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.
New child abuse revelations – seize schools, lands & assets from the Church now!
By Ruth Coppinger The scale of abuse revealed this week in the Scoping Inquiry into abuse of children in a number of schools is astounding. Solidarity with all those affected and their families who still bear the scars and carry the legacy
Socialism 101: Is capitalism destroying the planet?
By Eddie McCabe In the midst of the carnage of the First World War, Rosa Luxemburg wrote of the crossroads capitalist society was standing at: “either transition to socialism or regression into barbarism.” This idea resonates profoundly today. What it means is
Review: Stolen directed by Margo Harkin
Reviewed by Steph Lacey Directed by Margo Harkin, Stolen is a chilling account of the Magdalene Laundries, where Irish women and girls were sent for engaging in a sexual relationship that a parent or priest didn’t approve of, or more often, for
Autistic children failed by successive governments – another state scandal
By Fionn Daly Parents of autistic children in Dublin 15 are at a breaking point, grappling with an education system that has failed them. Despite months of meetings with Ministers, protests at Government buildings, and pleas to local politicians, at least 13
“A lesson in workers’ solidarity”: Dunnes anti-Apartheid strike 40 years on – interview with Karen Gearon
“Then here’s to the girls of Dublin City who stretched their hands across the sea, Their action surely is a lesson in workers’ solidarity. And here’s to the folk who heeded the boycott, who won’t buy Cape and spurn Outspan, And also
Aiding genocide: Israeli-destined weaponry flies through Irish airspace unimpeded
By Donal Devlin Over the last 11 months our newsfeeds have been filled with devastating horror from Gaza. We’ve watched a genocide happen in real-time, as the world’s governments either sit idly by or actively support or justify the crimes being waged
Debate: The folly of rising and falling with Sinn Féin – a reply to Rupture & PBP
Last year we published an article titled ‘Sinn Féin, PBP and the question of a left government in Ireland’, critiquing a PBP pamphlet on the topic.1 In March, PBP members Aprillle Scully and Diarmuid Flood published a reply, ‘Debating Left Government’, in
Right-wing populists seek to cynically exploit anger in rural Ireland
By Conor Payne The local and European elections saw successes for right-populist and far-right candidates. Part of this was the election of candidates who claimed to represent ‘rural Ireland’ in opposition to government and EU climate policy. Former RTE presenter Ciaran Mullooly
India: Kolkata horror – fight back against sexual violence and exploitation
Content warning: this article discusses sexual violence of an extreme nature and may be triggering. The horrific rape and murder of Dr. Moumita Debnath has shocked the world and once again thrown the brutal rape culture of India into the global spotlight.
Public housing – money & land is there, political will isn’t
By Robert Cosgrave The worst housing crisis in the history of the state goes from one catastrophic figure to another. Over 14,000 people in the state are living in emergency accommodation, with 4,200 children condemned to growing up in homelessness. On top