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A burning question: Housing crisis & the rule of profit

By Darragh O’Dwyer The results of the recent general election reflected the deep and widespread desire for real change on a range of issues in Irish society. Perhaps the most prominent among these was that of housing, a crisis which developed under

Mar 9, 2020

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Capitalist establishment rejected but… How can real change be achieved?

On 8 February, people cast their votes and produced an historic election result, the ripples from which will continue for some time, writes Kevin McLoughlin. The two traditional capitalist parties were left reeling at the temerity of voters to only give them

Feb 27, 2020

Are the Social Democrats a left alternative to the system?

By Conor Payne The Social Democrats were one of the forces to benefit from the mood for change on February 8, successfully getting six TDs elected up from two in the outgoing Dáil. Their campaign focused on the need for public housing

Feb 24, 2020

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After General Election 2020- How do we win real change in Ireland?

Statement from Solidarity and the Socialist Party on the vote for Taoiseach today While it is practically ruled out that a Taoiseach will be elected and a government formed today, today’s events in the Dáil, at its first meeting since the General

Feb 20, 2020

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General Election 2020: Historic result — now how can real change be delivered?

Socialist Party statement on General Election 2020 & what now General Election 2020 was historic. It was only the second time that the combined vote of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael went below 50%. 2016 was the first, when it dipped just

Feb 11, 2020

Campaigns & Issues·Workplace News

Support teachers’ strike for equal pay

By Diarmuid Naessans, TUI (personal capacity) The Teachers Union of Irelands TUI campaign of strike action for Equal Pay for Equal Work will receive huge support from workers and the general public. New entrant teachers earn 14% less in the early years

Feb 3, 2020

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Mick Barry TD on roots of housing crisis

By Mick Barry TD Just after Christmas, a corpse was found in the grounds of a derelict house in Cork. The head and the arms had been severed from the dead man’s body. The dead man was Frankie Dunne from the Northside

Jan 14, 2020

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Government of landlords and super-rich must go

By Kevin McLoughlin “Leo channels his inner Bertie with ‘a lot done, more to do’ ploy.” That was a recent headline on an article from the Irish Independent and it sums up the recent antics of Leo Varadkar – making false claims

Jan 12, 2020

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Seething anger at housing crisis grows

By Katia Hancke On Thursday 5 December, in the middle of the day, thousands of people took to the streets of Dublin to demand action on the housing crisis. Working-class people from all over the city and beyond, many directly affected by

Dec 8, 2019

5 reasons to march on 5 December

By Manus Lenihan 60,000 people have joined the Facebook group “Protest Against Homelessness in Ireland,” pledging to march on December 5th, 12pm at the Garden of Remembrance in Dublin. Here’s why you should join the protest. Because the scenes of

Nov 17, 2019

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A burning question: Housing crisis & the rule of profit

After General Election 2020- How do we win real change in Ireland?

General Election 2020: Historic result — now how can real change be delivered?

Support teachers’ strike for equal pay

Mick Barry TD on roots of housing crisis

Government of landlords and super-rich must go

Seething anger at housing crisis grows

5 reasons to march on 5 December

Socialist Alternative – Marxist journal of Solidarity

Divide & Rule pamphlet by Peter Hadden