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.
Soaring food inflation continues
By Councillor Brian McCarthy Budget 2026 is set to be announced on 7 October, the first budget of the coalition between Fianna Fail and Fine Gael, supported by the Lowry-aligned Independents. In recent years, there were several one-off payments introduced to lessen
20 years on – the fight for justice for Terence Wheelock continues
By Finn McKenna “My brother Terence was a fun-loving lad, everyone who knew him would all tell you the same thing. He loved life, a complete and utter prankster, a joker and always loved to laugh… he loved life” – Sammy Wheelock
Gaeilge faoi ionsaí – Géarchéim tithíochta sa Ghaeltacht, ciorruithe agus easpa múinteoirí
Le Leah Whelan Is fadhb náisiúnta í an ghéarchéim tithíochta agus ní eisceacht na Gaeltachtaí. Tá cíosanna ag ardú as cuimse, easpa tithíochta fadtéarmach agus fadhbanna maidir le cead pleanála. (De bharr sin, tá éifeacht na ndúradán i gceist leis an teanga
Over 16,000 in emergency accommodation – the trauma of the housing crisis
By Martin Murphy The depth of the state’s ongoing failure to fix the housing crisis has reached a new low. On Friday, 29 August, the Department of Housing reported that 16,085 people are condemned to living in emergency accommodation, with 5,014 children
Block everything: For strike action against Gaza genocide and Irish State complicity
By Patrick O’Connor Around the world, people are watching this genocide with horror, disbelief and rage. Just as enraging is the complicity of Western governments, corporations and institutions which continue to arm the Israeli regime, to give it favourable trade deals, to
“Jealousy” and “begrudgery” – the last refuge of the Irish influencer
By Kate Quinlan The backlash against Irish influencers attending Electric Picnic on Coca Cola’s dime has exposed something uncomfortable: the fragility of performative politics in the influencer economy. For months, many of these same figures shared graphics and hashtags in support of
Irish artists in the crosshairs of pro-Zionist British establishment
By Finn McKenna To turn the old Buffalo Springfield lyric on its head; “There’s something happening here, and what it is is exactly clear!” State repression and the corporate silencing of artists who have proclaimed support for the besieged and tortured Palestinian
Vote Catherine Connolly – a progressive, left voice for President
By Finghín Kelly The Socialist Party is supporting Catherine Connolly in the upcoming Presidential election. She is a left and progressive candidate whose election would be a boost and step forward for movements against war, oppression and injustice – most notably the
Full solidarity with the school secretaries & caretakers on strike
After decades of lobbying politicians, writing letters, and gaining widespread support – with over 26,000 pledges of support from the public – 2,300 secretaries and 500 caretakers are striking to end the two-tier pay scale and win basic employment rights, which have
Endometriosis, medical misogyny, and capitalism
By Marie-Claire Jennequin Medical misogyny – the systemic devaluation of women’s (and people assigned female at birth’s) pain, symptoms, and autonomy – is a global issue that reflects broader social, economic and political structures rooted in patriarchy and capitalism. It must be