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Elon Musk – a trillion and one reasons to be a socialist

Jun 23, 2026

By Manus Lenihan It’s not always easy to make sense of what’s going on in the world, but now and then history speaks loudly and makes big, obvious gestures. On 9 June, 27 Belfast families were driven out of their houses in

Manna drone delivery suspension is a victory for communities over big tech

Jun 19, 2026

By Ruth Coppinger TD The announcement today by Manna that it intends to suspend its fast food drone operations is a victory for community campaigns over big tech. This announcement shows that new technologies that are worsening people’s lives for corporate profits don’t have to be accepted as inevitable. People

North: End the racist pogroms! Solidarity with all those attacked by far-right mobs last night

Jun 10, 2026

Solidarity Statement in response to racist violence on 9 June The scenes

Sinn Féin’s anti-migrant shift – how the left must respond

May 28, 2026

By Eddie McCabe There is no migration crisis in Ireland. None whatsoever.

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SpaceX IPO, and the AI boom – will the bubble burst?

04 Jul

By Michael O’Brien The recent Initial Public Offering (IPO) of Elon Musk’s SpaceX has made him the first trillionaire in history. That should really

North & South: We need a mass anti-racist movement

29 Jun

By Kevin McLoughlin Hundreds of men with their faces hidden firebomb innocent people out of their homes in a racist pogrom. Days later, a

News & Analysis·Ruth Coppinger·Socialist Feminism

The ‘three-day wait’ debate and continuing the demand for full abortion rights

25 Jun

By Laura Fitzgerald On 17 June, the 34th Dáil passed legislation at second stage to get rid of the “three day wait”, or a

News & Analysis·Ruth Coppinger

Manna drone delivery suspension is a victory for communities over big tech

19 Jun

By Ruth Coppinger TD The announcement today by Manna that it intends to suspend its fast food drone operations is a victory for community

The system’s moral panic and the struggle for queer liberation

19 Jun

By Conor Tormey “Homosexuality has no place in America, happy Nuclear Family Month”. This is how Tennessee Congressman Andy Ogles kicked off Pride Month.

World News

US Empire potentially humiliated in imperialist war against Iran

Jun 25, 2026

By Peter O’Shea Last Sunday, US President Donald Trump announced the end of the 106 days of war that he and Netanyahu had launched three months earlier. Over 3,600 Iranians have been murdered in this war, as another chapter of Western imperialism’s bloody history in West Asia is written. This

World News

Elon Musk – a trillion and one reasons to be a socialist

Jun 23, 2026

By Manus Lenihan It’s not always easy to make sense of what’s going on in the

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El Niño adds fuel to the fire of climate catastrophe

Jun 8, 2026

By Isidora Durán Not a year goes by without climate scientists predicting record-breaking summer temperatures, and

World News

Henry Nowak’s tragic murder and callous actions by police cynically jumped on by the far right

Jun 5, 2026

By Niall Dooris The tragic killing of 18-year-old student Henry Nowak has sparked outrage in Southampton

World News

Flamingo Revolution in Albania: Mass protests take on Trump Family Inc

Jun 5, 2026

By Finn McKenna Thousands of protesters have for four consecutive days mobilised on the streets of

Theory & History

Theory & History

1926 general strike: Workers on the cusp of power

06 Jul 2026

By Thomas Carmichael As we stand in the middle of the centenary of the 1926 General Strike, it is impossible not to draw parallels with the situation faced by workers today. Fuel prices have been driven into orbit by the US and Israel’s Imperialist war on Iran. Workers, having never fully recovered from the 2022-23 crisis sparked by the invasion

Theory & History

Sinn Féin’s anti-migrant shift – how the left must respond

28 May 2026

By Eddie McCabe There is no migration crisis in Ireland. None whatsoever. That is to say there is no problem in Irish society that’s caused by there being too many people from other countries living here. Yet this notion, in some form, is widely accepted in society and is increasingly perpetuated by figures in politics and the media – and

Theory & History

Colonialism, capitalism and the future of the Irish language

12 May 2026

By Caitríona Ní Chatháin It is fair to say that the Irish

Environment·Theory & History

Emerald Isle or Island of Wounds? Colonialism, extraction, and extinction in Ireland

01 May 2026

Ecosystems in Ireland and across the Earth are in a state of

Theory & History

Socialism 101: Isn’t a free market the most efficient way to run an economy?

22 Apr 2026

By Michael O’Brien Taking inspiration from pro-capitalist economists from Adam Smith in

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The ‘three-day wait’ debate and continuing the demand for full abortion rights

25 Jun

By Laura Fitzgerald On 17 June, the 34th Dáil passed legislation at second stage to get rid of the “three day wait”, or a

Featured Articles·News & Analysis·Socialist Feminism

‘Not One More’ – 30 women murdered in the North since 2020

17 Apr

By Harper Cleves CW: femicide, violence against women, misogyny, racism, queerphobia “Violence against women and girls is the shame of our society and we

Featured Articles·News & Analysis·Socialist Feminism

Looksmaxxing, Mogging & the Sexual Market Place: the latest far-right manosphere subculture

12 Mar

By Harper Cleves CW: misogyny, racism, self-harm, body dysmorphiaThe year 2026 has been ‘epic’ in the most disastrous and devastating of ways: ongoing genocide

News & Analysis·Socialist Feminism

IWD 2026: Build a socialist feminist fightback

08 Mar

Text of the Solidarity leaflet for International Women’s Day “Women get sent to the gulags first, obviously…The number one political enemy in America is

News & Analysis·Ruth Coppinger·Socialist Feminism

Momentum grows for full ban on courts use of survivors’ counselling notes

03 Dec

By Laura Fitzgerald Since being elected one year ago, Ruth Coppinger, Socialist Party TD, made it a priority to campaign for justice for survivors

Environment

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El Niño adds fuel to the fire of climate catastrophe

08 Jun

By Isidora Durán Not a year goes by without climate scientists predicting record-breaking summer temperatures, and 2026 is no exception. Greenhouse gases are gradually

Environment·News & Analysis

Commercial fishing trawlers and the destruction of marine ecosystem

25 May

By Varun Oceans make up about 71% of our planet. They are vastly unexplored and home to up to 2 million species. But those

Environment·Theory & History

Emerald Isle or Island of Wounds? Colonialism, extraction, and extinction in Ireland

01 May

Ecosystems in Ireland and across the Earth are in a state of total or near-total collapse. This is not an inevitable result of human

Environment

Fast fashion destruction & waste

29 Apr

By Ibitola Daniel When it comes to the ‘The Fast Fashion Crisis’, the first thing to dismantle is the notion that it is a

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Fourth flood warning in 10 days as flood defence schemes flounder

06 Feb

By Jonathan Diebold The disaster movie 2012 shows a world ravaged by extreme weather events, apparently predicted hundreds of years prior by the Mayan

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Reviews and Culture

Review: Obsession directed by Curry Barker

Jun 14, 2026

Reviewed by Jonathan Diebold What if wishes really could come true? And what if the power to make such a wish was granted to a man who, behind his “nice guy” facade, feels a deep sense of entitlement and resentment towards the women in his life? Obsession, directed by 26 year-old Curry Barker and starring a cast of virtually unknown

Reviews and Culture

Review: Project Hail Mary directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller

May 18, 2026

By Aislinn O’ Keeffe Spoiler Alert Project Hail Mary is a sci-fi adaptation of a novel by Andy Weir, published in 2021. The story revolves around teacher Ryland Grace, played by Ryan Gosling, who wakes up to find himself alone on a spaceship floating near a sun over 11 light years from Earth. A series of flashbacks over the course of

Reviews and Culture

Review: Akira (1988) directed by Katsuhiro Otomo (re-released in 4K, 2026)

Apr 28, 2026

By Jonathan Diebold In the middle-part of the 20th century, as the

Reviews and Culture

Review: Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere

Mar 19, 2026

Reviewed by Manus Lenihan In the 2007 documentary The Most Hated Family

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Review: Words for My Comrades: A Political History of Tupac Shakur by Dean Van Nguyen

Jan 2, 2026

Reviewed by James McCabe It’s hard to name a rapper who has

The North

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North: End the racist pogroms! Solidarity with all those attacked by far-right mobs last night

10 Jun

Solidarity Statement in response to racist violence on 9 June The scenes we saw last night were utterly horrific. We send our utmost solidarity

Featured Articles·News & Analysis·The North

North: Solidarity & unity against gender-based and racist violence

13 Jun

Socialist Party statement on Ballymena riots *CW gender violence, racism* The serious sexual assault of a teenage girl, and how it is possible for

LGBTQ·News & Analysis·Socialist Feminism·The North

North: 3,000 march for trans rights in Belfast

19 May

By Ann-Katrin Orr Photo credit: Emmi Hayleigh. On Saturday, 17 May, Belfast was filled with a 3,000–strong March for Trans Rights. It was initiated

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Irish-language signage – an important step forward

24 Apr

The visibility of the Irish language in public spaces is again a major focus of dispute. Unionist parties have opposed Irish-language signage at Grand

News & Analysis·The North

Shining a light on a sordid past – journalists win case against the PSNI

22 Jan

By Sean Burns Journalists Barry McCaffrey and Trevor Birney featured in the No Stone Unturned documentary have won their case against the PSNI for

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Gaeilge faoi ionsaí – Géarchéim tithíochta sa Ghaeltacht, ciorruithe agus easpa múinteoirí

Sep 15, 2025

Le Leah Whelan Is fadhb náisiúnta í an ghéarchéim tithíochta agus ní eisceacht na Gaeltachtaí. Tá cíosanna ag ardú as cuimse, easpa tithíochta fadtéarmach agus fadhbanna maidir le cead pleanála. (De bharr

Comharthaíocht Ghaeilge – coscéim thábhachtach chun cinn

Apr 24, 2025

Is mór an chonspóid arís a bhaineann le hinfheictheacht na Gaeilge i spásanna poiblí. Tháinig na

Eagraigh in aghaidh ciorruithe maoinithe ar Fhoras na Gaeilge

Feb 19, 2025

Le Caitríona Ní Chatháin An mhí seo caite, d’fhógair Foras na Gaeilge ciorruithe maoinithe de €817,945

Tá aird an domhain ar Rafah – cinedhíothú in Gaza ag eirí níos measa!

Mar 8, 2024

Le James McCabe, aistrithe ag Leah Whelan Tá fírinne leis an nath cainte “ní briathra a

Teoiric an Chrú Capaill? Ráiméis! Sóisialigh an t-Aon Dream a Sheasann an Fód in Éadan Antoiscigh na hEIte Deise

Nov 13, 2023

Le Conor Payne Nuair a athosclaíodh Dáil Éireann ar 20 Meán Fómhair, chruinnigh an eite dheis

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1926 general strike: Workers on the cusp of power

Jul 6, 2026

By Thomas Carmichael As we stand in the middle of the centenary of the 1926 General Strike, it is impossible not to draw parallels with the situation faced by workers today. Fuel prices have been driven into orbit by the US and

11 mins read

News & Analysis

SpaceX IPO, and the AI boom – will the bubble burst?

Jul 4, 2026

By Michael O’Brien The recent Initial Public Offering (IPO) of Elon Musk’s SpaceX has made him the first trillionaire in history. That should really read ‘paper’ trillionaire. Behind the hype is the reality that SpaceX had $18.7 billion in revenue last year

2 mins read

The rise of the far-right and racism in the North: What are its roots and how do we build an anti-racist movement?

Jul 3, 2026

By Niall Dooris In the North of Ireland, the last three years has seen the vile racism and anger that has been bubbling under the surface come to a boiling point. In August 2024, following the Southport knife attack, racist riots erupted

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