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Trump in Ireland: No welcome for the imperialist predator-in-chief

The Irish government rolling out the red carpet for Donald Trump to is an insult to all the victims of Trump and his regime, including: This week, the far-right AfD in Germany made a breakthrough in the state of Saxony-Anhalt, at 44%

Sep 10, 2026

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What the Ivan Yates scandal tells us about the Irish media

By Cathal Curran The fallout continues post the revelation that former Fine Gael minister and failed bookmaker Ivan Yates provided media training to Fianna Fáil’s presidential candidate Jim Gavin, while simultaneously appearing on podcasts and broadcasts without disclosing this clear conflict of

Nov 24, 2025

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Say no to Dublin City Council rent hikes

By Michael O’Brien Dublin City Council senior officials have announced their intention to significantly increase rents for tenants in the some 26,000 units across the city still in council ownership. Increasing the differential rent from 15% to 18% of the primary tenant

Nov 17, 2025

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Fastway closure – snapshot of a rotten industry

By Robert Cosgrave At the end of October, Nuvion Group, the parent company of Fastway Couriers, went into receivership. This was a result of all too common financial trickery, with venture capitalist owners saddling the company with debt that in the context

Nov 14, 2025

Featured Articles·News & Analysis·World News

“Our Time is Now” – Zohran Mamdani’s stunning defeat of NYC’s billionaire establishment

By Socialist Party reporters “The sun may have set over our city this evening, but, as Eugene Debs once said, I can see the dawn of a better day for humanity.” These words from Zohran Mamdani’s powerful victory speech express the hope

Nov 6, 2025

Elections·Featured Articles·News & Analysis

Catherine Connolly trounces right-wing political establishment – what next?

By Finghín Kelly Catherine Connolly has won the presidential election in a landslide. This is an important victory for an independent and left candidate and a humiliating blow to the Government, media and the broader establishment. From the moment she announced her

Oct 25, 2025

Anti-racism·News & Analysis

Socialist Party statement on the racist riot in Citywest

We send our heartfelt solidarity to the child who was a victim of a horrific sexual assault which took place around Citywest on Tuesday. We also send our solidarity to the asylum seekers, migrants and people of colour communities in Ireland, and

Oct 22, 2025

Belfast: A progressive step forward for the Irish Language undermined by austerity

By Eóin Dawson The recent adoption of an Irish language policy by Belfast City Council is a welcome, if long-overdue, moment of progress. For socialists, the recognition of linguistic rights and the advancement of cultural equality are non-negotiable democratic principles. However, this

Oct 20, 2025

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“Giveaway for the takeaways” – big business cleans up in Budget 2026

By Enda Kelly Ruth Coppinger TD summed up the Budget with the line, “It was a giveaway for the takeaways”. The Government frankly has shafted working-class people; the Parliamentary Budget Office’s own analysis on the Budget found that the poverty rate in

Oct 9, 2025

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Manchán Mangan (1970-2025) – adventurer, filmmaker, writer and environmentalist

By Manus Lenihan On Friday we learned with great sadness of the death at age 55 of Manchán Magan, adventurer, documentary filmmaker, writer, environmentalist and probably the foremost advocate for the Irish language in recent years. Magan was well-known as a TV

Oct 5, 2025

Elections·News & Analysis

Vote No. 1 Catherine Connolly – Reject the crony capitalist status quo

Ruth Coppinger TD and the Socialist Party are calling for a number 1 vote for Catherine Connolly for President on Friday, 24 October. We encourage you to get involved in her campaign and help build a movement for real change in Ireland

Oct 1, 2025

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