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<p>Nell McCafferty passed away at at a nursing home in Co Donegal on Wednesday morning. Picture: Leon Farrell Photocall Ireland!</p>

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Journalist and feminist activist Nell McCafferty dies aged 80

She was a founding member of Irish Women’s Liberation Movement (IWLM), established in Dublin in 1970

<p>Defence Minister Simon Coveney addressing last year’s PDForra confrence. Frustration among members of the Defence Forces has led to calls from PDForra — and more recently Raco — for the right to trade union representation. Picture Dan Linehan</p>

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Sean O'Riordan: All our military personnel want is to be treated fairly

<p>Bodycams such as this one worn by an Italian policeman on duty in Rome may be introduced in Ireland. File picture: Andreas Solaro/AFP/Getty</p>

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Gardaí will wear body cameras in pilot projects within a year

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Irish Examiner view: Disquiet over surveillance at Beijing Olympics

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Tommy Tiernan Show review: Christmas special explores racism, sectarianism and song

Maeve Higgins: As we evolve, so will the meaning of the world's most famous statue

Civil liberties group wants to end garda use of 'barbaric' spit guards

Irish Council for Civil Liberties said human rights law on torture and degrading treatment meant using spit hoods is "never acceptable"

Mon, 31 Aug, 2020

Fight for civil rights 50 years ago changed the North forever

Fifty years ago, civil rights marches took place in Derry, Belfast, and Armagh. Activists wanted equality, but what happened next changed the North forever, writes Anthony Coughlan

Sat, 06 Oct, 2018

#MLK50: Barack Obama and John Lewis remember Martin Luther King and the day he was shot

"It was a very sad and dark time for me."

Wed, 04 Apr, 2018

US civil rights group plans protest ahead of Trump's visit to Atlanta

US civil rights group the NAACP is urging people to wear white as a protest against Donald Trump during the president's visit to Atlanta.

Mon, 08 Jan, 2018

Congressman shares experience of racism in light of recent shootings

Following the recent shootings in America, John Robert Lewis, the U.S. Representative for Georgia’s 5th congressional district, has shared his experience of using a whites-only restroom 55 years ago.

Mon, 11 Jul, 2016

Angela Merkel urges EU countries to share burden of migrant crisis

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has pressed fellow European nations to share the burden of the influx of migrants.

Mon, 31 Aug, 2015

civil rights

Journalist and feminist activist Nell McCafferty dies aged 80

Sean O'Riordan: All our military personnel want is to be treated fairly

Gardaí will wear body cameras in pilot projects within a year

Irish Examiner view: Disquiet over surveillance at Beijing Olympics

Tommy Tiernan Show review: Christmas special explores racism, sectarianism and song

Maeve Higgins: As we evolve, so will the meaning of the world's most famous statue

Civil liberties group wants to end garda use of 'barbaric' spit guards

Fight for civil rights 50 years ago changed the North forever

#MLK50: Barack Obama and John Lewis remember Martin Luther King and the day he was shot

US civil rights group plans protest ahead of Trump's visit to Atlanta

Congressman shares experience of racism in light of recent shootings

Angela Merkel urges EU countries to share burden of migrant crisis

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Mick Clifford

civil rights

Journalist and feminist activist Nell McCafferty dies aged 80

Sean O'Riordan: All our military personnel want is to be treated fairly

Gardaí will wear body cameras in pilot projects within a year

Irish Examiner view: Disquiet over surveillance at Beijing Olympics

Tommy Tiernan Show review: Christmas special explores racism, sectarianism and song

Maeve Higgins: As we evolve, so will the meaning of the world's most famous statue

Civil liberties group wants to end garda use of 'barbaric' spit guards

Fight for civil rights 50 years ago changed the North forever

#MLK50: Barack Obama and John Lewis remember Martin Luther King and the day he was shot

US civil rights group plans protest ahead of Trump's visit to Atlanta

Congressman shares experience of racism in light of recent shootings

Angela Merkel urges EU countries to share burden of migrant crisis

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Mick Clifford

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