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Socialism 101: Can ‘international law’ defend people’s rights?

By Jonathan Diebold Trump’s kidnapping of Maduro. The Zionist State’s genocide of the Palestinians. Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. These actions and many other recent horrors have been declared ‘illegal’ and war crimes under international law. Yet they continue to happen, leading many

Mar 31, 2026

Featured Articles·Latest·News & Analysis·Palestine solidarity

FAI confirms Ireland-Israel match to go ahead – but fans demand a boycott!

By Matt Waine The FAI confirmed today that the Ireland-Israel match will go ahead in the Aviva stadium, in a complete insult to the Palestinian people and amid correct, widespread opposition and calls for a boycott. According to media sources, this move

Feb 25, 2026

Environment·Latest·News & Analysis

Fourth flood warning in 10 days as flood defence schemes flounder

By Jonathan Diebold The disaster movie 2012 shows a world ravaged by extreme weather events, apparently predicted hundreds of years prior by the Mayan civilisation. But it doesn’t take an ancient Mesoamerican prophecy to predict the floods which have afflicted Ireland recently,

Feb 6, 2026

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Epstein scandal consuming Trump regime

By James McCabe For over a month now, much of the news cycle has been dominated by the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, and Trump’s close connection to the deceased financier and sex trafficker. Since Esptein’s suspicious death by suicide in federal prison in

Aug 4, 2025

Elections·Featured Articles·Latest·News & Analysis

Local & Euro elections 2024: SF crashes, far right make gains, but Govt triumphalism misplaced

By Conor Payne The local and European elections in the south of Ireland elections are being hailed as a victory for “the centre” – the political establishment – given the unexpectedly poor performance of Sinn Féin, and the comparatively good results for

Jun 13, 2024

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Campaigning and pressure delivers: Tory-style Green Paper on disability “reform” scrapped

By Stephen Morrison Another massive win for disability activists came on 12 April 2024, when Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphreys announced that the Government would no longer implement the Tory-style Green Paper on disability reform. This is the second big win

Apr 13, 2024

Latest·News & Analysis

Government shamefully clears homeless refugees from Mount St encampment ahead of Patrick’s Day

By Conor Tormey On the weekend of the St Patrick’s Day festival in Dublin hundreds of refugees, forced to live on the streets in tents – mainly concentrated around the International Protection office on Mount Street – were moved from the city

Mar 17, 2024

Equality·Featured Articles·Latest·News & Analysis·Socialist Feminism

Alienation, distrust and disabled activists rising — how the government lost the referendums

The most significant and noteworthy development in the Family and Care referendums that were resoundingly rejected on 8 March 2024, was the emergence of a powerful grassroots movement of disabled activists, resolutely demanding their full rights. This dynamic, aided also by carers

Mar 13, 2024

Latest·News & Analysis·Palestine solidarity·Reviews and Culture

Irish artists pull out of SXSW festival in solidarity with Palestine

By Finn McKenna On 10 March, Belfast Irish-language rap artists Kneecap announced that they would not be performing at this summer’s SXSW festival in Austin Texas. Within two days, all ten Irish acts scheduled to perform at the festival pulled out. One

Mar 13, 2024

Latest·News & Analysis

The mounting crises facing third level students

By Conor Tormey The government’s disdain for students and young people continues as students face the mounting cost of living, the mental health crisis that the existing pitiful services are unable to cope with, and the student accommodation crisis. Private accommodation chaos

Mar 6, 2024

Latest·News & Analysis·The North

Stormont restored – can it last?

By Kevin Henry After two years of boycott by the DUP, Stormont has now been restored with the election of Speaker, First and Deputy First Minister and of a four-party Executive, involving every party entitled to join the Executive on the basis

Mar 2, 2024

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