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Our stance on the Care Referendum & the rights of disabled people – statement from Ruth Coppinger & Mick Barry TD
After listening to the real concerns raised by disabled people and having discussions about how disabled activists feel…
Stormont restored – can it last?
By Kevin Henry After two years of boycott by the DUP, Stormont has now been restored with the…
What’s behind Sinn Féin’s decline in the polls?
By Eddie McCabe The Politico website’s poll of polls shows that Sinn Féin’s support has been in consistent…
SF & the Special Criminal Court: Dropping principles to gain establishment approval
By Mick Barry TD On 30 October, the Sinn Féin Ard Fheis voted to end the party’s long-standing…
The Zappone Affair & the hapless political establishment
By Mick Barry TD The “Katherine Zappone affair” clearly showed that cronyism is alive and very well in…
Brian Leddin TD doubles down on sexism
We have already reported on the unacceptable behaviour of Brian Leddin TD for the Green Party in Limerick.…
Green TD embroiled in sexist WhatsApp group scandal must go!
By Steph Lacey It has been revealed that misogynistic, sexist, and threatening WhatsApp messages have been exchanged between…
Maurice McCabe smear campaign: Rotten state exposed
By Conor Payne The revelations about the smear campaign against Maurice McCabe have lifted the lid on the…
TK Whitaker: Neo-liberal capitalist establishment sings his praises
Since his death on 8 January, the Irish establishment has been unanimous in its acclaim for former civil servant TK Whitaker.
The left, the right and David Quinn
Right wing columnist, David Quinn warned in the Irish Independent (13 January, 2016) that, “We should be more worried about rise of hard left than tiny alt-right.”