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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

Featured Articles·Socialist Feminism·Theory & History

“A Pillar of Strength” – Anti-oppression struggles and the revolutionary process

Reflections on Marxism and Oppression By Laura Fitzgerald “We must lead the struggle of the politically oppressed and unfree female sex into the broad course of proletarian liberation, just as we do that of oppressed peoples and nationalities. The demand for women

Jun 22, 2023

Anti-racism·News & Analysis

Government policies a boon to the repulsive & dangerous agenda of the far right

By James McCabe No fewer than 125 anti-refugee protests have occurred in Dublin alone this year. Asylum seekers in Clare have been subject to organised intimidation, while a proposed refugee centre in Donegal was set on fire. Far-right groups are ratcheting up

Jun 21, 2023

News & Analysis

Save jobs – Nationalise Tara Mines

By Enda Kelly As news comes out about the temporary closure of Tara Mines by its parent company, it must be made clear how much of an impact this will have on Navan. It has been estimated that 2,000 jobs are likely

Jun 20, 2023

Environment·News & Analysis

Climate failure: Government set to miss emissions target by “significant margin”

By James Fleming The Irish government will miss its 2030 emissions target “by a significant margin”, according to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) projections. Ireland had a target to reduce emissions by 51%, but it will achieve only 29% at best – if

Jun 17, 2023

News & Analysis

Obituary: Christy Dignam (1960-2023)

By Drew Freyne The death was announced today of Christy Dignam, the renowned lead singer of Aslan, at the age of just 63. Christy was a unique and beloved figure on the Irish music scene — a sincere artist and performer who

Jun 13, 2023

News & Analysis·Socialist Feminism

Nicola Gallagher bravely exposes intimate partner abuse and GAA’s failings

By Harper Cleves On 9 May, Nicola Gallagher took to Facebook to speak out against her long-time abuser: her former husband, and then-manager of the Derry GAA team, Rory Gallgher. The abuse that she outlined was vicious and spanned years, including throughout

Jun 12, 2023

News & Analysis

Stardust Inquest: After 42 years will the truth finally be acknowledged?

By Michael O’Brien The inquest, being heard in public, into the Stardust fire which on Valentine’s Day 1981 resulted in the deaths of 48 young people, overwhelmingly from Dublin northside working-class communities, began in late April. The very fact this inquest is

Jun 10, 2023

News & Analysis

Trade union leaders listen up-industrial action works

By Conor Tormey With public sector pay negotiations happening in the coming months, workers are looking towards what should be fought for and what constitutes a real pay increase. The Irish Congress of Trade Union (ICTU) leadership, a leadership steeped in the

Jun 9, 2023

News & Analysis

Postgraduate workers get organised against extreme precarity and low pay

By Daragh King The Postgraduate Workers Organisation (PWO) is the newly formed workers union for postgraduate researchers (PGRs1) in Ireland. The union was formed in early 2023 from the merger of the Postgraduate Workers Alliance of Ireland (PGWAI) and the Postgraduate Collective

Jun 8, 2023

Featured Articles·LGBTQ·News & Analysis·Socialist Feminism

The “rainbow capitalism” lie: Why LGBTQphobia is part of the system

By Conor Payne This Pride Month we will see, as we do every year, major companies putting out pride-themed advertising, changing their social media profiles and putting out anodyne statements about inclusivity. On one level, this is a fairly simple attempt to

Jun 8, 2023

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