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.
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.
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
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
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%
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,
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
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
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
Government attempts to drum up support for militarisation and war
By Jonathan Diebold There was much clutching of pearls in the Dáil over the last several months as Socialist Party TD Mick Barry challenged the government on their Consultative Forum on National Security. This four-day event replaced Micheál Martin’s proposed citizens’ assembly
Water workers strike for guarantees over terms and conditions
By Robert Cosgrave In mid-July, over 100 local authority water workers in multiple councils organised in Unite took three days of strike action. The responsibility for this strike lies squarely at the hands of local authority management, who have refused to engage