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Pilgrim strike: Support the strike and change the food industry

By Paddy Meehan Food workers at the Enniskillen-based Pilgrim Foods took all-out industrial action on 2 September 2026 to fight for a decent pay rise from a deeply profitable company. Workers took action after weeks of negotiating, and previous industrial action had

Sep 13, 2026

Latest·News & Analysis

SF & the Special Criminal Court: Dropping principles to gain establishment approval

By Mick Barry TD On 30 October, the Sinn Féin Ard Fheis voted to end the party’s long-standing opposition to the non-jury Special Criminal Court (SCC). The motion was put forward by the party leadership and carried by a 2-1 majority. The

Nov 10, 2021

Economy·World News

Global supply chain chaos worsens

By Tom Crean, Socialist Alternative USA Over 100 container ships unable to unload in the Port of Los Angeles. Auto plants cutting production or closed because of a global shortage of microprocessor chips. A possible toilet paper shortage (again) and many goods may not

Nov 9, 2021

News & Analysis

Mass movement takes on vulture funds in Berlin

By Robert Cosgrave On Sunday, 26 September – coinciding with Germany’s general election – 56.4% of Berliners (a figure that would very likely be higher were it not for restrictive citizenship laws) voted to demand the properties of the major corporate landlords be

Nov 4, 2021

Socialist Feminism·Theory & History

How capitalism oppresses women

By Grace Fors, Socialist Alternative (our sister organisation in the United States) What does it mean to be a working class woman? It’s fighting to survive against pressure from all sides. Sexism follows you everywhere. Take orders from your boss all day

Nov 4, 2021

Covid-19 Pandemic·Featured Articles·News & Analysis

New Covid surge — Government inaction on health means major investment needed

Editorial from the Socialist, paper of the Socialist Party Recent weeks have seen an alarming rise in the number of Covid cases in the state. In turn there has been a spike in the number of hospital admissions and patients in ICU.

Nov 3, 2021

Environment·World News

How bad is It? The acute threat from climate crisis

By Jonas Brannberg and Blythe Serrano, Members of the ISA from Sweden and United States In the two years after the great global climate strikes of 2019, Covid-19 has overshadowed the climate catastrophe facing the planet. Yet the coronavirus is in itself

Nov 2, 2021

News & Analysis·Socialist Feminism

From lockdowns to nightlife — act to stop gender-based violence

By Valerie O’Leary Recent instances of women having their drinks spiked or having been injected with drugs in bars and nightclubs sparked protests across the U.K. Police in Britain confirmed that 254 attacks happened over the past two months, 56 involving spiking

Nov 1, 2021

News & Analysis·Reviews and Culture

Why is everyone talking about Squid Game?

By Finn McKenna *Spoiler alert throughout* Squid Game has the entire world talking. The series based in South Korea is the most watched show on Netflix of all time; 110 million Netflix viewers have streamed the show. Considering the series was only

Oct 31, 2021

Environment·News & Analysis

Full throttle towards climate catastrophe under capitalism

By Ben Samson Levels of CO2 in the atmosphere are now 50% higher than at the onset of capitalist industry in the 1800s. Without urgent action, it will be 100% higher by 2060. At this point, the latest IPCC report predicts that

Oct 27, 2021

Irish capitalism & the unending housing crisis

By Leah Whelan The housing crisis is not unique to Ireland; it is a global issue impacting working-class and poor people. It is currently estimated that 1.6 billion people are living without adequate shelter, and that one in seven people live in

Oct 25, 2021

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