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.
Free, reliable and frequent public transport now!
By Conor Burke The government’s recent decision to reduce fares for public transport by 20% was immediately offset by inflation and the rising cost of living. In reality, it was a token measure that falls far short of what should have been
Outsourcing threatens 300 jobs at PayPal
By Peter McGregor Over three hundred more jobs at PayPal are now under threat – 135 in Blanchardstown and 172 in Dundalk. These redundancies follow a swathe of job-losses at PayPal in Ireland last year, and continue the trend of many companies
Depp / Heard verdict a travesty – socialist feminist movement against gender violence urgently needed
By Steph Lacey & Laura Fitzgerald On 1 June 2022 a jury of five men and two women took away Amber Heard’s right to call herself a victim. Being found guilty of defamation is not the same as lying about domestic violence,
CAMHS beds closures: youth mental health services are on their knees
By Catherine Finnegan Almost half of all beds in the Linn Dara, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Unit in Cherry Orchard are closed due to staff shortages. The HSE has confirmed that 11 of the meagre 23 beds will be closed until
Sharpening mental health crisis results in record dropout from third level
By Finn McKenna Human beings are social creatures. The meaning that we derive from life and the world is rooted in our interaction with our friends, our family, our peers, and society generally. As much as a truism and a cliché it
It’s time to get rid of capitalism – time for socialism
By Manus Lenihan With climate change, war and disease, it’s easy to grow numb to all the bad news stories. But just when you think nothing can shock you, the world finds a way to twist the knife, for example with the
Inhuman working hours: Junior doctors ballot for industrial action
By Mick Barry, Socialist Party TD HSE junior doctors are expected to vote by a decisive majority to take industrial action. The inhuman and unrealistic hours they are demanded to work lie at the root of it. According to the Non-Consultant Hospital
Thousands march for Irish language: Fight for real language rights for all
By Eóin Dawson and Maitiú de Hál (As Gaeilge) Five years after the historic An Dream Dearg [the Red Crowd] march for Irish language rights, they repeated their Lá Dearg [Red Day] event on 21/05/2022, demanding ‘Cearta, Cothromas agus Cóir’ [Rights, Respect
Shysters profiting from misery: Aramark’s ugly record
By Peter McGregor Aramark, a US multinational, has been awarded the contract to provide meals to centres for refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine. This comes after the company received a contract worth €7.5 million from the National Gallery of Ireland to
Protesting Stockholm+50: a socialist planet for the needs of all
By Philipp Chmel & Bill Hopwood-LSP/PSL (ISA in Belgium) & Socialist Alternative (ISA in Canada) On June 2–3 the Stockholm+50 climate conference is taking place. The conference will be held in commemoration of the 1972 United Nations Conference on the Environment. While