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.
Agnes Tirop’s murder and the shadow pandemic of gender-based violence
By Harper Cleves On Wednesday, 13 October 25-year-old Kenyan long-distance runner Agnes Tirop was found tragically murdered in her home in Iten, Kenya. Her husband has been arrested as the prime suspect in this horrifically brutal crime. Tirop’s family have reported that
A neo-liberal technocrat: Owen Keegan must go!
By Michael O’Brien, former Dublin City Councillor A snide email response by Owen Keegan to UCD Students Union has rightly drawn condemnation. The latter were rightly pointing out to Keegan the accommodation crisis for students in the city that is in no
Review of RTÉ’s “Sold: The Eircom Shares Saga” – the fraud of “popular capitalism”
By Robert Cosgrave The RTÉ documentary, Sold: The Eircom Shares Saga, is not without its limitations, but it’s a more interesting fare than most of what you’d get from the “national broadcaster”. The documentary charts the story of the privatisation of the
Irish capitalism at the heart of Pandora Papers scandal
By Ben Samson For decades, the economic strategy of the Irish capitalist class and their political representatives has been built on turning Ireland into a tax haven for multinationals and the world’s super-rich. It is no surprise, then, that Ireland is so
100% redress now: Thousands protest against mica scandal
By Jonathan Diebold On Friday, 8 October, thousands took to the streets of Dublin once again to protest against the scandal surrounding mica. Ordinary working people from Donegal, Mayo, Sligo, and other counties impacted by the issue, made the trip in what
Cobblestone and Merchant’s Arch—Profiteers continue their vandalism of cultural and historic sites
By Councillor Leah Whelan Dublin City Centre has been heading down a path of corporate take over for some years now. Historic, cultural, and creative spaces are continuously demolished and destroyed at the behest of landlords and private business. These decisions are
Whistleblower reveals the murky world of Facebook
By Amy Ferguson The news that a mega-corporation like Facebook (which runs Instagram and Whatsapp also) prioritises its profit margins at the expense of the safety and wellbeing of ordinary people may not come as a surprise to many. However, a whistleblower’s
Sabina Nessa and Sarah Everard: Both victims of a sick, sexist system– Stop victim-blaming
By Becci Heagney, Socialist Alternative (our sister organisation in England, Wales and Scotland) Sabina Nessa, 28, was tragically murdered on 18 September. Upset and anger has once again enraged the nation. How could this have happened again? How many more women will be
Ireland’s meat industry: super-exploitation & criminal mistreatment
By Cathal Curran The shocking mistreatment of meat factory workers and the inhospitable conditions under which they live and work has once again been highlighted, this time in a recent Guardian expose. This is an industry worth €4 billion and one built
Women courageously speak out against sexual harassment & abuse in the army
By Valerie O’Leary The recent broadcasting of RTE’s “Women of Honour” programme on sexual harassment, bullying and sexist practices in the Irish Defence Forces is yet another example of the systemic toxic and misogynistic attitudes that exist in the military. Over the