Protest at Government funding for arms companies.


Voice your opposition to state funding for arms companies in Ireland.
Write to the IDA and the IDB requesting reassurances that public funds are not being used, nor will they be used to subsidise companies directly or indirectly involved in the international arms trade.

Addresses:

Sean Dorgan
Chief Executive
Industrial Development Agency,
Wilton Park House,
Wilton Place,
Dublin 2.

E-mail: idaireland@ida.ie
Bruce Robinson
Chief Executive
Industrial Development Board,
IDB House,
64 Chichester Street,
Belfast BT1 4JX,

e-mail: cheifexec@idb.dedni.gov.uk





Irelands Growing Involvement in the arms trade.


Start a petition protesting against arms companies locating in Ireland. This petition could be combined with petitions from other groups/organisations and sent to the Irish, American and British governments. Send your signed petitions to AFrI and we will co-ordinate your petition campaign.

You can write or send e-mails to the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and of Enterprise, Trade and Employment registering their concern about the growing involvement of Irish companies in the arms trade and the growing number of export licenses being granted by Government departments for the export of military products.

Addresses:

Minister Brian Cowen,
Department of Foreign Affairs,
80 St. Stephen's Green,
Dublin 2.
Minister Mary Harney,
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment,
Kildare Street,
Dublin 2.




Ireland and PfP

You could write letters of concern to the Irish government in relation to Ireland's growing involvement with NATO through membership of the PfP.

Write to the Taoiseach at:

Department of the Taoiseach,
Tithe an Rialtais,
Sraid Mhuirfean Uacht,
Baile Atha Cliath 2.

Or e-mail your concerns to him at : taoiseach@taoiseach.irlgov

You could also contact Brian Cowen Minister for Foreign Affairs to register your concerns over Irelands membership of PfP.

Send an e-mail message -->>> On-Line Letter !



Iraq - Suggested Actions.

Contact Voices in the Wilderness for further information on the situation in Iraq.

e-mail: Voices@viwuk.freeserve.co.uk

Voices in the Wilderness UK
12 Trinity Road,
London N2 8JJ

You could also send letters of concern to the Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, calling on the Irish government to demand the immediate suspension of economic sanctions on the people of Iraq.

Write to the Taoiseach at:


Department of the Taoiseach,
Tithe an Rialtais,
Sraid Mhuirfean Uacht,
Baile Atha Cliath 2.

Send an e-mail message -->>> On-Line Letter !