LGBTQ liberation in the US – more than putting a ring on it
Forty-four years ago at a gay bar in New York City’s Greenwich Village, a group of transsexuals, cross-dressers, drag queens, lesbians, and gay men
70 anti-austerity candidates join election slate
The successful implementation of the property tax is a Pyrrhic victory for the government. It comes at enormous political expense, particularly for Labour.
Bag men for the banks
The one section of the the establishment which has so far escaped scot-free are the auditing firms, in particular the “Big 4”, KPMG, PWC,
New law fails – struggle needed for abortion rights
In a recent Irish Times poll 75% of voters have voiced their support for the government’s new legislation on abortion. However, this legislation is
Vote No to Haddington Road
The Haddington Road agreement is a capitulation by the right wing union leaders to the government’s and the Troika’s austerity agenda.
A breach of trust – children’s needs before profits
The nation watched in horror as the shocking truth about what happens behind closed doors at our privately owned crèches unfolded on Prime Time.
Report from Turkey
The brutal invasion of Gezi Park by police on the night of June 15th, the eighteenth day of its occupation, will be remembered as
Observations from a city in uprising – where next?
Taksim Square has become a household name since the mighty uprising against the Erdogan government erupted on 31 May. We visited the protests in