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.
Global Inflation Spiral: A capitalist crisis that requires a socialist response
No sooner had the worst of the Covid-19 pandemic receded than a new crisis emerged to take its place. Inflation is surging across much of the globe to levels not seen since the 1970s. The prices of goods and services are spiralling
The housing crisis and the hateful lies of the far right
By Steph Lacey The modus operandi of the far right is to jump on any kind of problem or issue in society and exploit it to push its nefarious agenda. The far right in Ireland is no exception. Far-right groups tried to
New Taoiseach, same disastrous right-wing policies
By Mick Barry TD Lewis Carroll’s Through The Looking-Glass, published in 1871, featured the characters Tweedledum and Tweedledee. According to Wikipedia, The Tweedle brothers “agree to have a battle, but never have one… Rather, they complement each other’s words, which led John
The housing crisis is a capitalist crisis
By Caitriona Ni Chathain As we move into the winter months the housing crisis is dramatically worsening, with homelessness figures at an all-time high, up by almost 30% compared to this time last year. There are now 11,300 living in emergency accommodation,
North: Solidarity with NHS workers – strike together to save our NHS
For years health and social care workers have been treated with disdain by politicians in Westminster and Stormont. While they were happy to call health and social care workers “heroes” and clap on doorsteps during the pandemic, their actions revealed their real
North: Solidarity with NHS workers’ strike
By Eóin Dawson, NIPSA activist, health and social care worker (personal capacity) The Royal College of Nursing have announced two strike days in December, on the 15th and 20th. This follows health and social care workers in several unions voting overwhelmingly in
What came from COP27? Hot air, fudges and meaningless agreements
By Ben Samond This year’s UN climate conference, COP27, ended just two days before the first football match kicked off in a World Cup so energy-intensive that its total emissions are set to equal those produced annually by the Democratic Republic of
East Wall protests: Unite and fight for a decent life for all
By Conor Payne Conditions for the working class and the poor in Ireland and internationally, as well as for the planet, are deteriorating at an alarming rate because we live in a capitalist system that is only interested in super profits for
Woman, Life, Freedom: 25 November- International Day for the Elimination of Gender-Based Violence
“Woman, life, freedom” – This is the main slogan the masses in Iran have been shouting on the streets after the brutal killing of 22-year-old Jina (Mahsa) Amini. From Kurdistan to Azerbaijan, from Sistan and Baluchestan to Khuzestan – this movement has
11,000 in emergency accommodation- Government housing policy in total shambles
By Peter McGregor THE HOUSING and homelessness crisis in Ireland is a defining legacy of the cycle of Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil governments, and the various parties that have propped them up. Official statistics show there are nearly 11,000 homeless people