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.
The unending housing crisis: Break with the capitalist market
By Fiona Ryan The housing crisis is the most urgent issue facing young people today. Two generations face a housing market where homeownership is a fantasy and the ability to rent extortionately priced housing is beyond many people’s grasp. This is fuelled
Free Britney & fight for the freedom of all women
By Keishia Taylor Britney Spears has cruelly been denied her request to end her legal conservatorship after courageously giving explosive testimony about her years of abuse and coercion under this nightmarish regime. At the hands of her father and other vultures, Britney
Hospitality bosses lobby again for pre-mature re-opening
By Michael O’Brien The loud voices from the hospitality lobby went into hiding in the new year. This was after the “meaningful Christmas” promised by Micheál Martin, which led to the easing of restrictions in December, contributed to skyrocketing levels of infections
Munich protests against anti-LGBTQI law in Hungary
By SAV (our sister organisation in Germany) During Pride Month 2021, the Hungarian government under Victor Orbán passed a new law that strengthens discrimination against LGBTQI people. Insidiously, the law not only targets LGBTQI people but also mixes this with the issue
What lies behind the Mica scandal?
By Catherine Finnegan Thousands of people marched on Dublin’s Convention Centre on 15 June to call for 100% redress for homes affected by the mineral mica. Over 6,000 homes were built throughout the 1990s and early 2000s with defective blocks containing high
Sinn Féin refuse to oppose repressive legislation
By Mick Barry and Finghín Kelly The Offences Against the State Act was renewed by the Dáil on 23 June on a vote of 86-7. Sinn Féin deputies left the chamber immediately before the vote and did not participate or vote against
National Maternity Hospital 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
Amazon UK destroys 130,000 goods a week: A system built on waste
By Finn McKenna “’A leaked document showed more than 124,000 items marked as ‘Destroy’ in just a week… This is just ONE warehouse. If you have a system where this is possible — and even profitable — that’s a clear sign that
Pride 2021: Rainbow Capitalism will not win LBGTQ+ liberation
By Ollie Bell Every June, companies without fail try to seem LGBTQ+ inclusive by changing their social media icons to the rainbow flag and selling pride themed merchandise. While this shows a postive shift in society’s view of LGBTQ+ people, with big
G7 summit – capitalist leaders maintain course for climate disaster
By Ben Samson Every time the G7 leaders meet it is to discuss a range of hopeless solutions to an ever-growing mountain of crises that are being thrown up by capitalism. Before the first case of Covid-19 was even reported in 2019,