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.
Unite against racism, the far right & division – homes & healthcare for all
Text of Socialist Party leaflet Housing & health crises; refugees fleeing war sleeping on the streets while profits soar — Government of the rich to blame Outrageously, the government has announced that refugees applying for asylum under the international protection scheme will
“Paschal’s posters”— lifting the lid on a cosy relationship
By Mick Barry TD The “Paschal’s posters” controversy provides a useful glimpse into the web of connections between the capitalist parties and big business in this country. Minister for Public Expenditure Paschal Donohoe benefitted significantly from corporate donations in the form of
Britain: Trans rights in Scotland passed and blocked
By Morgan Shanless For more developed analysis of this issue see this article by our sister organisiation in Scotland, England & Wales. Last December, the Scottish parliament passed much needed reforms to the 2004 Gender Recognition Act, affording trans people a small
North: Tories go on the offensive – escalate action to a 24-hour general strike!
By Sean Burns 2023 looks set to be marked by a renewed upswing in industrial action as more strike ballots are being returned successfully. The National Education Union (NEU) in Britain, as well as Scottish teachers are joining the strike action. Likewise
Humanitarianism on trial: Drop all charges against Sean Binder!
By Jonathan Diebold On 10 January, the trial of Sean Binder, of Kerry, began on the island of Lesbos, Greece. The charges: people smuggling, membership of a criminal organisation, espionage, and money laundering. The crime? Saving peoples’ lives. Only these people happened
Far-right protests – how can we defeat racist division?
By Conor Payne Protests have been organised in many different parts of the country outside buildings being used to accommodate refugees; including in East Wall, Ballymun, and Drimnagh in Dublin, Fermoy in Cork and in Killarney in Kerry. In some cases, these
From Ashling to Bruna: We need action to end the rise of violent misogyny
By Emma Quinn The killing of 28-year-old Bruna Fonseca on New Year’s Day 2022 was a painful and poignant close to what was an unprecedented year for femicide and gender violence, and sends a stark warning for 2023. Bruna was the first
Coal companies triple profits while the planet burns
By Isidora Duran Stewart The devastating effects of the profit-driven climate crisis reached a new height in 2022, the hottest year on record for Europe and the second hottest across Asia and North America. Pakistan was hit by catastrophic floods, Ethiopia, Somalia
Record number on hospital trollies: Legacy of underfunding and austerity
By Donal Devlin 2023 opened with an all-too-familiar story of overcrowding in public hospitals across the state – only, this time, it’s worse. A record 931 and 838 people were lying on trollies, waiting on a hospital bed, on 3rd and 4th
Struggle to free migrant fishers from exploitative visa achieves victory
The announcement yesterday by the Department of Justice that all Non-European migrant fishers enrolled in the now abolished Atypical Work Permit Scheme has been granted a stamp 4 giving them full labour market access is the culmination of a struggle waged by