News & Analysis

River Shannon Pipeline: a looming ecological disaster

By Conor Keary Ruthless extraction of raw materials is one of the defining features of capitalist accumulation. As industry grows, so too must exploitation of the Earth’s natural resources, often with little regard for the consequences. As the great socialist Rosa Luxemburg

Sep 1, 2026

Burnham on border poll: British Ruling Class’ contempt & arrogance for national rights on display again

During his first visit to the North on Thursday (27/8/26), Burnham said a border poll was “off the table”. The dismissal by Andy Burnham of the national aspirations for a United Ireland is unbelievably, but unsurprisingly, crass and arrogant. It shows that no

Aug 31, 2026

News & Analysis

Solidarity summer camp 2026 report

Solidarity – the socialist alternative members gathered in Glendalough, Co. Wicklow between 13 – 16 August for our annual summer camp. The camp is multipurposeful – it allowed for over 120 of our members and supporters to gather on an island-wide basis,

Aug 24, 2026

News & Analysis

Trump’s visit to Ireland – protest the fascistic, rapist, warmonger

By Eoin Madigan The warmongering, corrupt and fascistic US President Donald Trump will visit Ireland in September to attend the Irish Open golf tournament at his property in Doonbeg, Co. Clare, where he’ll likely meet with Taoiseach Micheál Martin. Despite this not

Aug 10, 2026

Environment·Theory & History

Is economic growth ecologically sustainable?

By Conor Payne The climate and ecological crisis is an existential threat that’s only becoming more severe – it will increasingly intrude into all areas of life, shaping the economy, geopolitics, and the struggles of the working class and oppressed. In the

Aug 6, 2026

News & Analysis·Ruth Coppinger

Ruth Coppinger report from visit to Ulm 5 trial in Germany

The trial of the Ulm 5 in Stannheim, Germany, wasn’t like anything I’ve seen before. In Ireland I would’ve attended the Jobstown trial – for anything near comparable in terms of when a state tries to punish protesters – but this was

Jul 23, 2026

News & Analysis·Workplace News

Cost of living worsens – public sector industrial action needed

By Finn McKenna It’s very clear that the tension is rising in our society. Increasing cost-of-living and spiralling inflation have been the root of much of the alienation, angst and suffering that is increasingly generalised for most working-class people. Unprecedented developments have

Jul 23, 2026

Environment·News & Analysis

Data Centres: Why Ireland is being sold to Big Tech

By Aaron Ó Sceacháin The 130 data centres currently operating in Ireland guzzle obscene amounts of electricity. In the same week that Uisce Éireann instigated a hosepipe ban across large swaths of the country, data centres used millions of litres of water,

Jul 22, 2026

News & Analysis

Solidarity with the Ulm 5 – Palestine solidarity activists on trial in Germany

By Matthew Delany In Germany, five Palestine solidarity activists known as the Ulm 5 are in a worrying ongoing trial about an alleged break-in and civil disobedience at Elbit Systems. This trial is correctly seen by the families and supporters of the

Jul 21, 2026

Environment·World News

Europe’s scorching heatwave – capitalist climate crisis intensifies

By Jake O’Brien “This heatwave is a dress rehearsal… they are getting more frequent, stronger and lasting longer. Every summer we fail to prepare for them is a summer we pay for in lives.” These are the words of Dr. Hans Henri

Jul 21, 2026

Anti-racism·Socialist Feminism·Theory & History

Fascism & misogyny – how anti-feminism fuels the far right

Misogyny and the promotion of oppressive, rigid gender norms have always been key characteristics of the far-right and fascism. This was clearly evident under Nazi rule in the 1930s and 1940s in Germany, where women’s roles were strictly defined in the context

Jul 15, 2026

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