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Water Charges will be met with mass opposition

There are widespread media reports today that the government will attempt to impose water charges on households in the report of the Commission on Taxation. The Socialist Party is issuing a strong warning to the government that any attempt to re-introduce water
Aug 19, 2009

How capitalism works

Capitalist firms produce commodities, that is a good or service produced for sale only. Every commodity has a use-value for people. That means they are useful to someone otherwise they could not be sold.
Aug 19, 2009

NAMA – the Biggest Rip Off of all

  THE GOVERNMENT has finally come out with more details about how its National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) is going to operate. The proposed NAMA will buy, with government bonds, some 10,000 loans (half of which are behind in their payments and
Aug 16, 2009

Thomas Cook – A courageous struggle

Trade union movement must act to defend workers’ rights THE SIGNIFICANCE of the Thomas Cook occupation cannot be overstated. At the time of writing the issue of redundancy payments is not resolved, but already the struggle has exposed the pro-big business nature
Aug 7, 2009

Afghanistan Will this be Obama’s Vietnam?

By Peter HaddenUS AND British military chiefs have been quick to label their July offensive against the Taliban in south east Afghanistan a "success". In reality the main achievement of the British "Operation Panther’s Claw" and the US "Operation Thrust of the
Aug 7, 2009

Thomas Cook Workers Arrested

From Friday, over 40 workers have been occupying the Thomas Cook store on Grafton St., protesting against job losses and claiming for improved redundancies. The workers, all members of the TSSA (Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association) had balloted for strike action due to
Aug 4, 2009

Solidarity with the Thomas Cook Occupation

Thomas Cook’s decision to add to the jobs slaughter by closing their shops in Ireland is outrageous. This is a company which is projected to make a profit of £400 million worldwide this year, with over €4 million made in Ireland. Yet
Aug 2, 2009
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Divide & Rule pamphlet by Peter Hadden

Divide & Rule: Labour & the Partition of Ireland