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News & Analysis·Ruth Coppinger·Socialist Feminism

The ‘three-day wait’ debate and continuing the demand for full abortion rights

By Laura Fitzgerald On 17 June, the 34th Dáil passed legislation at second stage to get rid of the “three day wait”, or a mandatory second GP visit at least three days after an initial consultation, to access abortion pills in early

Jun 25, 2026

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‘Not One More’ – 30 women murdered in the North since 2020

By Harper Cleves CW: femicide, violence against women, misogyny, racism, queerphobia “Violence against women and girls is the shame of our society and we must do everything in our power to end it.” These were the words of Declan McNally outside of

Apr 17, 2026

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Looksmaxxing, Mogging & the Sexual Market Place: the latest far-right manosphere subculture

By Harper Cleves CW: misogyny, racism, self-harm, body dysmorphiaThe year 2026 has been ‘epic’ in the most disastrous and devastating of ways: ongoing genocide in Palestine; the kidnapping of Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro; a release of millions of pages of the Epstein

Mar 12, 2026

News & Analysis·Socialist Feminism

IWD 2026: Build a socialist feminist fightback

Text of the Solidarity leaflet for International Women’s Day “Women get sent to the gulags first, obviously…The number one political enemy in America is women…They’re the ones making us sympathetic to poor people, which are also brown people… Women are making us

Mar 8, 2026

News & Analysis·Ruth Coppinger·Socialist Feminism

Momentum grows for full ban on courts use of survivors’ counselling notes

By Laura Fitzgerald Since being elected one year ago, Ruth Coppinger, Socialist Party TD, made it a priority to campaign for justice for survivors of gender-based violence. The systemic misogyny and routine victim-blaming and re-traumatisation that survivors of gender and sexual violence

Dec 3, 2025

News & Analysis·Socialist Feminism

Endometriosis, medical misogyny, and capitalism

By Marie-Claire Jennequin Medical misogyny – the systemic devaluation of women’s (and people assigned female at birth’s) pain, symptoms, and autonomy – is a global issue that reflects broader social, economic and political structures rooted in patriarchy and capitalism. It must be

Aug 12, 2025

News & Analysis·Ruth Coppinger·Socialist Feminism

Survivor and campaigner Hazel Behan speaks

Extracts from a speech delivered by victim/survivor and campaigner, Hazel Behan, guest at Socialist Party conference on 21 June 2025 Survivors of gender violence carry more than just the weight of what happened to them. They carry

Jul 2, 2025

News & Analysis·Ruth Coppinger·Socialist Feminism

Ruth Coppinger’s counselling notes bill to reach second stage this week

By Isidora Durán On Thursday, 12 June at 5pm, Ruth Coppinger TD’s bill to ban counselling notes being used by defence in gender-based violence trials will be debated at second stage in the Dáil. Members of Government will discuss the general principles

Jun 11, 2025

News & Analysis·Reviews and Culture·Socialist Feminism

Review: Kate Nash calls out TERF ideology in blistering new single

By Kate Quinlan In her new single GERM, British singer-songwriter Kate Nash doesn’t just join the cultural conversation around trans rights in the UK, she detonates a bomb under the table where the so-called “debate” is being held. With lyrics that are

Jun 10, 2025

News & Analysis·Racism·Socialist Feminism

Stand against the far-right – solidarity against racism, transphobia & division

Text of Socialist Party leaflet for tomorrow’s counter-protest against the far-right Today’s counter-protest is an important show of opposition to the far right. Lies, scapegoating and intimidation should not go unchallenged on our streets. Globally, wherever the far right gains ground, it

Jun 6, 2025

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Pride 2025: Queer liberation will not be sponsored by corporations

By Yash Sinojia The news hit like a gut punch: Indeed, the global job-search giant withdrew its sponsorship from Dublin Pride. Their hollow justification? A desire to “focus on internal diversity and inclusion efforts.” This corporate cowardice isn’t isolated – it’s the

Jun 6, 2025

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