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Government recklessness causes soaring Covid cases

By Conor Payne There has been a huge rise in Covid-19 infections since restrictions were lifted from late January onwards. Official figures, reflecting PCR tests and antigen tests which have been reported to the state, show thousands of new cases every day.

Apr 8, 2022

World News

Britain: “Bring your own bottle scandal” drives Boris Johnson to the edge

By Connor Rosoman, Socialist Alternative (our sister organisation in England, Wales and Scotland) In recent weeks, Boris Johnson’s government has faced a mounting crisis, with public support crumbling amid a series of devastating scandals over government ministers breaching their own COVID-19 regulations.

Jan 13, 2022

Covid-19 Pandemic·Featured Articles·News & Analysis

Criminal government inaction as Covid cases soar

Extended editorial from the upcoming issue of The Socialist The beginning of a new year is once again being dominated by an unprecedented, sharp spike in Covid cases. Both here in Ireland and globally, this new wave of the pandemic fuelled by

Jan 8, 2022

Covid in schools is a workplace-safety scandal

By Caitríona Ní Chatháin, second level teacher in Limerick and TUI school steward (personal capacity) On the eve of 1 December, it was announced by the government that masks for children in third class upwards would become compulsory the following day. Both

Jan 5, 2022

Covid-19 Pandemic·World News

Capitalist world leaders are to blame for COVID nightmare

By Keely Mullen, Socialist Alternative, our sister organisation in the US “Everyone has COVID.” If you live in New York, you’ve heard or seen someone say this in the last 24 hours. For the second day in a row, the state broke

Dec 27, 2021

Covid-19 Pandemic·Featured Articles·News & Analysis

New Covid surge — Government inaction on health means major investment needed

Editorial from the Socialist, paper of the Socialist Party Recent weeks have seen an alarming rise in the number of Covid cases in the state. In turn there has been a spike in the number of hospital admissions and patients in ICU.

Nov 3, 2021

World News

World economy: Where is the recovery going?

By Eric Byl, ISA International Executive There is much to say about the so-called “post-pandemic” economic rebound. The figures look impressive, but warnings are manifold. New heights in inequality between rich and poor are pouring petrol on existing social tensions and producing

Aug 21, 2021

Featured Articles·Theory & History·What is Socialism?

5 reasons why capitalism can’t be patched up, and has to go

By Eddie McCabe If the world today seems chaotic and the future looks bleak, try to remember one thing: it’s not you, it’s capitalism. The accelerating decay of this system is increasing the rate of all kinds of disasters, as well as

Jul 10, 2021

Covid-19 Pandemic·News & Analysis

Hospitality bosses lobby again for pre-mature re-opening

By Michael O’Brien The loud voices from the hospitality lobby went into hiding in the new year. This was after the “meaningful Christmas” promised by Micheál Martin, which led to the easing of restrictions in December, contributed to skyrocketing levels of infections

Jul 1, 2021

Covid-19 Pandemic·Theory & History

The origins of Covid-19: Lab-Leak or capitalist ecological crisis?

By Chris Stewart In the past month, the capitalist media in the US have shifted decisively in their reporting around the origins of COVID-19. This comes as President Biden has ordered a 90-day review by the US intelligence agencies of the likelihood

Jun 18, 2021

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