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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

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Leaving Cert – Students force Government change, but predictive grades not a solution

Blindsided by the third wave, the government maintained a fiction into January that a ‘traditional’ Leaving Cert could take place this summer. Such was Minister Foley’s pigheadedness that it took a revolt spearheaded by ASTI members, coupled with a fresh upsurge of

Mar 2, 2021

News & Analysis·Reviews and Culture

Review: Framing Britney Spears

By Aislinn O’Keeffe In 1992, a ten-year-old Britney Spears performed a powerful version of The Judds ‘Love Can Build a Bridge’. The host, Ed McMahon, interviewing her afterwards remarks on her ‘pretty eyes’ and asks her whether or not she has a

Mar 1, 2021

The pandemic and the deepening mental health crisis

By Adam Dudley Before any of us had heard of Covid-19, one in 10 people globally lived with a mental health disorder. Ireland, North and South, has consistently registered levels higher than the average (around 15%) and some of the highest prevalence

Feb 26, 2021

News & Analysis·Reviews and Culture

Review: Vasily Grossman’s “Stalingrad”

Reviewed by Manus Lenihan Vasily Grossman’s Stalingrad was originally published in the Soviet Union in 1952 under the title For a Just Cause, an epic novel about the pivotal battle of the Second World War. The narrative ends a few weeks into

Feb 23, 2021

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Duncan Smith, the Labour Party and revolution – some home truths

By Dan O’Rourke In a recent viral Dáil debate on the topic of new Covid legislation and its potential effect on workers, Labour TD Duncan Smith attacked the Healy-Rae brothers for their “common-man” pretenses and their disingenuous concern for the working class.

Feb 18, 2021

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The “skills gap” myth- State must invest in jobs

By Leon Fitzpatrick Simon Harris, the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, last week announced what was billed as a lifeline for anxious hospitality workers impacted by the destruction caused by his government: skills! In what was hardly

Feb 16, 2021

Covid-19 Pandemic·Featured Articles·News & Analysis

Covid crisis: Suppress the virus – health before profit

By Finghín Kelly Last week while being interviewed about Ryanair’s near €1billion loss Michael O’Leary arrogantly attacked the Covid-19 measures, calling for a complete re-opening of society (and crucially for him the airlines!) once over 50s have been vaccinated. Should his demands

Feb 14, 2021

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Organise to fight Amazon’s regime of abuse & exploitation

By Peter McGregor Amazon has decided to set up shop in Ireland. It plans to create a new ‘fulfilment centre’ at a 650,000sq ft unit in Baldonnell. The purported reasoning behind this is to avoid delays on the delivery of products and

Feb 12, 2021

Cancel the Leaving Cert: Fight for a real alternative to the points system

By Keishia Taylor, Shane Finnan & Conor Tormey In 2020, as the first few months of the Covid-19 pandemic raged, students campaigned using coordinated social media actions, petitions and huge online rallies, to cancel the Leaving Cert and won. Now in early

Feb 10, 2021

Covid-19 Pandemic·News & Analysis

Covid, the capitalist market and the housing crisis

By Summer Conneely At the end of December 2020 there were 8,200 homeless people across Ireland. This number is an increase of 232% from when figures were first published on a month-by-month basis in July 2014. These numbers don’t include ‘hidden homelessness’

Feb 9, 2021

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