Solidarity, Author at Solidarity (Ireland)

Food crisis: War in Ukraine means famine in Africa

By Per Olsson, Rattvisepartiet Socialisterna (our sister organisation in Sweden) After the 2011 famine in Somalia, the world’s power elite said, “never again”, but now the disaster is happening all over again, and even more people are at risk of starvation. Global

Jun 18, 2022

News & Analysis

Government housing policy: Homelessness for some, poverty for others

By Martina Stafford The profoundly detrimental impact the housing crisis is having on working-class families, young people, lone parents, migrants and Travellers is impossible to convey. It is clear that there is untold stress and hardship caused by the inadequate and insecure

Jun 17, 2022

Savita’s 10th anniversary – why we must march

By Ruth Coppinger 2022 will mark the decade anniversary of the tragic, untimely death of Savita Halappanavar. In October 2012 Savita died from sepsis in a Galway hospital after being refused an abortion. It was a personal catastrophe for her family and

Jun 17, 2022

News & Analysis·The North

Oppose Tories’ legacy bill #billofshame

The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill is a historic act of cowardice from the Tories and a slap in the face to anyone who has lost a loved one to the unspeakable violence of the Troubles. The Bill, introduced by

Jun 16, 2022

The dire state of trans healthcare in Ireland

By Ollie Bell Despite Ireland winning many gains for the LGBTQ+ community such as Marriage Equality and the Gender Recognition Act in 2015, the fight for LGBTQ+ rights isn’t over. Currently the trans community is facing the ever-growing crisis of the trans

Jun 13, 2022

End the model of state-subsidised, private profit childcare

By Caitríona Ní Chatháin Disgracefully, the Irish State currently spends a pitiful 0.1% of its GDP on childcare. Ireland is also an outlier among wealthier countries because childcare is exclusively private and largely for-profit with state subsidies. In spite of these subsidies

Jun 12, 2022

News & Analysis

Free, reliable and frequent public transport now!

By Conor Burke The government’s recent decision to reduce fares for public transport by 20% was immediately offset by inflation and the rising cost of living. In reality, it was a token measure that falls far short of what should have been

Jun 11, 2022

As Gaeilge·What is Socialism?

Tugaimis Droim Láimhe don Chaipitleachas – Tá Sé in Am don tSóisialachas!

Le Manus Lenihan Cé nach mbeadh ag iarraidh an nuacht a sheachaint leis an oiread sin scéalta faoi chogadh, thinneas agus athrú aeráide? Shílfeá nach mbainfeadh aon rud siar asat agus ansin feicimid an t-ár uafásach is déanaí a rinneadh ar pháistí I

Jun 11, 2022

News & Analysis

Outsourcing threatens 300 jobs at PayPal

By Peter McGregor Over three hundred more jobs at PayPal are now under threat – 135 in Blanchardstown and 172 in Dundalk. These redundancies follow a swathe of job-losses at PayPal in Ireland last year, and continue the trend of many companies

Jun 10, 2022

Anti-war·Featured Articles·World News

A brutal war of attrition – bloodshed in Ukraine continues

By Stephen Boyd Putin’s original war aim of a quick Ukrainian capitulation, with Russian troops being greeted as liberators in some areas, has been dealt a decisive blow. Failing to occupy Kyiv, Russian forces are now concentrated in the Donbas region. Fighting

Jun 9, 2022

Solidarity

Food crisis: War in Ukraine means famine in Africa

Government housing policy: Homelessness for some, poverty for others

Savita’s 10th anniversary – why we must march

Oppose Tories’ legacy bill #billofshame

The dire state of trans healthcare in Ireland

End the model of state-subsidised, private profit childcare

Free, reliable and frequent public transport now!

Tugaimis Droim Láimhe don Chaipitleachas – Tá Sé in Am don tSóisialachas!

Outsourcing threatens 300 jobs at PayPal

A brutal war of attrition – bloodshed in Ukraine continues

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