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.
Do we need to go for the ‘Nuclear Option’?
With the climate emergency worsening by the day, many are understandably desperate for solutions, and in particular for alternatives to fossil fuels. In this context, the debate about nuclear power is reigniting, with even some on the left advocating for its use.
Government recklessness causes soaring Covid cases
By Conor Payne There has been a huge rise in Covid-19 infections since restrictions were lifted from late January onwards. Official figures, reflecting PCR tests and antigen tests which have been reported to the state, show thousands of new cases every day.
Establishment voices demand ditching of formal commitment to neutrality
By Finghín Kelly The last month has seen a concerted effort from large sections of the political establishment – in particular those in Fine Gael and several prominent journalists – to push for a formal abandonment of the Irish state’s position of
The cost of living emergency: Increase pay not profit!
Text of Socialist Party leaflet on the cost of living crisis. Straight after the worst of the pandemic, we are faced with a new crisis. Prices are shooting up — on food, fuel, rent, electricity and gas. Working-class people are faced with
Ireland & neutrality – socialists oppose all imperialist wars & alliances
Text of speech given by Socialist Party TD Mick Barry in the Dáil on 30 March 2022. I will begin my contribution with a personal reminiscence. I remember a crowd of kids standing out on the sidewalk, as we used to say,
ESB/Bord Gáis price hikes: Why profit is a disaster for the energy sector
By Conor Payne From 15 April, Bord Gáis will hike its energy bills, by an average of 27% for electricity and 39% for gas. This is the first price hike announced by an energy company in 2022, but others are sure to
China: Jiangsu chained woman scandal exposes systemic trafficking
A video of a chained-up mother of eight children was posted on Douyin (China’s TikTok) in late January – within days it was viewed over 3 billion times drawing ten times more online traffic than the Beijing Winter Olympics Adam N Lee,
Reverse P&O’s criminal mass sacking — Nationalise now to save jobs
By Chas Berry, member of Socialist Alternative (our sister organisation in England, Wales and Scotland) The brutality of capitalism was on show for all to see at the ports of Dover, Liverpool and Hull yesterday as ferry bosses P&O sacked all of
Regina Coeli staff dismissed: Bring the hostel into public ownership!
By Rebecca Jane McMonagle Employees of Regina Coeli House in West Belfast were dismissed on Friday, 25 February, just two days before their date of redundancy and seven weeks into their 24-7 work-in. The workers occupied the hostel in January following news
North: Stormont backs Thatcher’s anti-trade union laws
By Kevin Henry In the aftermath of the historic 1984/5 miners’ strike in Britain, Margaret Thatcher as part of her war against the trade union movement and working-class people introduced a series of measures to curtail the right to strike. These laws