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The State: An instrument of capitalist rule

By James McCabe The depraved witch-hunt against Garda whistleblower, Maurice McCabe, by a cabal of senior level Gardaí in revenge for exposing corruption within the force sparked such mass revulsion that it threatened to bring down the government. Following other recent revelations
Mar 7, 2017

Alarming hike in HIV diagnoses

By Eleni Vetsika It has been almost a year since very alarming figures regarding a serious hike in HIV diagnoses in Ireland have hit the news, yet little –if anything- has been done to tackle the situation. According to an HSE report
Mar 5, 2017

Poverty: Bad for your health

The “cancer gap” that exists between disadvantaged and well-off communities is a case in point. A recent report found that the death rate from cancer in two areas of Dublin West differ drastically. Dr. Robert O’Connor speaking at The University of Limerick
Mar 4, 2017

Review: “Dublin Old School” by Emmet Kirwan

Review by Dean O’Donnell Written and performed by Emmet Kirwan alongside Love/Hate’s Ian Lloyd Anderson, Dublin Oldschool is a two man show that soberly takes the audience on a drug-addled misadventure. Jason (Kirwan), a wannabe DJ whose ambitions seem to be constantly
Feb 28, 2017

The arts in Ireland: Starved of funding

In 2016, the Fringe festival featured a wide variety of shows, including “RIOT”, where Emmet Kirwan performed his, now viral, spoken word piece “Heartbreak”, telling the story of a young working class mother, along with other politically fuelled pieces. Other plays portrayed
Feb 21, 2017

United States: A socialist strategy to defeat Trump

Article by Seattle Council Member and Socialist Alternative (sister organisation of the Socialist Party  in the US) member Kshama Sawant on where next in the battle against the Trump regime. Originally published on Counterpunch.org.  Donald Trump and his bigoted, billionaires-club administration have
Feb 15, 2017
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Divide & Rule pamphlet by Peter Hadden

Divide & Rule: Labour & the Partition of Ireland