Public sector strike – a premature suspension, but the fight isn’t over
Solidarity TD, Ruth Coppinger and Solidarity Councillor, Kate Relihan on the picket lines in Dublin 15.
300,000 public sector workers on strike – report from the picket lines
By Solidarity reporters For the first time since November 2009, public sector workers statewide took unified strike action. Teachers, lecturers, library workers, civil servants, healthcare workers, council workers, firefighters and more took to the picket lines to oppose a cost-of-living crisis and
Public sector workers: After our one-day strike – we must escalate the action!
Text of Solidarity leaflet on strike action being taken by 300,000 public sector workers. Strike for substantial wage increases, not “negotiations” Solidarity and Ruth Coppinger TD stand foursquare with workers demanding substantial pay rises. Landslide votes for industrial action by teachers, nurses,
We want to live, not just exist–Solidarity with striking public sector workers
By Finn McKenna Irish society is facing one of the largest public sector strikes in the history of the state. Teachers unions, nurses unions, civil Service Unions and others spent most of August and September balloting their members for strike action. All
Solidarity with public sector industrial action – workers need a pay rise
All workers need a pay rise. With rising fuel and food bills, our living standards are being eroded by a cost-of-living crisis that is going from bad to worse. This is not to mention rising rents, the cost of childcare and a
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
Macklemore, Ed Sheeran, and the responsibility of artists during a genocide
“Israel does not have a more loyal friend than Robert Kraft.” By Kate Marie These were the words of Benjamin Netanyahu as he presented Kraft, the Zionist multibillionaire owner of the New England Patriots, with the Genesis Prize in Jerusalem in 2019.
Climate delayism during a climate catastrophe
By Varun After a summer of heatwaves, droughts, wildfires, and a record number of excess deaths across Europe (The Irish government has failed to record data on excess deaths in Ireland), many of us in progressive movements would feel vindicated in a
Pilgrim strike: Support the strike and change the food industry
By Paddy Meehan Food workers at the Enniskillen-based Pilgrim Foods took all-out industrial action on 2 September 2026 to fight for a decent pay rise from a deeply profitable company. Workers took action after weeks of negotiating, and previous industrial action had
Trump in Ireland: No welcome for the imperialist predator-in-chief
The Irish government rolling out the red carpet for Donald Trump to is an insult to all the victims of Trump and his regime, including: This week, the far-right AfD in Germany made a breakthrough in the state of Saxony-Anhalt, at 44%
Jim O’Callaghan’s new racist citizenship laws – a disgusting attack on migrants
By Donal Devlin and Finghín Kelly In the week the fascistic Donald Trump arrives in Ireland, the Government has taken a leaf out of his book by trying to further stoke racism in our society. Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan announced new laws