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Gen Z revolts come to Europe

Nov 4, 2026

By Jonathan Diebold Solidarity activists across Ireland are closely following the inspiring waves of mass protests which have spread to Europe in recent weeks and months, collectively dubbed Gen Z revolts. In France, secondary school students are protesting for their education, and

Review: “Ourselves Alone – Sinn Féin Behind Closed Doors” by Siobhán Fenton

Nov 1, 2026

Reviewed by Michael O’Brien The title promises significant insight into the inner workings of the Sinn Féin leadership, but the author, who served as a senior press advisor after the 2020 general election until the 2024 election, does not deliver it. That said, it serves as a useful historical reference

Review: NAZA, directed by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor

Oct 27, 2026

By Eílís Gallagher NAZA is an acronym used by the IDF, derived

Public sector strike – a premature suspension, but the fight isn’t over

Oct 18, 2026

Solidarity TD, Ruth Coppinger and Solidarity Councillor, Kate Relihan on the picket

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News & Analysis

Review: “Ourselves Alone – Sinn Féin Behind Closed Doors” by Siobhán Fenton

01 Nov

Reviewed by Michael O’Brien The title promises significant insight into the inner workings of the Sinn Féin leadership, but the author, who served as

News & Analysis

Public sector strike – a premature suspension, but the fight isn’t over

18 Oct

Solidarity TD, Ruth Coppinger and Solidarity Councillor, Kate Relihan on the picket lines in Dublin 15.

News & Analysis

300,000 public sector workers on strike – report from the picket lines

14 Oct

By Solidarity reporters For the first time since November 2009, public sector workers statewide took unified strike action. Teachers, lecturers, library workers, civil servants,

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Public sector workers: After our one-day strike – we must escalate the action!

09 Oct

Text of Solidarity leaflet on strike action being taken by 300,000 public sector workers. Strike for substantial wage increases, not “negotiations” Solidarity and Ruth

News & Analysis

We want to live, not just exist–Solidarity with striking public sector workers

30 Sep

By Finn McKenna Irish society is facing one of the largest public sector strikes in the history of the state. Teachers unions, nurses unions,

World News

World News

Gen Z revolts come to Europe

Nov 4, 2026

By Jonathan Diebold Solidarity activists across Ireland are closely following the inspiring waves of mass protests which have spread to Europe in recent weeks and months, collectively dubbed Gen Z revolts. In France, secondary school students are protesting for their education, and have met with ruthless police brutality. So too

Palestine solidarity·Reviews and Culture

Review: NAZA, directed by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor

Oct 27, 2026

By Eílís Gallagher NAZA is an acronym used by the IDF, derived from the Hebrew phrase

World News

Echoes of ‘68: Student revolt rocks France & inspires millions

Oct 12, 2026

By Philipp Chmel A momentous youth revolt has swept France over the last three weeks. Despite

Palestine solidarity·World News

Britain: Ruling class onslaught and hysteria as Greens pass anti-Zionist motion

Oct 12, 2026

By Conor Payne Some things the British media and political class have reacted hysterically to during

World News

“It’s not a death, it’s a murder”—Maricarmen Abascal and the housing revolt in the Spanish State

Oct 8, 2026

By Conor Tormey Maricarmen Abascal, an 87-year-old woman, was evicted from her home in Madrid on

Theory & History

Theory & History

Hungary 1956: Workers’ revolution against Stalinism

29 Oct 2026

By Manus Lenihan In October 1956 a revolution swept the Hungarian government from power. On the 23rd, protesters filled the streets of Budapest in their hundreds of thousands. For five days rebel groups held barricades and ambushed tanks. They fought against the domination of Hungary by the Soviet Union, against the gruesome activities of the secret police (State Defence Authority

Reviews and Culture·Theory & History

Review: End Times Fascism by Naomi Klein & Astra Taylor

15 Oct 2026

By Laura Fitzgerald This is an excerpt from an interview between conservative New York Times columnist Ross Douthat, and Peter Thiel, Silicon Valley royalty who gifted the human race Palantir – a company that has been integral to powering the world’s first AI-assisted genocide: Douthat: I think you would prefer the human race to endure, right? Thiel: Uh – Douthat:

Theory & History·What is Socialism?

Socialism 101: Zionism and the destruction of Palestine

17 Sep 2026

By Donal Devlin It is not possible in a short article to

Reviews and Culture·Theory & History

Review: The Story of Capital by David Harvey

25 Aug 2026

Reviewed by Chris Stewart Influential Marxist geographer and economic theorist, Professor David

Environment·Theory & History

Is economic growth ecologically sustainable?

06 Aug 2026

By Conor Payne The climate and ecological crisis is an existential threat

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Anti-racism·Socialist Feminism·Theory & History

Fascism & misogyny – how anti-feminism fuels the far right

15 Jul

Misogyny and the promotion of oppressive, rigid gender norms have always been key characteristics of the far-right and fascism. This was clearly evident under

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

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‘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

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Climate delayism during a climate catastrophe

15 Sep

By Varun After a summer of heatwaves, droughts, wildfires, and a record number of excess deaths across Europe (The Irish government has failed to

Environment·Theory & History

Is economic growth ecologically sustainable?

06 Aug

By Conor Payne The climate and ecological crisis is an existential threat that’s only becoming more severe – it will increasingly intrude into all

Environment·News & Analysis

Data Centres: Why Ireland is being sold to Big Tech

22 Jul

By Aaron Ó Sceacháin The 130 data centres currently operating in Ireland guzzle obscene amounts of electricity. In the same week that Uisce Éireann

Environment·World News

Europe’s scorching heatwave – capitalist climate crisis intensifies

21 Jul

By Jake O’Brien “This heatwave is a dress rehearsal… they are getting more frequent, stronger and lasting longer. Every summer we fail to prepare

Environment·Featured Articles·World News

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

Reviews & Culture

Palestine solidarity·Reviews and Culture

Review: NAZA, directed by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor

Oct 27, 2026

By Eílís Gallagher NAZA is an acronym used by the IDF, derived from the Hebrew phrase nezek agavi, meaning “collateral damage”. It refers to calculations made using Artificial Intelligence to discern the number of civilian casualties, i.e. Palestinian lives that will be eviscerated in planned airstrikes. Human lives, including children, are reduced to numbers: 10, 50, 100 NAZA. This title

Reviews and Culture

Review: La La Land (2016), directed by Damien Chazelle, (10 year anniversary re-release)

Oct 27, 2026

By Varun This review contains spoilers Ten years ago, Damien Chazelle’s La La Land hit the screens and grossed more than $500 million in the global box office and won six Academy Awards. Recently, it has been back in cinemas to celebrate a decade since its release. The movie is infamous for its musical numbers which were a tribute to

Reviews and Culture·Theory & History

Review: End Times Fascism by Naomi Klein & Astra Taylor

Oct 15, 2026

By Laura Fitzgerald This is an excerpt from an interview between conservative

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Review: Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, directed by Jane Schoenbrun

Sep 23, 2026

By Keisha Taylor This review contains spoilers Teenage Sex and Death at

News & Analysis·Reviews and Culture

Macklemore, Ed Sheeran, and the responsibility of artists during a genocide

Sep 17, 2026

“Israel does not have a more loyal friend than Robert Kraft.” By

The North

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Orange Order parade cannot be imposed – solidarity with the Garvaghy Road residents

24 Sep

A statement from Solidarity The notification of an Orange Order parade along the Garvaghy Road in Portadown, following the recent High Court decision overruling

News & Analysis·The North

Pilgrim strike: Support the strike and change the food industry

13 Sep

By Paddy Meehan Food workers at the Enniskillen-based Pilgrim Foods took all-out industrial action on 2 September 2026 to fight for a decent pay

Anti-racism·News & Analysis·The North

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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As Gaeilge·News & Analysis

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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Gen Z revolts come to Europe

Nov 4, 2026

By Jonathan Diebold Solidarity activists across Ireland are closely following the inspiring waves of mass protests which have spread to Europe in recent weeks and months, collectively dubbed Gen Z revolts. In France, secondary school students are protesting for their education, and

8 mins read

News & Analysis

Review: “Ourselves Alone – Sinn Féin Behind Closed Doors” by Siobhán Fenton

Nov 1, 2026

Reviewed by Michael O’Brien The title promises significant insight into the inner workings of the Sinn Féin leadership, but the author, who served as a senior press advisor after the 2020 general election until the 2024 election, does not deliver it. That

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Theory & History

Hungary 1956: Workers’ revolution against Stalinism

Oct 29, 2026

By Manus Lenihan In October 1956 a revolution swept the Hungarian government from power. On the 23rd, protesters filled the streets of Budapest in their hundreds of thousands. For five days rebel groups held barricades and ambushed tanks. They fought against the

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