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.
“Our Resistance is Not Made of Sand” – report from ROSA international conference
By Elin Gaufin, ISA International Women’s Bureau The first international ROSA conference Women Life Freedom took place on 18 and 19 March, 2023. 200 participants from 19 countries had gathered in the meeting room in Vienna and zoomed in from another 11
“Give us bread, but give us roses too” — Over 200 attend ROSA International Socialist Feminist Conference, Vienna
By Isidora Duran Stewart (ROSA Socialist Feminist Movement, Ireland) In the wake of International Women’s Day 2023 which saw women, queer people and their siblings in struggle in the labour movement take to the streets globally, over 200 socialist feminists from every
Biden’s visit to Ireland: Where’s the scrutiny for the world’s most powerful imperialist hawk?
By Manus Lenihan Irish politicians and media pundits are buzzing with excitement over the planned visit of US President Joe Biden. Media coverage is dominated by the most urgent questions: where Biden will go, and how long he will spend in each
US: Mifepristone faces ban in latest attack on abortion rights
By S. Rodriguez This week, the right-wing offensive on abortion rights reached new heights in the US, as a Texas Court granted a hearing to far-right, anti-choice coalition seeking to challenge federal approval of Mifepristone – a medication listed on the World
Government opposition to free public transport is pathetic and shameful
By Finghin Kelly Green Party Transport Minister, Eamon Ryan, this week presented to Cabinet the findings of a report by the consultants Ernst and Young (EY) which was commissioned by the NTA. The report amazingly recommended against the extension of free public
Landlords’ government overturns eviction ban
By Jonathan Diebold The government this week has made the shameful and disgusting decision to lift the ban on evictions. It does this knowing that it is condemning numerous people – including families with children – to homelessness. Already, notices to quit
IWD 2023 leaflet: Fight the patriarchal capitalist system with socialist feminism
Text of Socialist Party leaflet for International Women’s Day 2023 Today, millions of women, young, LGBTQ and working-class people will march and strike globally to say “No more”. No to femicide; no to war and militarism; no to transphobia; no victim-blaming; no
IWD 2023 ISA statement: Fight the right-wing backlash with socialist feminism
Statement from International Socialist Alternative, the international revolutionary movement that the Socialist Party in Ireland is a part of. International Women’s Day (IWD) 2023 approaches as the wave of women leading movements and struggling against oppression and capitalist exploitation continues to develop,
Unite’s Murphy 4 fight union busting
By David Vallely Four Unite members working for Murphy engineering and construction contractors in the Aughinish Aluminium plant in Limerick have been singled out for dismissal in an action their union described as “tantamount to union busting”. One of the targeted workers,
Fighting cost of living crisis: Mechanical workers vote for strike action
By Matt Waine Mechanical workers in the construction sector have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action in search of a cost-of-living wage increase amounting to 12.8%. Members of Unite, employed by two of the largest mechanical contractors in the country, will