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The Edinburgh terrorist attack and the dangers of the “Muslim Grooming Gangs” trope

By Varun Content Warning: Mentions Sexual Violence, Gun Violence, Racism, Misogyny, and Islamophobia from the Outset “I’ve told you time and time again, I am protecting the country from these fucking Muslim bastards, raping our young daughters, raping our kids. Enough is

Jul 10, 2026

“Paschal’s posters”— lifting the lid on a cosy relationship

By Mick Barry TD The “Paschal’s posters” controversy provides a useful glimpse into the web of connections between the capitalist parties and big business in this country. Minister for Public Expenditure Paschal Donohoe benefitted significantly from corporate donations in the form of

Jan 26, 2023

Billionaires on trial: Oxfam’s ‘Survival of the Richest’ report

By Martin Murphy On 16 January, Oxfam published a report ‘Survival of the Richest’ highlighting the massive gulf in wealth between the super-rich 1%, and the world’s working people and the poor. The report serves as a scathing indictment of the obscene

Jan 21, 2023

Featured Articles·News & Analysis·The North

North: Tories go on the offensive – escalate action to a 24-hour general strike!

By Sean Burns 2023 looks set to be marked by a renewed upswing in industrial action as more strike ballots are being returned successfully. The National Education Union (NEU) in Britain, as well as Scottish teachers are joining the strike action. Likewise

Jan 19, 2023

Anti-racism·Featured Articles·News & Analysis

Far-right protests – how can we defeat racist division?

By Conor Payne Protests have been organised in many different parts of the country outside buildings being used to accommodate refugees; including in East Wall, Ballymun, and Drimnagh in Dublin, Fermoy in Cork and in Killarney in Kerry. In some cases, these

Jan 13, 2023

Capitalism and the age of ‘permacrisis’

By Manus Lenihan Collins Dictionary has decided that the word of the year for 2022 is ‘permacrisis,’ because it “sums up just how truly awful 2022 has been for so many people.” This word is a paradox. A crisis usually means a

Jan 13, 2023

Featured Articles·News & Analysis·Socialist Feminism

From Ashling to Bruna: We need action to end the rise of violent misogyny

By Emma Quinn The killing of 28-year-old Bruna Fonseca on New Year’s Day 2022 was a painful and poignant close to what was an unprecedented year for femicide and gender violence, and sends a stark warning for 2023. Bruna was the first

Jan 10, 2023

Record number on hospital trollies: Legacy of underfunding and austerity

By Donal Devlin 2023 opened with an all-too-familiar story of overcrowding in public hospitals across the state – only, this time, it’s worse. A record 931 and 838 people were lying on trollies, waiting on a hospital bed, on 3rd and 4th

Jan 5, 2023

New Taoiseach, same disastrous right-wing policies

By Mick Barry TD Lewis Carroll’s Through The Looking-Glass, published in 1871, featured the characters Tweedledum and Tweedledee. According to Wikipedia, The Tweedle brothers “agree to have a battle, but never have one… Rather, they complement each other’s words, which led John

Dec 16, 2022

Featured Articles·News & Analysis·The North

North: Solidarity with NHS workers – strike together to save our NHS

For years health and social care workers have been treated with disdain by politicians in Westminster and Stormont. While they were happy to call health and social care workers “heroes” and clap on doorsteps during the pandemic, their actions revealed their real

Dec 12, 2022

Socialists and a Sinn Féin Government

Sinn Féin could well lead the next Government in the South. This would be historic in Irish politics but raises many questions, including: would Sinn Féin actually deliver the real change that working-class people need and hope for? Can Sinn Féin be

Dec 1, 2022

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