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.
Two new reports find hospitality sector rife with exploitation
By Finn McKenna Before Covid reached Ireland it was an established fact that young people are facing a future precarity, but the pandemic has worsened this prospect. Nowhere is this more evident than in the hospitality and retail sector, where exploitative conditions
#Merriongate: Another calamity for the out-of-touch establishment
By Pádraig O’Flynn Appointments made with a nod and a wink to state boards have no place in our democracy. – K. Zappone, 2015 Irish civil servants in the relevant departments will have been scurrying frantically in the last few days to
Dublin Skaters VS The Temple Bar
By Finn McKenna Readers may be familiar with the events of 28 July, where an alleged assault of two teenage skateboarders by door staff of the Temple Bar pub took place. Video footage circulated online capturing the event, which resulted in mass
Oppression & the Olympics: How can we challenge discrimination in sport?
By Aoife Coppinger The Norway Beach Handball team went viral recently after they were fined by the European Handball Federation for wearing shorts instead of bikini bottoms, with the organisation stating that it was “improper clothing”. Team captain Katinka Haltvik said that
Climate change: Prepare for mass protests at COP26
By Connor Rosoman, International Socialist Alternative We are living through a decisive period in the fight against climate change. A recently leaked report from the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has warned that at current rates, we are heading for 3C of
Katherine Zappone rewarded for loyal service to the establishment
By Michael O’Brien What Ireland lacks in a UK system of honours, knighthoods and peerages is made up for in some measure by government appointments of their favourites to various paid statutory, board and ad hoc paying positions. Katherine Zappone’s appointment as
Review: The Mauritian directed by Kevin Macdonald
By Robert Ruane This is the harrowing, inspirational and true story of a prisoner who spent 14 years in Guantánamo Bay without a single charge against him and while experiencing extremely inhuman treatment. The director Kevin Macdonald splits the film into three
Climate catastrophe: A socialist world is needed- now more than ever
The following is an extract from a speech given by Socialist Party member, Haritha Olaganathan at “The Rally for a Socialist World” (link here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPdWsEuUIzw) organised by International Socialist Alternative. I’m really looking forward to the mobilisation in Glasgow in November [protests
The pollution of Ireland’s waterways: How can it be stopped?
By Conor Burke Ireland’s waterways form a complex network of rivers, lakes and streams that stretches from one end of the island to the other. Similar to the human body, there are the larger arteries such as the Shannon, the Corrib, the
North: Don’t let the Tories whitewash the Troubles!
By Kevin Henry The Tory government is attempting to end all prosecutions for incidents related to the Troubles – as well as civil cases and inquests – through the unilateral imposition of a ‘statute of limitations’. This has provoked serious anger among