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Jailings of anti-water charges protesters: A disgrace!

The Anti-Austerity Alliance has today condemned the jailing of anti-water meter protestors at the behest of Denis O’Brien’s company GMC Sierra. Anti-Austerity Alliance TD Paul Murphy said “The jailing of these protestors and the arrests in Tallaght is an attack on the

Feb 19, 2015

News & Analysis·Socialist Feminism

Review: Fifty Shades of drivel

The following article was written is a review of the book Fifty Shades of Grey written upon its release in September 2012. A film adaptation of the book was released last Friday. The article is written by a member of the Socialist Party in Australia. Fifty Shades

Feb 16, 2015

World News

Greece: If the Troika does not back down?

Let the Greek people decide! By Andros Payiatsos, Xekinima (The Sister organisation of the Socialist Party in Greece) On the evening of 11 February, 100,000 people demonstrated in central Athens in support of the Syriza government’s stance in negotiations with the Trioka

Feb 14, 2015

“Dogs of war” unleashed in Jobstown

By Mick Barry The arrest of 21 anti water charges campaigners in Dublin, the threat to arrest a further 17-21, the threat to send a file to the DPP and the possibility of court action on serious charges – all are sure

Feb 13, 2015

News & Analysis

Monaghan school students plan walkout against Taoiseach visit

ast Friday, 6 February, a number of senior students from the Irish-medium secondary school, Colaiste Oiriall, in Co. Monaghan were denied the right to peacefully protest.

Feb 10, 2015

Anti-Water Charges·Campaigns & Issues·Latest

‘Gardaí score another own goal’ with 4 more Jobstown arrests

Four more people have been arrested in relation to the Jobstown protest which saw Paul Murphy TD arrested yesterday.

Feb 10, 2015

Anti-Water Charges·Latest·News & Analysis

Free the Jobstown 4!

Blatant political policing will fail to stem the impending mass boycott of bills

Feb 9, 2015

World News

Greece: Not a single step back!

Statement by the Editorial Board of Xekinima (CWI Greece)

Feb 9, 2015

Greece: “This is not “negotiation, it’s war”

Statement by the Editorial Board of Xekinima (sister organisation of the Socialist Party in Greece) Syriza’s first days in government have brought back, at last, smiles, optimism and pride to millions of workers in Greece. The new government’s public commitments and the

Feb 8, 2015

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Holocaust week: Who was responsible and what we should remember?

By Robert Bechert Deep emotions were aroused by January’s week-long ceremonies to mark the 60th anniversary of the Red Army liberating the Auschwitz extermination camp complex. For survivors of all the Nazi extermination and concentration camps the terrible memories came back of