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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

Economy·News & Analysis·Paul Murphy Column

Department of Finance ‘cooking the books’ on corporation tax

Technical Paper Author, Seamus Coffey has previously estimated ‘implicit corporate tax rate’ as 8%. Paper itself admits ‘implicit tax rate’ of 5.9% in 2012

Apr 8, 2014

Campaigns & Issues·Environment

90 corporations responsible for two thirds of global emissions

Individualizing the cause of climate change will only conceal the truth. A study published in the journal Climate Change indicated that since the dawn of the Industrial Era just 90 companies have caused two thirds of all man-made global warming emissions. All

Apr 2, 2014

Latest·News & Analysis

Statement on proposals for a Dublin Mayor

Socialist Party demands stand alone Plebiscite whereby massively far-reaching proposals can be properly debated. Forcing a Plebiscite on May 23 along with Local and Euro Elections, with no adequate time for debate, would be anti-democratic and unacceptable.

Mar 31, 2014

Elections·News & Analysis

Taking a stand against fracking

Leading anti-fracking campaigner and Socialist Party member Donal O'Cofaigh has been selected by anti-fracking activists to stand as a local election candidate in Enniskillen in May. Here he outlines the importance of the election campaign and the fight for a seat to

Mar 25, 2014

Elections·News & Analysis

Dublin – Winning an MEP seat for the left & the working class movement

Paul Murphy, members of the Socialist Party, and many more supporters of Paul’s work as an MEP have put in a huge effort to highlight crucial issues and to put Paul in the best position possible to retain the seat won by

Mar 18, 2014

Economy·News & Analysis

Ireland’s inequality increases

New figures released for 2013 highlight how Ireland is a country of widening inequality, with a massive divide growing between the super-rich elite and big business on the one hand and the majority of the population subjected to brutal austerity on the

Mar 17, 2014

Economy·News & Analysis

Youth guarantee: forced cheap labour

The Youth Guarantee was the crowning achievement of the Irish Presidency of the EU in 2013. The Labour Party have hailed it from the rooftops, Emer Costello MEP, has even gone to the bother of holding meetings around the city to promote

Mar 14, 2014

Economy·News & Analysis

Capitalism – “Working for the few”

We are living in a world where there is massive social and economic inequality. This situation is outlined in the Oxfam briefing paper “Working for the Few” which shows that the top one percent of the population have increased their income since

Mar 13, 2014

Latest·News & Analysis

People power stops school closure

An explosion of anger ripped through the Northside of Cork city when the trustees of Catholic primary schools in the North Cathedral parish announced plans to shut the North Mon primary school, evict 171 boys and forcibly amalgamate the school with the

Mar 12, 2014

Latest·News & Analysis

Apple’s corporation tax scams: Who is lying Apple CEO or the Taoiseach?

Socialist Party MEP, Paul Murphy, responded to further revelations about the level of corporation tax paid by Apple Sales International and said that this again raises questions which the Taoiseach must answer:

Mar 7, 2014

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