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Ukraine: A Turning point in the war?

By Per-Ake Westerlund, International Socialist Alternative That the Ukrainian army could retake the key city of Izium in just a few days, drive Russian troops out of the entire Kharkiv region, and put pressure on the front in the Donbass was not

Sep 23, 2022

Uncategorized·World News

Britain: Chris Kaba was murdered by the Met Police

Chris Thorley, Socialist Alternative (our sister organisation in England, Wales and Scotland) On the evening of 5 September, Chris Kaba, a 24-year-old unarmed black man was shot dead driving through the streets of London. A single bullet had been fired through his

Sep 22, 2022

Socialist Feminism·World News

Iran: Justice for Zhina (Mahsa) Amini! Down with the Clerical Regime

Statement by ISA (International Socialist Alternative–the Socialist Party is the Irish section of ISA) & ROSA International Socialist Feminists The killing of Zhina (Mahsa) Amini, a young Kurdish woman, by the “morality police” in Iran provoked a new, bold and explosive movement

Sep 21, 2022

Economy·News & Analysis

Minimum wage: 80c increase is an insult

By Jonathan Diebold “Young workers in Ireland are financially worse off than their parents. Workers in their 20s are – in real terms – earning less than they did in the 1990s and 2000s.” These are the stark findings of the May

Sep 20, 2022

Economy·News & Analysis

EU toys with windfall tax: Nationalise profiteering energy companies now!

By Finghin Kelly This week, European Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen addressed the European Parliament in the annual ‘state of the union’ address. In that address, she said that the energy market “is not functioning anymore” and that the Commission will

Sep 19, 2022

News & Analysis

Statement on Queen’s death, King’s ‘ascension’ and the British monarchy

On 8 September 2022, Queen Elizabeth II died, ending the longest reign of any British monarch. In Northern Ireland, her death, the events around it, the actions of the establishment as well as how the worker’s movement responds can have significant consequences.

Sep 18, 2022

News & Analysis

5,000 protest cost of living crisis in Cork

By Martina Stafford As bills keep on rising and the winter gets closer, up to 5,000 people gathered in Cork City on Saturday, 17 September, to say enough is enough. There were speakers from community groups, political parties, water workers, Unite the

Sep 17, 2022

Economy·Featured Articles·News & Analysis

It’s a cost of survival crisis: Take on the profiteers

Text of the Socialist Party leaflet on the cost of living crisis. Ordinary people are beginning to fight back against the devastating cost of living crisis. From early next year, households could face average gas and electricity bills of €6,000, on top

Sep 16, 2022

Reviews and Culture

Review: Accents by Emmet Kirwan

By Emily Belton Spoken word play Accents opened at the Project Arts Centre in Dublin on 11 September. Accents is written by Emmet Kirwan, commissioned by Dublin Fringe Festival and produced by Kate Ferris. The play is directed by Claire O’Reilly of

Sep 15, 2022

Theory & History·What is Socialism?

Socialism 101: Is it possible to change the world, or is socialism a utopian dream?

By Eddie McCabe “We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings.” – Ursula Le Guin Given the state of the world today – a world in the throes of multiple major crises, including existential crises,

Sep 14, 2022

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