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Solidarity summer camp 2026 report

Solidarity – the socialist alternative members gathered in Glendalough, Co. Wicklow between 13 – 16 August for our annual summer camp. The camp is multipurposeful – it allowed for over 120 of our members and supporters to gather on an island-wide basis,

Aug 24, 2026

Campaigns & Issues·Equality·Latest·News & Analysis

Vote Yes and fight all homophobic laws

By Conor Payne The most recent opinion poll shows an enormous 76% support for the upcoming referendum on marriage equality. While this should not lead activists to be complacent – there will be a major campaign by the Catholic right to sow

Jan 28, 2015

News & Analysis

Water charges: Mass non-payment is key to victory

By David Vallely With the New Year upon us, a new phase in the water charges struggle has begun. It is clear that the Government intends to wait out the anger and hopes that momentum will drip from the movement now that

Jan 27, 2015

News & Analysis

Joe Higgins on the politics of right-wing populism

By Joe Higgins TD A General Election looms. It cannot be delayed beyond April of next year. However, with mass mobilisations against water charges and austerity, the Fine Gael/Labour Coalition government was shown to have clumsy feet of clay and there is

Jan 27, 2015

Campaigns & Issues·Health·Latest·News & Analysis

The deadly legacy of health cuts

By Michael O’Brien Back in August I was given a glimpse of the developing crisis situation in Beaumont Hospital when at the invitation of a member of staff I was taken on a tour pointing out the various stresses the system was

Jan 26, 2015

Economy·News & Analysis

Obscene wealth: Richest 1% owns 48% of world’s wealth

The Oxfam report on global wealth distribution which has been published this month exposes the massive wealth inequality which exists today, and the poverty which the vast majority of the world’s population lives in.

Jan 19, 2015

Featured Articles·News & Analysis·The North

Agreeing Not To Agree, Again – The Stormont House Agreement

By Michael Cleary On December 23rd the five Executive parties and the British and Irish governments signed off on the “Stormont House Agreement”. The Agreement came at the end of eleven weeks of intense negotiations which concluded with 30 hours of continuous

Jan 6, 2015

Latest·News & Analysis

The movement from below – working class self-organisation

In the last six years, austerity was imposed without the same level of protest as took place in other countries. Working class people were reeling from the shock of the recession and, of course, given no lead by the union leadership. Now,

Dec 15, 2014

Latest·News & Analysis

Paul Murphy TD calls for new political movement to challenge in every constituency at general election

Mass movement against water charges & austerity can launch political arm for the 99%.

Dec 10, 2014

Latest·News & Analysis

Capitalist media: cheerleaders for austerity

Socialist Party TD, Ruth Coppinger’s assertion that Independent Newspapers champion austerity, has drawn squawks of indignation from the media. In an attempt to rebuke this, Brendan O’Connor (presumably with a straight face) claimed: “[The Irish Independent] has campaigned hugely against austerity for

Dec 7, 2014

Help us fight the attacks by the media and establishment

The Socialist Party is coming under attack from all the major media outlets, particularly the billionaire owned Independent Newspapers, and the main parties of the wealthy elite in this country. These different sections of the capitalist establishment have a lot of financial

Nov 26, 2014

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