Solidarity, Author at Solidarity (Ireland)

100% redress now: Thousands protest against mica scandal

By Jonathan Diebold On Friday, 8 October, thousands took to the streets of Dublin once again to protest against the scandal surrounding mica. Ordinary working people from Donegal, Mayo, Sligo, and other counties impacted by the issue, made the trip in what

Oct 10, 2021

News & Analysis

Cobblestone and Merchant’s Arch—Profiteers continue their vandalism of cultural and historic sites

By Councillor Leah Whelan Dublin City Centre has been heading down a path of corporate take over for some years now. Historic, cultural, and creative spaces are continuously demolished and destroyed at the behest of landlords and private business. These decisions are

Oct 8, 2021

News & Analysis

Whistleblower reveals the murky world of Facebook

By Amy Ferguson The news that a mega-corporation like Facebook (which runs Instagram and Whatsapp also) prioritises its profit margins at the expense of the safety and wellbeing of ordinary people may not come as a surprise to many. However, a whistleblower’s

Oct 7, 2021

Socialist Feminism·World News

Sabina Nessa and Sarah Everard: Both victims of a sick, sexist system– Stop victim-blaming

By Becci Heagney, Socialist Alternative (our sister organisation in England, Wales and Scotland) Sabina Nessa, 28, was tragically murdered on 18 September. Upset and anger has once again enraged the nation. How could this have happened again? How many more women will be

Oct 7, 2021

Pandora papers reveal a new wave of fraud

By Per Olsson, Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna–our sister organisation in Sweden Once again it has been revealed that the rich are hiding money in tax havens. The third release of the Pandora Papers published by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists reveals a multi-billion dollar fraud

Oct 6, 2021

News & Analysis

Ireland’s meat industry: super-exploitation & criminal mistreatment

By Cathal Curran The shocking mistreatment of meat factory workers and the inhospitable conditions under which they live and work has once again been highlighted, this time in a recent Guardian expose. This is an industry worth €4 billion and one built

Oct 5, 2021

News & Analysis·Socialist Feminism

Women courageously speak out against sexual harassment & abuse in the army

By Valerie O’Leary The recent broadcasting of RTE’s “Women of Honour” programme on sexual harassment, bullying and sexist practices in the Irish Defence Forces is yet another example of the systemic toxic and misogynistic attitudes that exist in the military. Over the

Oct 4, 2021

Uncategorized·World News

German Election-Election leaves Christian Democrats in crisis, Die Linke faces disaster

By Claus Ludwig, Sozialistische Alternative (SAV) — our sister organisation in Germany In the general election on 26 September, Angela Merkel’s conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) lost almost 9 percentage points and plummeted to 24.1%. The Social Democratic Party (SDP) won 25.7%,

Oct 3, 2021

Uncategorized

Energy crisis in Britain: Why a socialist green deal is needed

By Mike Forster, Socialist Alternative (our sister organisation in England, Wales and Scotland) Headlines warning of a Winter of Discontent have filled the media all week as the fuel crisis left angry motorists struggling to get petrol at empty forecourts. Essential workers,

Oct 1, 2021

News & Analysis·Reviews and Culture

Review: The Care Crisis by Emma Dowling

Reviewed by Caitriona Ní Chatháin In her book The Care Crisis: What Caused It and How Can We End It, Emma Dowling explores the multifaceted world of care, and its degradation under decades of neoliberalism, and capitalism today. With a special focus

Sep 30, 2021

Solidarity

100% redress now: Thousands protest against mica scandal

Cobblestone and Merchant’s Arch—Profiteers continue their vandalism of cultural and historic sites

Whistleblower reveals the murky world of Facebook

Sabina Nessa and Sarah Everard: Both victims of a sick, sexist system– Stop victim-blaming

Pandora papers reveal a new wave of fraud

Ireland’s meat industry: super-exploitation & criminal mistreatment

Women courageously speak out against sexual harassment & abuse in the army

German Election-Election leaves Christian Democrats in crisis, Die Linke faces disaster

Energy crisis in Britain: Why a socialist green deal is needed

Review: The Care Crisis by Emma Dowling

Socialist Alternative – Marxist journal of Solidarity

Divide & Rule pamphlet by Peter Hadden