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.
Eyewitness report: Gardaí do KPMG’s dirty work at Debenhams
By Dan O’Rourke Gardaí acting on behalf of KPMG used massive force to break the picket line of the former Debenhams workers at Henry Street in Dublin last Thursday night. Up to that point the workers had been blockading the shop’s loading
KBC creates job massacre and mortgage crisis
By Leonard McArthur KBC Bank has chosen to withdraw from the Irish market after 40 plus years of operations with the loss of 1,400 jobs at a time of massive unemployment. This sudden evacuation is likely fueled by the profound uncertainty that
“European Super League” — Stop the People’s Game becoming the Princes’ Game
By Matt Waine The news that 12 top European football clubs are on course to establish a new ‘European Super League’ has been met with rage by football fans across Europe. The so-called “Big Six” in the English Premier League (Liverpool, Manchester
Big pharma’s patents: Profiting from the pandemic
By Jonathan Diebold The rapid development of the Covid-19 vaccine has given us a glimpse of what humanity can achieve given enough drive and resources. However, it has also demonstrated the shortcomings of capitalism, and of patent laws and the reliance of
Johnson praises the role of “capitalism and greed” in Covid response
By Daniel Waldron On the anniversary of the first lockdown in the UK, Boris Johnson proclaimed to Tory backbenchers, “The reason we have the vaccine success is because of capitalism, because of greed, my friends.” The real result of the Tories’ callous,
Review: Reeling in the Years (2010)
Reviewed by Manus Lenihan Just gonna stand there and watch me burn […] Just gonna stand there and hear me cry […] – Eminem with Rihanna, ‘Love the way you lie,’ 2010 RTÉ’s Reeling in the Years has aired an episode covering
New Climate Action Bill: Still a weak response to urgent crisis
By Padraig O’Flynn To muted fanfare and coverage the government recently published its Climate Action Bill. The document might appear ambitious on the surface, but, on closer inspection, specific measures for achieving these targets are largely absent. Weak proposals Indeed, the most
One year of the English Language Student Union
It’s been a year now since the establishment of the English Language Students’ Union (ELSU Ireland). The Covid-19 pandemic triggered a major crisis in the English Language Education (ELE) school sector. Identifying the vulnerable situations many international English-language students found themselves in,
Socialist Party statement on the rioting in Belfast
No going back! Fight for working-class unity! Protests and rioting have taken place over recent days in Protestant working-class areas across Northern Ireland, last night escalating into clashes at the ‘peace wall’ on Lanark Way in Belfast. There is now a real
Debenhams – Year Long Still Strong!
On a number of occasions, as various milestones were passed, the Debenhams shop stewards have said that they did not set out to break records. However, to sustain a struggle for a year in the freakish circumstances of a pandemic and a