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.
Government plans to lease housing from private market again, despite warnings
By Dan O’Rourke A recent report by corporate consultancy firm EY Economic Advisory for Euroconstruct has warned that the government is set to fall short of housing targets. The report also highlights that a key reason for the failure is the government’s
Planet burns in record heatwave: Capitalist rulers throw fuel on the fire
By Jonathan Diebold Droughts, wildfires, 40-degree temperatures and thousands of directly related deaths: this is not the apocalyptic warning of future climate catastrophe, nor the latest disaster in a far flung corner of the globe, but the impact of the latest European
Follow the RMT example: Unions must take action to defend living standards
By Mick Barry TD The inflation crisis has sharply posed the question: how can the living standards of working-class people, the vast majority in society, be defended? Public opinion has put the Micheál Martin Government under pressure to deliver cost of living
The Uber Files: the criminality & exploitation behind the app
By Manus Lenihan The hype around the ‘ride-sharing’ app Uber has always been shadowed by protests and scandals. But now the Uber Files, released by a whistleblower, have revealed that under the grand phrases about ‘the sharing economy’ there was rampant crime
Interview with Interface worker: “We put manners on this company”
Workers at Interface Europe, a flooring manufacturer based in Craigavon, have won a 15.25% pay increase after taking a week of effective strike action which shut down production at the site. Neil Moore, the Unite regional officer representing the workers and a
Care not prison: Release Caitlin Corcoran and drop all charges!
By Caitríona Ní Chathain Upon learning of the jail sentence for Caitlin Corcoran, a 23-year-old woman from Waterford, for the tragic death of her new-born infant, activists and members of ROSA Socialist-Feminist Movement and the Socialist Party wish to share their solidarity
Trans Pride 2022: How can we win liberation & bodily autonomy?
Trans and Intersex Pride this year is happening in the context of an escalation of transphobia globally, including in Ireland. Now, more than ever, there is an urgent need for us all to stand up against this vile hate and division. That
Capitalist cost of living crisis – Build a movement to demand action
By Conor Payne The cost-of-living crisis is having a devastating effect on the lives of working-class people. Official inflation is at a 38-year high, but this understates the reality of the crisis in many people’s lives, particularly the poorest. And this crisis
North: From ‘historic election’ to new crisis at Stormont
By Kevin Henry This year’s Assembly election was historic, with Sinn Féin emerging as the largest party, the first non-Unionist party to do so in the 101-year history of the state. As Lewis Goodwall, policy editor for BBC Newsnight put it, “Northern
Rail strike in Britain: Working-class power in action
By Finghín Kelly The power held by working-class people when acting collectively was strongly shown this week in Britain with the strike across the railway network by RMT union members. The strike was the largest on the railways in Britain since 1989.