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.
Obituary: Paddy Hill (1944-2025)
By Dave Vallely “The police told us from the start that they knew we hadn’t done it. They told us they didn’t care who done it. They told us that they were going to frame us. Justice? I don’t think them people
Save Pálás Cinema—Culture and arts before profit
By Conor Burke The announcement just before Christmas that Galway’s art house cinema Palas is due to close comes as a significant blow to the city’s arts community. The company that runs Palas and operates the Lighthouse Cinema in Dublin has highlighted
Eoin Hayes TD – Social Democrat with stocks in genocide industry
By Jonathan Diebold “Sanctions must be imposed immediately” were the words of Eoin Hayes, recently suspended TD for the Social Democrats, in November 2023, seven weeks after the beginning of the genocide in Gaza – in one of his few comments on
GE24: Low mood benefits establishment – left opposition must be built inside & outside Dáil
By Donal Devlin “The choice of the Irish people is clear: they want more of the same”. This was the immediate and typically superficial reaction from Irish Times political editor Pat Leahy about the outcome of the general election in Ireland. Much
Concern for victims missing in back and forth on safeguarding in Sinn Féin
CW: abuse, mishandled abuse cases, CSA Sinn Féin (SF) clearly has real questions to answer regarding its safeguarding approach. Responsibility has not been fully accepted by SF in relation to the Michael McMonagle case even though the details are chilling. Not only
Budget 2025: We get spare change while corporate Ireland booms
By Jonathan Diebold “They said it was going to be a giveaway budget. It isn’t a giveaway by any means… It’s a load of rubbish. If they think for one minute this budget will get my vote, they will not” – Teresa
Trans people & sport – some myth-busting truths
By Aoife Coppinger Algerian boxer Imane Khelif went on to win gold at the Paris Olympics, despite the scrutiny and abuse she was subjected to by far-right and transphobic politicians, billionaires and news outlets. Khelif proves that cis women are also not
The scandal of the Apple Tax billions and tax haven Ireland
By Donal Devlin Two words – Apple Tax – encapsulate the utterly craven subservience of Ireland’s political establishment to big business. For eight years, successive governments have fought a legal battle against the European Commission in the European Court of Justice (ECJ)
Solidarity with Unite’s striking mechanical workers
By Conor Tormey On Friday, 6 September, mechanical workers organised by Unite, including plumbers, welders and fitters, began an industrial campaign to restore travel time pay. This pay was snatched from workers during the 2008 economic crash – originally intended as a
11 months of genocide: Palestinian voices from Gaza living in Ireland speak out
Socialist Party members spoke with Zak and Amani, two Palestinians living in Ireland and active in the Dublin 15 Stands with Palestine campaign, that Socialist Party members are active in. The campaign organising a GoFundMe to help Palestinians. It has passed its