Cork City is declared a ‘Rendition-Free Zone
Belen Mendez, Paul Lee, Annette Kernan, Mark Kernan, Jay Flavin, Ankie Janssen, Peter Lucey
Amnesty International congratulates Cork City councillors and the people of Cork as a motion declaring Cork City a ‘Rendition-Free Zone’ is passed by a majority at Cork City Hall.
While there is no evidence that Cork airport has facilitated the US government’s renditions programme as part of the ‘war on terror’, this motion holds immense symbolic value and shows Cork City Council’s solidarity with the victims of this illegal programme.
Last year Derry City Council became the first local authority on the island of Ireland to declare its local airport free of rendition flights.
The adoption of this motion shows that the people of Cork City and their representatives are prepared to stand up for human rights. I congratulate the people of Cork for Read more
