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.
Historic potential – 700,000 sign up to new left party in Britain
By Niall Dooris On the day that Palestine Action was disgracefully proscribed as a terrorist organisation by the UK government, Zarah Sultana made a surprise announcement on social media that she and Jeremy Corbyn would co-lead a new party. There is clearly
Residents organise to stop more Manna delivery drones invading Dublin 15
By Drew Frayne The recent rash of delivery-drone flights over Dublin 15 is now being opposed by a local community group Drone Action D15. The group was established after Ruth Coppinger TD and the Socialist Party convened a meeting on the issue.
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
Anti-racist protests in Dublin – important steps in the fight against racism
By Summer Conneely Last weekend saw three anti-racist protests in the aftermath of a brutal racist assault on an Indian national in Kilnamanagh, Tallaght. On Friday, a protest in Tallaght itself was held with 400 in attendance. While a far-right counter-protest was
Vicious racist attack in Tallaght demands an active response – join the protests
By Conor Tormey Last weekend, an Indian man who had been in Ireland for just over a week was viciously attacked in Kilnamanagh, Tallaght, by a gang of ten people who beat, stabbed, robbed, filmed and humiliated him, falsely accusing him of
Zarah Sultana & Jeremy Corbyn to launch new party – build a left wing alternative now
By Conor Payne One year on from their election amid a landslide defeat of the Tories, Keir Starmer’s Labour government has exhausted any goodwill it had to draw upon. Recent polls show public approval for the government at just 13% and approval
Disgusting burning of effigy – scourge of racist & sectarian intimidation must end
The placing of effigies of migrants on the Moygashel Bonfire is a violent act, and a disgusting attempt to whip up division and hatred. It is targeting and intimidating people who are fleeing from war, persecution and poverty. Following the racist riots
The ongoing scandal of Ireland’s trans healthcare system
By Chloe McCarthy The Irish state presides over the worst trans healthcare system in the European Union, the National Gender Service (NGS): Even by HSE standards, this system is laughably inadequate. Yet, it clings to its control over our bodies, monitoring hormone
Ruth Coppinger’s Fox Hunting Bill: Removing colonialism’s barbaric relic
By Drew Frayne Socialist Party TD Ruth Coppinger’s bill on banning fox hunting has passed the first stage and will now be taken in “private members time” where a vote will take place to pass it into law or not. With fox
Survivor and campaigner Hazel Behan speaks
Extracts from a speech delivered by victim/survivor and campaigner, Hazel Behan, guest at Socialist Party conference on 21 June 2025 Survivors of gender violence carry more than just the weight of what happened to them. They carry