Review – Project Hail Mary directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller
By Aislinn O’ Keeffe Spoiler Alert Project Hail Mary is a sci-fi adaptation of a novel by Andy Weir, published in 2021. The story revolves
Colonialism, capitalism and the future of the Irish language
By Caitríona Ní Chatháin It is fair to say that the Irish language is having a moment. To give some examples: over the past 12 months, content on TikTok in Irish has doubled.1 Meanwhile, Irish language rap duo, Kneecap, with their talent and their vocal anti-imperialism, are inspiring a renewal
Bolivia- Workers and farmers bring country to a standstill
By Christian Tello, Alternativa Socialista – Mexico For the past three weeks, thousands of workers and farmers in Bolivia have brought the country to a standstill, protesting the hydrocarbon crisis and inflation
Iran war: Strategic shambles exposes criminal US imperialism to the world
By Peter O’Shea As the clock ticked closer to 8 pm EST on Tuesday evening, the world held its breath. Trump has given no shortage of shocking statements since the beginning of
Socialism 101: Isn’t a free market the most efficient way to run an economy?
By Michael O’Brien Taking inspiration from pro-capitalist economists from Adam Smith in the late 18th century, through to Friedrich Hayek in the 20th, and
Socialism 101: Can ‘international law’ defend people’s rights?
By Jonathan Diebold Trump’s kidnapping of Maduro. The Zionist State’s genocide of the Palestinians. Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. These actions and many other recent
Socialism 101: Don’t we need capitalist entrepreneurs to create wealth and jobs?
By Eddie McCabe A system as obscenely unequal as capitalism has to create and constantly promote certain myths. To morally justify a world where
“Kalaallit Nunaat, Kalaallit pigaat” – Greenland belongs to the Greenlanders
By Lenn Viken Since the beginning of this new year, we have been reminded again and again that we are living in the midst
Ruth Coppinger leaflet: The fight for Disability Justice & the Care Crisis
Public Zoom meeting hosted by Ruth Coppinger: 7.30pm Tuesday 9th April Speakers: Ruth Coppinger, secondary teacher & campaigner; Mick Barry, Socialist Party TD;Speaker from Neuro Pride
FAI scandal: Sack the board & open the books
By Ruth Coppinger TD A bridging loan by John Delaney, the CEO, to the Football Association of Ireland; an injunction to prevent press coverage
‘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
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
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
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
Gaeilge faoi ionsaí – Géarchéim tithíochta sa Ghaeltacht, ciorruithe agus easpa múinteoirí
Le Leah Whelan Is fadhb náisiúnta í an ghéarchéim tithíochta agus ní eisceacht na Gaeltachtaí. Tá cíosanna ag ardú as cuimse, easpa tithíochta fadtéarmach agus fadhbanna maidir le cead pleanála. (De bharr
Comharthaíocht Ghaeilge – coscéim thábhachtach chun cinn
Is mór an chonspóid arís a bhaineann le hinfheictheacht na Gaeilge i spásanna poiblí. Tháinig na
Eagraigh in aghaidh ciorruithe maoinithe ar Fhoras na Gaeilge
Le Caitríona Ní Chatháin An mhí seo caite, d’fhógair Foras na Gaeilge ciorruithe maoinithe de €817,945
Tá aird an domhain ar Rafah – cinedhíothú in Gaza ag eirí níos measa!
Le James McCabe, aistrithe ag Leah Whelan Tá fírinne leis an nath cainte “ní briathra a
Teoiric an Chrú Capaill? Ráiméis! Sóisialigh an t-Aon Dream a Sheasann an Fód in Éadan Antoiscigh na hEIte Deise
Le Conor Payne Nuair a athosclaíodh Dáil Éireann ar 20 Meán Fómhair, chruinnigh an eite dheis
Latest
Socialist Feminists rise up: Against genocide & the fascist threat
The text of the Socialist Party leaflet for International Women’s Day 2024 On 29 February, Israeli forces opened fire on malnourished Palestinians in Gaza gathering at aid trucks in what has now been dubbed ‘the flour massacre.’ Over 100 were killed, leaving
Stop the Israeli regime’s genocidal war on Gaza. Step up worldwide mobilisations
Socialist feminists against war, imperialism and capitalism — for Palestinian national and social liberation, for an end to all forms of oppression and “divide and rule”. On International Women’s Day this year we mobilize to step up the struggle to stop the
The mounting crises facing third level students
By Conor Tormey The government’s disdain for students and young people continues as students face the mounting cost of living, the mental health crisis that the existing pitiful services are unable to cope with, and the student accommodation crisis. Private accommodation chaos
Socialism 101: How do Marxists view religion?
By Conor Payne As Karl Marx wrote: “Religious suffering is, at one and the same time, the expression of real suffering and a protest against real suffering. Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and
Argentina: Javier Milei’s vicious austerity agenda meets immediate resistance
By Darragh O’Dwyer The forces of reaction undoubtedly felt boosted when Javier Milei won Argentina’s presidential elections last November. A self described ‘anarcho-capitalist’, the former TV personality promised to take a proverbial chainsaw to the state sector with a slew of shock
Our stance on the Care Referendum & the rights of disabled people – statement from Ruth Coppinger & Mick Barry TD
After listening to the real concerns raised by disabled people and having discussions about how disabled activists feel that the Care Referendum can negatively effect them, we have decided to change our stance in that referendum to a No. We have had
Dublin City: Oversupply of offices amidst major shortage of houses
By Jonathan Diebold Capitalism, some say, is the most efficient economic system in human history, apparently because it can respond to consumer demands quickly. It might be worth introducing such people to the housing crisis in Ireland, where the system has responded
“Dark Valentine” protests across Kenya against gender-based violence
By Rosie Jones On 14 February this year, Kenyan women’s rights campaigners called “Dark Valentine” vigils across the country to mark the lives lost to femicide and to demand urgent action. The vigils were sparked by the murder of the young Nairobi
Stormont restored – can it last?
By Kevin Henry After two years of boycott by the DUP, Stormont has now been restored with the election of Speaker, First and Deputy First Minister and of a four-party Executive, involving every party entitled to join the Executive on the basis
Socialist Alternative – Marxist journal of the Socialist Party
Divide & Rule pamphlet by Peter Hadden
