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.
Full support for the medical scientists strike
All demands of these frontline workers must be met! Statement from Mick Barry TD & Ruth Coppinger (Socialist Party/Solidarity) “Today’s strike deserves the full support of every worker in the health service and in the country as a whole. No one can
Vilification of Amber Heard should be a concern of all who oppose gender-based violence
By Steph Lacey, ROSA Socialist Feminist Movement & Socialist Party, Limerick From #MeToo, to Ni Una Menos, to the mass outpouring of grief and anger at femicides from Sarah Everard to Sabine Nessa to Ashling Murphy — the desire to end gender-based
Inside Direct Provision: Interview with an asylum seeker
The Socialist spoke to Emine Ertas, a Kurdish asylum seeker from Turkey, about her experiences as an asylum seeker here in Ireland, and particularly her experiences of living within the system of Direct Provision. What is the situation like in your home
NMH must be 100% public, secular & progressive
The resounding two-thirds majority vote in the 2018 repeal referendum vote was undeniably a vote for both abortion rights, and more generally for a progressive, secular Ireland. Building on the Marriage Equality vote that affirmed LGBTQ rights, it represented a watershed rejection
Workers will bear the burden as welfare schemes for bosses come to a close
By Dan O’Rourke Mainstream economists and large accountancy firms have warned of the potential of a wave of bankruptcies and layoffs as Covid-related government supports for businesses are wound down. The welfare schemes for bosses, the ‘Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme’ (EWSS), and
North: Historic election marks new era of crisis for ‘peace process’
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 a BBC commentator noted, “Northern Ireland was literally designed, so
Cost of living crisis: Trade unions have to act!
By Mick Barry TD “We are looking at three years of high inflation” – AIB Chief Economist Oliver Mangan, Irish Times, 9 March It is becoming increasingly clear that the inflation crisis is going to be around for quite some time. It
Defend Roe V Wade – We won’t be dragged backwards! Abortion rights now!
Text of the Socialist Party leaflet for tomorrow’s protests called by ROSA-Socialist Feminist Movement against attempts to overturn the Roe V Wade in the United States and that are also demanding that we have secular and public National Maternity Hospital . A
Thousands flood streets of the US for abortion rights
By Greyson Van Arsdale, Socialist Alternative (our sister organisation in the United States) The evening of May 3, thousands of protesters gathered in cities across the country to protest the leaked draft decision by the Supreme Court which would strike down Roe v.
Emissions targets missed: The reckless climate policies of the coalition government
By Cathal Curran Ireland is to once again set to fall well short of its carbon emissions reduction target. The state has committed to a reduction of 4.8% in carbon emissions each year between 2021 and 2025, with an 8.3% reduction being