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Pilgrim strike: Support the strike and change the food industry

By Paddy Meehan Food workers at the Enniskillen-based Pilgrim Foods took all-out industrial action on 2 September 2026 to fight for a decent pay rise from a deeply profitable company. Workers took action after weeks of negotiating, and previous industrial action had

Sep 13, 2026

News & Analysis

Remembering Declan Kane – Water charges activist & victorious Jobstown defendant

By Councillor Kieran Mahon On 12 August friends and family said goodbye to Declan Kane. Declan is survived by his wife Lorraine, children Conor and Nicole, his parents, three siblings and four grandchildren. Deco was a family man to his core. They can

Aug 14, 2023

News & Analysis

Far-right thugs stopped in their tracks in Limerick

By Steph Lacey On Thursday, 3 August, members of the Socialist Party in Limerick and other local activists successfully stopped the Far-Right from entering Limerick City Library and harassing the workers. Claiming to be on a ‘sovereign voyage to protect childhood’, the

Aug 11, 2023

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Socialist Party Summer School 2023: An uplifting and inspiring event

Last weekend, the Socialist Party held its annual four-day Summer School in the stunning surroundings of Glendalough, Co.Wicklow. Over 140 people attended the event, including 20 guests from International Socialist Alternative from Australia, Brazil, Mexico, Scotland, England, Denmark, Germany, Canada and Belgium.

Aug 10, 2023

Environment·World News

Latin America: Rise in violence on the front lines of environmental struggle

By Pedro Meade and Ana Vitoria, Liberdade, Socialismo e Revolução (our sister organisation in Brazil) As we are seeing, climate crises are intensifying. Wildfires of unprecedented proportions are raging in Canada, there are historic droughts in Argentina, and increasingly severe storms are

Aug 6, 2023

Environment·World News

Climate change shows that now more than ever — capitalism must go

Isidora Durán Stewart Capitalism’s total inaction on the climate crisis is leading to devastating effects globally. This summer saw many parts of the world plunge into an extreme heatwave, with preliminary data showing that the first week of July 2023 was the

Aug 5, 2023

Featured Articles·News & Analysis·Theory & History

Sinn Féin, PBP and the question of a left government in Ireland

By Eddie McCabe The following article was first published in issue #18 of Socialist Alternative, the theoretical magazine of Socialist Party. Sinn Féin became the largest party in the south for the first time in the general election of 2020, with 24.5%

Aug 4, 2023

News & Analysis

Zuckerberg Vs Musk: The toxic battle of billionaires

By Chris Stewart A public feud between two of the most unlikable people on the planet, billionaires Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, has emerged recently. The rivalry between the two social media bosses has played out in the most pathetic way online,

Aug 3, 2023

News & Analysis

Fighting low pay and staffing levels: Firefighters take industrial action

By Mick Barry TD Labour Court recommendations are expected to be heavily rejected by retained firefighters across the state next week with a fresh ballot on industrial action to follow. Up to 2,000 SIPTU members will vote on a proposal to increase

Jul 30, 2023

Obituary: Sinéad O’ Connor, Shuhada’ Sadaqat (1966-2023)

By Aislinn O’ Keeffe There is no combination of words that could contain the spirit of Sinéad O’Connor, known in her personal life as Shuhada’ Sadaqat. Even as the press is rushing to churn out adjectives to describe her, they fall flat

Jul 28, 2023

Environment·Featured Articles·World News

In hot water: The devastating impact of rising ocean temperatures

By Oisin Hill “The ocean is hotter than ever, what happens next?,” begins a news article published in May of this year by Nature, the world’s leading scientific journal. 2023 has seen the ocean’s surface temperature rise to its highest since records

Jul 25, 2023

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