Solidarity, Author at Solidarity (Ireland)

‘No End in Site’ report exposes the State’s war on Travellers

By Séamus O’Reilly The ‘No End in Site’ report on the Spring Lane halting site in Cork City by the Ombudsman for Children exposes horrific racism and discrimination by the Irish State. Since the report was published many other Travellers have come

Aug 30, 2021

News & Analysis

Unite election: Sharon Graham wins! Now build workplace power to win for workers!

By International Socialist Alternative members in Unite the Union Sharon Graham has won the election to become the general secretary of Unite the Union. Socialist Alternative (our sister organisation in England, Wales and Scotland) and Socialist Party members send our congratulations to

Aug 29, 2021

News & Analysis

Dublin Bus workers vote to reject race to the bottom

By Councillor Kieran Mahon Dublin Bus drivers’ overwhelming rejection of proposed changes to rostering, working hours, and terms and conditions illustrates the chasm between the government’s privatisation model for public transport and the workforce’s desire for a clean, efficient, and accessible transport

Aug 28, 2021

World News

The World on fire–Siberian Forests must become the lungs of the planet, not its exhaust pipe.

By Dariya Kozhonova–Sotsialisticheskaya Alternativa — our sister organisation in Russia Wildfires have raged on Earth as long as forests have existed. In some ecosystems, they are an integral part of reproduction cycles. This is true for the Siberian taiga. Due to the

Aug 27, 2021

News & Analysis

Ireland’s shocking rise in greenhouse emissions

By Catherine Finnegan Greenhouse gas emissions in Ireland were at their highest levels in 2019 since measurements began, according to a recent report on the Status of Ireland’s Climate. The report was published this month by researchers from the MaREI Centre for

Aug 25, 2021

News & Analysis

Adding insult to injury- Ex-Debenhams workers denied access to training fund

By Mick Barry TD It has been three months since the former Debenhams workers voted to end their dispute, and yet they have still not received a single cent from the €3 million training fund that they were promised. With the registration

Aug 24, 2021

World News

Russia: Urgent protests needed

Appeal for solidarity from socialist feminist activists in Russia as six members of Socialist Feminist Alternative were arrested yesterday. SocFemAlternative and Sotsialisticheskaya Alternativa (our sister organisation in Russian) organised pickets in solidarity with Afghan women in Russia today. In the appeal posted

Aug 24, 2021

Theory & History

30 years ago — Defeat of Anti-Gorbachev coup leads to the collapse of USSR

August 19, 1991 — an eight-man junta announced that the head of the Soviet Union General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev had been taken ill, and an “Emergency Committee” had taken over running the vast country. The defeat of the putsch opened the road

Aug 23, 2021

World News

World economy: Where is the recovery going?

By Eric Byl, ISA International Executive There is much to say about the so-called “post-pandemic” economic rebound. The figures look impressive, but warnings are manifold. New heights in inequality between rich and poor are pouring petrol on existing social tensions and producing

Aug 21, 2021

Environment·News & Analysis·World News

Gulf stream slowdown shows need to end climate change & capitalism

By Haritha Olaganathan The Gulf stream’s warmth stretches from the tip of Florida northwards along the US East Coast. It is one of many currents in the thermohaline, or Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC), an essential system credited for the hospitality of

Aug 21, 2021

Solidarity

‘No End in Site’ report exposes the State’s war on Travellers

Unite election: Sharon Graham wins! Now build workplace power to win for workers!

Dublin Bus workers vote to reject race to the bottom

The World on fire–Siberian Forests must become the lungs of the planet, not its exhaust pipe.

Ireland’s shocking rise in greenhouse emissions

Adding insult to injury- Ex-Debenhams workers denied access to training fund

Russia: Urgent protests needed

30 years ago — Defeat of Anti-Gorbachev coup leads to the collapse of USSR

World economy: Where is the recovery going?

Gulf stream slowdown shows need to end climate change & capitalism

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