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.
Electoral surge against austerity
Socialist Party wins a second TD and Anti Austerity Alliance 14 councillors.
Joe Higgins TD not retiring from political activity, but not to stand in next General Election
For years to come Joe Higgins TD will be an active force fighting for the people of Dublin West and beyond, so not announcing retirement from political activity, but today he announces he won’t be a candidate in the next General Election.
Acquittal of Sean Fitzpatrick: Who will be held accountable now?
Not just individuals, but also the political and legal system that allowed banks and speculators engage in unbridled profiteering on homes and property, and the media that glorified them, that should be in the dock.
Labour right to be in a panic over Water Tax as electoral slaughter looms
The Labour Party is in an obvious panic over water charges looming large as the Local and European Elections approach. They are right to be. Labour's infamous 'Tesco' Ad during the 2011 General Election Campaign specifically named a Fine Gael water tax
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
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
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.
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
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
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