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 public sector jobs, pay, pensions and services
According to Brian Cowen, Enda Kenny, Michael O’Leary and the ESRI, the public sector is overpaid, overstaffed and inefficient and the best way to end the economic crisis is to sack thousands of public sector workers and cut the pay and pensions
All out on 6 November – For a 24 Hour general strike
There can be no doubting that Ireland is a country of Them and Us. For them: NAMA’s €54 billion, €1 million for ex-FAS boss, €216,000 expenses for John O’Donoghue. For us: pay cuts, social welfare cuts, child benefit cuts, health cuts, education
Can Executive deliver a ‘shared future’?
The exchange of insults between Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness in recent weeks has exposed the real crisis within the power-sharing Executive. After returning from his luxury holiday home in Florida, Robinson chose to turn the temperature up by declaring at a
October edition of the Socialist
October edition of the Socialist, newspaper of the Socialist, now online.
Keep BNP off the BBC
Protest - 5.30pm Thursday 15th October, BBC Broadcasting House, Ormeau Ave, Belfast The BBC have offered the BNP a platform on Question Time. The far-right BNP won 2 seats in the recent European elections. This party is attempting to develop a respectable
Nestle clarification
The Socialist Party received the attached letter from Nestlé complaining about the Socialist Party's use of their copyrighted logo (for which we did not seek their permission) on our poster concerning the issue of workers' rights. The use of the logo and
September edition of the Socialist
September edition of the Socialist now online. Click above to fick through, read or print.
Coca Cola workers in battle to save jobs
SIPTU MEMBERS in Coca Cola HBC (Hellenic Bottling Company) in Dublin, Cork, Tipperary and Tuam have been on all-out strike since 27 August.Despite making massive profits Coca Cola HBC is proposing to outsource the distribution of its products to three outside companies,
NAMA – Multi-billion corporate welfare
ON 16 September Fianna Fail’s Brian Lenihan is set to tell the Dail the price he intends to pay for the banks’ toxic loans. The figure is expected to be more than €50 billion. It could be as high as €70 billion. This
Cllr Domhnall O Cobhthaigh resigns from Sinn Fein to join the Socialist Party
Sinn Fein councillor Domhnall O Cobhthaigh today announced his resiganation from the party at a press conference in order to join the Socialist Party to “build a cross-community opposition to the right-wing economic policies of the Assembly Executive”.