News & Analysis- Page 99

Climate delayism during a climate catastrophe 

By Varun After a summer of heatwaves, droughts, wildfires, and a record number of excess deaths across Europe (The Irish government has failed to record data on excess deaths in Ireland), many of us in progressive movements would feel vindicated in a
Sep 15, 2026
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Socialists on trial

Three Socialist Party members – Solidarity TD Paul Murphy and Councillors Kieran Mahon and Mick Murphy – are among the first seven adult Jobstown defendants who will stand trial on Monday, 24 April. Eddie McCabe and Cillian Gillespie look at why socialists
Apr 3, 2017

End the cruelty: Ban wild animals in circuses

By Carah Daniel Solidarity TD, Paul Murphy, has introduced the Prohibition of Wild Animals in Circuses Bill 2017 to the Dáil. The bill, if passed, would see an end to wild animals being used in circuses in Ireland. Travelling circuses with wild
Apr 1, 2017

Sinn Féin’s rightward shift continues

By Cillian Gillespie It would appear that the scandal surrounding the smearing of Maurice McCabe has drastically undermined the fate of this already weak Fine Gael minority government. The possibility of an election before the end of 2017 has increased substantially. Such
Mar 9, 2017

Alarming hike in HIV diagnoses

By Eleni Vetsika It has been almost a year since very alarming figures regarding a serious hike in HIV diagnoses in Ireland have hit the news, yet little –if anything- has been done to tackle the situation. According to an HSE report
Mar 5, 2017

Poverty: Bad for your health

The “cancer gap” that exists between disadvantaged and well-off communities is a case in point. A recent report found that the death rate from cancer in two areas of Dublin West differ drastically. Dr. Robert O’Connor speaking at The University of Limerick
Mar 4, 2017
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