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.
Stop the Games – No sportswashing Israeli apartheid and genocide
‘I would like the (Irish) people to show their opinion as much as possible, and to be clear that what is happening in Palestine is not okay. It must be stopped.” – Imad Zatara, former captain of the Palestine Football team “It’s
By-election results highlight growing polarisation and important political trends
By Donal DevlinThe results of the by-elections in Dublin Central and Galway West give an insight into political developments and the shifts taking place in Ireland today. We see an unpopular government with a diminishing support base; the further normalisation of the
Commercial fishing trawlers and the destruction of marine ecosystem
By Varun Oceans make up about 71% of our planet. They are vastly unexplored and home to up to 2 million species. But those numbers are rapidly decreasing every day. People have been dependent on the abundance of seafood in the oceans
Demand an independent public inquiry into the killing of Yves Sakila in Dublin
By Donal Devlin A 35-year-old Congolese man, Yves Sakila, was killed in Dublin City Centre on Friday, 15 May. Suspected of shoplifting, Yves was held down on the ground by five or six men for almost five minutes. One of these men
Full support to striking Ambulance workers
Text of Solidarity leaflet on today’s strike by ambulance workers Solidarity and our TD Ruth Coppinger stand fully behind today’s industrial action by ambulance workers in both SIPTU and UNITE—it is a disgrace that the HSE have waited six years for a
Beds in sheds – Govt’s latest non-solution to housing crisis they’ve created
By Enda Kelly If it wasn’t already obvious that the Government has run out of ideas when it comes to housing, the department’s new idea should make it so. ‘Beds in Sheds’ as a solution to the housing crisis seems like a
Emerald Isle or Island of Wounds? Colonialism, extraction, and extinction in Ireland
Ecosystems in Ireland and across the Earth are in a state of total or near-total collapse. This is not an inevitable result of human activity, but rather a direct result of the capitalist economic system. In this article, OISÍN HILL looks at
Fast fashion destruction & waste
By Ibitola Daniel When it comes to the ‘The Fast Fashion Crisis’, the first thing to dismantle is the notion that it is a select few ultra-fast fashion online retailers who are responsible for the overproduction of clothes. In fact, we have
‘Up the Boro!’ – Victory for Limerick community campaign to save park
Janesboro and neighbouring communities are celebrating a historic victory after Limerick City and County Council voted unanimously to block Mayor John Moran’s attempts to build temporary modular housing on the community’s only park. A capacity crowd in the Council gallery erupted in
A warning – the fuel protests and the far right
By Laura Fitzgerald The far-right are giant frauds. Wielding language to portray themselves as on the side of “the people”, they seek to tap into genuine and righteous grievances with the Government and political establishment, but derail them for their own nefarious