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By-election results highlight growing polarisation and important political trends

By Donal DevlinThe results of the by-elections in Dublin Central and Galway West give an insight into political developments and the shifts taking place in Ireland today. We see an unpopular government with a diminishing support base; the further normalisation of the

May 26, 2026

Racism·Reviews and Culture

Review: My Fourth Time, We Drowned by Sally Hayden

Review: My Fourth Time, We Drowned By Sally HaydenFourth Estate, 2022 Reviewed by Michael O’Brien For the recording of testimony alone, from migrants from sub-Saharan Africa about the hardships they endured attempting to come to Europe for a better life, this book and

Jul 3, 2023

Racism·World News

Missing in the Mediterranean – refugees & the racist policies of Fortress Europe

By Jonathan Diebold Vast resources were expended in the Atlantic in the wake of the disappearance of five wealthy tourists whose submersible vanished on the way to the Titanic, dominating headlines over days, while over a hundred times as many are still

Jun 24, 2023

News & Analysis·Racism

Government policies a boon to the repulsive & dangerous agenda of the far right

By James McCabe No fewer than 125 anti-refugee protests have occurred in Dublin alone this year. Asylum seekers in Clare have been subject to organised intimidation, while a proposed refugee centre in Donegal was set on fire. Far-right groups are ratcheting up

Jun 21, 2023

Featured Articles·Racism·Theory & History

Capitalist crisis deepens, Fascist threat rises – how can it be smashed?

In a shocking first, the early months of 2023 in the South were dominated by a series of protests against refugees in Dublin and multiple towns, orchestrated by fascist elements. Why now, what has created the basis for this reactionary development, and

Apr 13, 2023

LGBTQ·News & Analysis·Racism·Socialist Feminism

Campaign of hate continues – far-right transphobes target libraries

By Conor Tormey On Thursday, 6 April, known far-right agitators and conspiracy theorists held a protest inside Swords Library. These figures were escorted by the Gardaí into the Library, while they held back counter-protestors from going inside. The role of the Gardaí

Apr 8, 2023

LGBTQ·Racism·Socialist Feminism·World News

Australia: Trans rights under attack – fight the far-right bigotry of Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull

By David Elliott, International Socialist Alternative in Australia In Melbourne on the 18 March, people calling for trans rights protested the far-right speaker Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull, a.k.a. Posie Parker. Keen-Minshull has been on a speaking tour holding small rallies around Australia, campaigning against

Mar 31, 2023

Featured Articles·Racism·Socialist Feminism·World News

The same struggle – unite against gender violence, racism and the far-right

By Laura Fitzgerald The femicide of 23 year-old teacher Ashling Murphy on 12 January 2022, cutting a young life callously and brutally short, provoked a mass response. In a moment replete with profound sadness, anger and solidarity: anger at the social ill

Mar 2, 2023

Featured Articles·News & Analysis·Racism

Mick Barry TD’s speech at #IrelandForAll demonstration

“Solidarity with all minorities facing harassment or attack because of the far right — people of colour, migrant workers and the LGBT community. Refugees and migrants are not to blame for the housing crisis — that’s landlords and vulture funds. Don’t blame

Feb 18, 2023

News & Analysis·Racism

We won’t be divided: No to the racist poison of the far-right – homes & service for all

Text of the Socialist Party leaflet for today’s #IrelandForAll Protest The emergence of far-right protests and the spreading of racist lies about vulnerable refugees is a dangerous threat to our society – that we must mobilise against. The horrific attack by racist

Feb 18, 2023

News & Analysis·Racism

Protest against racist attack on homeless camp – standout against racism

Press statement from Ruth Coppinger Tomorrow Monday 30 January 6 pm at Ashtown station The attack on a group of homeless men in Ashtown, Dublin 15, is a sickening low in the spiral of recent racist acts that far right agitators have

Jan 29, 2023

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