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.
The sale of Israeli genocide bonds – Irish state complicity exposed again
From October 2023 until January 2025, the Israeli State raised $4.5 billion on EU markets by selling its state bonds. The purchase of this debt, which acts as an investment bond to be profited from, is directly used to fund the murderous
Ruth Coppinger’s bill to ban fox hunting passes first stage despite anti-democratic manoeuvring
By Jonathan Diebold Fox hunting: the quintessential activity of the English aristocracy. Grab your red coat, saddle your horse, assemble the hounds, and watch them rip a defenseless animal to shreds – a fox, or maybe just whatever family pet gets in
As economic storm clouds gather government dances to tune of bosses
By Michael O’Brien The arrival of the right-wing independents into Government and the cabinet, in the place of the decimated Green Party, has better enabled Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael to dispense with any pretence of ‘even-handedness’. On a host of issues,
North: 3,000 march for trans rights in Belfast
By Ann-Katrin Orr Photo credit: Emmi Hayleigh. On Saturday, 17 May, Belfast was filled with a 3,000–strong March for Trans Rights. It was initiated by ROSA, the Socialist Feminist movement and backed by various organisations across the LGBTQIA+ sector, trade unions and
Trump’s tariffs and Ireland – bark or bite?
By Kevin McLoughlin Since his inauguration, there has been a deluge of decrees from Trump. People are particularly concerned about the consequences of Trump’s new tariffs. Some are delayed, but others have been imposed, and it is already having a real impact.
GRIPT – a far-right outfit exposed
By a Socialist Party Activist* A slew of misogynistic harassment and death threats have followed Socialist Party TD Ruth Coppinger’s refusal to engage with Gript, a far-right propaganda organisation, at a recent press conference. An agitator for Gript, Irish Freedom Party election
Blatant misogyny at the heart of the Camogie skorts scandal
By Summer Conneely Camogie players have recently become increasingly vocal about the issue of being forced to wear skorts, rather than being given a choice to wear shorts instead. The Leinster Senior Camogie semi-final between Dublin and Kilkenny was almost called off
Starmer’s Trumpian attack on migrants
In a speech worthy of any racist, Trumpian demagogue, Keir Starmer yesterday declared a new war on vulnerable migrants arriving in Britain. Many have correctly pointed out the degree to which it echoes the notorious “Rivers of Blood” speech given by the
GAMA strike 20 years on – when migrant workers struck and won
By Matt Waine This year marks the 20th anniversary of the GAMA Strike – a landmark strike against super-exploitation of Turkish and Kurdish migrant construction workers. For two months, they engaged in determined industrial action against the bosses of their company, GAMA
Q&A: What’s behind Trump’s tariffs?
By Conor Murray What is a tariff? A tariff is a tax on importing goods from abroad. The tax is paid by the business which imports the goods, however, in order to maintain their profits they will typically pass this cost on