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.
Davenport Hotel forced to restore pay
In February, five brave women mounted a picket on the Davenport Hotel on Lower Merrion Street, Dublin. They were doing so in response to the decision made by the O’Callaghan Hotel Group to cut their already low wages from €8.65 to €7.80 per
Socialist Party Election Manifesto
The Socialist Party's 8 point manifersto sets out our alternative to cuts and crisis. As well as being available here, it has been delivered into almost every single house in the 9 constituencies in which we are standing.
Limerick Socialist Election Campaign Gathers Momentum
The Socialist Party & United Left Alliance election campaign has been gathering momentum in Limerick in the last weeks, with a very successful launch rally, and important endorsements.
Interview: Laura Ashley striker speaks out
Socialistparty.net spoke to Laura Waters, a shop steward and Laura Ashley striker who has just joined the Socialist Party
Socialist Party criticises SIPTU leadership for call to members to vote Labour
Responding to the e mail sent by SIPTU to its members recommending a vote for the Labour Party and a vague call for transfers to unnamed parties who support 'social solidarity' Joe Higgins, Socialist Party MEP and candidate for Dublin West said:
Don’t believe the lies – Ireland is still rich
An essential ideological pillar of the attacks on workers and unemployed people over the past number of years is the idea that Ireland is broke. The impression is given that the wealth created during the Celtic Tiger (where the top 1% of
Sinn Fein: a genuine alternative?
Does Sinn Féin represent a genuine left alternative for working class people in the General Election? This is a question that many workers and young people are now asking.
Austerity Budget means unemployment, poverty and economic crisis
The budget cuts are hitting families all over the country this month. For the poorest and most vulnerable, social welfare and child benefit cuts have made the struggle for survival all the harder. The basic social welfare cut of €416 a year
United Left Alliance launched across the country
Since it's public launch at the end of November, the United Left Alliance has been very warmly received and it’s potential to have a major impact in the coming general election has been clearly indicated.