Church and state

Review: Ann, directed by Ciaran Creagh

Reviewed by Isidora Duran Stewart This week marks five years since the referendum to repeal the 8th Amendment passed. This historic victory for abortion rights in Ireland was the culmination of a decades-long movement led by working-class young women and LGBTQI+ people.
May 22, 2023

Clamouring demand grows to…Separate Church & State

By Cillian Gillespie The eighth amendment, passed in September 1983, symbolised everything that is insidious and rotten in the historic tie that has bound the Catholic Church and the Southern Irish State together since its foundation in 1922. It’s passing ensured that
Jul 1, 2018

Why sex education needs to be overhauled

By Grace Gageby The #MeToo movement has gained traction internationally against a backdrop of a growing revolt against sexual violence and macho culture. From the women’s marches against Trump, the Ni Una Menos movement throughout Latin America, and the ubiquitous nature of
Mar 10, 2018

Tuam scandal: Church’s regime of horror exposed

By Fiona O’Loughlin When the full scale of the Tuam (grotesquely misnamed ‘Mother and Baby Home’) scandal was laid bare with the publication of names of the 796 babies who died from institutionalised state sanctioned neglect, sorrow quickly turned to rage. The
Apr 12, 2017

Socialist Alternative – Marxist journal of Solidarity

Divide & Rule pamphlet by Peter Hadden

Divide & Rule: Labour & the Partition of Ireland