Leo Varadkar Archives - Solidarity (Ireland)

Decision to lift eviction ban shows government’s class contempt

By Conor Payne The decision to lift the ban on no-fault evictions on 1 April laid bare the right-wing, pro-landlord and anti-working class character of the Fianna Fáil / Fine Gael / Greens government. While the government likes to talk about how

Apr 9, 2023

New Taoiseach, same disastrous right-wing policies

By Mick Barry TD Lewis Carroll’s Through The Looking-Glass, published in 1871, featured the characters Tweedledum and Tweedledee. According to Wikipedia, The Tweedle brothers “agree to have a battle, but never have one… Rather, they complement each other’s words, which led John

Dec 16, 2022

News & Analysis

Katherine Zappone rewarded for loyal service to the establishment

By Michael O’Brien What Ireland lacks in a UK system of honours, knighthoods and peerages is made up for in some measure by government appointments of their favourites to various paid statutory, board and ad hoc paying positions. Katherine Zappone’s appointment as

Jul 29, 2021

News & Analysis

Dublin Bay South by-election: Humiliating vote deepens Fianna Fáil crisis

By Colm McCarthy For the Government, the loss of Fine Gael’s seat in Dublin Bay South to Ivana Bacik of the Labour Party was a notable defeat. Fine Gael hoped the party and government would gain a bounce in the polls because

Jul 12, 2021

Covid-19 Pandemic·Economy

A tale of two Covid crises – billionaire bailouts & bupkis

By Mike Murphy We’re all in this together apparently. But, like a ship that’s taking on water after a frontal collision, only one end of the vessel is going under; the other end is ascending. The Covid-19 pandemic is very much upon

Jul 29, 2020

Covid-19 payment: Varadkar insults social welfare recipients (again)!

By Shane Finnan Yesterday Taoiseach Leo Varadkar provoked widespread anger amongst workers and young people with his out-of-touch Thatcherite comments on Newstalk radio. He described the emergency Covid-19 payment of €350 payment as “unsustainable” and “unfair”. It didn’t take long for the

May 22, 2020

Covid-19 Pandemic·Featured Articles

COVID-19: Are we “all in this together”?

By Manus Lenihan Leo Varadkar said last night that “Viruses pay no attention to borders, race, nationality or gender.” He might have added that viruses don’t check your bank balance, don’t discriminate between billionaires and workers. In spite of this, the Covid-19

Mar 18, 2020

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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Mulhuddart Community Centre workers on poverty wages – By Ruth Coppinger TD

By Ruth Coppinger TD Leo Varadkar likes to talk about people who get up early in the morning, but in his own constituency are the working poor Leo never sees. Workers at Mulhuddart Community Centre, Dublin 15 (run by Fingal County Council)

Jan 16, 2020

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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