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.
Defend Bob Vylan – genocide, not protest, is the crime
By Manus Lenihan BBC CHIEFS ‘SHOULD FACE CHARGES’ OVER GLASTONBURY (Daily Mail, 30 June) PM: NO EXCUSE FOR BBC HATE. He slams broadcast of gig rant (The Sun, 30 June) Starmer: BBC must explain how anti-IDF ‘hate speech’ aired (The Independent, 29
Tuam exhumations begin – Catholic Church must pay for its crimes
By Drew Frayne Work has begun to exhume the bodies of 798 children and babies at the site of the infamous Bon Secours Mother and Baby Home in Tuam, Co. Galway. The site is being forensically excavated a decade after historian Catherine
Rent Pressure Zone changes: A wolf in sheep’s clothing for tenants
By Enda Kelly The Government has made great stock out of the new rental regulations, and they are trying to ram them through as quickly as possible. If you believe the media reporting around this, it seems that these new regulations are
North: Solidarity & unity against gender-based and racist violence
Socialist Party statement on Ballymena riots *CW gender violence, racism* The serious sexual assault of a teenage girl, and how it is possible for two 14-year-olds to perpetrate such violence, should be the focus of discussions. Gender violence, which is unfortunately so
Ruth Coppinger’s counselling notes bill to reach second stage this week
By Isidora Durán On Thursday, 12 June at 5pm, Ruth Coppinger TD’s bill to ban counselling notes being used by defence in gender-based violence trials will be debated at second stage in the Dáil. Members of Government will discuss the general principles
Review: Kate Nash calls out TERF ideology in blistering new single
By Kate Quinlan In her new single GERM, British singer-songwriter Kate Nash doesn’t just join the cultural conversation around trans rights in the UK, she detonates a bomb under the table where the so-called “debate” is being held. With lyrics that are
Inside Ireland’s Nursing Homes: RTÉ investigation shines spotlight on private care home sector
By Jonathan Diebold Do you ever have those dreams when you are in a situation where something awful is happening and you are screaming into the abyss? That’s what it felt like, that’s how desperate I was, because I knew the real
Stand against the far-right – solidarity against racism, transphobia & division
Text of Socialist Party leaflet for tomorrow’s counter-protest against the far-right Today’s counter-protest is an important show of opposition to the far right. Lies, scapegoating and intimidation should not go unchallenged on our streets. Globally, wherever the far right gains ground, it
Pride 2025: Queer liberation will not be sponsored by corporations
By Yash Sinojia The news hit like a gut punch: Indeed, the global job-search giant withdrew its sponsorship from Dublin Pride. Their hollow justification? A desire to “focus on internal diversity and inclusion efforts.” This corporate cowardice isn’t isolated – it’s the
Survivors expose the system – the campaign for justice
One in three women worldwide experience physical or sexual violence mostly by an intimate partner. The UN has described this as a ‘shadow pandemic’. But survivors and their supporters are standing up, and the campaigns to tackle this crucial social problem are