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Orange Order parade cannot be imposed – solidarity with the Garvaghy Road residents

A statement from Solidarity The notification of an Orange Order parade along the Garvaghy Road in Portadown, following the recent High Court decision overruling the Parades Commission’s ban on the route, has re-opened painful wounds and left residents fearful of what comes

Sep 24, 2026

Featured Articles·Reviews and Culture·Theory & History

Review: Big Farms Make Big Flu by Rob Wallace

By Ben Samson Covid-19 is spreading across the globe at an alarming pace, overwhelming health infrastructure and killing thousands, many of whom are frontline healthcare workers and poor people who lack early access to testing. Covid-19 is the acute respiratory disease caused

Apr 6, 2020

Covid-19 Pandemic·Featured Articles·Theory & History

Covid-19: Capitalist market & the PPE shortage

By Conor Burke Throughout the COVID-19 crisis workers in various essential services have gone beyond the call of duty to help the rest of us feel safe and secure, from supermarket staff to pharmacy workers to public transport personnel and others. Arguably,

Apr 5, 2020

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COVID-19: No attacks on democratic rights

By James McCabe Across the globe, governments are introducing sweeping curtailments of basic democratic rights in the name of tackling the Covid-19 pandemic. In some countries this has even led to the “temporary” dissolution of parliament. Many governments have thankfully, if belatedly,

Apr 5, 2020

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Capitalism and the pandemic: Why the system has failed

By Manus Lenihan Covid-19 has utterly changed the political landscape. Just one month ago, rent freezes were deemed “unconstitutional.” Today a rent freeze is in force, along with a ban on evictions. The healthcare system has been massively expanded. Private hospital beds

Mar 25, 2020

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Put lives before profit – For a workers’ shutdown of non-essential services

It’s very important that the advice about social distancing is adhered to. The more we do this, the more we limit the spread of COVID-19 and save lives. However, there is a fundamental contradiction between that and the fact that, North and

Mar 23, 2020

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World Economy: The Coronavirus Recession Has Begun

By the International Executive of International Socialist Alternative (ISA- the socialist organisation to which the Socialist Party in Ireland is affiliated to) The coronavirus pandemic has infected hundreds of thousands and taken the lives of thousands. Most scientific and medical experts warn

Mar 20, 2020

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COVID-19: Are we “all in this together”?

By Manus Lenihan Leo Varadkar said last night that “Viruses pay no attention to borders, race, nationality or gender.” He might have added that viruses don’t check your bank balance, don’t discriminate between billionaires and workers. In spite of this, the Covid-19

Mar 18, 2020

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COVID-19: Invest in public healthcare now!

By Finghín Kelly The Irish health system is entering the Covid-19 crisis in a very poor position. Before the virus hit, it was already at breaking point. This is a result of chronic underfunding by successive governments stretching back decades and made

Mar 16, 2020

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North and Coronavirus crisis: Emergency measures needed

No loss of jobs or income! Put public health before private profit! The spread of the novel coronavirus Covid-19 has become a major health crisis, unlike anything seen in a century. At the time of writing, around 156 countries have been impacted,

Mar 16, 2020

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COVID-19: Workers’ Rights, Safety and Pay must be protected

By Michael O’Brien Like with governments the world over there has been a reluctant and tardy response in Ireland by the authorities to the Coronavirus pandemic. Thousands of workers, especially in the private sector, are being effectively told to pay the price

Mar 15, 2020

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