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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

Government announces plans to re-open economy — No attacks on our living standards & health

By Conor Payne Last week, the government announced the details of further measures to reopen the economy and lift other Covid restrictions. Hotels have reopened. Outdoor pubs and restaurants will open on 7 June, as well as cinema and gyms. The opening

Jun 3, 2021

News & Analysis·Reviews and Culture

Review: Your Power by Billy Eilish

By Ciara Gannon Nineteen year-old Billie Eilish has been one of the most talked-about names in music over the last few weeks following both her British Vogue cover and the release of her latest single ‘Your Power’. Billie debuted a new look

May 28, 2021

The legacy of the Debenhams workers’ struggle

By Michael O’Brien It can take the passage of time, years in fact, to have a sense of a particular strike’s place in history. Among trade unionists, socialists, activists, and sometimes the wider working class, disputes such as the six-month-long strike of

May 27, 2021

Featured Articles·News & Analysis·The North

North: Poots victory ushers in a new period of instability

By Kevin Henry In the wake of Arlene Foster’s seemingly sudden resignation as DUP leader, Edwin Poots has narrowly defeated Jeffrey Donaldson in a leadership election, something unprecedented in the party’s history. Poots has indicated he intends to nominate Paul Givan as

May 24, 2021

News & Analysis·Reviews and Culture

Review: Superstore created by Justin Spitzer

By Sarah Killeen *Spoiler alerts* If you haven’t yet watched everything on Netflix and need a recommendation for something funny and light-hearted, then look no further than Superstore, the six-season comedy about the employees of the fictional Cloud Nine ‘big box store’.

May 23, 2021

News & Analysis

Cynical government defers Debenhams Bill

By Finghin Kelly Six years ago saw Clery’s department store in Dublin go into a tactical liquidation, leaving workers high and dry while shareholders kept hold of the bulk of the company’s assets. At the time the government were forced into saying

May 21, 2021

News & Analysis

No Church control of National Maternity Hospital

By Catherine Finnegan Despite government assurances, the question of Catholic influence on the new National Maternity Hospital remains a valid concern. Recent events have revealed that the government are still engaging in talks with a private religious charity to run the hospital.

May 19, 2021

News & Analysis·Workplace News

Debenhams strike day 412: Workers’ action defies Gardaí & removal trucks

A massive Garda operation in Limerick on Monday night to remove stock from the Debenhams store in Limerick failed when one hundred ex-Debenhams workers and supporters staged a sit down protest. At around midnight Gardaí started to block off the roads approaching

May 18, 2021

News & Analysis

End the misogynistic taboos – recognise and treat menopause

By Ruth Coppinger The outpouring from women about the menopause on RTE’s ‘Liveline’ was real insight into the misogyny, ageism and sheer backwardness in this society. The fact that menopause — a natural physical bodily transition that happens to more than half

May 17, 2021

News & Analysis

No more government timewasting! – Debenhams workers demand their rights now!

Text of Socialist Party leaflet for protest in support of #PassDebenhamsBill, outside the Dáil today. The announcement yesterday by the government that they would effectively put the Debenhams Bill on ice for a year tells us two things. One is that this

May 12, 2021

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