By David Swanson
Despite Ireland's officially neutral status and its claim to have not gone to war since its founding in 1922, Ireland allowed the United States to use Shannon Airport during the Gulf War and, as part of the so-called coalition of the willing, during the wars that began in 2001.

By Roger Cole, chair PANA
In November 2002 the Peace & Neutrality Alliance sought a meeting with the Irish Anti-War Movement and the NGOPA (Non-Government Organisation Peace Alliance) to seek to jointly organise a march against coming war on Iraq on 15 February 2003 and the use of Shannon Airport in that war. The three organisations appointed Roger Cole of PANA, Richard Boyd Barrett of the IAWM and Brendan Butler of the NGOPA to do so. On the 15/2/2003 in conjunction with similar marches all over the world, well over 100,000 people took part in the march in Dublin.

By The Irish Anti-War Movement
The Irish Anti-War Movement has welcomed the publication of the long awaited Chilcot Inquiry and the fact that it is a serious indictment of Tony Blair’s role in Britain’s involvement in the invasion and occupation of Iraq and the subsequent sectarian blood letting.

Peace and Neutrality Alliance Shannonwatch members are to hold their monthly vigil at the Shannon Airport roundabout this Sunday, 10 January.

Shannonwatch is organising a protest at the Shannon Airport on July 18 during the Air Display taking place that day.

Afri are holding a protest at Shannon Airport from 12 noon to 1.00pm on Sunday 15 March to mark the 12 anniversary of the start of the US war on Iraq and the crucial role of Shannon Airport in that war. For more details see: www.afri.ie

The Irish Anti-War Movement (IAWM) is planning to stage a national protest at Shannon Airport over the continuing military use of the airport.

Shannon Airport is to gain full independence from Dublin Airport Authority on 31 December 2012 and will merge with a restructured Shannon Development to form a new, publicly-owned, commercial entity in 2013.

One of the main speakers due at a booklet launch in Charlie Byrne’s bookshop, Galway, this evening at 6pm was arrested by the Gardai in relation to ‘criminal damage’ at Shannon Airport.

A new booklet entitled “Shannon Airport, War and Renditions” is being launched today, 12 Friday October in Buswell’s Hotel, Dublin. The booklet, which is been jointly published by Shannonwatch, the Peace and Neutrality Alliance (PANA) and the Irish Anti-War Movement (IAWM), outlines the legal instruments being violated as a result of US military and CIA use of Shannon. It covers aviation, human rights and international humanitarian law, as well as the ongoing failure to respect Ireland’s history of neutrality.

by Edward Horgan—Peace and Neutrality Alliance
Sunday 7 October 2012 marked the 11th anniversary of the US led invasion of Afghanistan. The subsequent war and occupation of Afghanistan probably cost the lives of over 100,000 Afghan people. The related and equally unjustified war against the people of Iraq probably cost well over one million Iraqi lives, but we will never know the exact figures because the aggressors deliberately “don’t do body counts”.