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Minimum wage: Why we need €15 NOW!

By Shane Finnan Rents soar, the cost of living continues upwards, all the while wages remain, for the most part, restrained. Working-class people, especially the young, feel the pinch every week. Irish capitalism has failed to deliver for the working-class and

May 8, 2019

Workplace News

Workers and the Recovery: We want to live, not just exist!

By Michael O’Brien Recent years of economic growth and an increase in employment rates constitutes the greatest part of the government’s claim of recovery. However, the ‘recovery’ in employment rates has not brought an end the cost of living crisis experienced

May 7, 2019

Housing crisis: An indictment of the capitalist market

By Colm McCarthy The housing crisis is one of the greatest indictments of this government, and indeed of the capitalist market they represent. In February the official homelessness figures crossed 10,000, despite increasingly desperate attempts by the government to use creative

May 6, 2019

“We only want the earth” – The case for socialist change

Dean O’Donnell & Cillian Gillespie make the case for a democratic socialist society based on need, not profit What type of economic system allows the 26 richest people to have as much as the 3.8 billion poorest? Why is it that, despite

May 4, 2019

Vote 1 Rita Harrold: A Socialist Feminist Voice for Workers, Women & the Planet

This is the text of Rita Harrold’s leaflet for the European election campaign in Dublin that will be distributed to 250,000 homes in Dublin. Let Us Rise!– Public Need Not Private Greed “The water charges and repeal movements show things can change.

May 3, 2019

News & Analysis

Outrageous and astronomical costs- Free public childcare now!

By Katia Hancke Every parent of young children in Ireland already knows it, but official reports once again confirm that childcare costs in Ireland are astronomical. They are crippling middle and low-income families. As a percentage of income, childcare costs in Ireland

May 2, 2019

News & Analysis

Plebiscite on directly elected Mayors: Vote No!

Solidarity and the Socialist Party this morning called for a NO vote in the upcoming plebiscite on whether to support the creation of a directly elected Lord Mayor position for Cork city. The call came as Taoiseach Leo Varadkar travels to the

May 1, 2019

News & Analysis

Review: Milkman by Anna Burns

Milkman By Anna Burns Published by Faber, 2018 Reviewed by Cerys Falvey Whilst a somewhat difficult read Milkman is entirely deserving of its recent praise, including winning the prestigious Man Booker Prize. The protagonist, an 18-year-old book worm, tells her story from

Apr 29, 2019

Killing of Lyra McKee- Trade unions must show way forward

Socialist Party statement, 26 April 2019 The killing of Lyra McKee on Thursday April 19th sent a wave of shock across Northern Ireland. Lyra was only 29 but had already made a name for herself as a journalist, an author and an

Apr 27, 2019

Theory & History

The Revolutionary Ideas of Rosa Luxemburg

January marked the 100th anniversary of the murder of the outstanding revolutionary socialist leader, Rosa Luxemburg. In this article, Eleanor Crossey-Malone looks at her defence of both the fundamental ideas of Marxism and the necessity of revolutionary change against an increasingly opportunistic

Apr 26, 2019

Solidarity

Minimum wage: Why we need €15 NOW!

Workers and the Recovery: We want to live, not just exist!

Housing crisis: An indictment of the capitalist market

“We only want the earth” – The case for socialist change

Vote 1 Rita Harrold: A Socialist Feminist Voice for Workers, Women & the Planet

Outrageous and astronomical costs- Free public childcare now!

Plebiscite on directly elected Mayors: Vote No!

Review: Milkman by Anna Burns

Killing of Lyra McKee- Trade unions must show way forward

The Revolutionary Ideas of Rosa Luxemburg

Socialist Alternative – Marxist journal of Solidarity

Divide & Rule pamphlet by Peter Hadden