Solidarity, Author at Solidarity (Ireland)

Abortion rights now – Socialist Party supports X Case Bill

The Bill that Socialist Party TD Clare Daly and Deputies Joan Collins and Mick Wallace have written and brought forward to the Dáil coincides with the 20th anniversary of the X Case, when a 14 year-old girl who became pregnant after being

Mar 6, 2012

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Why this really is an Austerity Treaty

The opening salvos of the debate about the Fiscal Treaty from the right-wing political parties and the establishment media have attempted to ridicule the argument that this is an Austerity Treaty. Leo Varadkar called on the Socialist Party not to "lie about

Mar 5, 2012

Latest·News & Analysis

Household Tax campaign and the building of a new working class party

The Campaign Against Household and Water Taxes is one of the most significant developments of recent years. Combined in particular with the workers occupations that have taken place (Vita Cortex in Cork is still ongoing), it indicates the emergence of new resistance

Mar 4, 2012

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Taoiseach must clarify – could government have blocked ‘blackmail clause’ and why didn’t it?

Government spokesperson admits connivance in insertion of 'blackmail clause' into ESM Treaty Government's big stick for referendum 'seriously undermined'

Mar 2, 2012

Equality

International Women’s Day 2012 – Remembering the struggles & victories of women workers

For more than a century, 8 March has been the day to commemorate and celebrate the fight of working class and revolutionary women for a better deal and a socialist society. Its origins are in the struggles for equal pay and decent

Mar 1, 2012

World News

Iran: War clouds gather

War clouds are gathering, once again, over the Middle East. Heightening tensions over the last months between the US and its allies and Iran have seen covert assassinations of Iranian nuclear scientists, cyber warfare, attacks on Iranian military and missile installations, and

Feb 29, 2012

World News

Greece: solidarity visit – Day 3

On Friday 24 February, the official GUE/NGL delegation was over and I spent the day with members of Xekinima (the Socialist Party’s sister party in Greece) visiting and discussing with different groups of workers in struggle.

Feb 29, 2012

Paul Murphy Column

Paul Murphy MEP calls for rejection of Austerity Treaty

Treaty will mean savage austerity to devastate people's lives and economy People's opportunity to reject austerity at ballot box

Feb 28, 2012

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National children’s hospital:

Instead of pushing ahead with Mater site, full public review needed Secondary children’s hospitals must be maintained

Feb 28, 2012

Joe Higgins column

Criminal policies of privatisation

The decision by the government to sell off €3 billion worth of state assets is arguably the most economically and socially criminal of the many criminal policies implemented in this State over the past three years in the interest of salvaging the

Feb 28, 2012

Solidarity

Abortion rights now – Socialist Party supports X Case Bill

Why this really is an Austerity Treaty

Household Tax campaign and the building of a new working class party

Taoiseach must clarify – could government have blocked ‘blackmail clause’ and why didn’t it?

International Women’s Day 2012 – Remembering the struggles & victories of women workers

Iran: War clouds gather

Greece: solidarity visit – Day 3

Paul Murphy MEP calls for rejection of Austerity Treaty

National children’s hospital:

Criminal policies of privatisation

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