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Ruth Coppinger report from visit to Ulm 5 trial in Germany

The trial of the Ulm 5 in Stannheim, Germany, wasn’t like anything I’ve seen before. In Ireland I would’ve attended the Jobstown trial – for anything near comparable in terms of when a state tries to punish protesters – but this was

Jul 23, 2026

The system’s moral panic and the struggle for queer liberation

By Conor Tormey “Homosexuality has no place in America, happy Nuclear Family Month”. This is how Tennessee Congressman Andy Ogles kicked off Pride Month. The same week, the Governor of Indiana, Republican Mike Braun, released a statement proclaiming June to be “Nuclear

Jun 19, 2026

News & Analysis·Racism·The North

North: End the racist pogroms! Solidarity with all those attacked by far-right mobs last night

Solidarity Statement in response to racist violence on 9 June The scenes we saw last night were utterly horrific. We send our utmost solidarity to all those harmed and left afraid by last night’s violence. This was a racist pogrom of collective

Jun 10, 2026

Environment·Featured Articles·World News

El Niño adds fuel to the fire of climate catastrophe

By Isidora Durán Not a year goes by without climate scientists predicting record-breaking summer temperatures, and 2026 is no exception. Greenhouse gases are gradually warming the Earth towards catastrophic tipping points, but it is the sudden climate events intensified by this warming

Jun 8, 2026

News & Analysis·Palestine solidarity

Stop the Games – No sportswashing Israeli apartheid and genocide

‘I would like the (Irish) people to show their opinion as much as possible, and to be clear that what is happening in Palestine is not okay. It must be stopped.” – Imad Zatara, former captain of the Palestine Football team “It’s

May 29, 2026

Elections·News & Analysis·Racism

By-election results highlight growing polarisation and important political trends

By Donal DevlinThe results of the by-elections in Dublin Central and Galway West give an insight into political developments and the shifts taking place in Ireland today. We see an unpopular government with a diminishing support base; the further normalisation of the

May 26, 2026

Environment·News & Analysis

Commercial fishing trawlers and the destruction of marine ecosystem

By Varun Oceans make up about 71% of our planet. They are vastly unexplored and home to up to 2 million species. But those numbers are rapidly decreasing every day. People have been dependent on the abundance of seafood in the oceans

May 25, 2026

News & Analysis·Racism

Demand an independent public inquiry into the killing of Yves Sakila in Dublin

By Donal Devlin A 35-year-old Congolese man, Yves Sakila, was killed in Dublin City Centre on Friday, 15 May. Suspected of shoplifting, Yves was held down on the ground by five or six men for almost five minutes. One of these men

May 19, 2026

News & Analysis·Workplace News

Full support to striking Ambulance workers

Text of Solidarity leaflet on today’s strike by ambulance workers Solidarity and our TD Ruth Coppinger stand fully behind today’s industrial action by ambulance workers in both SIPTU and UNITE—it is a disgrace that the HSE have waited six years for a

May 12, 2026

News & Analysis

Beds in sheds – Govt’s latest non-solution to housing crisis they’ve created

By Enda Kelly If it wasn’t already obvious that the Government has run out of ideas when it comes to housing, the department’s new idea should make it so. ‘Beds in Sheds’ as a solution to the housing crisis seems like a

May 7, 2026

Environment·Theory & History

Emerald Isle or Island of Wounds? Colonialism, extraction, and extinction in Ireland

Ecosystems in Ireland and across the Earth are in a state of total or near-total collapse. This is not an inevitable result of human activity, but rather a direct result of the capitalist economic system. In this article, OISÍN HILL looks at

May 1, 2026

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