Election Manifestos now online
The Socialist Party's Local Election 2009 manifestos are now available online. Follow the link to view the manifesto of your local Socialist Party candidate.
Child abuse – Irelands’ gulags
By Joe HigginsMary Raftery’s documentary, States of Fear, which gave rise to the Child Abuse Commission was first broadcast just over ten years ago,
Rent allowance slashed
Socialist Party candidate for the North East ward Dave Keating this morning slammed HSE boss Brendan Drumm’s €500,000+ wage cheque and said that it
Capitalism in crisis!
By Stephen Boyd SOME POLITICAL and social commentators have begun to bemoan the continual stream of bad economic news. However for the working class
NI: Visteon occupation – Action gets results
By Peter Hadden THE WORKERS at Visteon – through their month long occupation of their factory – have written an important chapter in the
No to privatisation of the ESB
No to privatisation of the ESB By Dave KeatingGeorge Lee wants to sell off Bord Gais and the lucrative parts of the ESB, supposedly
Socialism – the alternative to the failed market
By Kevin McLoughlin SOCIALIST POLICIES are needed to solve the economic crisis and its devastating effects on the living standards and lives of ordinary
Minimum wage cut?
By Laura Fitzgerald EVERYONE KNOWS the minimum wage is paltry and it’s not enough to live on. Many young people up to the age