News & Analysis

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

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

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

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

News & Analysis

We need a fighting Unite the Union – re-elect Sharon Graham as General Secretary

By Solidarity members in Unite The nominations period has closed for Unite the Union’s General Secretary election. Two candidates, outgoing General Secretary Sharon Graham and Simon Dubbins from Unite’s international department are the two candidates. Sharon Graham has received 695 branch/workplace nominations

Jul 7, 2026

News & Analysis

SpaceX IPO, and the AI boom – will the bubble burst?

By Michael O’Brien The recent Initial Public Offering (IPO) of Elon Musk’s SpaceX has made him the first trillionaire in history. That should really read ‘paper’ trillionaire. Behind the hype is the reality that SpaceX had $18.7 billion in revenue last year

Jul 4, 2026

North & South: We need a mass anti-racist movement

By Kevin McLoughlin Hundreds of men with their faces hidden firebomb innocent people out of their homes in a racist pogrom. Days later, a bright afternoon sees 20,000 gather in Belfast with placards declaring “Will trade racists for refugees”, “Make racists afraid

Jun 29, 2026

News & Analysis·Ruth Coppinger·Socialist Feminism

The ‘three-day wait’ debate and continuing the demand for full abortion rights

By Laura Fitzgerald On 17 June, the 34th Dáil passed legislation at second stage to get rid of the “three day wait”, or a mandatory second GP visit at least three days after an initial consultation, to access abortion pills in early

Jun 25, 2026

News & Analysis·Ruth Coppinger

Manna drone delivery suspension is a victory for communities over big tech

By Ruth Coppinger TD The announcement today by Manna that it intends to suspend its fast food drone operations is a victory for community campaigns over big tech. This announcement shows that new technologies that are worsening people’s lives for corporate profits

Jun 19, 2026

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