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Ireland-South

Eviction Ban Ends: Government Turns the Screw on Renters

Once again, the Irish government uses its power to protect the economic interests of an influential section of the capitalist class. By ending the ban on evictions, while the housing crisis lurches towards a social [...]
Ireland-South

Capitalism Does Not Care about the Elderly: Nursing Home Scandal

Revelations earlier this year about a cover up by the state in the nursing home sector shocked many and exposed yet again the callousness of the Irish capitalist state. Thousands of elderly or vulnerable residents [...]
Announcements

Build a Socialist Future to Stop the far-Right

One of the symptoms of a decaying capitalism is the rise of far-Right and fascist forces. Capitalists are never willing to redirect their wealth towards solving the immense social problems they create. Instead, their alternative [...]
Ireland-South

Review: 406 Days Debenhams Documentary

406 Days, a documentary about the Debenhams strike was premiered at the closing night of the Dublin International Film Festival. The documentary was directed by Joe Lee and produced by Fergus Dowd and tells the [...]
Ireland-South

Young Socialists against Racism- Fight the far right

Tens of thousands of people marched in Dublin in opposition to racist, anti-refugee sentiment and the far-right. The demonstration was in response to the recent growth of the far right who have been trying to [...]
Ireland-North

Jason Weir (25/10/1968 – 05/02/2023)

“A gentle giant… A big man with a big heart… Witty, sensitive, and telling it straight…” These were common sentiments expressed about Jason Weir on social media after the very sad news that he passed [...]
Ireland-North

NIPSA General Council Election – A stunning victory for the left and massive defeat for the right

The largest trade union in the north has gone through a very significant election campaign. NIPSA Broad Left and Democracy Now candidates achieved a real victory in the 2023 election for ruling executive, the General [...]